Putnam patriot., 1908-10-09
BASE BALL

city with WAT hoop thst Satufaat afternoon. They expected to take home Reach Special that good Put nam money had paid for but there was nothing doing in that line for the Dictionaries. They did succeed in giving us good scare before they got through with us, and did their part to- wards furnishing the best srticle of ball seen on the local grounds in many moons but if the gentleman with the twenty. five, 90 prominent before the contest stsrted had anything but stage coin, he is going without pie this week sure 'nough.
 We rather take second money to most anyone, even Jack Nichols ann his Nillies, than from Joe and his Websi-finos, and that's what put gin ger into the Canadians, and brought to light all the ball that they ever new. II efferveSsed like magnnn Of white seal and the thirsty fans gulped il down with unusual appreciation, as fl had been some lime since any Of the real article had been set up to them before. Of course it had slight bitter taste to our guests, but even they could appreciate that they were getting ihe real thing.
 Ii was Pin Mathieu vs Keeeh on the rubber, with the youngstef from the DayvIIIe outfit having the best of fl. He pitched gocd enough ibaii 10 send his opponents back aeross the line with beautiful rainbow hncd shut oai, II Joseph, who was holding down egf first sack ,had not lei twisting ground er of the bat Of Arthur Johnson, late of Worcester, Lawrence and Pittiieid, get by him. Matiieu has improved since he pitched here i'll 'e5 when Put nam got F with total of 2l off him. He hnd bit of hard luck, as the locals only earned run came of cratch double when two of his ilelders ran to- gether. There whs also a stupid play pulled of by Marcustfy and Daley that doesn't appear in the record.
 The spot light was focused on the line between second and third. When La. Belle wasn't in II George Johnson was, and the specIalties these two gentle men introduced was the best thing seen in Putnam this season. They look part In fifteen plays and never made missed. MeManas for the visitors did some good stunts and covered n large area, getting seven chances without an error.
 Neither side saw first In the Initial inning, and each pitcher got two strike outs. Steele would have reach ed the fifst station hnt for fine stop and recovery Of i,aiieie.
 The first man io get on Wns keeeh Tn the third, but Tatfo forced hlm at second by hitting ta Mnrcustry.
 The visitors got on in their half. Keeeh hit Daley ant Washington sacfitiaeu him down. t'iroaN hi ta Johnson and Daley WAS caught oil second, and after trying to dodge the iniield was put out hs Marion.
 ln the fourth the first t'nlt cteleh Llzotte started with sctateh donale. He hl litlle fly over short. Daley and HeManus beta went fur il and bumped, The ball rolled back into The diamond and l1otie was oh second when II was recovered. lie took third on l.aIielle's oat and scored an Gadbois gfonndef 10 Daley, beating out the return hy hair,
 Putnam added oite to their lead la the iifth. keeeh grounded te Daley and reached second on the talkatt7e short stops wild throw. ratfo brought him over with hingIe oul et Daley j reach.
 fly getting one more in the seventh lhe Ganadiens thought they had the game on Ice. Gadhois started Wilh 2 single and took second en Marea ss out. Dlott drew pass and G. Johnsen beat out bunt, filling the bases. Ga. yern hit 10 Arthur Johnson, who thre N Gadbois out at the plate. keeeh droNe a little safety hy short bringing in Diott. Tatro was the third out, John 10 Styles.
 The uncertainties of the game were demonstrated in the visitors half ef the eighth when they unexpectedly tied the score. There were two out already when Styles singled and Steele drew a pass. Steele had gone down on Governs wild throw to catch nun mapping. A. Johnson was up. rte grounded down the first base line. IL w.s . ~inaer, but II looked Ike sutc 1hksd ont. Ge1bois missed st and Htee3e epunncd with the visitors hrst scorc. Marcastry now copped out n double down near the Providence street foul hag and the score was,tied. keeeh struck Mathicn out during din to which every visiting rooter's throat added, while every mothers son of us held our breath and hope they d choke
 Visions of working overtime now confronted the Canadians. Arthur Johnson made the world look brighter when he made nice stop of lizotte and gave him life hy making poor throw, IaReile immediately advanced him with | single and, after oadhois flew oai, Marion brought in the wlnn- ing run with a c..sn single to short center. This ended the run getting.
 The visitors were now ap for the last