Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-21
|WATERVII Re BO~-
PLAYS BASEBALL,
I'm WAR ZONE

in w AN LONE
While engaged in war duties .,
Uncle Sam. a Waterville boy t"',.,
Woman Joseph f.. Willett. k ~. -,
his sports In spare time and co...
himself all over with baseball y,,.
in Paris.
He played II games. 81 times =.
bet. H. runs. 40 hits. % stolen hass
and 10 sacrifice hits. with a ba.,,,
average OF 1897 and only ole e,r,,
for the season.
Say, that's going some f,r h.s-
hall! Not many Maine players ba,
achieved this record at home
abb DAD. 1t almost made the hai, =.
the Partisan sports stand on nd
This was the official baseball 70,
ord Of Woman Willett as ha0d.a :,
him at the end of the season /, y.
sporting writer of the Paris odi,,.
Of the New York Herald; He ma,
keeps it in his inside pocket a,,
prizes it very highly.
Chief Woman Willett was a,,a,.
ed to the Office quarters OF the Y.
va! aviation forces and he was mas,
captain of the Naval Aviation to,.
and played first base. There We're
baseball teams in Paris cnmnose6 =,
the various American divisions 81
will b. seen there was some, ming a.
ing on the overseas diamond r..
games were played on Sunhay j
ternoons and the ball field was :,
what is known as the north sec.i,,
Of Paris Crowds OF French rcsider.,
men and women alike. would a.teni
these contests.
Played Since 10 Years Old
Yeoman Willett has a,var,
played first base. He is Eow = wear,
of age and weighs l53 pounds. n
began playing baseball at the aee 0.
IL and has played every game p!,r.
ed in Paris, and to show how well |.
naviSatcd the team. there were !,
straight victories before G.f.t
was encountered. Only two game,
were lost during the season. On Ma,
30 they played picked team from
Paris and won to 5 in Il har3.
fought struggle.
The two games that were los; W..
extra inning contests.
Among the players on Yeoma,
Wi!lett's team were Lieut. Requr.,s
ore OF the ball stars from The In.
versity Of California. who was re
catcher and Stokes of the Americs,
Southern League. who held dow
third. Players from the big America
leagues were scattered all over Par,
and France and Woman Wlllet,
says the team was up against
tough bunch" at times.
$50 enthusiastic have The Fren,A
boys become over baseball that hea
they are going 10 form i league !,
take in IL or II OF tn" cities q
France says Woman Wiie,',
Lewiston Players Have Met WiIIe=
Lewiston ball players have bumre;
up against N'illett. He played IN
four years ON the Pilgrims of Wa'p.
vile and one season nattcd Tor =,
He is also remembered hy I.nris.o'
han toSscrS as Il member of The TEN
TT II for two seasons Representa-, tts
National Soldiers Home at Tt@'Is H.
hatted for over 300. He maGc foGrr
the longest homc-run drive syg
made on the TVgus grounds II tts
last two games in Paris, he RAD,
home run in each and won sater
razor each time, contributed by e.
American firm.
At the Newport station in 'h2
country where he was training b
was chosen from 5000 mon to het
down the first sack. on The nave
team. lie also played on tie Ecmuc
ton typewriter team in Hon, y Y
and on the team that represented s.
Louis College at Beauccvi!le. ? z
Woman Wiliett enlisted in The na
val service in Syracuse and WAS soO-
after ordered to Newport. lie We
overseas with the First Acgoraa;A
detachment. starting Sept. IS. IA.
He is trained stenographcr AZ.
typist, both in French and Els
and part Of his duties was acting a.
AbtSi GSSi. w IitIc at lot,uN i' w.
employed in the office OF the treas
urer. He is a graduate of a WatcrNDf
business college. He is ,hr so7 q
Mrs. George Tardif Of Watervll'". f.
kept a scrap hook Of all IL" n'vs'
paper clippings of the baseball ga"ss
in Paris.
Played Ball Under Fire
Incidentally. he KEEP: a care.
t,iary of all the war disturbances =,
Paris. He will turn to one ot n
pages and tell you that Their" we
just 1853 shots fired into Paris ire"
the German long-range gun. that IN
persons were killed and ~ w0unfr.
File will turn to another PAGE ar
show YOU where 395 bombs "e'
dropped upon Paris from alrr'aa's
and 1911 fatalities resulting. p1"f
was within 100 yards Of where i0',
exploded. and 10 SAYS That "'
while at the baseball field, the S'''
from the long range Guns "oHI" =
WhiZzinS over tho he'd -
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