Putnam patriot., 1908-08-14
BASE BALL


 cation. md mother and sister Ann have 10 eio ds.et stunts on the Monday mofn- ing piano out in the woodshed 10 get hiu the weed thai Sir Waiter Raleigh introduced into England, 70 papa can enjoy his clay, but when the electric ian turns off the fool lights and you 90 home and think y0H can do the safafherW aei in feality-well Try II on some strenuous Monday morning while he tub of s1ds emits sounds like the rolling waves and the wash board nuf- fners like the cry ef the Rnlis, and zee how much of joke Il really is. They catch you. yours for the hospital Or to the police court on charge of non. support, where you'll find how funny your neighbofs think il when they come IT 10 testify io yoHr hfutish be hasior. Tn 4 base ball game between the lat men and the lean men, or the married men and the single men, every error Is iese and every nispiay gets A laugh. for it's q farce and nothing more The same crowd at league ganle pay thelf tsetits and loose their humor, errors now get grunt of dis- pfoeal and mtsplays are loudly efili- ei-ed The fans are harsh critics They would like the pitcher on their taFelite leam lo strike out every man, aud to have every batter on thetr team eet f hDuIe.run, and to make II Ian E dream uf paradise inst behcad the umpire fef every close decision thnt goes against theit pets
 However. while the local fana afe ua exception, II is no~ Late IT the seasent and they are only asking for sbakeUp ef fe .satu, dropping of deadweodi and then sonte hnfd work, and @alne+ thing af lhr kind k scheduled F. take plaee beiofe another salufdat rolls around Hnt there must be an aWnks n4na and getting down to business of we might IL well give up all hopes ot the leos flag, and Il hasn't been given np yet, although last Saturday game was n disappointment.
 To fetafn lo lie game. The Colts enme home dragging lhe lin can the liosebuds had tied to their tnii with seven double knots, each knal rerre- FcntInR an \ i run, also Canadian efrof Thereby our peHhant shif, Hunt came up Into tHe nind and hended for lhe flag 50 nicely week pfes ia1is OF account nf poor work on lhe Nanres gan haai, dropped back to the frat of the lifsi dtSi,ian.
 iial the Khme VII. ny no means 4 repetition aI ihe Week helnaa Il eas feas soea eane to saiehH although thofe wefe no sensational phys. md eglofs were iuotleueat to sail the atl0e band oi loNniists that fottWed the team.
 lsolh pitchers were effective and Wofted out niee Putnam punched nn Boucher hal once, anal, although ef4i= batting theif opponents, couldn't gel she saielics N hen they would do the most good lhe koschlitls on the olhet hand punched oil Mel atthy in two in= ninEs, and eopPed oui their lttlF siu pies with men on bases through C A+ tsscffars.
 Tairo opeued .he game ~ith ein gle tuo tot foi N MeCiailrfs Co han die, stole second, and lo thirl on a passvd bal, and lhefe we're none out The natafal answer ls4 a ftttt hat ttIeN afe nal getting natural results thgse dass llfaile famed, hiaft hil a httie Er4Unsiy' te second McrntlgftN diti gaod sgaEk lle kspi la#a cI5se ta tlHid IT leus q. he ,iafed luen aiatle a qtiek thnuw t0 iir=f geflns pie@ fhe Captain had lhe last ebaarr ai il and flieti auI to isti aud tale 0on, back to seeena Netk
 NF ssotezt Il ffio in iheif haH- Mae ritcssd hms,ll iuto Inc 8@ hole right ei .ad Is.' his man Murphy put IL safe betMten iaalt and narle. aad went iigAt down. t,4aaolti put ane to deep lrll neaf lhe fea Aae. getting a double anu eleafing lhe bases ] Me tlailefty saentlepd Leopold io ihird and he seaiea aH aseA s out, Marion le Morse
 The tanadians went aul ia erder in the seeuna In their half Thu hlle,i lhe base, after tma we're gone Leopold ~as ap but Ihs best he could deliver was n ittie hY that Marion gathered in
 The 'oll~ hnnle in u the thifd lAs. otte found il Tor safety, slole second and third, and kept on 10 the tablser on l.afewe~ ~ had throw to MafphX
 h the siNlll Putnam elssSs,i ,he gap hy getting what proved Ia he thcig la,s run, Met aalS and fatFu stngtctIand a passed ball adN adeel them llsotle flied oag haI hioa but a ciean dave Io center scoring Mac. Tate tried to beat il in bnt l. Met lal'erN made tiae return le lhe plaie and he vas ont
 The N-f, scored two each n The 1th and slh iu the slh Boucher siuglesi N Mcs laiIeas efeaadei te l.fvtte would ha*e lesced hsu al sesand had nes raifc dropped He throw N9r, Iaas $ saeainae asl aAessl lslah runners. and single 0s i.ealssla and ] Aiel laf- isFty brought glsem over.
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