The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-12
While BwcktOn Was Defeated BY
manchester.
Timely Hit by Noblit
in Ninth.
Ii i'h 8a
Up To That Time Visitors Had
Been in Lead.

Yesterday we thought we were licked.
For eight innings our hired men had
striven and s,rivsn In vain against the
curves Of Pitcher Gallagher, finding him
now and then but not often enough, field
Ing beautifully almost to perfection, but
still unable to prevent the Newport team
from getting little lead OF one. When
tbs ninth opened there was every indica-
tion that the advantage was permanent.
Giant Couroy was ilrst man up whom this
crisis in the tide of our affairs came
Before the Giant forgot the noble art of
soaking the ball week or two ago, we
should have had strong hopes of q starter
that might turn tbs scale In oui favor,
but the big man had failed us too often
of late. For the time though he must
have chased the "hoodoo', away for he
did meet one solid enough and drove 1t
down past shnrtssop for single. Jack
loft now took up the gauge Of hattie.
A swift one from his bas travelled
straight past second. Rsilley was In front
of 1t, but the evasive little sphere per-
sisted In bounding out of his hands az
fast as he could pick 1t up and before he
. ad really fastened his grip on 1t for
Keeps Conroy had anchored his massive
form ut the bag.
None out. men ON first and second, and
the score three TO two against US was tne
situation sis,as we now faced and the sweet
through the clouds. PuIsifer was called
upon 70 advance his fellow patriots, and
ne did so ~ cute little hunt to Gala
CHER.
Almost anything from Miller now
meant the run needed TO tie; safe bit
victory.
Alas, 1T did not come. The little
pitcher most ingloriously struck out.
Now 10 was different Two were out and
safety only would solve the problem.
Spratt wasn't qnise equal to that, but he
did wait well and the bases were filled in
four bad balls. II the sun beam OF hape
had again been darkened by Miller's fall
ure to score one Of our runs. 1t crept out
again as Spratt anbled to first, and that
prince OF hittars and king Of fielders,
George Nohlit, marched to the plata
The crowd had been busy all the after
noon. applauding Neblit's wonderful
work In the Held, and his clever hitting.
put u wasian ovation and no mistake
he got as he took his place to win for his
team this most hard fought battle.
The hrst one he swung at be missed.
Then Gallagher threw bad one, But &C
last the right ball came, Georgius met 1t
with all the strength Of HIS why body,
and II set sail for the fence. No sooner
had it started on Its flight than the legs
of Conroy. loft and SpTatt began to fiy
around the hard beaten path bat ween the
bases. There was little need OF haste.
however. There is no half business
about it when Noblit hits the bail, and
this time 1t met the top Of the fence with
resounding thwack, bounded back into
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Foley. Long before he could recover two
runners had crossed Che plate, and the
victory was won.
1t was one af the most soul.satisfyina
Incidents ever seen In baseball-from our
standpoint, anyhow. Gallagher and
Miller both had pitched good ball in this
game. The Newpors man had much the
best of 1t at first, but our man was tue
better slayer. For the first four innings
we sent only IA 60 bat and reached first
hnt three times. During this interval the
viritors had scored two runs. One came
In the first when Gilbert walked and was
DATED around by Reilley and Shires, and
one IN tho seooud an earned run, on sim
giles by Milleriok, Gallagher and Gilbert.
In the fifth Gilbert was again given his
base on balls and sent from one base 10
another until he arrived at the plate on
outs and attempted outs. Six men went
to bat in this inning and there wasn't
base hit or an error and only one base
on balls.
1t was the fifth that the first indication
that Portland was in the run making
business was given. Jack loft was nit
a little easy in the arm. A passed bali
sent him to second and Pulsifer's hit. to
third. Nathan made an attempts for Sec
ond, but Millerick threw wild and loft
crossed the plate.
From the fifth ON 1t was AZ pretty a
contest as was ever sesn In bali field.
The Portland men were sxerting every
win, and the Nswports were endss vorina
just as hard to hold the advantage they
had gained. In the seventh loft singled
and Miller hit for two bases, but Spratt
could advance them no farther. In tina
eighth. Noblit led of with q double.
was advanced by smith and came home
on wild pitch. That put US one nearer
the enemy and brought ne . up. to
the ninth OF which you were told in the
opening.
Besides winning the game with his HIT
ting, Noblit's work in centerfisld was
nothing short of marvellous. He was
everywhere eating up base hits with q
regularity that must have been disheart-
ening TO his opponents.
In the infield Sullivan made two as
pretty stops and throws as were ever seen
and they contributed in no small degree
70 tne home teams victory, both coming
not be forgotten for without pitching Of
high order, she most wonderful fielding
In the world would not have won the
game The game was the concluding one
or the third home series and still with but
score:
PORTLAND.