Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
BASE BALL
League Sesssr Opened sith Three Tens

Putnam, DayYille, and Norwich, the ssene team administered The knockout n fase tenth. There was plenty Of side .siqppsog and ducking, and it was not ~u easy blow 10 land; no team wss .xrergy. all were fighting hard when she finish came. A far n the zPseth. aors could tell it vas even money and sa sen choice as to who would take the count.
 While the Canadians and the Jewetts .niXed II up and occasionally landed s,ody blows as the battle progressed, in Norwich and Dayyilie il "as 2 simple sparring exhibition up To the tenth x hen Ihe finish came
 The opening was certainly suspicious and prophetic II the teams afe as .egenly matched A appears there VIII be some good ball, sharp rivalry, and CT. thpsiasiie interest in tie new league.
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 \ Ioslg line hit by long Mofse on the sI64se lor won for Putnam In the tenth. .Net i4se Morse that own- the lot, but atfsa eineh that the Morse tihl made the hi aouldnt have traded the lii for li.e iDi d lhe psychological moment
 4 h.ia he gnl it, even the sucker in the s@Dineitang zteed on their tails and stuck oat their moses lo -ee what ihe fackei was. MRrion had just heeii passed and Blalt, eho Was running for him. made a record spant afoana from fifst with the winning fae,
 II eas fl good game fg eateh plenty of hils, iots oi base tanning and many efitiea situations Ebe ehiy thtng tn 5naf | was an exhibition ef kicking hy oue of two Putnam playef4 thai ao s3Be who Whs pfeseui ~afis to see fe- 4ealed, and lhal should have fesulted sna speedy learhing.
 Empire HerIhiuauie sa= ep againsi 2, hard proposition and apparently get iiiofe of ies- rallied. which Mas mol so surprising under the circumstances. In the firsi riacc tiiefe are nfeN, @e arc sorry To say, who can.t forget hyRones, and ln ibe next thefe couldn't have soeeu a much harder game to handle fl snase io order, as il was cln-e decisions and unusual situations from beginning to end which gave the trouble se. kets and kuoelefs lhe orrefinaiip thet Nanied, and lte wnY they abused lhe s,oof onlelal s8ea won fnf him the sYm= pathN af uasl of the crowd The bie= aest paslaEe af all was "a nd inserting 9flnseil md shnNiHe that he wa= ulss 4et ei the situation ~ iapBibE 2 Hue s9r-atndiuH sanWeait ia r. -lalte.
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 Iatro started Putnam half with fl single and sleal ldzattv dumped T .iasa ea He fbtfd base line and Tate took | long chance, trying Ia seofe on ahe throw l. fit-t There WIS Fate. the catcher, lhe hHii, and cloud of dust. From the middle ot the miNur was heard the umpire Naiee, : ! 0a 1t out About dollar n minute was whal she indicator maaipalaior wns earning aller thal nad ne one would have taken s.4s tsl. al I A ta4 ft54 f{4.fffftV
 The seefe hoy hung riues on the hoald untIl ihe Caaabauss hal et the GhitI when lisoite found safe plaee sls e1 1iiird a=sd ts efeakHs the eighth commandment teached srcand Mar lon hei5elei oi, to the piate aud almost deposited U au CAufeb zlfeet, aui lis. olle came n.
 The lseea hsi,dsa ghe hleaeAess a cake oi ice in the sixth bs ssltins threo a,en around JoilA -hca 9iaukeli iI lo ahe waii f3r q single aud L4leafeaN advanced hin with safety. smith aaai ts, sAgss stsl4d e,asa, covered ihifd and i.izotIe sa shea Ii was good head~ofk on the pafI ol both Noang- sters- Magnan Was now tound for two singles mud ,iaable and the score wes khree io one.
 The Canadians came tn ahd illled she hases. There was no one out, Dumas was ap and dumped at down tn freni os the plate on the iirst base line, 1iiearsal htt him. He was therefore out and no bases cunld he run. The catcher paekesi ap the ball, touched the plate. threw to ilrsl and the umpire declared two ouI. The decision WAS tentraty To section l. fo ruie s@. Here waS a chance for legitimate kiek. A decision that could and should hs changed Hardly mnFmer, NJ this xrliieai siase. was heard. Morse was ( saghi mapping al thiri and The chanoe se >x~re sas game
 rasnaa gos ol,e In the seventh aftef taa were gene rasfe reached second i en Mckinney : error, sioie third, and seased oa Williams wild throw io ss ills.
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