The Portland daily press., 1897-05-22
FOUND NElVEkL'S CURVES.
Portland Takes Game From Chris
Toole'S Dangers.
LEWISTON DEFEATS BEL CAST AND
AUGUSTA ROCKLAND.

Good Attendance at All the Maine League
Games Yesterday-SpIendid Fork il
Field by HouIe of Portland T cam.
Chris Toole's Bangors came d. OWN, to
our town yesterday, and succumbe, to the
conquering hosts of Captains General
Beasie McGuirk Beasie's men we re win
ners from the start and at no tin he were
the Penobscot warriors permitted. to get
near enough to render the result OF the
engagement anyways doubtful
Manager Toole had heard of the p rowess
of Beasie's men and saved up Pitcher
Harry Newell for their especial benefit.
Newell was with Augusta last yealh and
was considered one of the best of the New
England league twirlers, but he run up
against a gang of pretty lusty hitters
yesterday who slnote him hip and thigh
as it We're and drove the ball hither and
yon.
The Bangor team on the whole did not
make quite as good an impression as did
the Belfasts, though the Portlands hit
Newell much more freely than they di
Carriveau, which makes lots Of difference
when it comes to handling the ball in the
outfeld.
The familiar faces on the team were
Ned Hayes, who was with Bangor last
year, and who has played in New Eng
land team, almost ever since there was
such an organization; Mike Meagher,
gray haired veteran who has been in re-
- 70, in11t wi n
fully his share to help Woonsocket win
the pennant in '92, and Charles Flack,
who was also a member of the champion
ship Woonsocket team, and who is good
fellow beside being a good ball player
OF the new men little O'Connor at short
made good impression, fielding his
position brilliantly except for one throw
of the sky rocket order.
Mackey caught well and batted hard. In
centre Vroom made some good catches,
but dropped one fly though after a hard
run. He hit the ball over left field fence
a. tier Engel had struck him out twice,
an 4 began perchance to consider him a
MAJ *.
Fo.e Portland Houle's work in left field
was a revelation. 1t is beginning to dawn
upon . eople that in this sturdily built,
clean 10 oking young fellow, Portland has
one of til We best outfelders who ever served
an engas ement in this city, which has
had some pretty good outfelders at that.
Engel pl 'tched well and the runs in the
seventh on .9angor's side were due in part
to errors.
OF course Nichols comes in for a word
of praise 1t seems necessary after each
game to say a good word for ''Nick' and
he never deserved it more than he does
this morning. He received Engels de-
livery faultlessly and snapped the ball
down to second in a way which finally
convinced the Bangor players that they
best not wander. from their own first base
as it were:
The game opened like as if it was bound
to be Portland S. Coughlin and Nichols
went out to Vroom in centre. Then
Houle and McGuirk found four bad ones
apiece and it lay with Polhemus to say
what the next movement should be.
Newell threw one of the kind which
polly thinks the most of, and the ball
kissed the bat good bye for sail over left
field fence into the bay. Three runs We're
scored and Roussey struck out.
Both sides were blainked in the second
In the third Portland filled the bases
and it looked very blue, very dark navy
blue for the Bangors. Vroom dropped
Coughlin's high fly after long run.
Nichols caught one in the back and
Newell fumbled an easy roller to him.
McGuirk hit safely, but the ball caromed
against Houle, who was out. Polhemus
struck out and the blue began to fade a
bit. But Roussey singled and two runs
came in. Burns hit safely scoring Nc
Guirk, but was thrown out in an honest
but vain attempt to take two bases.
Bangor found the ball in the fourth.
O'Connor was thrown out by DIESEL, and
then Mackey, Hayes, Flack and Kearns
each hit safely, and two runs were scored.
Meagher was given his base but was
forced out at second when Cronin hit to
DIESEL.
The fifth was uneventful and so was
the sixth as far as Bangor was concerned,
though Portland registered couple of
tallies just for luck, doubles by Roussey
and Burns and single by DIESEL doing
the business.
Portland scored once in the seventh and
Bangor got into the game in great shape
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