The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-20
INNING SPOILED ALL,
Up to Sixth Portland Seemed Likely
to Win.
SILVER BRAUNS TWO BASE HIT
MOST INOPPORTUNE.
Game Was Well Played on the " hole but
Portland Couldn't Bat-Lewiston Takes
Sweet Revenge On Fall River.


Sweet Revenge On Fall River.
Saturday good sized crowd
of spectators filed out of the Deering
grounds as pleased as could be the case
sS long as Portland must have lost the
game. 1t was a fine contest, well played
from first to last and for FIVE innings vic
tory seemed settled for Frank Leonard S
men.
AT this stage, however. came change
Of proceedings and the visiting New Bed
lords laid in q store of errors which were
nough to win.
The home club first opened events and
the manner in which the debut was
begun, presaged favorable things.a Slater
hit fer two bases by lining the ball out
to deep left-field, and he at once made
one of his old time steals. Hill was ten
dered free pass and Connie Murphy
threw low on attempting to nip the new
man who tried for second. Slater scored
on the play and Hill pranced to third.
There was great degree of hilarity man
Tested by tie crowd but dark gloom at
cncs prevailed when Musser grounded
the ball to Steere and an easy double
play retired the side.
In their first trial of strength the New
Bedfords were disposed of In regular
order.
A hit or misplay would hare caused
another Portland tally in the second.
Little Bone doubled TO left after two outs
had been effected. Then Killeen whizzed
the ball high to center but Roberts ran
and caught it.
Murphy was assisted out but bowling
Weihl dashed good and hard on the ball
and away il rolled into the grass. Hill
finally picked the sphere up but in ae-
tempting to stop the batsman at third.
threw to the benches and Weihl rushed
on in safety to tho plate. Braun singled
but Day famed out and Woods seized
Roberts fly.
Capt. Slater was again first hand up
in the third and once more he doubled.
After Hill had struck out, Magocn's out
advanced the vioiinist hut Duncan popped
fly to Roberts
The New Bedford captain in this half
began with a clean hit and was sacrificed
to second where he was left and the two
succeeding men proved easy outs.
Now for six innings not Portlander
again touched the third sack and killeen
in the fifth, who was the only one to
eyon get as far as second was a straight
way doubled up by Hi.
A New Bedford hit was made in the
fourth but it was with one man out and
she next pair were easily taken care of.
The sixth WAS the inning of the day.
Bone just failed In getting after. Biz
mingham did the proper thing and saori-
feed. Murphy was given his base and
double steal was, effected. Killeen be-
came more unsteady and also sent
Weihl to first. Then Silver Braun with
a confident smile came up to the plate
and selected straight ball, which he
sent out past O'Rourke. The hit was
for two bases and it resulted in three
runs, Day lined one TO right and Braun
was enabled to score on account of sur.
prisingly slow fielding by Woods. Rob-
sTts and Doe concluded the second by be-
ing handily disposed of.
The strangers got man on second
base in the seventh but he was left and
in this eigtb the side retired in order.
Portland made I. last final effort in the
ninth but after Magoon had trotted to
first he WIS doubled up and Musser hit
weakly to the pitcher.
The score:
NEW BEDFORD