The Portland daily press., 1896-04-22
BALL TEAM ARRIVES HOME.
Manager LeOnard's Men Are Now
CHARTERED in This City.

Deering Park-Batting Order OF the
Portlands.
The members of the Portland ball team
arrived in this city yesterday noon from
Springfield. They are Quartered at the
Durant house for the present. They are
a clean looking set of men for the most
part, but you will see them on the ball
grounds this afternoon, and can judge
for yourself as to their appearance and
what counts immeasureably more, their
ability to play ball.
To several Of them, yesterday was their
first visit to Portland, and most of them
took advantage of the opportunity to
stroll about the city and size it up as it
were.
They realized probably that Portland
would take its turn at sizing up begin
ming today.
The men Manager Leonard has with
him are Woods. MoDougall, Mccoy and
Buckley, pitchers; Donovan and Duncan.
oatchers and Tebeau, Slater, Musssr,
Hanrahan, Magoon. Cavanaugh and
Leighton, f1elders.
There are to report Killsen, Ahearn
and O'Rourke. The former has written
Manager Leonard that he will be here
this week. Ahearn is detained by the
sickness of his mother, while O'Rourke
has grievance. This young man, who
made his debut as professional last
year, has decided that he doesn't want
to sign unless the reserve clause is
eliminated from his contract.
IT he does business at all, however,
with the Portland club it will be with
the reserve CLAUSE and all.
Manager Leonard said last night, that
on the whole he was fairly we'll satisfied
with the trip.
1--WE made little money" he said,
'sand had q chance to get into condition
and try out some of the new material"
"Of course,' he added 'I should have
liked to have won some games, and We
did come very near it twice, but went to
pieces at the last moment"
The Game Today.
The opening game Of the season at the
Deering grounds will occur this after
noon, when the famous colored team, the
Cuban Giants, will be the opponents of
Manager Leonard's men. The game will
be called at o'clook. The batting order
will be as follows: Tebeau, IT,; Slater, h..
Musser, 2b. Duncan or Donovan, O.;
Leighton, CT. ; Hanrahan, If; Magoon,
3D.. Cavanaugh, S.; Woods and Nc
Doughall, p. The grounds are in good
condition and an interesting game is
assured. The Cuban Giants will arrive
here this morning on the boat from Bos-
ton.
Notes of the Game.
Hanrahan speaks very highly OF
Ahearn, the young catcher recommended
by Killeen.
The Lewiston club has elected the fol-
lowing directors: l. B. Isaacson, G. H.
Osgood, W. A. knight, A. u. Staples
A. E. McDonough, W. M. Greenleaf, R.
M. Mason, willard Linscott Henry B.
Estes.
Mains was left behind on this trip OF
the Bostons, and Yerrick. and Dolan
taken along.
Inc attentlon OF the Lewiston journal
is called to the fact that Manager Leonard
made a little money on his trip south.
Half gate at Springfield wasn't bad after
all.
The Bowdoins were defeated by the
Augusta team at Brunswick yesterday by
a score of to 5.
Yerrick was wild at the start in yester-
days game. and when he did get them
over the plate was hit hard
Captain O'Brien of the Louisvilles was
taken out of the game at Pittsburg
yesterday for disputing Umpire Weld
man. The dispatches say that the latter
robbed Louisville of the game.
Poor Bangor.
Boston. April 21-The Harvard Varsity