Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-25
Base Ball.
PARIS h. 8. 8; TOWN rEAM7.


The base ball season 10 now duly open
ed, the first game being played Patriots
Day, a. Ia the usual custom In this vii.
lage. The weather, while rather cold,
might have been worse, and g0od-sized
crowd of rooters huddled themselves to-
gether beside the school house where
they were protected from the wind and
watched the good-natured contest be-
tween the high school boys and the
town team. The high school boys won
the contest in the last inning, q fact that
pleases nearly everyone, even the mem
bers OF the team that played against
them. The cold backward season has
made it impossible for the school boys
to get in much practice, and In this re-
spect they were not much better on
than were the members OF the town
team.
The town team showed up strongly In
the early part Of the game, and by some
good hitting combined with two errors
by the school team they secured lead
that for time seemed safe, the score at
the end of their half of the fifth inning
being seven to one In their favor. In
the last half of this inning however, the
high school boys got the town team on
the run, and four hits, one Q double,
combined with two errors and some
needless wild throwing of the ball
around, netted them five runs and
brought them within one score OF the TO-
al of the town team. Clark was then
pitching for the high school, and 30
good was his work that he held the
town team to one hit and no runs in the
last four innings.
From this time on the high school
boys were always dangerous. In the
seventh they filed the bases with two
men out, but Briggs got Curtis ground
ball for the last put out. In the ninth
they won out. Hammond was the first
batter and was thrown out by the pitch
or. Wight hit to Merrill and was safe
as Merrill's throw pulled Briggs OF first.
He stole second and scored when Ed.
wards drove the ball into deep center
field, hit that was good for three bases,
this being Edwsrds' second triple OF the
game. Perham hit to Butts, who juggled
the ball just long enough to make play
at the plate impossible, and Edwards
crossed the plate with the winning run.
All things considered, the work OF the
high school team was encouraging. Ed
wards and Wight are the same depend
able players as last year, Edwards ao'
cepting eleven chances without an error,
making one play on thrown ball from
Campbell that was remarkable. Perham
at short gives promise Of filling the bill
nicely, while Curtis on third did not
have much chance to show what be
could do. Campbell caught we'll and
threw out two runners at second. The
out field looks like somewhat of puzzle
and 1t is impossible to tell at this time
who will fll those positions. The play
ere who can bit the ball will of course
be given the first consideration. The
pitching will fall to the lot of two fresh.
men, Merrill and Clark. The latter has
had more base ball experience and show
ed to little better advantage In this
first game, but it looks as If they could
both do very we'll If given careful coach
ing.
For the town team the fielding OF Butts
and Briggs was first-clsss, while Francis
Shaw led at the bat, getting two doubles
and single out Of four trips to the plate.
The score: