Putnam patriot., 1908-07-17
BASE BALL

 an exciting race, but not so last Sathr. day. There was good clean ball, hot somehow there was a feeling that the Coils would win, and when they began 10 rnase their usual meal off southpa" ucIangliinis tender little shoots there was not much doubt as 10 the outcome. In only one inning did the Canadians fail to connect. Thirteen ssfeties was their record, and but for some base running that looked little hyeller' from the bleachcrs, The scofe would have been larger.
 There WAS some talk of patched ID team heard before the game start ed. After the game the fans said II there were any more saeh .phteheas lying around the maBagef had better secure ihom. In fact, Diotf and La cfoix showed up we'll, getting | Of the tg hits. A little young blood in rihee Of soine ef the old stock thai are man aging to pull along by the assistance ot wha, they have done in the past might be fl good thing for ihe team, but this K the managers business.
 Benin pitched good game and showed little more body motion and speed. He K good fielding pitcher. lie takes time and makes his throws accurate He accepted ses eli chances without even n fnmhie, aelung every man.
 Marion ified short All but one of his chances came on tiiesi so Il wa7 itns possible to gel | line ab hi- ahllilt oh ground hits. The anlY oHo he i1ad lls got on the fua He didn't pick Il clean. but e9t his mnu with ense.
 The only leaturc- were ii catch oi i foul ly by Eixotle between tbe players bench aud thifd bnso h!e#ehefs, i double plav bs Mckinney and Nil Hams, the former getting surprising catch of rntro's hot line hit that robbed that gentleman of safety, and doh ble bv Bonin h Talre, the former get ting sheais little bunt before II hit the ground
 Tatfn started the game wiih safe oo. bet.Seen first and second. He siole, look thifd on Daigleis oiiii and scored putnara's only earned run when Maj. ion eappcd out Il single hY thtfd.
 h the .eeand pioti grenndef Look i bound over RaiI's head l4aeroiN put II safe to short ieh fafley fnnned and aonla hi ta shaa, forcing llla1 at third N4lls thfew aefess ta tafsi t9 tfy ta make | ,iaable 1.aceoiA liisd te ad anee an the lhfow, bai V llliam= eof if 05ee fa ssHlis sa fhai when la= efaiA arrived he wa4 waiting e teHeh him
 fa inc eisltof7 hall not man n" iifst. aHa Boutn ianued Mckinney without an eiief
 Jewclls eat thetf hni raa ia iheit half. and tieit only eafned fuat lieiHe the seofe. IL was aa eafaed fua teeh- nicallY, hal really t wa- present lfon BaiRie Wills WIS up md haited left handed. lie met il and ii went dow 1T The hase ltue over Hrst sack and @aN ont in right iield under carriage aet part Way down side hiil. hmRte sta4ted laf it, bat when he saw where ii had relied. siaIled back lo his lozi- lion, thinking some one net as t,fed iN he would aci lf, also | is to ee sup ns,sed thinking it was loui Nilsis kept on around making the iifst hent run en the grounds
 \ couple for the locals in the thtfd, gave them tho ieal whir1 theY kept. Tatro singled thfoagA short aed stole I.zoile dld ihe $ame, putting Tate an lhisa nalgie fanne,i aad Marion tlied To Wills. There would hase been na aans but for a1eWetitAtY assist Mefse lit a gfoundeftto Miliis fhe thtoN Mas ian, hal eAtAe ta Williams en < good bound, aud he ought to have held it, but he didn |, and two runs Seoted. The Colts made theii fourth and last run in The next, l.acroiN put a saictN between short and third. Mclaughlin passed Farley, siofcing him to second, Tatfo lined II ovef third. Shea lei Il pass him on the haund and l.aefeiN scored
 The visitors closed up a hit in their half. Williams hit to short lea. fhott returned the ball Ia ratfo hai IL got es him and Williams took second. \ double Ia left by smith brought him over.
 The last run was made by the Jews in the eighth. N Robertson walked and went down on passed ball. Mel .aughlin paI a saleiN by second and Robertson tried for the plate, IL. xolle blocked the runner, so White de, cided, and le. him score
 In the eighth Jewett City pulled of n feature play, Rail tumeled LaeroiS 's grounder, bul tarley'S grenndef te Willis fefeed him at second. Ronin got his second hit over third. rats Aas up. lie hA hot one on the tins wnd t looked p,,ed, hat Mckinney pulled il ao~A and dnabltd hoain al inst
 lt locked K f the seoe mgght tse tleF in the Nisatars half ba 1aah'e ,ha ghen otf Mckinney stafled wlsA , single Slnsih saeH6eea a4a "a eee ond. shea attempted aaalha5 s9A fsee. The ball wsas upwards itann 1la lnsi reached II. dnahled Ael4aae. ag second. aad t ~as all over.
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