Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18
BASE BALL
NORWICH -TAFTVfLLE CHAM PIoNs EASTERN CoSNEeTi- CUT LEAGNE.

NORWICH -TAFIN1Ijt AffAn- PIoNs EASTERN COSNEeTi- CUT LEAGNE.
 The weather Saturday was ideal for Ibe last game in the successful first season of the Eastern Connecticut League The finish was close and ex- citing between the two leaders, and it was thought post season series would be necessary to decide the champion ship. but, as is usual In the great na- tional game, the unexpected hap pened While Jewett City was shut ting out the Waufegan Grays on the Cadet grounds in Wauregan, The Andems were down In Norwich giving the Benoit aggregation scare, by making them work overtime, in ten inning contest, 10 win the game, and with II the title of cham pions, and tn- cidenfally the PffNAN PATRIOT Pen nant.
 Ali in all. the beague has proved n success Financially II would seem That none Of the teams haze made any money. but expenses have been met. There sas good deai of enthusiasm and intenest created, and thene were DO difficulties experienced toeause my i'll feeling. ! WIS wise choice when Abel Reeve. whs chosen for President. Mf Reeves had many rough piaees to smooth over, and has accomplished IL to the satisfaction ol ali. and bns kept the managers working hatnouioasiy together Ills work WIS done without remuneration, and he therefore d,- serves all the more credit and nj re- eiation.
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 Poor old falnana They were Q sorry ziQht aeMn aat saturday. ahd Daysiile Lad 10 tloa9le selms tAoif goat lbe inst good game the Iafals played Was at JcNett Clly July K. sinee lhal lime lheir playing ha. been very rugged, mud tley afe ne~ h iat- tefs, and ealy the end of the season saves them from dizpule for n posi. ton ai the bottom Of the standing.
 The feature of the game was Inc playing Of ILabelle, Franklin and 1atfo. LabslIe was credited with one error, owing to poor deei sian by t4m. pirc Murphy, who gave poor satfsfac- ton throughout. Ills calling Il foul hit fair in the seventh added two runs To the Colts score.
 t.4t s,. Ha fatgs ffftf of his own hal lH the fifth that eut him eadls, and he mad to retire In fpYof uf Jmes.
 i}efgsten started Inc fun @ilh | hii b Lizzoltel whe tpmbied aud then al. ded la II bs a throw lea feel over iist the faunei reaching second ! palS eas safe on tleldrfs ehoicennd ifenI IiFhf 1n'sH HaHia fa-sea FraakIin and ibe bases were fuiI with noueaut. r. Daiy flied to ifonin keech hi to tiafpief who baneieti just enunfh to lose him, aHd Hetgsten scored. lalseiie iined one le righi that scored nalS and Franklin Putnam closed the acl Milh il duube play, Martin hit to Bonin. He was thrown onl nt lifst. keeeh trIed to seore cir the out, hut faefoiS Eet the ball ta p8 idson ,n plenty ot time io shut oii the nun,
 Taifa hil the tifsl hall pitched Ter n double. There were none out, hut he got ambitious and tfled to steal third, and wns thrown out. Putnam reached thipd in lh. second, with hal one gone, but eouldn score,
 The YisItefs got man around in the fourth With eue down tahelle sin- eled and slele, Martin made the see ond out at hrsl Rohllalle hii a gIounugl q isisuEte, He 6ida1 get lt clean, and fnnde Il high thtua tn nr i, hut would have gol his man pHt for the loss oi tiine on the tumble This let l.Ahelle oaef
 The anadians made all theit runs in the seventh, batting around. niott started by flaming. MaIion singled and liapper was safe on fielder s choke, nahriol dropped liltle fly over back of second. and the bases were iali, lanes hit l4aeroiN, scoring Marion in. Davidson put Il single over second, scoring ftappier. Ronin flew out. Iairo hit foul down in left garden. Murphy called fair, and two more runs crossed.
 rstro WAS put in to tts and pull out victory. Ills support went back on him, and three hits were punched on him in the ninth that added couple 10 Daysillc's score. and took the eour- age oul of the Colts.
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