The Portland daily press., 1899-06-30

the people OF Rhode Island gave us q
grand run for our money and there were
several occasions when q person had to
have a good deal of confidence not to
think that we were to meet our second
defeat at home. But here we are almost
at Fourth of July and the only time the
people of this vicinity have seen John
Smiths men downed was on the notable
occasion the first of the season when
Walter Burnham's band threw 1t into us
for single game.
But we digress. Pawtuoket's down
fall yesterday was due TO some very time.
~ placed hits and some very sweet field-
ing on the part Of our hired men. The
outfield did wonderful work. but we are
fixed now. so that we don't look for the
outfield to do it all. Our infelders also
played thes game for all It was worth,
Sullivan and Smith doing especially
well.
The way IL started 1t looked dark for
Portland. Miller was hosting for as and
the first two Pawtucketers went out.
Louis Lepine wal. third man up and hit
q fast one to Conroy, Yaltogether too fast
it proved. whiting and Ferris hit over
the centre field parspet for two bassA
Noyes also hoistsd 1t over the bank for a
triple. Cotter singled. They were piline
up the base hits in a manner. not alto
gether lovely.
The bouquet Melted four earned runs
for the visitors, and with this handicap
Smiths men bent down 10 look the task
of winning the game. The first inning
we didn't score Smith was hit and was
the only man to reach first. Another
bunch of three base hits and base on
balls gavs the visitors a run in their half
of the second.
Portland took advantage of their hall
to.soore q couple of runs, bad throw by
Cotter going good ways towards this
accomplishment. Miller steadied down
for awhile and our hitters braced up.
Tighs got life when Noyes made a
wonder stop and Lepine dropped it. Sui
Ivan flied out, but Conroy singled and
loft got one on the ribs. Jack gave a
war whoop and seemed as pleased as II 1t
had put it over the fence. The next man
up was Newenham, the Colby player,
who is down here to be tried out as a
pitcher and who played right field In
place of John Smith, while Pulsifer went
home and graduated from college. The
collegiani made beautiful single and
Tighe came In. A wild pitch scored
Conroy, which made - us. four lnsall and
put US back into the. game. The score
was tied in the fourth. George Nobi II
was first up and smashed the ball in his
favorits hole.oversthe In golf links. George
found himself anchored; at third when
the ball got back. He scored on Sulii-
vans hit 80 short. though he had none
too much time The visitors went out
one, two, three in the fifth, and again our
men gave Pitcher Callahan some points
in how to stroke the ball. Newenhsm
was SO pleased with the benefcent re-
suits TO be obtained from putting the ball
over the track that he dropped one there
himself and started to circle the bases
like frightened deer.H It was home
run for him, the extra base being due
chiefly to his splendid running.
Miller followed with double to lsf,
field, Spratt walked and George Noblei
made another of those three. Dagger,
which seem TO come so easy to him. Nc
Leod foolishly coached him TO try TO scors
and he WINS out by q rod.
This incident. however, put us three
runs to the good. and In position where
it seemed like as though We would wiz
the game.
Alas Miller was due for another bad in
ming, though one generally does him.
With one out, Smith threw widely K
Conroy and Bone took second in the play
Weisbeoker ssfetied. Lspine flied out t.
Newenham but Bone scored In the play
Whiting hit for two bases and Ferril
found the ball for what everyone supposed
was a three sack effort.
The man who was named after the bis
wheel tried to get around too fast ant
neglected to tag first and second. s.That
omission resulted in his being put oui
and made the situation much more com
Portable. The visitors had. however, ties
the score and some people we're beginning
| to worry again, Portland failed to scor,
and John Smith called on Mcleod to g
in and See what he could do in thu
| pitching line. Noyes was first up, bu
hit the ball into the air Conroy, jim
Smith. Tighe ands.M gathered around 4
and let 1t drop. 1t was q very painfn
occurrence coming AZ 1t did just at tina
time. There was more hard luck FOL
Mac, for ne struck Cottsr out fair enough
but Kelley called the last bad one. Cot
ter sacrificed. Callahan hit one to lef
field which Sprast strange to say, dropped
Noyes scored. and the next two men wen
out on double play. The visitors were
however one to the good, and IL was get