The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-18
RAIN STOPPED GAME.
p. A. c. and o. ofm. Only Able 10 Play
Two Innings.


Yerterdsy's rain shower came up In
time 20 considerably abbreviate the hsll
game which had baen arranged for the
afternoon. The Portland Athletic club
and University Of Mains we're to CONTEST.
Portland had 4 new man. Ross. In the
boz. George Edgar was catching and .
westtrook seminary student By name Of
Duppy was playing Third. Robinson
was at second and wsloh ct short. The
team was somewhat different and much
stronger In the nsid than 10 was Satur-
day. Had the rain staid away perhaps
we could have won. Well say that
we would anyway. Both sides were
bianksd the irs, i7nins. very quickly
and very neatly.
For the oslIsg,sns Lprvey died out to
Jsnnsy. Carr hit sharp liner 10 Robin
ont. Portland came up. Gorham nied
out to Davis, Keliay hit 20 Pitcher
Crockett who got the ball to Chase In
time but he dropped IT. This mispiay was
atoned for when the young man was
caught mapping. Wsloh struck out.
U. Of N, started In o little better the
&c cond. CLARK VAS hit. Chase struok
Out. Holmes bit 3, Dappy who fun bied.
Webb pushed one into the air who kdgar
frogs to. Crockett batted down TO
the first bassman's head and two .auns
came in. Cushman was out-Welch to
Woodbury.. L igar nailed the first ball
pitched for single to lett field. Duppy
bit ous another. Carr fumbled Ross
bit. At this juneture y. OF III. got rat
A-ta ~. L. hall no fhFnnR
him and Duppy and Edgar both started
TO run. Edgar couidn't have Eeacnsd the
plate hadn't Crockett mu Ned the ball
which CLARK returned % him. Duppy
had made for third and was there on
ttims. Robin con reached hrss on an At
up. Two strikes were called on MIN,
another he fouisd the ball defieoting 90
much that it went out OF Clarke reach.
Umpire Son Ia oouldn't have been
Looking for he called 10 . strike and two
NOR runs came In. The rain had now
been falling some time with inoroasine
volums and the drops got 20 thiok that
| the game was called The people, IL was
not large tnrorR. hung around for nj
tsen or twenty minutes TO sec what would
| appen. No one seemed 10 want it go on
except Umpire SouIe and he finally
Yielded 10 pressure aud called the game
OF. The teams were as fouows:
fCrTtanu-hotba " bukhEs W "eoN
bury. lb; Robinson, 2b; Duppy, 80;
Weioh, IS; Kelley, II; Jsnney, OF; Tor
u. Of M.-croosstt. p; Clark.o; Chase,
IN; Carr. 90; Davis 30; Lurvey, 80;
Webb, II; Holmes. OF; Cushnan, RI.
SATURDAYS BALL GAME
The p. A. @. base bali game meet the
Colby team hsrs saturday and an OPP
portupity will be thus afforded to size
mp the relative strength of the three
mem bers OF the Maine College league
Newenham. by many considered fast
enough for professional company sad
who played ONE game with Portland last
year, IL q membar of the Colby team and
It's captain. The game will be called al
| 0 30.
YEsTERDAY's BALI GAMES.
At PittsSurg-PhilAdsiphia. q; Pitts
burg 8. -.e---, --~-- $50.
At Cinoinnati-Brooklyn, 4; Cinoin.
natl, y. sa s -s.--9 --.+-.f
AZ Chicago Boston Chicago game
postponed, wet grounds.
At st. Louis-Nsw York-st. Louis
game postponed, rain.
At Philadelphia-U.o OF p. II; Biown.2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.