Putnam patriot., 1909-08-06
THEY SAY

| bank near the baekslop. getting Dionis foul fly.
 l That Geergie Johnson famed every time up, but Jimmie batted for i0o0.
 That Andem cheers were turned to gfoans in Inc 5th.
 That RiYafd Is 10 try 1t again with Worcester
 That the Greys have lost Boyle to Bristol.
 Tint Manager Calm tries 10 run the team n ia Connie Mack. That who thought Dayville could do il.
 That Mf. PerreauIt didn't gel tired ringing the bell.
 That Bafnie pitched To fourteen inning game at Ho1eten last week.
 That shaw and Mark talked things ovef
 That q good percentage of the crowd thought they ought to be allowed to umpire the game.
 That Putnam lost two runs by try. Ing 10 steal Dnscs when Ii WAS uuneees- sary.
 That Alderman Chick WAS on the bench and thought he heard some one say three fe one Oil Andetn.
 That keech tried so hard to break the ice We put his name in the batting averages to bring him luck. That pitcher with n quick break Ing out doesn | need much else in the F.. (. League.
 That the scorers job k getting to be as bad as that of the ump, and the ghost never walks for the former.
 That the bills say there are 1000 spec. tatofs wanted for next Saturdays game, but no one need stay away for fear of making it over that. ! That no one has sent us wireless that Farley has made a hit yet.
 That the Cap now heads the batting list, but he will have light on to keep Shaw out of it as he is due to get on the elevator.
 That DiuIte made too much noise to suit the ump, but before he got through talking to hlm Mark needed attention fer giving away our battery signals.
 That we forgot to say 1t was awful hot.
 That the manager has stopped smil- ing-~hes laughing.
 That Putnam has come up into the wind with her nose headed penant- ward, and unless something breaks she is good choice for first money.
 That the shortening evenings are be ginning To shorten up the practice.
 That the catcher thought the half hour trolley went clear through. That Barnie's overland throw to bases can't very well go wild.
 That Henry doesn often have much to say.
 That Tate took all of his eight chan ees, and some of them hard ones.
 That Eddie only had one little chance.
 That the Captain put blot on the clean error column. That keeeh brought hls own bat too.
 That the Audem ctowu knew when the ball went to center il was nil over.
 That Li3otte didn't get a chance in lhe field, but he did with the stick.
 Tint Zig Chief Ronin k now reapiug harvest of well deserved praised for the way he has developed his team, A managers berth k no bed of roses. The fans judge of hls work from outside appearances only, they tic not see the difficulties to he seen from behind the scenes. II is ne cyneh to keep base If the team k winning the mana ger Is It. If they are losing there are more suggestions fired at him than he comfortably dodge. itlis safe te say that if he acted upon all these sugges- lions he would have all of hts colts in the stable, The writer has heard al aiftent times from difi'rent ones, throughout, the season the names of every member of the,tesm mentioned, with two exceptions. As only iii to hold down the bench, And here they are playing together like piece of ma. ehinefy and winning everything in sight. True they have good man In the box. but notwithstanding this he k no sttikeont artist and the balls have ,x K. hanai,.a hr his supnarl And his support has kept the hits down by out. and-out robbery in many instance>, ~n let's give the manager his due by \ word of encouragement and anpreeia- tiolN and large attendance.
 That the Aadems will he our guests next Saturday. Whether pr mol there Wilg he q change in thelr line up they alone know. There will he another eeod game, that's s0fe, aad tAefe should ee a large aasenaaaes. If Put. nsin keeps thelt stride they should hs ths winners as the game last weeN gase shem confidence, if any was needed. oa the other hand, The An. dems they wIll pal Qp 2 good light and give a good aceeaat ol themselves will nag aase the renadenre they would have had had they war al home. We sle net forget inc tinae ~e won la the morning on the AndeA grounds and l iasl If home in the aftesa a0an, and this could lse repeated. but Il is mol pnaha- ! bie. There iss nothing cock sure in haSe ball 0ul ordinarily Putnam