The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-07
Neither Side However OVsr.snerted
Themselves.
Twelve Inning Game In
Newport.
Taunton and Firms Men Are
81
1.-The Winners. i

The Manchesters succeeded very poorly
In showing how they won from John
Smiths men up in the New Hampshire
metropolis the first Of the week and our
men didn't do much better, though they
won. In fact. half of the 20 men who
figured more or less conspicuously in
Yesterdays engagement, acted as though
they were just getting over the Fourth of
July. If that is the case of course they
will have completely recovered today and
we may look for something pretty nice
In the line Of base ball. Portland won the
game and won it easy enough, though
there was chance along the last OF 1t,
II not to get nervous, at least, to feel
kind OF glad to see our people get some
more tallies.
The visitors presented one Curran in
the box, who is Tufts college student,
and who enjoys the distinction of having
held our team down to five hits July 4.
As a phenonn, Mr.. Curran was badly ok
ploded yesterday. The Portlands hit him
hard all through the game. though scoth
to say his support was not of the most
elegant order. The error column sheds
light on its character sand that doesn 9
tell the whole story, either.
In the first inning neither side scored,
though Hickey stopped drive from Mob
lit down past third which would have
been good for u couple of bases nine times
out of ten. In the second we set at Pitch
or Curran and until the sixth kept him
on the run in great shape until II runs
had been scored. 1t looked SO easy then
that we let up. In the fifth Jim Smith
who had been sick, retired. and Spratt
went TO short, Pulsifer to left and Mcleod
to right field.
Spratt has played some pretty brilliant
games for US at short field. but 1t wasn't
yesterday. He made couple of errors,
and more than that let two or three
get by him.
In the seventh very slow fielding gave
Manchester chance to I'LL the bases and
then lot of hits came along and the first
news we knew the visitors had piled up
seven runs and were sort OF in the game.
They did some more batting in the eighth
ohN eSp ot4ooacA thAs ~ wan IA bho Aucou-
time got an idea he had q show TO win,
foolishly enough, and put Morrissey In
to bat In place of his collegian. The ex.
Newporter didn't do any hitting and
when he went in to pitch we got after
him to the extent of three doubles and q
single which shattered any dreams Irwin
may have had. of taking the game.
b The Manchesters had a youth by nams
Of sCotter playing second base, also q
Tufts college player. The boy was little
too much in earnest apparently, for he
tied himself up in all kinds of knots try,
Ing TO catch the. ball, though he batted
fairly wslLfn1 Fred Lake was badly of 10
his throwing, and then right fielder KEEL,
ley made a square mutt and bad throw.
He did redeem himself some though by q
beautiful catch in the seventh. George
Noblit made one of his circus catches and
did some Of his circus batting, too.
Jack loft was using his little stick too,
to some advantage, and played with bis
hsad as well rs his hands as he always
does. Pulsifer made one or two nice
catches.
Today we engage with TWINS men
again.
The score: