Putnam patriot., 1909-08-27
BASE BALI.

There WAS certainly no tFacSs oI that malady, that sa seriously afflicted them The week before, when they ap- pearcd on the Danieiseu diamond last Saturday They dug ttem out of the dirt and weeds in the Daeis hayfleId without the twitch of an eSelash.
 Their performance brought le light the tlcklcness of fandom. Two hun. dfed followed the supposed invslids 10 the borough which recently adopted the Norwich Rosehnds, and every member of the following carried . hammeA When the game was over the hammers wefo thrown In all di- rections and the bugs came home with their chest expansion avain normal They were again singing the praises of Manager Bonin and his band What difference one little game does make. The week previous they were calling of the team and after nine short in- nings they would gladly have raised the salaries of the same members. Hut this Is only an incident of the game the country over, whether the team be mengrel assortment playing on the city dump, country one.week.stand outfit or malof leagee all-star aggfe- gatton, fandom goes on knocking or cheering as it Is defeat or victory for the home team.
 While the Canadians were shutting out Danielson the league leaders were having Il death struggle to keep their position. Those who saw the Jewett City game say that Dayville two or three times had the game saltod but lost il by slow work, and that Il was a lucky win for the leaders.
 In North Grosvenordalc WaurcgRn lost after fierce struggle, so that the games all over the circuit were we'll worth seeing.
 Hut to return to our own game. Barnacle was never seen to better ad- vantage since his debut in this league. He had his opponents completely mystified. In the sixth inning :the first two men got little singles, and these were all he allowed tn the game. Boucher also pitched good hall and kept the hits scattered but his support went back on him M critical times which accounted for both of Pntnam's runs. On the other hand when Dan ieison tried to score they ran into Put. nam's stone wall out and iniield that kept them from reaching the pan.
 Putnam hasn't taken special lik- ing to Umpire Mcclure and there were many expressions of approval when 1t was seen that ]. E. Moriarty had been sent up to hold the indicator. Moriarty K an old ball player, having been in several minor leagues in New Jersey and New York states. He has given good satisfaction when working with Putnam and has never had any trouble with the players, they seem to like him and he thinks they are clean lot, according to hts own statement.
 
 game and tells them that he Is there to see that team wins on it's merits, that he will give decisions as he sees them, not to question his decisions of judg- ment, and If any decision he makes Is contrary to the rules of the game to let the Captain alone do the talking. He impresses the players by thus talking to them and they believe he does the best he can and they therefore over look any little mistakes that would send them up In the air If some oiiici- als raade them.
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 But we have again wandered from the game, Putnam outbatted and ouiiieided their opponents Saturday, and only one little error came from the Colts. They were us steady as the Rock of Gibraitn at critical times, and possibly lost the game.
 The one star play Of the game was contributed by Llzotte when he pulled down Austin's line drive that was go- ing for three sacks, or a possible home run, in the sth.
 The only man to reach first In the Initial inning WAS Austin on pass.
 Putnam scored in the second. Marion spanked single To center over second. shaw put hot one to Austin and lie succeeded in knocking IL down, and by line throw to second would have got Marion on a force out had not MelIaiiefty dropped the ball. Marion went to tbifd on Keeeh's out. Lizotte hit to short and he fnmbicd letting Marion score.
 There was absolutely nothing doing until Patnam again scored in the sixth. There were already two down wien Mcflafferly fnmbled off La belle. A wild plteh put ths captain on second and Marion brought him over with single that dropped back of frsi.
 Barnacie got Into a bad hole in Dan. ielson,s half by giving Meciailerty and Austin singles. They were on second and third and none down. Put- nam bugs wefe scarcely breathing. Talfo hit 70 Gagne sud Mcs'ialferty was thrown out tt the plate. Benoit sas on third running for Austin. tlatby hit . liy 10 Lizvtte and had