The Portland daily press., 1899-05-06
Local Aggregation Plays Like Bali
Team.
Circus Catch By Short
Stop Clark.
Another Game With Bates This
Afternoon.
Yesterday 1t was different.

Yesterday III was uluereub.
week and a day ago the Bates college
ball team played the Portland team Of
the New England league on the local
grounds and our young men were wal
loped to the tune of six to three.
Since that occasion which WAS one over
which we did not grieve very deeply Man
ager Smith, has by calling to his aid
three or four new men whom we think
we can use this summer, and by the twice
day hard practice he has given the
whole party evolved d ball team out of
what was then simply collection of In
dividual players. No one could have
asked for anything nicer than the way
the national game was exempliiied by the
boys who will wear "P' on their breast
this summer.
They played together like a ball team,
showed their familiarity with the fine
points and in fact deported themselves
In such way that the mantle of charity
which enshrouded them week ago can
be discarded and the robe of royal purple
brought forth.
Manager Smith presented three new men
whom we did not see last Thursday. In
left field was Spratt who comes to us
| from the Atlantic league, Capt. Count
han was at second and behind the bat for
part of the game was big broad
shouluered young man by the name o.
Holmes, one of the pair we drew from
Reading. Spratt acted well. He led
off when the game opened with a beauti-
full single and took couple of flies out
| in the left lot one rather difficult. Count
han had no difficult chances. but grabbed
everyth that came his way and evi-
IDENTITY is the right man for second sack.
Holmes had very little to do but be
showed himself to be an easy, graceful
catcher and man who goes at the ball
| in way that is very soul satisfying.
The new men are satisfactory, but
three of the Fast Day players were the
bright and shining lights of the conflict.
Noblit gamboled around in center teld
like a colt and when he came to bat
struck terror to the heart of young Mr.
Daley. He batted the ball dreadful hard
as you may see by the fact that he figures
I'D four with total of six down in the
score
A few days ago Manager Smith told the
writer that Clark WAS showing up well
in practice and judging by his work yes
terday he isn't likely to forget about it
when he gets into game. be made one
circus catch, jumping into the air, turn
ing around as he jumped and gripping
in his right hand hard hit liner. He
handled several hard ground balls to the
Queens taste and In short Mr. Clark
made fer himself q very warm place in
the hearts of the few cranks present.
The third of this trio who deserves a
word of praise is catcher loft. We have
remarked in these columns previously
that we were pleased with his work, be-
euse it reminded us of Tim Donohue. not
because it was so different either. MIR.
loft has a delightful way Of throwing to
second ami yesterday twice caught that
splendid runner Pulsifer of Bates.
word might be said for the way John
Smith hit the ball and run bases but we
remember John of old for the splendid
lock for such things from him.
Portland won the game in the second
inning. Bates started In real fierce. AT
ter Deane had walked Daley hit for thrse
bases and drove him in. Daley also
scored but that completed the run getting
for the collegians. After that Portland
attended to the score getting part of the
engagement
In the eighth the visitors filled the
bases ana Capt. Pulsifer put in man by
the name of Clason who is probably hit
ter. Pitcher Miller sized him up, how
ever, and fly to Clark brought events to
"A fitting close. Miller couldn't be hit by
the Bates men and after the first inning
he had splendid control. Tomorrow We
meet Capt Pulsifer's men again, and
will probably be given chance to square
ourselves with young Mr.. Hussey If he
doesn't rub it in again. The attendance
was not stupendous
The score:
| PORTIAN NDS.