Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-01
MILL!ONAIRES LOSE TO PORTLAND
IN HEART BREAKING ninth FINISH
States WILD HEAvE DISASTROUS

Especial 10 The kennebec JournaD
Portland. July 31-Portland to-
day eyened its series with Augusta
in the most fercely contested strug-
sic Of the season on the Bayside
Park diamond, when Harry Slate
heaved away his own game in the
anal inning and allowed the tying
and winning runs 10 score for a .
10 Portland victory.
Three times the score stood tied
until in the eighth inning with two
out and Higgins and Baker on the
sacks by = pass and a single re-
spectively. Slate hit TO havanaugh
and the Portland manager let It
slip through to right field, letting in
the tying run. Then Tuite Wild
pitched the leading run in. Augusta
held the home team scoreIeSs in the
last half and in the first OF the ninth
made 2 determined drive 10 ciDch a
victory but brilliant stops by McEn-
roe and Crbanski kept the score :
TO when the final half inning start
ed. Then Portland came through
when Lefty Leid singled past second
and Eddie DelanY reached first when
fitzpatrick fumhled. Then came to
the plate Marty kavanaugh with the
fans shrieking for another OF his ia
nous Clouts over the center field
fence. But Marty crossed up both
fans and his opponents by playing
hunt down the third base line. AS
Leid and Delaney tore over the base
paths. Slate feldcd kavanaugh' $
roller and threw far over HIS out
stretched mitt, past the first base
bleacEers and the Mutt and Jcn Of
the Green SoN sCampeTed over the
plate with the coping tallies.
Slate hurled 4 Coura gcouS battle
all the way. tanning nine Of the
green hosed warriors and more than
once eXtric2ted himself from the
toughest Of holes. In the third
inning, with the score tied and the
sacks filled, he famed MCEnroe and
again in the sixth, with two on, he
allowed but one score
Baker, tucked down at the bottom
OF the batting order. proved the
troublesome stiCkCr Of the afternoon
reaching Nuites for three singles
which drove in one run and helped
score Two more himself and an en-
Millionaire. Delaney. was the same
kind OF nemesis for the lads from
the capital. Delaney. too, got three
hits, one a smashing triple. Mickey
Damn was the third swat hero The
Portland hackstop Clouted hard
twice when a hit was sorcly needed
Delaney scored first run OF the
game in the first Canto, when he
travelled around to third on a Clout
10 the fence. kaVanauEh was passed
and Delaney scored when the two
worked q successful double steal In
the next inning the Mnlonaircs tied
the score when Hill's double drove
in Small. who had singled The
Housermen got one-run lead in the
fourth when Davis doubled and
scored on Bakers mean Texas
Lacquer, but the Green SoX deadlock
ed the count when Smythe drew a
walk and came in on Damm's two
ply sock.
Damm's second after Sheppard
had ambled gave the Eammen n
lead again in the sixth: Augusta tied
when Baker singled in the seventh
and scored on CianCl's single; then
Portland again forged ahead in the
same stanza when LcId singled and
scored on kayanaugh's long sacri-
flee fy TO left.
Augusta obtained what seemed
like winning margin in the eighth,
when Higgins was passed. Baker sin
eied and kav miscued. Shops field
ing prevented Augusta from scoring
in the ninth, McEnroe stopping
Clancy's line drive and Irbanski
forcing Small AZ second after beau
tiful stop. Summary:
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