Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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THF HARBOR BEACOY at llls office pacmg the room a look of annoy ance O11 his fact At the desk with her back towards F1 ed at Ruth wutmg che dld not look alound ul en he came 111 ror when tle Profes Ol spoke lllb na1ne but vsenf o11 w'11tng as though he dld not txlst There was touch of embarl asn ent ln the Pro fesso1 s mama 1 fo which Fled could not at fix st account He cou hed once oz tw ICQ before proceedmg to PUQIDLQN Oh 'XI Walton he said length Mlght I ask lf youx plans fo1 y '1c'1t1on the er Ah frood That simplifies mattexs con slderablv I haye no xxght ex of course to ask of vou what I am about to er ask I haye no clalm on your tlme in the yacatlons but ln the cncumstances perhaps you may see your way to domg the Academy a conslderable SQIXICE It would please me greatly 1f I could render any SQFVICQS whlch would be helpful to the Academy Sald Fred smcerely Yes Yes Iunderstand but th1s1s ln a way a very serlous aifalr As you know on tornor row the champlonshlp ball game between the Academy and Yenne Classical Institute wlll take place I haye been told how you ln order that Kelly mlght make good wlthdrew from the pitching squad on the Academy team The boys haye just been here and requested me to ask you personally lf you would pltch for the game tomorrow as kelly is yery lll They said 1f you refused the game would haye to be can celled as there would be no use ln trylng to de feat Yenne Classlcal Instltute wlthout you ln the pltchers box Now to make a long story short Wlll you do xt? A great silence fell oy ex the loom Nothmg could be heard but the dull sc1 atchmg of Ruth s pen as it ran swlftly ox QI the paper A change had suddenly spread oy er VS alton s face until It was left yery pale Slowly he arose as lf about to go, then, half turning, he extended his hand to the Professor and said ies Sir I w1ll and a moment latte1 he was gone At last the day appolnted for the game ar rn ed Th blg round sunbeams which came creenmv slowly mto F1 eddie s loom found hlm already up ard dressed After '1 light bleak fast he xy ent f own to the gy mraslum Where he 1ema1ned the freater part of the forenoon F et tlng tneu of tl11s he st1olled down to the ath letic field vs hel e the blg ffam was to be play ed All ready the grandstands vxere fillmg rapidly with large Cl owds of spectators People who utes practice was allowed the players before the big game was in full play From the start to the fifth lnnmg the score was 0 to 0 Yenne Cl2.SSlC3l Instltute then succeeded ln getting a run Dur1ng the elghth Snowden Academy got two runs after whlch the score remalned at a standstlll V! hen the Snowden Academy team took the field for the last half of the nmth mn lng there was an unusual applause from the spectators Women waved thelr handker chlefs men threw thelr hats ln air and a mln gled chorus of voices rang out from a thousand throats yells that mlght be heard a mlle away The score was now 2 and 1 favor of Snowden Academy wlth three men on bases amd two outs It seemed to he wholly wlth Freddie to Wm the game The next man at the bat was Rollms the best batter of the opposmg team Before he got falrly placed Fredd1e droye a swlft ball directly over the plate Str1ke one' roared the umplre Thls was followed by another demonstratlon from the spectators Agam Freddle put a ball over the plate and then three balls were called by the umpire There was only one more throw to be made The catcher slgnalled for a drop but Fred shook hls head The next Slgnal was for an out Agam the request of the catcher was refused VS hv not throw a ball that suited his own be lxef Th1s he decided to do and lmmedlately put hlS declslon into effect. This was h1S fay orlte throw whlch usually fooled the best man 6 L - .N . p Y - . l H , . ' 7 C7 7 , ' 7 2 ' .-1 - v' ' M . v . . .- y S -.' ' . LJ ' , ' - ' ' '1 1 ' 1, 1 1, ' ' . 9 ' t ' NS , V y V L , . Y. U A . , Q . I D V Y g ' . ' ' , ag., . . C ' ' '- . ' . -. 1 ' - v I Y ' . A ' , 1 - I Ja he .Y XZ. , ' . . 'A gn- R 1 ' I - . n. . y' ' ' . ' - ' - - . C - , - ' ' , f .' 'g e , . , If r. - , ' . Y ' ' H . . Q Q 4 v . . N c A - L 1. , ' ' . earlier part of the vacation are settled? No, had come from far and near. Only a few min- CC Fc . A , - ' v - I ' ' , Y. .' , 'Y 7 J I . . . . ,, . . ' y GL ' ' Y v 4 . , . . . - 9, ' ' 7 ' I H . . . . ' 7 7 y 7 9 ' ' ' 1 ' r v ' , . ' Y 7 ! 7 I , . . . y . . , . v . V . . . 7 ' r , ' - Q . . - ,, . . J , 1 u . ' J . . ,, . , . . 4 x x 1- 1- x x x x 1 1 , ' I y . ,Q . . . , , ' g , . . - , , , , . . . . . . , 7

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