Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-05-11
Base Ball.

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PARIS H. s. 4; LEAvTTT INSTITUTE 0.
| Eight automobiles from this vicinity
| plowed their way through the mud tc
Turner Center Saturday afternoon, three
of which conveyed the members OF Paris
High School base ball team, and the
other five were filled with enthusiastic
supporters of the team, who would moi
let mud and good lot of 1t. prevent
them from being present. The large
Paris High banner found position on
the third base side of the field and the
Paris supporters certainly made quite a
showing. This display Of loyalty must
have encouraged the team for seldom
does high school team play better ball
on strange grounds than did Paris at
Leavitt in this game.
For the second time this season Leav-
lit found themselves unable to score In
nine innings Of play, Penfold being their
principal stumblingblOck. As In the
first game, they made just one hit of his
delivery, and he quickly showed that he
was in fine form by striking out the first
six men that faced him. He added eight
game was over. His support was per-
feet, the only error charged to the Paris
team being on poor throw which Pen
fold himself made to first base. he did
not issue pass, but did hit one batter.
Benson also pitched well but suffered
from poor support, and in the last inning
lost bis control, thereby aiding Paris to
score the two runs credited to them in
that inning. he only struck out two
Paris men, but be kept their hits we'll
scattered except in one inning and field
ed his own position in splendid manner.
The game was quickly played, closely
contested and interesting to watch, Paris
not being able to secure lead that SEEM
ed sure until the ninth, but at the same
time they were playing very steadily and
gaining confidence with each inning.
Paris got away to good start, thanks
to the home teams errors. Bartlett hit
to Leavitt, who fumbled long enough
for the runner to beat his throw to first.
He stole second aud as Harlow's throw
got away from Lawrence, he continued
on to third and then dashed for the
plate, scoring easily as Beals' throw in
went high over Harlow's head. Edwards
and Wight were out, when Bonney got
to first on Leavitt's second error OF the
inning. He went to third on Merrill's
error on Perham's ground ball, and with
runners on second and third, Dow made
a fine try for hit, but his line drive
went straight at Lawrence.
The homo team then began to play
good ball and il was not until the fifth
that Paris got another opening. Curtis
led off with a hit but was forced by
Patch, who stole second and went to
third while Lawrence threw out Bartlett
at first. Patch turned third and went
half way home then started back for
third. Merrill did what Patch wanted
him to, namely, threw to third and Patch
again started for the plate, scoring easily
as knight dropped Merrilps throw.
A little hard luck made Paris waste
three bits in row in the sixth. Wight
and Ionney singled and then Perham's
line drive hit Bonney as be was going to
second. Wight got to third but over
slid the base and was tagged out before
be could get back. Perham then stole
second aud third, but Dow could not
score him.
Paris scored two runs in the ninth
after two were out. Penfold hit safely
and then Benson passed Curtis and
Patch. filling the bases. Doubtless he
would have passed Bartlett also, but this
player could not resist the temptation to
swing on the ball and drove hard one
that got by Lawrence. Penfold and
Curtis scored, but Patch was out at
third.
Only three Leavitt men reached first
,ase. In the third Penfold hit Harlow
md Benson sacrificed him to second.
Lawrence closed the inning with strike
,ut. In the fourth with one down, Leav-
tt got hit and stole second and third.
rom which place he watched Merrill and
French strike out. In the eighth with
,pe out, Penfold overthrow first in field
ng Beals' ground ball. Edwards show
ID the kind of game be plays by backing
up Wight on the play and getting. the
ball, holding the runner on first, other.
wise be would have made second, posi-
bly, third. 1t was a fine bit of ball play
ng. Harlow also hit to Penfold, who
refused to throw this time and beat the
runner to first. Benson struck out.
The ninth inning was featured by
ine catch by Curtis, who got PEARLS fly,
making the catch not more than three
inches from the ground while on the run.
Other feature plays were contributed by
Wight and Bartlett for Paris, while
Lawrence and Benson did the best work
or the home team.
The game was played under ideal
Weather conditions, and the work OF
Beals, the umpire, deserves the highest
praise. Not a protest was made by either
.eam and Penfold stated that he consid-
,red his work as good as that Of any
lmpiIe who ever officiated in game in
which he pitched.
The score: