Putnam patriot., 1909-06-04

The team that Manager Bouin put in the field Monday looked fl to ge the season limit, and If he can keep Il together there Is good base ball in store for the fans There is now no appar- rnt weak spot Tn the team, and the foot of the batting order is as strong as the head, something unnsual
 The center of attraction WAS The new pitcher, George Rivard, of Providence. He reminds one of old Joe Connolly has his speed. qnick breaking curves, fields hia position with soine life, and k a stickef. lie pitched twenty in- nings Monday (which was asking iit- tie ioe much to be crowded into siN hours. and h the eleventh inning ot The afternoon game he began to show signs of the awful strain.
 Diolte showed np well At first and will doabtles. be fixture at that sack. The only criticism WIS that he ap= ueared LOO m xiotis and Jeff the bag un- covered te get balls that he should have left for Tatfo or Hixafd to field ta hIm.
 Andem showed good strength, but were ouiiielded and oifbntted in both games. Their new pitcher, polandef calling himself smith, did not show much class He Is slow and lacking m speed. ty Peioqain pitched great game in the afternoon, and it was his fine work with men on bases that waa big factor In losing Putnam the game.
 IL was an tdcal base ball day and the combined attendance of both games must have been 200.
 MORNING GAME
 The crowd began to assemble at thu Providence street grounds bright ane early The game was held back anti eleven o'clock so that the business meI might have an opportunity to be pres eni after the stores closed.
 Rlvafd famed the first two men an, passed the next two. Mareustfy VA on third. C. Johnson was up with couple of strikes, which didn't bod good toMatk ,so he tried a little squeez all by his lonesome, but was an eas, out.
 Putnam broke in In the titsi, an kept the lead all through, Andem I no time looking dangerous Tatf popped one out that Jimmie Johnso dropped. and smith fumbled ott l. xotte. Marion enrped n line hii ovs second and both runs scored.
 Andem got around in the ihiTs There were two down when out of clear sky came three little singles | succession, Aucoln coming over.
 Putnam look n couple more in the half Tate filed lo t'adeffe. l4izotl got life on ftappier < slow fieldinl but was caught trying to steal, l.i belle hil one that was going easy, b. when 1t reached Mateustly il took bound over his shoulder. He sto second Marion pau enc ~her ffai pier couldn't recover. Shaw hii on iiae iio center for safety and bot men scored.
 Putnam .increased theif lead tw faoit in ttS iN84tas tdSfe N'attS with Texas and rspin ~uelcl hiin second. ItNala advanced toth with sacrifice. Gagae scored eu a Nil pitch, and fepln on ratfo.s saefinc fiy.
 Che nefe came eeef ia the scNi o Marion'S single, wild pitch, sieal, arl as wild throw by Hianvhetie h cate hisn at third.
 Andem added n couple ie the ses enth Carlson and klanehette bot dumped 1t down the first hase lins niotte and Rivard both tried te lieh Inc ball and the hag was ieti uneeN cred, both going for scfsieh hits. Au coin singled Carlson over and Elan chette scored on Shaws throw to sec ond to catch Aueein.
 The Andies scored for the last tim in Inc eighth ralro fumhled of Man enstry and coderre brought hlm oye with double to center.
 The Canadians crossed once more II their hall, pio.le singled, stole seeon' and third, and scored when Aueoii dropped The throw from Rlaachette.
 In The ninth with two goae She. singled, but got no further. Aueeil making the third oul to nselle