The Portland daily press., 1899-06-17
A Dispute About Pitch
er Tom Smith.
Manchester and Brockton Both
Drop Games.

A0tA tt-a.kht1 RAtSntnH lSHtUfa9I
was the very best job In that line we have
seen on the local grounds this year. The
old man was simply unfathomable and
the only two runs the visitors secured
were made on srrors. We should have
shut the Newport Nabobs out Tom
Smith on the other hand was wild ana
tho home players dropped on to his curves
like ton of coal in couple OF innings
and the game was easily won.
just before play was called telegram
was received from our old friend Manager
Burnhsm. requesting that Pitcher Tom
Smith be protested. This was done but
our men got after the smiling twirIer In
a fashion that made protests entirely un-
necessary.
According TO Manager Firms own story
no Is getting little Of. the medicine he
served up to us early In the season, when
he exchanged Hill whom he couldn't de-
liver for 6ilberk who had been claimed
By us. The result vas that we lost both
men and Finn got the one he wanted
Now in this ease the Newport manager
had been awarded Smith by the league.
Manager Burnham had man named
Cannon whom Finn wanted. The latter
agleed to trade Smith for Cannon.
Walter was agreeable, and the deal was
made. Now Him says that Cannon
cannot be delivered but Walter wants
Smith just the same, just as Newport
kept Gilbert. Firms defense ia that he
agreed to trade only In the condition that
Cannon could be delivered. How that
was remains to be seen. Smith becomes
peculiarly valuable from the fact that
John Irwin has offered to give hundred
dollars for him. that's good deal in
this league you know. and no doubt Finn
or Burnham could use the hundred.
This isn't telling you the story Of the
game but the incident Was really the
most interesting OF the afternoon.
Portland began scoring in the second
inning. Smith let Pulsifer and loft
walk. and three Of our men proceeded to
dump the ball over the bicycle track 10
that entertaining fashion which has made
the fans" happy in so many pleasant
afternoons this season. Sullivan started
the festivities with three sack drive.
Uncle Tom dropped double into the pot
and Spratt saw Toms ante. We didn't
get any more runs until the eighth
Newport in the meantime got two that
didn't belong to them. Gallagher hit one
down to Conroy who didn't stoop quick
enough. Hanna went out and ]. O'Brien
drove the ball to left field for q safety.
Puisifer returned IL to the plate but
threw wild and before the bill could be
untangled from the spectators In front of
the free seats and set to doing business
again. both runs had come In. Pitcher
Smith got away above the earth in the
eighth inning when he gave three bases
ON balls made two wild pitches ana was
hit for four with total of six base 9. With
that kind Of work he would be worth
about six cents to John Irwin or any
other man In this league. However, he
does better usually,
John Smith made the great play of the
game when he picked ball from
Hanua's bat fairly on the right field
fence. Sullivan made nice stop and
throw and his batting was timely. Giant
Conroy again failed to make hit, for
the second time this week, though the
third for the season. The score:
PORTLAND