Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
EPHRATA BASEBALL
TEAMS GOOD RECORD
Won Four-fifths of All Games
Played, Losing Only Seven
" Contests
TWO GAMES TIED; ONE CALLED
Fielding Average of Club For
Season, OIL; Batting
Average. .274

Epllrata, Pa. Oct. 1T.-During the
baseball season OF 1914, which closed
recently, the Ephrata baseball club
played 46 games, of which SO We're
won by Ephrata, were lost, tied
and ! called on account of rain after
four innings had been played. The
team has made a most remarkable
record for an amateur team and can
claim the championship of Southeast
ern Pennsylvania, having cleaned up
nearly every team in this section OF
the state. The team has made a phe-
nomenal batting and fielding record.
Certainly Ephrata has one of the best
batteries, Jap Doremus making a
wonderful record as a pitcher, winning
&c OF the 80 games he played; FoltZ,
his receiving mate. caught mastery
bali and ls we'll Up in the hitting.
These two were well supported by the
other players of the team. keeler
and H. Doremus are the"only players
who took part in all the games, The
fielding average of the entire club dur
ing the season is 9.21 batting aver
age, .274.-On Saturday evening last
Justice of the Peace +. E. Engle
united in marriage at his office Lyte
Dram Adams and Miss Anna Mary
Stump. both of Ephrata.-The Rev. b.
G. Welder united in marriage on Sat-
urday evening last at his residence
in Reamstown Edwin Eichelberger and
Mrs. Ellen F'lory. both of Murrell, near
Ephrata.--A largely attended recep-
ton was held by the membership and
friends OF the First United Brethren
Church on Monday in honor of the
reappointment of their pastor, the
Rev. J.. NJ. Walters. for another year.
There was singing. prayer and ad-
dresses by D. G.. Mentzer, Frank 8.
Weaver, II. H. Singer. John Snyder,
A. NJ. Achey, Charles S. Eeager and
the Rev. ]. NJ. Walters, the latter
speaking in terms of appreciation.
This Is the fifth year of his pastorate
at Ephrata.-A number of wells are
being drilled on land near the Eph-
rata water station. two miles north
east of Ephrata, with a view to in
creasing the borough water supply
On Saturday evening last n birthday
party was rendered Miss Elsie Bedger,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Bedger. In honor Of the young lady's
twenty-first birthday. About sixty
relatives and friends were in attend
Rnce.-On Thursday Mrs. Bertha Boil
ster, widow of George Bolster, Sr.,
celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of
her landing in New York city from
her native home in Baden, Germany,
she, with her parents and five brothers
and sisters, having come across the
ocean. Six weeks were required for
the trip. For many years Mrs Bolster
has been an esteemed resident of Eph-
rata. She is in her eighty-first year.
During this week Mrs. Bolster is en-
Aertainfng her niece, Mrs. Louisa
Rapeport. of New York.-Niiss Flor
ence Bishop, a student at the Millers-
vile State Normal School. visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Bishop,
this week.-Mr. and Mrs. John X.
Young. of Philadelphia, visited friends
in Ephrata and vicinity during the
week.-Mrs.. J. d. Hartman and son
Nelson. of Philadelphia, spent several
days in Ephrata as the guests of the
formers sister Mrs. NJ H. Shreiner,
and brother, Jacob G. lands.