The Portland daily press., 1899-08-15
Portland Leads In.
Second Series.
Fine Showing Made by Catcher
PuTinton.


ball yestl rdsy. which has enabled them
to keep the lead in this lsague all the sea-
son, land the pennant, and which seems
likely to win the trophy offered by
Mayor Clark Of Manchester for them in
this little championship series in which
we are now engaged.
Tine new bleaoher seats over BY first
base which were built last spring to a9
commodAte the throngs We expected to
crowd the grounds, were all that enabled
the visitors to score.
The bleacher seats got in their work in
the second inning. Neither side tailed
in the first, but in the second after Grove
bad boosted one into the air for Noblit,
Buster Bnrrin caught low one for fair
and drove it out into Nathan Pulsifsr's
quarter section. Tom Brady followed
him and tappfd one down over third
base. Snllivan's knocked it down very
prettily, but when he came to throw he
elevated the hall farsover Giant Conroy's
head and that is pretty high, and over 1t
went into the seats. Before Conroy could
get over and crawl between couple ef
tiers, locate the hall and get 1t out. both
BurriIl and Brady had taken an unkind
advantage ef the mishap and scored.
The other two men were easy outs and
the visitors got along for the rest Of the
game with these two runs.
For awhile though these two tallies
looked quite big. Matshswson, the Man
haitian college player, was on the lab for
the visitors and John Smith permitted
Drinkwater to make his Portland debut.
Both men pitched good ball and were
making lots of trouble for the big hitters
on both sides. Drinkwatsr displayed
an especially fine assortment of curves
and had splendid command of them. He
gave fine exhibition Of pitching. Young
Matthewsen always has his curves with
him, but has been troubied with rather
an indistinct idea where they were going
to land
Yesterday he placed them well, aud
backed up as he was by splendid infleld
work on the part of Taunton, he gave
US quite run for our money.
The visitors were easy until the sixth,
when with one out Kellogg and Vought
hit safely IN succession. and Drinkwater
filled the bases for foTceout. The scheme
worked very nicely, for Buster Burrill
enabled our crack infield to get In
line for double play. Smith to Sprstt TO
Conroy.
We began scoring in our half With
two out John Smith singled and Conroy
got in one CT his old -fashioped ones over
the track, which enabled John TO score.
Vought fumbled Jim Smiths hit, but
was forced out at second, Sullivan bat
ting an easy one to Vought.
The seventh we got into the same kind
Of trouble we did in the sixth. With one
out, Green hit safely. He tried TO steal
second and Purinton mad him by a rod,
but Jim Smith dropped the ball. Curtioe
singled and took second, Green
having gone to third. Matthewson
pushed one In front of sullivan, who
threw to Purinton and caught Green af-
ter little chase. Mntthewson got into
his head that this was good time for
him to go to second, but the fact that
CuFtice vas there made 1t embarrassing
fer him to iinger and before he could
get away Purinton had passed the ball
to Spratt and the side was out.
The visitors didn't threaten to score
again and we proceeded to win out in
our half in a very dramatic manner
Pulsifer and Purinton were both thrown
out, when Drinkwater enliyeHed the sit
uation with a two-hase hit. Spratt walt
ed well, as he always does at such juno
tare, and was rewarded by four bad Ones
This gave George Nobiit chance to get
in some Of his fine work aud win the
game. Georgius took glorious advantage
Of the opportunity. boosted the ball away
out through the gate in right centre. down
as far as the house and ali three men
crossed the plate. That gave us a lead Of
two and also the game.
Catcher Purinton of Bates college ofIlol-
ated behind the plate. Nate Pnlsifer hay
Ing graduated from that position.
II the young man can do as well as he
did yesterday, every dayIhe is fast enough
for this league. all right. He handled
Drinkwater's very difficult delivery easily
took a hard foul fly and threw splen-
didly. Only two men tried to go down
on him and both these he had by rod.
One Of our seven hits also came from
him. The infeld work Of Spratt and
Smith was. however, the star feature of
the game. as 1t has been since we began
to play that combination.
If we had played it before, Burnhnm
would have had to quit long before he
did.
kellogg gays Q splendid exhibition and
again Justified the good opinions be has
won since he has been playing In this
The same teame play hare again today
ana the game win be called at $50, No
ofHciated satisfactorily The score: