Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-05-09
PLAY BALL!
EllswOrth's Club Organized, and
Ready for Business.

In spite of the Indifferent success of
Ellsworth's base ball team during the
year 1891 the love for the great national
game is by no means exhausted; on the
contrary, it is manifesting itself in an
unusually vigorous manner.
Several preliminary meetings have been
held during the past week or two, by
those interested in the organization of
| team for this season, and team has
| finally been picked out. There are fifteen
| men in it, each one of whom has made
more or less Of reputation, and from
| this number nine will be chosen for
each game that is likely to make it inter-
esting for some clubs in the county, who
| have heretofore regarded the Ellsworth
| boys as their meat.
| At meeting of the players held last
| Monday evening, John P. Barry was
chosen captain, and F. w. Rollins, mama
| ger and treasurer.
The following men, including Barry, at
present compose the team: J. Brady, l..
| A. Ellington, John c. Stuart, Walter
Weeks, Ed. Sweeney, c. F. Brown, E. j.
Brown, H. T. Russell, J. P. Barry, George
Dunn, Thomas Holmes, Harry Silvy, W..
r. Mcdonald, r. Higgins, Pierce Latin.
| Several of these men make their bow to
base ball audiences in Ellsworth this year
for the first time. Barry, captain and
catcher, is a Massachusetts, man, hailing
from Westboro. He played last year with
the Calais team. He works in the upper
shoe factory. The practice games he has
played here would indicate that he can
put up good game.
Russell is another new man. He
also played with Calais last year, and
comes here with a reputation as a pitcher
Weeks is the son OF Landlord Weeks Of
the American house. His work at first
base last Saturday stamps him as daisy
for hat position. This is his first season
here.
The only other new man is Mcdonald
an employee at the upper shoe factory
He halls from Cincinnati.
The rest of the men are all homeraised
and their base ball qualities are alread,
pretty we'll known. Dunn, Holmes
Silvy, Higgins and Latin have hereto
fore played with the high school nine
Dunn and Higgins as battery showed
up in great shape last Saturday-th,
former as pitcher, the latter as catcher.
Here, then, in brief, is the Ellsworth
base ball team for 1895. Work is begur
in earnest, and all the players hav.
solemnly vowed to do their handsomes
in games, practice regularly, pull to-
gether, not to "kick'-in short to dc
their handsomest-to make base bal
popular once more, and wipe out, if they
can, some OF the obloquy that has beer
heaped upon it in past years.
They appeal to the lovers of the game
to give them generous support, not only
in signing SD description paper which is
now on its rounds, but also at the games
which, by courtesy of the managers OF
the Hancock county fair association, will
be played on the fair grounds.
Arrangements will be made, if possible
for two games week, one in town and
one out of town. Invitations have been
sent out to the Bar Harbor team to play
here next Friday-Arbor Day, and to the
Franklins to play here on Saturday
Word has been received that the Frank
lins cannot play next Saturday, but it is
probable that game will be arranged
with the Franklins for some day next
week
game for last Saturday had been ar
ranged with the Franklins, but owing tC
illness on the part of two of their men, il
was impossible for them to come. 4
nine made up largely of high school boys
was collected, and quite an interesting
game was played. Dunn pitched and Hig
gins caught for the high school nine.