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- Cuban Giants Defeated In Ten limingI ~ WGame.VICTORY BATTED OLT ON THE■0HOME STRETCH,Jack Leighton Set the Pace With a Home ltun and Hemal uder of Team Responded—Creditable Work By Maroon— Vhitflra Lively Sot of Bull Players— Lewiston Makes Poor Showing Against llowdoin.The Portland ball team made its second bow out on the Deeriug grounds yesterdayt and on the whole they stand better than they did the day before.The way Mr. Bodge failed to bo hit on Thursday occasioned more or less worry, and yesterday's game started in to be something similar In that respect. Before it was all over, however, the ideathat the young men whom Manager Leonard introduced to us can't hit. was in a measure dispelled,A bad game never had a prMtier or more agreeable finish ull aionud thanthat of yesterday, and every body whopaid in got their money's worth-The Portlands presented substantially the same team they did the day before, the only exception being that Buckley and McCoy made their debut as pitchers Both were hit a little harder than we would like to see them, but of course one game doesn't count much cither one way or the other.Thursday's verdict that the team is all right from a fielding standpoint was confirmed again yesterday, and as has been remarked above, the boys revealed the fact that they can hit.Of course it would have saved some worry if they had done it in the first instead of the last part of the game, but there, as far as enjoying a ball game is concerned there is nothing like letting the other fellows get a good start in the game and then go lug in and pounding out a victory—pulling it as it were, right out of the jaws of defeat, and running off with it.While as we say, this is very pretty, atill it isn’t always safe and probably It won’t do to do, only, say once in a while.The credit for winning yesterday's game belongs to Magoon mor * than to any one man, though it can’t be denied that Jack Leighton’s home run in the eighth was what tipped his associates off of the fact, that perhaps after all there was time to put to route the chocolate colored insurgents from the island of Cuba, or Joy street, Boston, or ^ay be both.After that the runs came along all right, not easy enough,perhaps, but they came and Portland won and people were pleased, and the dark complezioned young men did not appear to care, and there was much happiness all around.Until this time, though, the chances of ourselves w inning, were exceedingly dark and gloomy; just as dark and much more gloomy thau the faces of the opposition, which is using superlative terms, you'll agree if you gazed into them.Up to the time Pitcher McCoy went to bat in the beginning of the eighth inning and allowed Twirier Miller to impact one of his slow curves into his ribr, the visitors had found in their way to cress the rubber for scores some eight times, while Captain Slater’s men had been able to do the trick just a couple, which isn’t very many, as none realized better than this same squad which was manoevering under our popular Pngin a ini at first sack.They realized it so well that they tried to do better, and they tried so hard that they did do better, wherefore this article is more cheerful than it otherwise would Dave been and we are a great deal surer that we have a ball team.As has been previously remarked Pitober McCoy led oil in this inning by catchiug one in the ribs. Grant fumbled Tobeau’s ground hit to short Slater reached first, but Tebeau was thrown out at second while, ho was doing it,Grant to White. Muaser singled and Jack Loiahtou came to the bat. The game seemed lost, but Jack somehow thought it was worth trying for and so pushed the sphere over right field fence. That was four runs for the inning, not enough to tie, but sufficient to cause people to become interested, to brace up pud look around, and a few cheered. That ended the run wetting of timRobinson is a very tall boy, shaped something like Cleopatra’a needle, and rend id lug ouo somewhat of a chocolate ice urea 111, when they serve it out to you in the form of a pyramid. Robinson smiled sweetly, (again the resemblance to the ioo cream) and let the ball