The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-18
BROOKLYN TOOK SECOND.
Boston. Very Narrowly Escaped shut
Ont.

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New York, April 17.-Brooklyn deteat-
ed Boston today after another hard tussle.
Dunn and Willis both pitched great ball,
the former holding the Champions down
to one hit until the ninth when he forced
q run across the rubber by giving Lowe
q free ticket, saving Boston from shut
out Score:
Brooklyn, 0 3 o o 0 Ia
Boston, 0 D 0 0 0 IL
Hits. Brooklyn, 5; Boston, 4. Errors,
Brooklyn, /; Boston. ?. batteries, Dunn
and Smith; Willis and Bergen.
THREE STRAIGHT FOR PHILLIES.
Philadelphia, April l7.-Philadelphia
made 1t three straight from Washington
today by superior batting. In the first
and second innings the home team made
enough runs to win with good mar
gin. Baker supplanted Dineen in the
box for the Senators in the third inning
and he proved effective until the seventh
and eighth innings. Score:
Philadelphia, 2 8 0 0 0 l 8 XII
Washington, o 0 0 0 l. 4
Hits, Philadelphia. IS; Washington. 8.
Errors, Philadelphia, 3; Washington, 4.
Batteries, Piatt and Mcfarland; Baker,
Dineen and Farrell
NEW ORIOLES ALL RIGHT.
Baltimore Aprili7. Baltimore won to.
day by better all round work. Colcolough's
bases on balls, however, together with
costly errors behind him, gave the locals
a larger score than they should have had.
The new Orioles played without an err
ror. Score:
B S.nt more, sCs "a 3 40 Q Ks Ks
Hits, Baltimore, 8; New York, 8. En-
rors, Baltimore, D; New York, 4. Bat
teries, Nops and Robinson; COlclough and
Warner.
MAGEE'S GREAT PITCHING.
Louisville, April H.-The mastery
pitching of "Billy" Magee and the superb
Import accorded him by his fellow play
era sent the Orphans to defeat today. At
tendance 1900. Score:
Louisville, o l % o o x-5
Chicago, 0 o U o CO
Hits, Louisville, s; Chicago, 5. Err
rors,' Louisville, O.; Chicago, 3. Batter
les, Magee and Powers; Phyle and
Chance.
PITTSBURG LOST AT PLATE.
Cincinnati April II. Three OF the
visitors were thrown out at the plate to-
day and this explains their defeat Nc
Brides tieldinghnd throwing were feat
ure. Hoffer was injured in the third in
ming and retired in favor of Lever. At
tendance 2O96. Score:
Cincinnati, 0 . % 8 0 3 KS
Pittsburg, 0l2 o Il 0 0 IL
Base hits-Cincinnati. s; Pittsburg, 10.
Errors-Cincinnati, 0; Pittsburg |. Bat
teries-Phiiips, Damman and Vaughn /;
Lever, Hoffer and Shriver.
ST. LOUIS CLUB SUED.
St. Louis, April l7.-Chris Won der
Abe filed suit in the circuit court today
for $4,000 damages against Frank de
Haas Robinson and Edward Q. Becker,
the new owners of the St Louis ball
club. Each club in the National league
is also made party to the suit and SIS, =
600 damages is asked from each one OF
them. The allegation in the petition is
that a combination existed in the league
to forfeit the mem Dsrship of the Sports
mems Park and club for the pecuniary
profit of the defendants
BASE BALL NOTES.
There will be meeting of the direc-
tors of the Portland base ball association
at Swett's hotel, this afternoon at :
o'clock.
The new uniforms of the Portland club
have been ordered and are expected here
In time for the Fast day game.
John Daniels, who pitched for Port
land several years ago. would Ike to re.
turn this year. lie is now an outhelder
and played In the Iron and Oil league
last summer where he lead the league
in Eating, his club winning the cham
pionship.
Ed Norton, who is to handle
the Eitrhburg club was Western league