Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-08-08
MERCHANTS BASEBALL.
Ellsworth Accepts Challenge from
Southwest HarbOr.

southwest HafbOr.
Truce has been declared in the
baseball War between the merchants
of the north side and south side of
Main street-not a truce, exactly,
but surrender. The Northsiders last
Friday suffered their second defeat
at the hands 'of the speedier South
siders, by the score of 1913, and
lowered their flag.
A few of the Northsiders are still
ranking, and think if the breaks"
of the game had come a little more
their way they would have evened
scores, but the resumption of HOSTILE
ties is prevented by the necessity of
uniting against common foe. Here
is challenge, received before the
second local game was played, and
which was promptly accepted:
To e. F. Robinson, Manager Ellis
worth Business Mems Ball Team.
Dear Sir:
l have watched with a great deal of
interest the efforts of your business
men in trying to forget that old age
is creeping upon you and 1 further
realize that it is hard for you to be-
come convinced that ydu should give
way to the younger generation
especially along the lines of athletics
I have also heard rumors to the eff
feet that, having successfully wealth
cred one game of baseball, you are
looking for further worlds to conquer
Painful as it is to me, l feel called
upon to alter your views in regard to
your baseball abilities and at the same
time perform an act of kindness to
your wives, children and grandchil-
dren, by convincing you that your
proper place is back to your business
duties and not try to tempt fate and
a premature end by such childish
actions.
In the little town of Southwest
Harbor there are about a dozen men
in about the same situation as YOU
Vet on the other hand these men
were wonderful ball tossers and still
believe they have energy enough left
/ to show the business men of ELS
worth that were it not for the un-
kindness of Father Time. might be oc-
cupying places of fame in baseball
/ circles.
These antediluvians are so stirred up
that ! feel called upon to challenge
your outfit to two games of baseball
one at Southwest Harbor and one at
| Ellsworth, either on $3.50 basis or in
any reasonable way you might say.
Furthermore. as a side issue, we be-
lieve the losers should buy the sup
pers for the winning team.
Hoping to hear from you at an early
! date l am,
Very truly yours,
| w. e. CLARK,
Mgr. Southwest Harbor Ante
diluvians.
A challenge such as this could not
! be overlooked The slurs at the
ball-playing abilities of the ELS
worth merchants were bad enough
but the slam" at their advancing
years has got them "all wrought up. >
SO they are going down to Southwest
Harbor tomorrow, Northsiders anC
Southsiders as united as if there haC
never been any serious difficulties be-
tween them, and they are going tC
show those Southwest Harbor ante
diluvians how baseball was played
before the flood-in Ellsworth. The
game will start at 3 o'clock. The
+ challenge calls for return game in
| Ellsworth
The Ellsworth merchants are also
trying to stir up some life among the
Bar Harbor merchants, but think it
| is a forlorn hope. They say that
/ Bar Harbor has hired its ball-tossers
! from out of town for'so many years
that it cannot pick up a nine of
hometown players among all its
! business and professional men. 1t
| looks as if the merchants baseball
war might spread all over the
! county.