Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-11

:" '"e ACT. we lost to Portland
out II was an honorable defeat and =
game well worth the seeing. The oh,
mas been sifted from the wheat AMI
pettef wheat substituted for fairly ,,ooa
wheat and now the team is going ~ no
gin a steady climb from the unfortv
nate position at the bottom of the list
Al any rate that is the conclusion do
rived from yesterdays exhibition. IF
'"e team continues presenting the
same KIND OF ball as it did araips.
Portland 1t is going to win some games
PORTLAND had to get the liveliest kind
vi Il hustle on to win. 1t could not he
Ioreseen for an instant in whot direc-
tlon the wheel of fortune would turn
augusta was in the lead until the
sixth inning when that wicked Copro,.
put his magnum corporem against tho
pail and sent it far out among the bud
dlnS buttercups and after he had set
tied comfortably on third bag it was
reaiized that two Portland men had
trotted across home plate. Somehow
that hit clinched the game.
Both pitchers were in fine form and
the hits were few and far between
That Lew Cross is twirler. He has
got speed and curves and first rate con-
troll. Only one Portland man walked
yesterday. Coughlin bothered the An
gusta batters and he seemed as strong
In the ninth inning as in the first.
Each team made five safe hits.
WEIGH got a ball on a finger. the first
man up in the first inning and was
forced to retire. He was the only
catcher present as Davis was out of
town and Manager Leighton was in =
quandary until n happy thought struck
him. Umpire Wheelock sang out rs
Mr.. McBain in the crowd?" Sure
enough there he was on the grandstand
and the crowd cheered as he went
down in response. The Halloweu boy
disappeared under the grandstand and
when he reappeared he had on Welch's
uniform. He caught a few to get his
eye in and then the game progressed
McBain really caught beautiful game,
stopping several high ones. and hold
ing the runners on their bases in good
shape. He hit the ball every time too
He had the crowd with him of course
and every good play was cheered to the
echo.
Jason. who was billed to play second
base, did not arrive in town and Man.
ager Leighton held down the position
himself, accepting four chances with
out an error and making some pretty
plays. The cranks have got Mcintyre
sized up and they say he is all right
He is wonder when it comes to long
runs for the descending sphere. Buck
ley is the giant of the team. He
dropped an easy one. yesterday, but he
acts like ball player and will doubt
less be popular with the baseball pub
lie. Moran had an eye for the ball.
making two of the five hits of the
game. While Manager Leighton has
let many men go he has hung onto Mo-
ran and he is proving his worth. Ryan,
the Boston College shOrtStop. with the
actions of a cat in point of agility. tries
for everything in sight and throws like
whirlwind. J. Cross played good
game at center.
We have got a good fielding team.
That's straight all right and we believe
the batting ability of the team is great
~ strengthened since the trip away.
Portland is likely to take n fall. today.
and n good crowd will probably be on
hand to see it. J. Cross will probably
pitch and McBain will catch.
Shortly after $50 the game was called
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