The Portland daily press., 1899-05-12

The Cambridge team gave usa pretty
lively time on the ball field yesterday.
They had a couple of men in the box
who were not so good a thing rs Mr.. Gal
lagher proved upon Wednesday, and there
were times when it looked as II they
would be to o much for US. For ten long
innings under the overcast May sky these
one and then the other seeming to have
the better of tilt ended right at last, but
until the winning run crossed the plate
a man could not sit very easy in his seat
If he had any regard for the honor OF the
home team. The game was much more
sharply played than 1t was the day before.
There were fewer errors, and hits and
runs counted for very much more. The
visitors started in by putting man by
the name of Eagan in the box. Eagan
pitched for four innings and seemed to be
doing pretty we'll when he was taken out
ana Tom Smith, who had been playing
centretield, was substituted. Thomas ap-
pears to be good natured chap, who can
pitch pretty good ball ana who ism ;
easily disconnected by any of the vicissi-
tudes of the game. Smith pitched no BET
ter ball than Esgan, but he did JUST as
1t is difficult to see what was gained by
1T.
For Portland, Manager Smith present
ed upon the slab one Thomas Flanaghan.
who was his chief pitcher last year, and
acts as IL he would be able to do pretty
good job for us once in awhile. Flana-
CHAN is nearly as tall as Willie Mains.
who Is the tallest man who ever played
ball, and is not very handsome man to
look at, that Is off the ball field. For
all that Flanaghan did look positively
beautiful at one time which / will tell
you about later on.
HnPortland took the field IS yesterday.
Glenn was the first man up, for the visit
ors had given their batting order little
shaking up. He hit safely. Butman
struck out and Zaeder, who had his eye
with three base hit. big George"
Mahoney was plugged in the side and
limped down.
He was thrown out at second by Clark
ON Murphy's ground hit. The latter tried
to take second. loft had him by several
feet. but CLARK dropped the ball. Then Nc
Mahon put q high one into the hands of
OpfdUt WHO lob IL rOll Out On ehhily os yOu
please. 1t was very unhappy thing to
do just at that time. for Murphy scored.
Smith went out to Noblit. For Portland
Spratt walked, stole second and scored on
Counihan's double. Portland scored Cnce
in the third and tied the score in the
fourth on couple of hits and base on
balls. Cambridge just called us In the
fifth, Counihan's error being chiefly re-
sponsible.
Portland staid, couple of runs coming
in on doubles by sNoblit and Smith and
single by sullivan. The sixth and seventh
were uneventful except that we had q
chance to see the new balk rule work
when loft was sent to second. CLARK,
who WAS at bat, also started to take his
base, but was obliged to forego the pleas
ure. That part OF the rule 1t has teen
decided won't be enforced in the New
England league. In the eighth Cam
bridge again set us to feeling bad by
tieing the score, earning a single run.
Portland had two chaLces at the foe
and run was needed to tie the score.
Sullivan was up and was given pass
to first. Conroy was given first on Smith S
error. sullivan tried for third, but the
ball got there ahead of him. He wasn't
out, however. for good Mr.. Murphy
dropped it. There we were-men on sec
ond and third, no one DUB and run
needed to put US ahead. Why 1t was dead
easy-nit. Tofs responded to the emer-
gency by hitting a fly to right which
" Big George" appropriated. Sully start.
ed for home. but wisely backed water and
remained where he was. he couldn't
have made it Clark flied to Butman,
and Flanaghan had it all in his own
hands. 1t can't be said that he arose to
the occasion. He offered at two wide
ones and missed them by foot. Then
an easy one came over the plate and the
big fellow wouldn't look at it. He was out
and so was the side.
| promised to tell you of one occasion
in the game when Pitcher Flanaghan
looked beautiful. 1t wasn't after the
incident just mentioned, but came when
the visitors took their turn at the bat.
Butman hit safely and Zaeder was given
down after hitting one down by third
base line which was dreadfully near In
side. The visitors now had two men on
bases, no one out and three good batters
due. Big George couldn't tnd the ball,
ana was struck out. Murphy now had
his chance to make himself popular
with his fellow players, but Thomas
him too and another strike out
the situation. Now for McMa-
non. The big fellow hit hard the day be-
fore and was dangerous. he met the ball
spitefully and 1T set sail. Jack Spratt
saw it coming. planted himself in front
of it ana the audience was permitted to
breath again. Portland failed to score
and 1T was case of play overtime Spratt
nailed Smiths fly, but Quinlan was given
to first Richie put one in the air which
Giant Conroy grasped, and the Cambridges
saw the game getting away from them.
Glenn wasn't disposed to give 1t up, for
he hit safely. Butman. however, couldn't
gauge the twisters Thomas was dealing
out and the side was out.
Again Portland was given an oppor-
tunity OF putting the game to its credit,
and this time success crowned its honesL
efforts. Conroy hit to Zaeder. who got
first to the bag with the ball. loft
neatly cracked one TO right. Clark was
hit by pitched ball. though MIR. Glenn
and some of the other ''Students" saiu
they didn't believe 1T. loft was advanced
While the visitors were disputing about
a decision loft trotted down to third