The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
.PUTNANS LOSE IN NINTH TO WALLINGFORD, 6 TO 4 Loveday Has Better of Pitch CTS Battle at o'Con-
 nells Lot.
(By Albert L. Donnelly.l

inc fast Walllngford nine (ulled away from the crack Israel Putnams in the ninth inning of yesterdays at O'Connell's lot and scored two runs, winning by the score of 6 to I. The contest was a pitchers bat tie between Loveday and Conroy, the former having the shade the better of it, allowing but five scattered hits and striking out seven mens ,Loveday's er- TOT in the ninth with two men out and a man on second and third cost him the game.
 Williams at short-stop played a re- markedly clever fielding game, making several sensational stops and throws. Visel held the batting honors. getting two hits out of three times at the bat, Robbie Stowe, a new addition to the Putnams, strengthens second base. He had but one chance to show his field ing ability, and this was a fly which he followed up with ease
 In the first round the Putnams took the lead, which they held for two in- nirgs. Tommers started the game with a double to center, went to third on a wild pitch and came home on Will Hams slow out to first, Visel singled, stole second and came home on a wild pitch by Conroy. Rogers hit a blister ing grounder to ,Conroy which he turned off to Saunders who threw the runner out at first. O'Connell was safe on Kennedy's allowing a slow bounder to leap over his head, Warner struck in vain at three of Conroy's twisters and famed. Two runs.
 In the third instance for Walling- ford Welch was given a life, went to second on Loveday's wild throw over second of Daniels slow bounder and travelled to third on Warmers tumble of Loveday's toss of Nugent's speedy grasser. Coughlin famed and Comer- ford singled, scoring Welch and Dan- iels. J. Barry flied to Woodcock and Conroy struck out. Two runs.
 The Putnams took the lead in the fifth, but lost it again in the next in- ming. In the fifth, Coughlin made easy work of Loveday's and Tommers' grounders. williams, walked stole sec ond and scored on Visers blnger over second, which Daniels allowed to leak through his legs. Rogers flied to J. Barry, One run
 Tn Wallingford's half of the sixth, J. Barry singled, but went out at sec ond on Conroy's stinging grounder to Williams. Saunders was hit by a pitched ball. Loyeday threw the ball to second in order to catch Conroy off, but Noone was there and the sphe- roid rolled out to center-f1eld to Rog- CTS. Rogers threw the ball to third to head off Conroy, but Warner did not stop it and it rolled ipto the crowd, both Conroy and Saunders scoring. Kennedy walked, stole second and went to third on Welchs hard drive which Williams just managed to reach. Welch stole second. Daniels did the fan act and Nugent flied to Williams. Two runs.
 The Putnams evened up in their half of the sixth by tielng the score. O Con- nell flied to Nugent Warner walked. Bergenmaster flied to Daniels. Stowe doubled into the crowd in center-field, scoring Warner Loveday famed. One run.
 Loveday's tumble in the ninth allowed two runs to score and the Wallingford nine to win. Welch rolled an easy ono to Tommers who put him out unassist- ed Warner fumbled Daniels bounder and then threw wild to firsht Nugent flied to Tommers, Coughlin singled, Daniels going to third, Comerford roll ed slow grounder towards first base. but Loveday got mixed up in it and af- ter brief juggle threw it to Tommers,
 the latter allowing it to pass him into the crowd, both Daniels Ald Coughlin
 scoring. Tommers retired Nugent and
 the side. Two runs.
 The Putnams tried hard to score in
 their half of the ninth. Slome rolled
 a slow one to Conroy who tagged the
 runner. Loveday singled over second, Comerford to Saunders. This pretty
 throw of Comerford's was only one of
 at least half dozen during the game
 to second base. His aim was true and
 his delivery speedy Tommers flied to l Coughlin. No runs.
 Tho c0npa.