go. After one or two passes Magoon connected for n single. He stole second and if you’ll bo-live It ho stole third. ;I Just ninety foot la between him now nod the game. No one was out; McCoy was facing “Bobby” as bin comrades, and some of iho young ladies in the rear of the scorer's box called him. Most any-oJd tiling in the way uf a hit would win, ami our new pitcher of the vintage of *06 chose to drive tv long lly to centre field. Miller caught it of course, just the same, as everyone was willing he should. The minute it uad settled in his hands Ma-gouns was off like a bullet out of a Maxim gun, and beat tile ball by a hair. That was all. The game was over, and Portland had won. jThe visitors present a good ball team.They are lively players, amusing cuaohers they and hit the ball in a very spiteful way. Grant’s work at short was fine, and White put up a good game at second. Today they appear again, at the same lime anu place to meet we trust a like fate.The management have decided to make it a ladies’ day and the fair sex will bu admitted to grounds and grand stand without money and price. Let all come and bring at least two escorts, to whom no discount will be made.The score:PORTLAND,ABRBH POA ETebeau, 11.,51O3I0Sluter, lb.,023UU1Mussor, 2b..«1I201Leighton, ch.41312uDuncan, o.,201500Donovan, e.,H aura ha u, rf.,40320041I201Magoon, 8o.,633361Cavanaugh, ss.,50U113Buckley, p.,1U0010McCoy, p..412030Totals,4?91630136CUBANGIANTS.AB11 BHPOAEPatterson, 3.,611430While. 2b..623441Jackson, If.,G10100Grant, ss,, Jordan, c ,4004G2423310Frye, lb.,300U11Trusty a, rf., Robinson, of., p., Miller, p., cf..50100U501000532111Totals,4481128*165Portland, 0 10I 0004 21 1--9Cuban G., 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 U U—8Earned runs—Portland, 3; Giants, 2. Home runs—Leighton, White. Two base li its— Leighton, Donovan, Patterson, White. Wild pitch—Buckley. Base on balls—By Buckley, Frye (2); By McCoy. Grant; by Miller, Tebeau, Leighton (2), Hanraban, Cavanaugh. Hit by pitched ball—By Buckley, Jordan; by Miller, Hamah an. McCoy. Struck out—By Buckley, Jackson, Grant, Trusty a (J), Robinson; by McCoy, Frye, Trusiya; by Miller, Slater, Magoou (2). Double play —Leighton and Mussar. Stolon bases— Teboau (2), Slater, Hanmhun (2), Magoon, (-4), Cavanaugh, Jackson, Jordan (2). Sacrifice hits—Magoon. Time—2 hours, 25 minutes. Umpire*—Webster. Attendance—250.*\Vinniug run made with one man out.Notes.The idea has not been entirely dispelled that the scorer's box ins’t devoted to the use of any of the subscribers to the different journals in the city. To buy a paper In the morning or to intend fcu buy one when you go home at night doesn’t entitle you to a seat with the reporters. Besides iho seats In the other parts of tho grand stand are more comfortable,A Lewiston man who was in the city yesterday said that the gate receipts their Thursday were SG17. That beat there minstrel benefit,Magoon covered himself with glory yesterday. He is a jewel, that boy and no mistake.Where is Pitcher Killeen? His services will he wanted this season.Well! Well! Lewiston, didn’t shown up particularly strong at Brunswick yesterday. With a pony battery in against them they had plenty to do to win.At the gamy today the battery for the Cuban Giants wilj be Robinson and Jordan. Woods and McDougall will do the pitching for Portland and Ducan and Donovan the catchiug. The game will be called promptly at 3 o’clock.The Shaw Business College Nine played tho Gray Business Colictre Nina on the grounds hack of tho Oaks Fast Day. The Shaws defeated the Grays by a soore of 9 to 0 Mr. Shaw entertained the nine at Harding’s.We, the Dump Rangers, challenge the Cumberland Blues to a game of ball on tho Burracka, foot of Fox street, Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m., sharp.BILLY” THAYER, Capt,Tho Lone .Stars Jr. challenge the Federal Stars to a game on tho Eastern Promenade. J. O’BRIEN, Capt.'rim Blaekstone Jr. challenge the Cumberland Blues for u game of ball on the’it .. I .. _ i.b I'il BAB.. . 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Portland Daily Press
Portland, Maine, US
Sat, Apr 25, 1896
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