Oxford Democrat., 1916-05-16
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Playing steadily, making few mistakes
and taking full advantage Of the mistakel
Of their opponents, Paris High defeated
West Paris High ct that place Thursday
afternoon, showing the best form they
have shown In any game up to the pres
emit time. While West Paris 10 repre-.
sented by young and light team, they
arc fast and know the game perfectly,
and tho team that defeats them ID usual.
ly obliged to play its strongest game.
The school teaches only two years OF
high school work, 90 that the team ID
made up of what would.be the freshmen
and sophomore GLASSES In the ordinary
high school, and yet In spite Of this fact
the boys have already scored Victories
over Gould Academy and Gorham, N.
g., High, winning their games on their
opponents' grounds.
During the past week Harry Shaw has
been cosching the South Paris team, and
the game they played Thursday shows
that the team 10 improving steadily. he
will continue, to act "a coach for the re-
mainder of the season, and supporters
of the team may expect the boys to
make good showing in the coming
games. There are no easy games on the
schedule, but with the proper fighting
spirit the boys ought to make each Of
the coming contests decidedly interest
ing for their opponents.
In Thursday's game Paris High got
runners on in the first two innings but
did not score until the third. Merrill
started this inning with two base hit
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Wheeler stole second and Perham reach-
ed first when Gardner fumbled his
ground ball, Wheeler going to third. b.
Emery dropped Edwards fly and the
bases were filled. Wight flied out to
Packard. Campbell hit to Gardner. who
threw Wheeler out at the plate. The
bases were still loaded when Clark hit to
Bacon. This player then made q very
costly mistake. With an easy forced
play possible ut any Of tho bases, he
chose to throw to the plate. The throw
was bad and got by Emery, two runs 60
ing over. Curtis then followed with
fine hit into right field, and two more
runners crossed the plate. He was
thrown out at second when he attempted
to make that base on the throw In.
West Paris got their frat run In the
fourth. With two men out, Gardner,
McAlister and Bacon all hit safely,
Gardner scoring. Emery made third out
on fly to Curtis. There we're also two
men ont in fifth, after which Billings
and Packard singled and Hill hit for two
bases, scoring two runs. Perbam threw
out Gardner at irst for the last out.
Merrill pitched strongly for the re-
mainder OF the game, the West Paris
boys failing to hit the ball out of the
diamond in the last four innings. In
the seventh and eighth innings five bat
ters In row hit to Merrill and were
thrown out at first, the pitcher fielding
his position In fine shape throughout the
game.
Paris run in the seventh was scored
on hits by Perham, Edwards and Wight,
while their last run came In the eighth
and was the result of base on balls, q
stolen base, an out at first and an error.
Paris High presented West Paris with
the run they scored In the ninth. With
one man out, Bacon beat out an infleld
hit. Emery struck out. Whitten drew
q base On balls, and with q runner on
third Campbell foolishly threw to sec-
ond to prevent Written from stealing.
Bacon scored easily before Edwards
could get the ball back to the plate. a.:
Emery went out on ground ball to the
pitcher, Merrill going to first ahead of
the runner.
The feature fielding plays were con-
tributed by Packard, Curtis and Ham,
mond, while Edwards with two singles
and double was the leading hitter.
It is pleasant news to know that at
least four of the men playing for West
Paris High this season will enter Paris
High next fall. They will I'll most &C.
ceptably the vacancies caused In the team
by graduation, and will assure Paris
High of q strong team on the diamond
for the next two years.
The RGOr0.