Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-21

Earned runs, South Paris 2; West Paris 2
Two-base; hits, Wheeler, Shaw !, J.: Fsrnnm'
mum. First base on balls, OF Richardson 1; of
Rich |. Struck out, by Richardson 10; by Rich
S. Left on bases, West Paris S, South Paris 4.
Double play, Wilson to Lane. First base on
pitched ball, by Richardson 2. Umpire, Clark.
Scorer, Thayer.
South Paris had arranged for game
with Norway for next Saturday, but the
prospects for game are rather poor, as
the Norway team seems to be some
what disorganized. 1t looks like another
case where hiring outside players has
made hard feelings among the local
men and broken up good team.
HAMLIN 10; PENNEssEEwAssEE 4.
Saturday afternoon, July Is, Hamlin
Lodge, K. of p, sent nine good and we'll
tried Knights to the fair grounds where
Pennesseewassee Lodge, K. of P. of
Norway were sharpening their lances
waiting impatiently for base ball
skirmish. Neither team assembled in
helmets or armor, but arrayed in An
assortment of real ball togs which would
have caused even the 'hard hearted
tyrant" to relent instantly.
So far as lodge floor work is concern
ed the two lodges are about evenly
matched, but when they come to the
diamond the Hamiin Brothers have good
old Tennessee assoc all trimmed out
South Paris just opened up lively and
worked the three ranks on the Norway
candidates in Knightly style, giving
them their moneys worth even as they
do in Pythian Hall at Paris village.
The most friendly feeling prevailed
however, throughout the game. OF
course the players were up against lots
of side-line "kidding" but they didn't
mind that. Brothers Kenney, Taylor,
and Powers from the Hamlin delegation
with Brother Put Richardson of Pen
pesseewassee, though not exactly base
ball experts, were present to preserve
order in any emergency and incidentally
to keep tabs. The first three brothers
had all the pencil work while Brother
Put fell asleep waiting for his contingent
to score.
OF course the playing was good con-
sidering lack Of practice and real team
work. Hamlin Lodge presented the
four Shaw combination, being assisted
by Benson at short, made lineup fatal
to Norway's prospects. These boys
batted, ran bases, coached and really
had things all in lump. Horace Ed
wards seemed to be star performer.
He chased everything away from center
field and seemed to run on anything hit,
even if he had to slide bases with the
hall Il, fba Grand atand
Pennesseewassee's playing proved
also spectacular. Nobody ever believed
the lodge had 80 many jugglers. Why,
they could do anything with the ball
except hold it. The blamed thing
wouldn't stick in NIT even If squeezed
with both hands. Libby, however, did
good pitching under the trying circum-
stances and should have the credit of
twelve strike.outs, but the tabulated
score gives only six, many last strikes
being dropped by Billings, the catcher,
allows credit to 60 elsewhere. Usher
and Currier also contributed to the real
game, giving evidence of much working
knowledge of the rules.
Capt. Chas. johnson of Hamlin Is
known as very quiet fellow in real life,
but he seemed to forget himself on the
fold, coming in close second with G.
Shaw whenever noisy coaches were
needed.
Everybody had good time even II
Hamlin finished the game to the tune of
10 and Pennesseewassee wrung out
only A. :,
Umpire Roy Strickland proved himself
a Knight even il be had never "been
worked" Everything proved salts.
factory and he remained at his post for
nine innings.
The score is as follows: