Putnam patriot., 1909-04-09
The World of Sports

The World of Sports
 Ata ueeting of the officials of the ieague held iB Banielseu Sunday II was voted io reconsider the matter of il schedule. and after sone discussion new schedule WAS ndopted This ar. rangemeut gives Putnam ene game If Wildwood Park. The new schedule was practically the one submitted by Manager i8onin of this city. IL Was al sa voted that the managers posi- the,t fsfteits te finish the season by next Friday. and thnt each manager name an efficiul scorer for the season.
 Jack Nichols has given np trying to form team in wilIlmanlie and k go ing to captain the iiebfonsiiie team and do the backstop work.
 Word comes from down the line that Taflsille has succeeded in signing pitcher Boucher. This must be good news to the Taft fans.
 Manager Bonin intended 10 have his snen out for practice last Saturday, but Che weather man said nay There was a little practice Monday afternoon, but the only regulars out were Llzotte, Gagne. and pubfiel. Gagne was pick sng them up In mid.season form at short. md hts nfm was working fine. The ground was soft and pnnky mak ing fast work almost impossible. Ii- xotte eas picking them out of the air sn left gatden, and Dubriei WAS feceiv Ing the throws at first Pete Masnan worked for few minutes al the Initial sank, but after chasing down the fail- woad bank a few times he resigned.
 The manager has been working on the grounds nearly every day for il week, sweeping of the cindery and tiN Ing np the wall. He says That there k 40 be no friendship in the game, the suas thing that will count with him k good base ball. He seems pleased with sbeing able to secure the services uf a-hesiie shaw.
 There was n meeting of the members of the team Monday evening aud all xxere present except Shaw and Diott. Marion was reelected Captain. Cap tain Marion says that he K going to fill xae position as looks to him best and aNes tfy to cater to certain number who ssre always free with advice as h how they thiuk things ought to be conduct s.si
 
 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday rNaSnrs are lo be the regular practice sssgIhts, and every member al the team ~ilisAe required Ia report on those eVen- lngs os gel an excuse from the Mana ger. Di eoufse they can practice other evening II they seo flt but m the evenings designated Il will be eoiapal. snFy.
 The Putnam Social aud Athletic club elosej a most sueee ssfui season aast Taesaas evening. when the iiaai ! sAntestaiament, consisting of wrest. i Ang match and three boxing eNhlhi- I ssaas, isssk place. The club has been conducted very I successfully, sad in quiet orderly [ sssanset which speaks we'll for the ma | n nalcmrni. the members, and hy no means least, the efficient work of Re ferer. stanton Abbott oi Providence,
 The last meet was a fitting close to N successful season. The men were evenly matched, every bout went The limit. and every bout was fast and clean
 There was preliminary wrestling match between couple of local boys thai went fifteen minutes without d fall
 Ia the preliminary boxing bout he- [ aaecn young Brown of kiliingiy and Ssang I.snghtr. of Providence per Is aps, ss whole, he killingls lad hau i l. ah ade the best af II. In the first ahaee rounds Bfosn eutpoinled hl> ops I yanens. the fourth was an exea ex @hanke. and the last awe were ihe Providence boy's.
 The seali-iinal between Mccullough ass assland and pin&s fgeebeFa of rfs- ekidnnee sas aa eNen ge. fhe men have narE lhFee times amt every t4Hle have spsis even. Alter thp tinal raaaA aud hand shake FreuooFn NuaI to hss app8neats E corner aad told him, haih msra smiling. that they would have io xsA il agAin.
 The final WAS for twelve f0ands be tween Feed sydney, eoleFrd, of Cam. Hlige, Sand ratnau's fayoFige, Inc steaf mule, Harry Aesl saf Providence. Nest was oatpointed all the way and - aa unable to reaeh shis dasky oppo- ssent Mao was cool and apparently as 1xeah AAGa lhe twelfth round enlvd as