The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18
Eleven Runs Made in
One Inning.
Statement Made by Manager
Walter Burnham.

Rig Tom Flanaghan's slants were the
easiest things that ever happened to the
ball swatters Walter Burnham brought
down here on the Boston boat and the re-
suit wasithat John Smiths men got about
the worst licking that has transpired
since tie season opened.
Tho thing begun well enough and the
way 1t looked we were going to get along
quite we'll with Pitcher Hawkes.. and
Thomas would keep tho visitors sons-
where Within bounds.
The first inning We earned couple of
runs on singles by Spratt and Tighe and
double by George Noblit These two
were CT course of set when the Brook.
toms gave Flanaghan little warning of
what was in.store for him. Breckenridge
led or with a single and Shay and
Holmes came along with doubles. Only
double play by Jim Smith and Conroy
stoppedIthe slaughter. - -E42
Well the Brocktons made SONS errors in
the secoHd and our side made two more
runs and left as In the lead.
:, The game progressed calmly and
happily aud the people were pleased for 1t
looked rs though Bsocktou was going to
be trimmed.
There couldn't have been worse mis-
take The sixth opened badly. Knox and
Breckenridge led OF with double fol-
lowed BY . triple. Shay was thrown out
BY Flanaghan, and Holmes batted a hard
one do wn to little Jim Smith who
handled 10 like the bunch OF chain light
ming that he is. James felded 1t to Sulli-
van before Brock would get back and lie
looked as though the big fellows case
WINS past all hope. The whole Portland
in6eld surrounded the poor helpless run
nsr and after pacing him up and down
for five or ten minutes, rested and per-
mitted him 10 return to third.
-@zf'there had been any hope for Fiana-
CHAN before, this ended 1t.
Bang, bang. bang and biff- bang. went
the base hits and drop. drop. drop went
the runs into Walter Burnham's basket.
After this thing had been progressing fer
come time Jack Tighe motionsd Thomas
to the stable and Mcleod was called up.
ON. Mcleod had g pretty big job on his
hands and for awhile he couldn't stop the
cannonade. The ff-bang continued and
the runs kept dropping. At last couple
of fellows got the ball within reach of
George Nobiit and we were tortured no
more.
The only bright spot for the home root
ers after this was In the seventh. Conroy
bit safely and CLANCY threw the ball into
the crowd Before 10 could be found the
big man had completed the circuit of the
bases. Then Edgar and Pulsifer came
along with singles. Mcleod forced Nate
out at second, and Spratt who isn't the
struck out. Now comes George Nobiit
and what does George do. but land the
ball the other side of right Held fence for
homer, sending in the two runs.
If Nobiit could have heard the nice
things that were said about him when he
did this trick he would have been blush
ing Jet
Even now standing as we do within the
shadow of one OF the worst defsats OF the
feason. we are tempted to pen rhapsody
on Geoxgius Noplit, prince of ball players
as be is.
There is little to say about the rest re-
mainder OF this most unequal conflict
We got no more runs and the visitors
added unto that which they had, two
more. There Ia only one way to explain
this most untoward defeat and that 10 our
pitchers were not equal to the situation.
We battsd hard enough TO win any ordi-
merry game and outfslded the visitors
clearly. In fact that the Portland players
remained so steady In face of the awful
fire of the Brockton brigade is remarka-
BILE.
Jim Smith gave beautiful exhibition
and gighe In spits of his lame leg did
well. left Is under the weather and ESQ.,
Edgar was behind the plate. He handled
MoLeod's wild pitching beautifully and
his work was satisfactory In every way.
The attendance was satisfactory. The
score:
BROCKTON.
ABB R BIZ TB Pc e
Bernard. If, 5 Q a O
Clancy, S., 6 / q a