Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-20
SUMMER SCHOOL NOTES
Boston University, College of Busin dm
Albert E. Dauphinee, Correspondent

! local fire department in extinguish-
! ing the blaze, which for a time
! threatened the entire block.
The fire was discovered by Jimmie
Herman and three other B. U. boys,
who ran to Linnehan's garage to give
the alarm. The local apparatus soon
arrived, and the hose were turned
loose on flames, the first stream be-
ing handled by John Buckley and
Harold Lafayette. Founder" Ken
nedy directed the boys, and it was
under his leadership that the last
burning parts were reduced to cold
charred embers. Founder" has
been a member of the East Saugus
fire department, where he was a
lieutenant. During the war he was
assistant fire chief at Camp Devens,
and was transferred to Camp Dix,
where he was fire chief John
Buckley has been lieutenant on the
Newtonville fire department, and
Harold Lafayette has held a similar
position on the Boston fire depart
ment. 1t is possible that with the
aid of these experienced men Ellis
worth could develop the most eff
ficient fire-fghting organization in
the State
The fire apparatus was called out
again Monday for a small blaze on
the old wharf. From the accounts of
the affair, Jack Murray was in charge
of the company and expressed re-
grets that the fire was such small
one. Better luck next time, Jack.
BUSY DAY FOR BUSTER"
Twice Monday 3. U. came very
near losing its star baseball
player. The first and nearly fatal
time was when Buster backed
down college Hill" in Prof. Bel
latty's Ford sedan Gold Bug"
schoolhouse to get things ready for
classes Tuesday. and was half way
up the hill when the Gold Bug re-
fused to go farther, and started down
hill backward. Down it came. going
from one side of the road to the
other, first on the right-hand wheels
and then on the left ones until it got
in front of the Hancock house, still
headed for the raging current of the
Union river, but with a quick turn
OF the wheel, Buster" sent it against
the curb, nearly upsetting the ma
chine but saving it from terrible
death in the roaring waters of the
river.
UpoN esaminatiSa of the
aorobatte cav. IT was found that the
rear end was gone and that the
brakes were worn out. This deplora-
bic condition is now being remedied
at the garage, and we will soon see
the cold Bug" back on the road
again.
The other time this same day that
we nearly lost our baseball player
and mess boy was when Buster
was called to the long-distance
phone. No! it was not his folks
calling him home, nor the sheriff
trying to locate him, but it was the
manager of the Eastern A. A., the
crowd we trimmed Saturday, trying
to sign him up for the rest of the
summer, But not chance. He de-
cided that he'd rather play for B. u,
for the sake of the school, than to
play for the Easterns for any money
they might want to give him.
When asked why he turned the offer
down, Buster" answered that he
would lose too many friends if he ac
copied it, We surely are glad that
Buster" had so much loyalty for his
school.
BASEBALL
Whitley" Ruane's long fly over
the left field fence sure did bring us
out of our seats at the game with
the Easterns at South Brewer Satur
day And Adams pitching, holding
his opponents down to three runs in
seven and one-third innings, did look
good. Then, when Buster" went
into the box and started throwing
his fast ones, some at the catcher
and some at the roof of the stands,
and we wondered how it would all
| come out, it did hold us.
Jimmie Fallon's fast work at
short and second, and throwing the
/ man out at first in the ninth when
we had our bases full, relieved our
worried minds greatly. Jake"
Klain's hunts and sacrifice hits We're
good to see, also. All of us who