The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-05-27
Base Ball.

The first two games scheduled to be played
in this city We're prevented by rain, and
under the rules, they will be played
when the same clubs come here again Mon
day the Portlands came and Tuesday the Au-
gustas. They were both booked for Rock
land the day following the Belfast date and
left by the afternoon steamer for that city.
Yesterday the weather cleared and although
the grounds were very wet the game with
the Lewistons was called. We go to press
too early for report. The Belfast Band es-
corted the clubs to the grounds and played
few selections while there.
There have been a few changes in the Bel
fast team. Dilworth has been released and
Mcbride of Taunton engaged as pitcher.
Geo. Reagan of Haverhill has joined as first
baseman.
GAMES OUT OF TOWN.
The opening game Of the Maine State
League was held in Portland last Thursday
between the Portands and Belfasts and re-
suited in victory for the former. Follow
ing is the Argus summary of the game.
Portlands, 0 4 i 0 0 IL
Belfasts 0 . @ 0 @ Is
Two base hits, Burns, Deisel. Three base hits
Honle stolen le bases Nichols Name, coony
off Carriveau 5, off Miller /. Hit by pitched ball
by Miller, McDermott Ritchie. by Carrivean
Burns, Nichols. First base errors, Portlands
Webster ., Carrivean; by Carrivean Roussey
Wild pitches, by Miller2. Passed balls, by Mich
OILS. Double plays, Roussey, Deisel and McGuirk ;
McGuirk unassisted;. !. Richie, unassisted Left
bases, PortlanuS 4 Belfast T. I-mpire Mr.
Brady.
The Belfasts second game was with the
Lewistons, Friday in the home city of the
latter team, the Lewistons winning in
close and exciting game. A press despatch
says: "The batting was heavy by both
teams and but few errors were made. The
wild pitching of Conroy was responsible
for several of the runs made by Belfast.
Pulsifer made a home run for Lewiston in
the first inning, this being the third home
run ever made on the grounds. The umpr-
ing of Carpenter was very unsatisfactory.
Following is the game:
Lewistons, 6 o 0 / 0 x-14
Belfasts, 4 0 4 3 0-13
Earned runs Lewistons ., Belfasts 5. Two base
8: Three base hits, Dolan. Home run. Pulsier
Bases stolen, Sullivan, Dolan 2, Pulsifer @
France, \ Kane Kane MGDermott, Hill ?, Collopy Double
Basses on called balls, sullivan, McCracken ?,
France >, Edgar, Webster :. Gastonguay,
Ei5shie. i5Shie Bases on hit by pitched balls, Doan,
Sullivan, Thorne, Edgar by Conroy, Callopy,
Webster b Gastonguay quay Wild Wild pitches BY Mulhall
Umpire, Carpenter.
At Augusta Saturday the Belfasts were
easily defeated by the local team. Follow
ing is the score
Augusta i 5 0 10 S-31
Belfast 0 8 9 = 0 90
Earned runs, Augusta 5, Belfast l. Two base
hits. Schrecongost, Handboe ,, Connor, DELANEY
Nietch, Kane, Collopy Three-base hits. Schrecon-
gost, Nietch. Stolen bases, Butman ?, Handiboe,
Connor 5, Delaney, Hanscom, Fogarty, Nietch .,
Hill. Webster ,, Ritchie. First base on balls by
Weekes, McDermott . Ritchie; by Bass, Webster:
by Carriyeau, Butman 2 Handiboe, Delaney p
Hanscom 3, Fogarty. Bass. Hit by pitched ball,
WeekeS, Delaney, Conn0r. Strut Ii out, by Weekes
Hill, Gastonguay; by Bass. Mulhall, Carriyeau;
by Carriveau, Fogarty. Wild pitches Carriyeau
2. Passed ball, Gastonguay.
SHORT STOPS.
Well, well, we'll, it will seem "kind o.
nat'ral' to see GRANDPA "Dil'' in the box
again. If it We're auy other club you were
up against, old man, we'd say ego in and
win, but in this case it's different. Ken
nebec journal.
But Grandpa Dill wasn't in it.
1t was the first appearance Of tile newly
organized Belfasts in this city, and they
made very favorable impression on the
Augusta enthusiasts. Though the team
made errors which proved costly, they Will
no doubt get into the game 10y next week
and make the others hustle. kennebec
Journal.
The Belfasts are tine looking stocky set
of players with level headed manager,
LOUIS Bacon, who is well and favorably
known in this city. His players wear a
striking suit of steel gray with striped
stockings. The veteran Tom McDermott is
captain and plays second base in his usual
brilliant style. 1t is understood that Nc
Dernotts case has not been decided as vet
and Manager Bacon is playing him under
protest, Lewiston having a claim on him.
Jim Collopy the old Manchester player
was at third and is playing rafting fine
game. Portland Argus.
The Maine State base ball league which
opened in this city May Goth between the
Portlands and Belfasts, recalls a similar but
smaller league in this State a dozen or
more years ago, when Bangor, Belfast and
Rockland were the cOntestng parties, There
was great rivalry between the cities, more
especially between Bangor and Belfast,
which will be renewed the coming summer
However much interest may be generated
throughout the league, the greatest will
center in the three cities above named. A
Belfast man was recently heard to remark,
"We expect to be beaten by Portland, and
don't care if we are. Well be content if
can down Bangor" 1t was in this old
league that w. E Dilworth of Belfast was
brought out and at once achieved notoriety
He was then the star pitcher for Belfast, and
is now in the box for the same club. Dill
worth had the making of a champion pitcher
and might under different circumstances
have been leader in the National league. An
interesting game recalled in the old league
between Bangor and Belfast was played
in the latter city. One of the pitchers for Ban
gor was named Oxley, and was said to have
been an ex-pugilist. AT any rate he was bull
posing nine. 1t was then the custom for the
home team to furnish the umpire. A deci-
sive game was to be played at Belfast with
Bangor and the former boys wanted the game
badly, and also wanted to get even with
OXley. 1t 50 happened that John l.. Suli-
van, then the champion of the world, was
training at SearsmOnt, nine miles from Bel
fast, for his fight with McCafery. Sullivan
was frequently seen on the streets of Bel
fast, and had got up an acquaintance with
some of the local sporting men. The brill
liant idea occurred to the Belfasters to get
Sullivan to umpire the game with Bangor.
John l.. was visited at Searsuont and read
lily agreed to the scheme. The eventful day
came and the Bangors came down the river
with blood i'll their eyes, fully determined to
capture the game "Wbo have you got for
al umpire?" asked Oxley, the Bangor
pitcher. John l.. Sullivan quietly re-
marked the Belfaster, with a mischievous
twinkle in his A wet blanket inmp-