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WASHINGTON -- North Providence Little League slugger Christopher Carpenter hit an RBI single this afternoon as the All-Stars from the Eastern states battled their Midwestern counterparts to an inconclusive ending in this summer's Tee-ball on the White House South Lawn.

Christopher, 5, the son of Kerry and Daniel Carpenter, also roamed freely when the Eastern All-Stars turned to take the field, running for fielding chances at second base as enthusiastically as he patrolled center field.

During the break for singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," at the conclusion of the one-inning epic -- for which no official score was kept, though at least a dozen runners from each team stepped on home plate -- Christopher danced to rhythms that would have mystified Red Sox relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon.

Presiding in shirtsleeves over the exploits of young Carpenter and 50 other All Stars from around the country, was the First Tee-baller, the only Little League baseball veteran ever to occupy the Oval Office, President George W. Bush.

-- John E. Mulligan, Journal Washington Bureau

 Tags  George W. Bush North Providence Tee-ball White House

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