Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-25

l also did slight damage to the Tuck erman shop in Mechanic street. and | the resident of John J. Carney in | Spring street. Several trees were I struck in several sections of the town i and the wind did damage at Pleasant l View and Watch Hill By the burn l ing out of fuses at the Westerly light and power station the town was with out electric light for about twenty I minutes. The storm extended east l ward as far as Midway, but there was tno trace of rain in Poouonnoc viI- I lage, Groton, New London and be- yond.
 Sheriff John R. Wilcox announced
 the appointment Friday of Frederick l II. Mitchell, IS a deputy sheriff for | Washington county to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Eugene w Coon. Afr- Mitchell has been a mem ber of the Westerly police force for the past year and has proven an eff1- cient officer. He has been specially appointed to attend to the Westerly business.
 At the annual meeting oF the Chris tian Endeavor society of the First Baptist church, these officers were elected: Raymond Taylor, president; Raymond Crandall, vice president; Edward Chase. recording secretary;
 Frank Collins. treasurer: Lookout, prayer meeting, social, temperance, missionary, music. visiting flower f. nance and executive committees were appointed.
 Without doubt the biggest and most enthusiastic event ever in Westerly was that of Friday night, when the champion Westerly high school team arrived home from New Haven, win ming for a second successive time the championship of the Connecticut In- terscholastic high school baseball league. At the railway station upon the arrival of the Colonial express was assembled the largest crowd of peo- pie ever seen in that section, while both sides of Canal and High streets were lined with people and Dixon,
 square was almost impossible. Head
 ed by the Westerly band, the baseball team on a gaily decorated barge, with
 banner bearers in front. behind and on | the sides. the high school students and the street from curb to curb with
 marchers, the triumphant procession came from the station to Dixon square
 where halt was made and the cham
 pions given continuous cheers. the shouters taking a rest when the band
 interspersed with patriotic selections
 Then the rGorch was resumed through
 the principal streets which were bril-
 liantly illuminated with red and green
 fire.
 Later the student body took the lead,
 the band and champions bringing up
 the rear and the great men of the
 future went through the antics of the
 snake dance accompanying themselves
 with up to date songs and improvised
 parodies. The publication and jubila-
 tfon were kept up for nearly two hours
 and everybody in Westerly was hap
 py. A more enthusiastic reception
 could not possibly be given to pres
 ident, king, or potentate. The players
 were dined at the Westerly club where
 speeches of congratulation were made. The game at New Haven, but for a
 meas sly scratch hit would have been 8
 no- hit no-run game for Steve" Penn
 Der, who with Frank Foley were lion
 ized in Friday nights demonstration.
 At New Haven Umpire Roth was
 called upon to decide a protest against Frank Foley, based upon a communi- cation from Manager Fairbrother of
 the Stonington team of the Rhode Is-
 land Connecticut league. MT. Fair brother stated that Foley for the past two seasons had played with the Ston- 1ngtons on percentage basis. and a specified sum of money; that StOning ton had made him an offer of s6 a game for the present season but that Westerly offered him more money and that he was playing with the Westerly team for s7 a game.
 Principal Swain produced a signed statement from Manager Grogan who managed the Stonington team last season and the season before, stating that Frank Foley had never been un- der contract with Stonington, received no percentage, nor no pay for the games played. above his actual ex- penses. Umpire Roth decided that Manager Grogan, more than anyone else knew of the conditions, and in asmuch as he stated that Foley was not a paid player. and that therefore Foley could not be chased Is a pro- fessional, the protest was therefore de- nied.
 The only motive that the players believe the complainant has. lies in the fact that he is dissatisfied that Foley prefers to play with his home team rather than with Stonington the present season. Manager Mitchell of the Westerly team declared Friday night that Foley had not received a cent from the Westerly team and that no contract had been made with him.