The Portland daily press., 1897-07-03
The SERIES A Tie.
Lewiston and Portland Have Three
Games Each.
INTERESTING AND WELL PLAYED
CONTEST YESTERDAY.
Portland Had Apparently Safe Lead When
Lewiston Gave Them Scare in Last Half
Boston Game Postponed.


of Ninth-Belfast Wins from Bangor
Boston Game Postponed.
wandered out to the Deering base ball
grounds yesterday to watch Lewiston and
Portland engage in internecine conflict,
were rewarded for their trouble, if trouble
it was, by seeing what was by all odds
the very best game that has transpired
there this season. 1t was we'll played,
was close and was won by the home team
What more could mortal man ask? The
only out about the game at all was the
wildness of Miller in the box, but this
was in a measure atoned for by the great
facility he showed in getting out of the
narrowest holes you ever saw in your life.
Up to the seventh inning the game was
just stand off. Each side scored in the
first inning. After Nichols had flied out
to France, Houle was given his base and
scored on Mahoney's single. He was put
out trying to take third, and Coughlin
went out to Wiley. Lewiston got the tally
accredited to them in about the same way.
a single by France.
The second inning both drew blank.
When the third was over the score board
boy put out run apiece for the two
sides, this time some base hits playing an
important part in the run getting. For
a couple of innings now both sides had
to content themselves with blanks.
1t was in the seventh that the Portland
players took the measure of Mr.. Conroy's
curves and proceeded to smash out a very
choice assortment of base hits of various
sizes that eventually won the game Mil
Ter started the fun with a very graceful
single. He went to third: on hard drive
by Burns to centre and scored when
DIESEL was thrown out. Burns was
caught between bases because Umpire
Coburn wouldn't call as palpable balk
as ever was seen on a ball field There
were now two out, but the fun was not
over by any means. Nichols and Houle
came along with two very choice singles
and then Farmer Mahoney drove the ball
out to the fence for three bases. Polhe-
mus hit safely for one base and Mahoney
scored. We now had four runs for the
inning, but Dave Coughlin pushed an
easy one down in front of Joe Lezotte and
it was all over. OF course we thought
that settled this game all right and set
tied back to wait for the end of the ninth
inning.
The Lewistons are, as we have learned
to our sorrow once OF twice before, game
finishers, and gsoE it proved this time.
There was no more scoring until last half
of the ninth, when there were two men
out and lots Of. people had left their seats
and started for home. Pulsifer had been
given his base on balls and France had
singled. Whatever hopes this situation
raised in the hearts of the visiting con-
tingent were speedily dashed to earth by
the next play. Sullivan batted line
drive to DIESEL, who pulled it in and had
it in the hands of Roussey before Pulsi-
fer could get back to his base which he
had left under the entirely err
roneous impression that "Yakey' wasn't
going to catch it, The double play would
have ended most any other game, but it
didn't end this one. Gilbert drove one
down in front of Roussey who funbled it
and two were on bases Delaney hit safe
ly and took two bases because Polhemus
let the ball 60 by him. Wiley showed
how much interest he took in the.game by
driving out two-bagger and two runs
were scored. The situation now was that
Wiley was on second, one run was want
ed to tie the score and Joe Lezotte was at
bat. Joe has a reputation of being good
man in a emergency and it looked little
bit shakey for our side after all. Two
strikes were called and then Joe reached
out at wild one and it was all over.
A pretty play was made by the home
players in the seventh. France was on
second and Sullivan hit for two bases.
Mr.. France in boldness of his soul, tried
to make home. Houle after hard run
got hold of the ball and sent it like light
sponded to the call and the sphere had no
sooner landed in his hands than it wa
on its way to Nichols, giving France
good race. 1t was a close call, but the
ball got there first and the runner was
out. Another unusual play was in the
sixth when Dave Coughlin started for
a fly which was within easy reach. He
had all,but connected with it when he fell
down and the ball seemed likely to take
roll in the grass. That was where it got
fooled, however, for Dave reached out his
hands from his reoumbent position and
the ball nestly softly therein.
Coburn of the late Rockland team, tried
umpiring and made a very dismal failure
of it. He meant all right, but he couldn't
see. The attendance was about 200 and
this is the score:
PORTLAND.