The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-29
WEATHER MAN WENT TO SLEEP.
And One Inning Was Actually Played il
Yesterdays Ball Game.


to any extent.
For some reason which will have to be
explained in court, thesrain surceased to
patter for brief period, and with an
ehrontery born of dispair the two teams
marched on to the field just as if they
were going to be allowed to play nine
innings, and three or four hundred people
came out to see them
The umpire duly called play and the
game began.
David Coughlin was first man up and
nit foul fly out by third base, which
Delaney captured after hard run Mich
OILS was hit on the arm and took first.
Houle flied out to Delaney, McGuirk drew
four bad ones and Polhen,us singled.
houssey rolled one down in front of Nc
Carthy and there was a chance to retire
the side. The Augusta pitcher picked
the ball up and drove it at the grand
stand in a way that is generally con-
demned among the best people in base
ball circles. Nichols scored Burns hit
pretty for one base, scoring Beasie and
Polly. DIESEL hit to Veitch and Burns
| Was 1oICtu OuU db second.
| Then Augusta took a turn. Schrecon-
gast-think of that for name-hit sharp
ly over third base and reached second by
a hard run. Veitch was an easy out. En-
gel to McGuirk Delaney hit safely, but
he evidently hadn heard of Nichols, and
made bolt for second. The ball infu-
enced by Mr.. Nick, beat him out and it
| looked like shut out Conner consented
to have himself hit, after Butman singled
and there you are with the bases full.
| Handiboe had been imploring the UNI
pire to call the game out of consideration
for the rain drops, but as it was his turn
at the bat he took a minute off and
smashed the ball over right field fence.
! The quartette led by 'Shriek'' (short for
Schrecongast) ambled around the bases
and the score was tied
Hanscom was then thrown out by Del
sci, and the first inning was over, also
the last one.
AS have remarked above, some one
had kicked the weather man and woke
him up, and that kind individual pro-
ceeded to turn on the hose. Time was
| called and after while the game was de-
clared off.
| a. That's all.
Bali Game Today.
| Today another bold attempt will be
made to have ball game Some folks
have lots of nerve and baseball people
never seem to know when they are
thrown down. The Portlands will have
the Rocklands for their opponents, and
| Manager Quinn's men will try in
measure to atone for the defeat admins
| tered last Saturday. Game called at 8
o'clock.
Memorial Day Games.
| Tickets for the Memorial day games
will be on sale at Stockbridge's and at
all of the hotels.
National League.
At Chicago-Philadelphia, IL; Chicago,
At New York-New York, s; st. Louis
Other games postponed.
New England League.
ct, 9. Base hits-Brockton, 70; Pawtuck-
ct, IS. Errors-Brockton, 8; Pawtucket,
2.
At acknowledgement, 5; Taunton, g.;
Base hits-Newport, s; Taunton, 9.
Errors-Newport, 1; Taunton, g.
Baseball Notes.
Lewiston has released Dan Mahoney
and signed Catcher Charles Kelley of
Springfield.
Motz who is under contract to Lewis
ton fails to report. Mr.. Garrity is in a
position to make it very uncomfortable
for Mr.. Motz.
RaY, COR has raIaa spd VrOOn1
II never knew Of any such weather in
all my baseball experience" said Mana
ger Billy Long yesterday.
Mckenzie has been appointed captain
of the Bangor team in place of Flack.
Fred Doe has finally landed in Fall
River, and will try pitching.
Chris Toole is trying TO sign Breckin-
idge of last years Brocktons.
The New England League umpires are
going to enforce the rule on balks. Any
motion, says Nick Young, that deceives
the base runner is a balk.-Lewiston
journal.
The Maine League umpires have had
similar instructions.
"Umpires are solely responsible for the
big scores in the Maine League. Let them
call strikes when the pitcher gets the cor
ner and the games would be shortened
half an hour and the scores reduced, says
the lewiston Journal That's trife
unjust. Whatever may be the case else
where the umpire certainly wasn't re-
sponsible for the wide score here last Sat
urday. The writer never saw better work
by an umpire than Charlie Brady per-
formed here last week in the three gaines
in which he off1ciated.
The Shamrocks challenge the Prebles
to a game on the Sand grounds Monday
afternoon.
Portland and Augusta will play off the
game DOStpOned from Yesterday in thi
city next Tuesday. The game ended a
tie and with Portland and Augusta tied
for first place in the league, the finish
of the game will be of unusual interest.
There were no Maine league games yes
terday.
ANOTHER TIME SHORTENER,