Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-06-13

PARIS HIGH TO PLAY NORWAY HIGH.

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PARIS HIGH TO PLAY NORWAY HIGH.
| All lovers of base ball in this vicinity
will be glad to know that arrangement
have at last been made for Paris High
and Norway High to meet on tho dia.
mond this season. Two games will be
played the present week, the first to be
played at the fair grounds Tuesday after.
noon and the second to be played ut the
I high school grounds in this village Sat
urday afternoon.
| As the season approached the end, the
members of the teams In both schools
and the people of the two villages began
to feel how incomplete and unsatisfac-
tory the season would be without these
annual games. The desire that the two
schools should drop their difference OF
opinion and get together was too strong
to be denied and when those in charge Of
athletics at the two institutions finally
got together, 1t was found that the
troubles were much more imaginary than
real and that there was no good reason
why the games should not be played.
The two schools have always maintained
athletic relations and any break would
be deeply regretted by all.
Norway High because Of the fact that
they have more experienced team and
have won practically all Of their games,
will be regarded an favorite to win
these games. They have one Of the best
teams In their history, their principal
strength lying in their battery, Bethel as
q pitcher and Brooks as catcher being
much above the standard Of high school
players In their respective positions. The
Norway boys are ell confidence and are
sure that this Is the.year when they will
be able to take Paris measure.
On the other hand, Paris will not 60
down to defeat without desperate
struggle. Her young team has been
making good progress for the past two
or three weeks, and Norway will find
that she is no weakling. The boys and
Coach Shaw we're greatly disappointed
that weather conditions made It impos-
sible to play the Edward Little game
Saturday. Changes have been made In
the team since the last game and 1t was
the wish that the new lineup could have
Q thorough try.out before the Norway
games. This was not to be, however,
and Paris will enter these games with .
todu tuot 10 w nOm0 SAt0oS oa oAP0ts-
ment. Lack of practise will no doubt
effect the work of both teams, but Paris
will fight hard to the end. and are not
yet willing to conceds that Norway can
trim them.
We predict two interesting games, and
no Paris supporter need stay away be-
cause of the fear that Paris Ia In for an
awful trimming. II Norway has the
team that can beat Paris, they will take
their defeat with the best grace possible,
but unless all signs fail they will realize
that there is more than one team playing
ball In these two coming contests. Every
one turn out and see the grand finale of
the local high school base ball season.
West Paris High defeated Gorhsm, N.
H., High in an exciting ten-inning game
at West Paris Wednesday, June7. West
Paris led until the eighth, when Gorham
scored two runs. In the last half of the
tenth, with none out, Billings singled,
and Packard's double sent him across
the plate with the winning run. Leavitt
struck out eleven men in the five innings
that he pitched. His hitting was also q
feature, he getting three two-baggers.