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‘ ORANGE—Risking suit by the House of David, nine alumni of the local high school, all of whom were once players on-the school’s teams, weiil- to bat hidden behind bushy whiskers and flowing wigs’ against a similar 'team attired in baggy bloomers and gay berets, whose. cigars and- pipes protruding from between brightly rouged Jips only enhanced the incongruity of -their costume. The fame was part of Orange high’s alumni reunion over the week-end. . ,•The ’’Baron apparently ’ played on both sides, for when the three and a half tunings was completed, the jovial umpire having declared 1 the game officially a draw, the score stood 2 to 4'in favor of the bO-wiuskered team.Among the original rules drawn up especially for the game by theproval required an out for three successive foul balls, another permitted a runner to score on -a foul ball,. all_batters knocking flies over left field fence were out,', a strike • was called anywhere above the batter’s knees/and any number of balls | might be used when the original was temporarily off the field.■ Willard Whittemore, bloomered right fielder caused the '-temporary suspension of the. game when he stole first base, literally and started to pummel the umpire with it in. ir——-----——-The combined efforts of Constables I-Iartson and Deane wc.fe re-, cjuired to return the bafse to its proper place,' and WhiUomore withT-Seca iisij nobodyEeiievcd it. could be done,1 a Recorder-Gazcttc re-.. port#*,jeered the 'game. Here 'is hl.s result: . ••'House of David* iib r h po u «'•Bunnv Gray, if, 3 0 0 0 0 0Chick Gray, cf. 2 1 2 0 0 O’Max Lathrop, 3 ' 2 0 0 1 1 0Led .Barber, 1 2 1 1 3 0 C.Ernest, Smith, s. 2 0 1 0 0- TCliff-Foster, rf. 11 10 0 0Mark Buell, 2 • 10 10 3 1Bwjs .Ballou, c. 2 0 1 4 0 0-Jtma-Wa-mer-r-p-^-T—8—0^-4—-0—I—0-T'The--Baron—ump-0—l_fl _:l~--0—tL.’potals 17 4 8 9 4 1.--------- Bloomer Girls” . -ab r h po ’a e Eddie Byrne,-T ” 1 f 1 0 1 0Clarence Lincoln, c 1 0 0 0 0 0John Timmins, cf. 1 0 1 f .0 0-Shing Sherwin.-S. 1110 0 0 Carl Coleman, if. 2 .0 1 2 O ' 0-Harding, Whitney.l .2 0 . .1. ..1. . 0.. 1 .'Wf WTiitl ehiore, rf 2 0 10' 0 O' Roy French, 2 1 0 1 0 0 0.I Dud Johnson, 2 10 1 0 -0, 0Eldi Cormier,- p. 0 0 0 1 I 0--’‘Tiie-Biii'mi'V ump -Q :-0. --Q—(i I .0' .Totals 12 2. 8 12 3 1Two base hits, Whitney; sacrifice hits Lincoln, Cormier; left oh bases, House of David 4, ‘‘Bloomer Girls”. 4; base on bails off Warner 1; Struck put. by Cormier 4,' Warner 3; hit by pitcher by Cormier, Buell; umpire -“Baron .Munchausen”;, time about an hour; x presented bouquet • .by Percy Baines in 4thffl ; zBueil safe at home on foul fly. in 3rd.•By- .innings 1-2 -3.4‘‘House of David” ’ 5 2 2 0—4 Blpdmer Girls” ; ' 2 0 0 /0—2Sprimrit Utcphnll
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Greenfield Daily Recorder Gazette
Greenfield, Massachusetts, US
Tue, Jun 19, 1934
Page 9
Full Page
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