The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-16
Change Of Pitchers
Saved the Day.
Taunton,. Pawtucket and Fitch.
burg Win.


Well, we've got another game tucked
away where it will help US win the PEN
nant somewhere along about next Labor
day.
This makes five we have sailed this
way, and II luck does not run very bad
ly against us we'll have few more be-
fore the end of the week. We did not
acquire yesterdays, however, without
getting frightened almost out of our
boots. Things had been going very hap
PLY with us all through the conflict
Pitcher Farrell had been quite tolerably
easy for John Smith S gang of ball smash
ers, and as MIR. Flanaghan was pitching
fair though not brilliant ball. 1t was
good enough anyway SO long as we
weren't finding any difficulty in tapping
the ball safely.
This was until the ninth when a dark
cloud covered the face of the orb of day
and threatened at one time to eclipse our
hopes as we'll. Not our hopes for we had
got beyond hoping and had settled back
to q dead sure timing. The dark cloud re-
ferred to is metaphor, the fact is Pitch
er tlanaghan weakened. He not only
weakened but he collapsed, expired,
evaporated.
In the first half of the ninth inning the
visitors came to the bat with the score
IA to s against them. Six runs to tie and
seven to win. We all pitied them. Would
MT you? One man went home. He said
that If Portland lost now he didn't want
to stay and see it, But he spoke some
such way as Brer Rabbit might when
he agreed to run race with -Brer Tor
toise. But to resume Regain was the
first man up. Yes, our old friend Butch
er. Butcher hit safely. Then Fitzmaurice
tried 1t and he did much the same thing.
Russell gave very good imitation of the
same trick. A big fellow named Callahan
who lie pitcher was put in TO bat .for
Farrell. He followed the very pernicious
example of his brethren.
The runs had begun to come In and
things were looking awful miserable.
Clark managed to nail Callahan at second
ON Hickey's ground hit, but Ulrich drove
one past Sullivan and another run came
in. The bases were full, Lake was at
feet shorter since the inning began gave
Lake four bad ones and the third run
was forced in. Just before ray of sun
light began to tighten the gloom. John
Smith had set Miller to warming himself
up. He was put in the box at this un-
fortunate iunoture and all was not quite
black despair. Carney was up and Carney
L. eha kaft fr,x fAr tha nj
itors. The first one he missed. Then he
drove one over the left field fence which
almost brought the tears. But it was
foul. The: next Ihe hit down to Clark.
Our speedy shortstop had 1t in Count
hans hands pretty quickly. From there
It went over to "Giant" Conroy and the
side was out on double play. 1t took
considerably longer to do all this than it
has to tell it and there were several
people inside the grounds who did not
breath until the double play was COM
plete.
Now having this nightmare inning off
my mind it will be possible to tell you
of the game.
Both sides scored in the first. The Sec
ond and third innings proved blanks for
both sides and the game was close enough
to make one very nervous. A double play
by Clark and Conroy after Regan had
hit safely retired Manchester and 1t was
lofts turn up for Portland. He had hit
safely, Clark was given down and Elan
Afghan hit out of reach. Spratt batted the
ball close to right field. Kelley couldn't
reach it but 1t looked as though he might
and only one run came in. The bases
we're full and Noblitt was up to do the
honors. He ofiioiAted superbly. Some Of
the Manchester players told him he had
got all the hits that belonged to him up
there last week. There was one they had
forgotten, however, for Mr.. Noblitt hit
the ball clear to oenterfield fence over
the bicycle track, circled the bases himself
and 90 did everyone else. Another run
came in after this and matters were look
ing 90 nice for us that we could afford to
wish we'll for tho visitors just. out of
pity. I'm the sixth much the same thing
bappened when Patrick G. Conroy, G,
standing for Giant, hit for three sacks
and cleared the bases. In this inning We
scored five runs. We got two In the sew
enth, but along about this time Flana-
CHAN punctured his tire and the runs be-
cap to come in for the visitors. They
scored nine in the last three innings in
Guiding the three have told you about
more in detail above.
But we won and thst's the chief thing.
II doesn' t break our hearts to get fright
tened so long ia no one hurts us.
There were several brilliant plays
made by both sides. Fred Lake took a
foul fly almost off from the grandstand
Sullivan ran away back of third and
nailed one and Spratt run hurdle race
over among the bunkers and hazards and