The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-24
Pitcher Cogswell Makes
His Debut.
Manchester, Cambridge and
Pawtucket Won.

events ever seen on ball field, suddenly
transformed q very docile sedate half
thousand Of people into yelling base
ball crazy mob
II John Smith had set himself to pro-
ductng a baseball mslo drama and had
he possessed the genius Of the most tai
ented man on earth for that sort Of thing
he couldn't have arranged the events in
a manner more startling or In a way
that would have tended more to stir the
blood and set his spectators crazy tina
the way yesterdays game was presented.
The crowd WAS by all odds the best OF
the season. The blea chers were foil,
there was q good representation In each
grand stand, and a couple Of hund red
were standing up in various parts OF the
enclosure. The day was much better
for baseball than was the day before
but not perfect by any means. The wind
fitted about first east then south and
then west. and tn e sky was plentifully
sprinkled with threatening clouds
Taunton was easy for us the day before
but the prowess of the men from Herring
town, and their previous almost clean
record was a sufficient guarantee that we
were not likely to walk away with an
other victory, and perhaps the chances
were we would suffer our first defeat.
Such was tie situation when Umpire
Kelley called play yesterday afternoon.
Little Mcleod who has done very credit
able work for us previously was In the
box for Portland, and the visitors pre-
sented Monyhan, ono OF their fast trio OF
box men The opening was very favor
able for u.s. The visitors were retired
easily, Grove hitting safely, but the three
others batting weakly to the infeld.
Spratt was thrown out by Monyhan, but
Noblit drove one through him for sim
gle. Counihan hit spitefully but Grove,
who played o wonderful game for the
visitors by the way, got under 1t. Smith
drove one to right. field fence which was
good for one base. George Grant picked
1t up but in trying to catch Noblit who
made q try for third, he threw wild, the
ball went over behind the track and both
men came in. Sullivan flied out and
for long time 1t looked as If those two
runs would have to content us for the
entire game. The visitors were shut out
in the second but in the third the Port
land team went to pieces. the visitors be-
gan to pound Mcleod for keeps and the
runs piled up wiokedly. Monyhan was
first man up and walked. Grant retired
on three strikes, and Vought hit though
Counihan. The latter didn't get his
hands ON it but If he had bent down
more like ball player 1t would have
BEEN easy and the chance for double
play was more than good. Then came q
couple of more hits. and lott was out
at third on Wiley's hit to Clark. Here
another fall down occurred and pretty
rank, it was too. Burrill batted on the
ground to Sullivan who let 1t go out
of reach of Conroy. Mcleod ran over
to help. find it, got hold Of 1t and sent 1t
flying out into left field. Two runs came
in. Long hit for two bases and the fifth
run was scored. King made a safety,
but Monyhan ended our troubles for the
time being by striking out.
After that the Taunton twirler was a
complies puzzle, though there was faint
hope that weimight get after him after
all before the game was over. The visi-
tors continued to bat Mcleod freely In
the meantime and scored runs in the fifth
and sixth innings. The seventh:opened
with Smith at the bat. All our hopes
had departed. The lead Is certainly too
big to be overcome. John Smith didn't
do anything to improve this feeling for
81 Mil dUnw
the ball out to the track for couple of
sacks and Giant Conroy took his turn.
The crowd cheered the big man some for
there was q good chance 70. a run and
that would help matters a little. He
responded by hitting safe, but Sullivan
could only reach third.
Our chances for scoring were fair but
nothing more for the men coming were
not those on whom we depend most for
our hitting. But the spell was on. loft
and Clark both raped out singles in
succession and by that time the crowd
saw that something might happen. One
run had come In, but the bases were full
and only one was out. A hard hit would
drive them all in but we could hardly
depend on Mcleod for 1t. But strange
figure marched to the plate. 1t was
that of short stocky man with a
wealth of sandy hair and the look of a
ball player ON his square face. It's Libby
some one said at first, but soon saw the
mistake.
Its Cogswell." another man shouted
as light dawned upon him and the
word was passed along. 1t was certainly
the long expected Atlantic Lacquer who
is great batter as we'll as great pitch
or, and his advent into the New England
| lsaoue could hardly have been more