Putnam patriot., 1908-04-17
Base Ball Talk.

Perhaps an exception might 1e noie' in the ease Of Diott, who played shof
 Tor the yannigaHs. lie put life int
 his fielding and batting and sh0we' good form. He looks Ike good ma Ierial
 Magnan looked to be in good con
 dillon and seemed 10 have good con trol. After two inning. he merely iob sd them esef A hard work ln the wind
 souLi hage teen dangerous tO his arm
 it looked A if tie position of back siep might give the aaaagef some sorry yet awhile, although there are seFefal candidates tf3 Ing. Morin was en tlle ground bal didn't take part.
 Iaroque was on thlfa fof the tf8onts. li bis lee was strong enough be would doubtless teeone fixture.
 Mffff JACK TIsnEfa Hef}okg OUTFIT
 Thnr-day- H3lyoke has T veteran iniield fbat looks good already. The pntfield lolt, Brodie, Lepine, Prize fafeef and Marion chased iies and proBndeEs.
 Friday Holyoke's ~eedlng ont k dae as II is expensive to keep such T squad many days. Marion and Var ger are uncertain qnnntiez They afe aai displaying Connecticut ieagsc siscnth Illus fat.
 .-satufday Weather prevented ihe  practice game todus 1he tifsl eni iu lhe Iiolyt,ke sguad was made tonight when Manager .l'lglle pt iHlielaer sli= l..Fan and buitieiaee+ T efi9n and an. ger faiabie Yaneet vi go te Hefi- dep bal fighe was nnable c. piAee @ul- Ivan aud Marion anger has not shown tha proper speed lo buck some of Inc other anifieitief~ on the Holy. eke faster but Il The senie time Il is thought he is last enough to catch on silh some other ciass E club Marion was far belnw clazs. A Its fielding and batting were both weak
 Il was naiicable Saturday that noth. Ing had becn done 10 improve the grounds. The pitchers #efc working ap hili as usaal, and pitching, al Il guess, i0 feel beyond regulation nt that.
 The reffeshmenl privilege nl the ball grounds k Ter sale.s tall of wfite Mgr Magnaa.
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 fluse who have read the Hule TX. tracts under the head. "NSnh Jack l4ghe's Hoiyoke outfit. have seen littic siS net dfann that X enneied every Ysal en eeety professional basc bali diamond throughout Inc country T. might Wel be called efhe amateur slfeam er "ibe amnlensr1s awaken. inR either ate appropriate iitles fei hoih dream and an awakening afe leading features of thr piece.
 The curtain rtse. ou n country ball teid, wilh the game tied in the ninth, and two down the hero pames to hm and line, it oul fot Iour .aeks, winning the game. He k lhereailet nppln0ded when he makes catch, when he comes Ia bal, and is iIoalzed in general Then he beoomes inoeniatrd with the tprof. ssstnnal germ aud the dream begins he sees the home scene enacted on foreign diamonds Where hundreds have applauaed hun thousands cheet hlm. Ills pletate Is in all the big dai lies. Alanaeers onihid each ojher for his serA lees and he names hi, own terms aud -aiaft, ia fact he deams to the liaiiless= if1auha6iaues el al afeams
 Then In a0abeaias ne Fets II chance 10 " eHt ioan belare II ls uHe Ii vaaeJ fe he9 confident and Ais lfiond.eneaaase hun Asthe uuc draws ngaf biz confidence dsIaets a iistle, euE Re f0.s on gaoa leUl, packs h, itttie grip 83d lakns hI. eat and elaNe hikes eHs on tn tfaa ltl iame and glory ks1be old tuWa ds spleats hc thinks | Is aet so bad place atleI all
 Act E He arrives ai his dcslina tion and fsl@iis to tls, manager theu Is no demonstration, tn fact no one pays him any attention, except per. haps the busy manager gives hum Il word ef encouragement a> he eeiers hIn 10 spart al Inc grounds In the morning Al The grounds he k lust a> 1 much alone. lie hears the old timers | i0 ihe dressing room discussing their ! stunts on diamonds in ail parts ef the | country. the stories are nagnilied for 1 Inc benefit of ali tTyouts, who drink Ii | desn with wide staring eyes. \ little l batting practice titst, The Nels crowd | hin out Of his turn until he finally as- serts himself and gets a rap tie lands | on il-ane of those swats that down | home go far over The iielders head fer | a triple, bal this ioesn'i happen now He seNs ~aN OH in the distance a black | sreck start toward the iniield aad | when that doNn-hame thfee Sackef 1 lands Il repo~es in lhe sioNed nlit Ni ! Palsy Kelly the eld Chicago vel, lie lakts the field, lie K nervous fhe 1 manager ealls for tie piaA winch bc deesn't understand. He makes a gea3 ! step bul throus to the wfaae Rase and i ls iold so Use hts head. i.s is aow slAlI 1 mere nervous aad eyVfanSlQNs and iise | next one, hatd ehanoe. lle nlieSsS. la ] doesa [ hear that familiar deNn. .hnme I cry, "Ilard luck aid man hag Ila5ls himself on the bench This goes on fer , lew days. He begins b gel familiar .-... L. ......-.