The Portland daily press., 1899-05-18
Game Was Best Played
of the Season.
Manchester, Newport and Taun.
ton Also Won.

Well II was victory number seven.
Doesn't 1t beat the world how things
continue to come our way out on those
ball grounds We Portland people annexed
last winter, along with sundry other
tracts of territory and debts and things.
This time we got at the southern d.
vision of the New England league, ant
the victory is especially gratifying on this
account.
We oontended with the Manohssters and
Cambridges on pretty nearly even terms.
but the fellows who we're in the league
last year had something Of = nucleus OF
teams and we didn't know but we people
in the upper half would be kind OF out
olassed, when the weather got warm
enough for the southerners to como and
see us. Events proved to the contrary
and now do you know we are beginning
to think seriously Of winning the PEN
nant In this league. OF course all teams
expect to win the psnnant. We did,
eveu after Bates beat us, but there is a
great deal of difference between per-
functory intention and q real firm con-
yiction chat one has got a chance to get
a grab at 1t. We have that conviction.
Portland won this game because of the
very peerless kind of ball our man Miller
pitched. There's . boy that Is going to
get himself talked about for his work
In the box before the season is over.
What speed he had, and what control
1t was as clever an act he did In the
box as we have seen for many day.
1t was rather lucky that Miller was at
his best too, for the visitors introduced
a twirler by the name of Fields, whose
nut is surrounded by a sunburst of red,
and who isn't so big as young Mr.. Gala
han of Manchester, whom We had the day
before, but is much better pitcher.
Fields had one fault which heset the
big Manchester man, he couldn't always
Get them over the plate, but when they
could reach them the home players could
MT seem to rap them out Of reach. There
was good deal of hard luck about the
direction the hits took and that may &C
count somewhat for the red topped twir-
ler's apparently good showing.
Pawtuckets two runs came in the sec
ond inning and there were some people
present who were displeased at the way
they got them and with some reason, too.
Smith was the first man up for the visit
ors H. this inning and hit to Miller, who
threw him out. Kennedy sent one roll
ing down to Counihan, who let it 60 by
him as 1t seems he wants to do about
half the time. That gave the visitors a
life. Fields flied out to Clark and
Weisbscker knocked one over into yell
low stone park, back of the bicycle track
where Jack Spratt is keeper.
Jack assembled five or six mountains,
coasted down them, fordsd river or two
and finally settled under the ball, let 1t
drop in his hands, and then alas, the
SEQUEL, let it drop out Louis Lepine hit
over Noblit's head in centre field and
two runs came in. News went out on a
fly to loft, and the run column was
closed to the visitors for the afternoon.
There were one or two very narrow es-
capes, but Miller always managed to see
that we pulled out all right. Sullivan
saved some runs in the first inning by
what was without doubt The most beau
tiful play of the season in the local
grounds There were three OH bases and
two out, Terriss hit the ball sharply
over tho third bag. Sully swoopsd down
on 1t like hawk, though he had to
stretch himself out full length to reach
it. Then he managed by some kind OF
"A circus act to fairly throw his body
over to the bag in time to Iut Noyes out,
who was running from second.
Portland didn't score until tbs fourth,
and then not until two men were out
Sullivan had been given life on Smith s
out at second, and Giant Conroy brought
him in by delightful drive to centre. A
wild throw by Noyes In tho sixth set the
ball to rolling again and singles by
Clark and loft and sweet drive by Mil
Ter clear to left field fence. brought in
two runs Two more came in the eighth.
We didn't need them but 1t relieved the
tension which had been something horri-
BILE all through the game. Most of us
worried a good deal about the ninth in
ming Ht that. Kennedy hit to Miller and
was an easy out. Fields had been easy be-
fore and We rather looked to see him re-
tired, but he sent it over the heads OF the
iniisld for single. Weisk beoer and
Lapine both signited their evil Intentions
by awaiting the ball with great deal
of vim, but both times MIR. Noblit placed
himself in the right place and 1t was all
over
Altogether it was the best ball playing
We have seen this season. Both teams
helded beautifully, and 1t did ones soul
good to be there Portland's errors. were
all excusable except Couniban's fun lie
in the second inning. The latter has moi
been fielding his position any where neal
up to mark, but redeemed himself to some
extent anyway, by one beautiful play,