Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
Base Ball.
PARIS h. 8. ~; LEAv1rT INSTITUTE O.

One bit, short ny into left held just
too far out for Bartlett to reach and In
too close for Patch to get to, was the ex-
tent of Leavitt's hitting against Penfold
in the game played at the high School
grounds Saturday afternoon. This OK.
plains why the visitors failed to score.
Fourteen safe hits, two of which were
good for two bases, combined with eleven
errors charged against the visitors, tells
how Paris scored twelve runs and made
the game decidedly One-sided. The
weather was cold, too cold for base ball,
and consequently not large crowd was
out to witness the contest, but those
who were there enjoyed the work OF the
home team and came away with the firm
conviction that Paris High has team
this season that can both field and bit
| the ball.
To those most interested in the sue
cess of the team, the work Of Perham
behind the bat was the one thing that
pleased them most. We all know what
Penfold can do and 60 to each game con-
fident that he will deliver the goods, but
Perham Is new man and was catching
Penfold for the first time, consequently
bis work was closely watched. One has
only to look at the box score to see that
he made good with q vengeance. He
caught Penfold in fine shape, nothing
make only few throws to the bases dur
ing the game, he showed in practice that
he could throw with fine speed and &C.
curacy. he sizes up as q good all round
ball player, one that is working for the
team every minute and one whose work
is going to be big help as the season
advances.
By using Perham as a catcher, Capt
Bartlett Is able to 60 back to third, his
natural position, and thus the whole in.
field 10 much strengthened, as 1t is
dou btful If high school in the state can
produce a better man at third than Is
Bartlett. In fact, the whole infield Is
composed of first class players, they
know the game and are very steady In
the pinches. Patch goes to the ou;field
and will no doubt do we'll when he be.
comes accustomed to the new position.
After shutting out the visitors In the
first half Of the opening inning, Paris
got busy making runs without delay.
Bartlett met one on the nose for two
bases as a starter. Then hits by Bonney,
Perbam and Dow, coupled with two or.
rors each by Lawrence and Leavitt and
one by Harlow, allowed Paris to bat
through its entire batting order and
score FIVE runs. In the second inning
Wight, Bonney, Perham and Penfold
came through with hits and Dow sent a
sacrifice fly to center field, all OF which
was good for three more scores. Paris
continued to hit we'll and the fourth and
fifth innings were the only ones In which
they failed to score.
The visitors went out in order until
the third, when Patch failed to hold
Additen's fly. With this runner on first
perham dropped third strike on Beals
The batter was, Of course, out, by the
rules OF the game, but he ran to first and
Addition went down to second. Perhan
was wise to the situation and threw to
second but Bonney failed to tag the run
ner. Had Addition remained on second
he would have been all right, but instead
he went back 10 first and then started
for the bench, whereupon be was de-
clared out by the umpire. Thus insult
flcient kno wledge OF the rules caused the
visitors to throw away their first open
Ing.
They failed to get another man OF
until the seventh and then Penfold struck
out French for the third out with Leav
lit runner waiting on third With two
men out In the eighth, Addition got the
visitors only hit, but Bsals closed the
inning with strike out. Benson, the
first batter in the ninth, reached first on
Wight's error and stole second. Get
chell batting for Lawrence struck out at
did Parsons batting for Knight. Leavitl
took three healthy swings at the bal
also and the game was over.
Knight played f1ne game for the
visitors and the best play turned In BY
Paris was made by Bartlett, the catch
Of foul fly while going at top speed.
The score: