Putnam patriot., 1909-04-30
Base Bal
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Tn sixty mile bfeezs, clouds 0f dust. and freezing weather the Eastern Connecticut Base Ball League gel un- der way iaet Saturday The crowds that saw the openers were snnali, aud sithough the managers would haVc liked mofe quarters and dimes they were planning n0 8ue fof staying indoors on such day. Ii Is generally T safe Let that nl home teams will win iie Iitsl gasae, but this year proved the exception ant tic only home tenm to start in the iirsi division was Jewett City. Mclsfoome's aggregation made clean sweep and sent the Colts back Co their stable clearly eatelasses in the box. in the field. and al bal.
 Up on the Jewett City hill top, where the ball ground lays, all WIS In readiness promptly at quarter past three. Borough Warden Ira r. Lewis, walked to the box, Tatto took his posi-. tion tat bat. and the Warden, after winding hitasef np like an eight day clock. got the first ball of the season near the home plate.
 Moore then stepped onto the rubber and began te serve up an assortment of shoots, backed by all kinds of speed, that kept the Canadians down to four scattered hits in nine long innings. Jewell City is apparently depending a great deal upon Moore's ability, and from appearances last saturday he is not going to ,iisappoint them. Ills support was good hut they had little te to as he struck out is and assisted in putting out 5 which left but a balance of i2 men to bc retired by the field. Had this not been SO the Jews would doubtless have swelled their error column to the size of their opponents as IL was nearly impossible lo shut ones hand on ball on account of the cold, The lsa fans present were satis- aee with the work of both teams.
 Putnam had bad spots but they also Lad some very good spots. Three times their opponents had man on
 
 sAzot,e and Ilieti saved the runs by good catches on the third ont.
 Shaw caught good game and would have nailed every man he tried for had sot Tairo dropped the ball First base @as weak sIsai Us pepin began drop ping them tn practice and kept il up until hc was relieved hy hacruiN.
 Al 1 o'clock The game aas called fer minutes oal ef Ie>pec, .lof Gov, Lii. ley.
 r. .asa got to seeond in the first but 1 Il, ,hle play shut ell theit ehaneee.
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 h the second they nearly scored. l Eonln hil Naltlie reached third 1 an Meiimuey's sacrifice on which i repin dlapped the throw. man on seoond and third with i none down Rllehie hit to Gagne Watt ifie1 to >eesv bu, was thrown out st the plate N Robertson famed and i.isolte mates good catch ei Noore's itne dnVe that looked lo he going safe
 They tilied the bases again In the fourth but inioil caught Mckinney's dy for the thifd ous and the danger was assed
 The Cansdlens during this time were going out in order.
 In the iiith shaw drew pass, and stole. blot, and oagne famed. Not his a had been made oil Moore ~ then Penln took his bal and seored Shaw hy eorping eut clean one es nrst. He vas the thIfd out trying 10 steal.
 TAe lewesG.s hall k asad iaie. Eleven snea Nalled. leaf singles were made and esEafs. fe~altlns la s tans. nfen. nan came to st and singled. Williams hatsed aai ol iasn and Robertson sa- ealleu uut Williams hlt and easy rfaanasf 1o Lalefle. ratfe dropped tfe euss chance to bead etf Brennan Mast gasn esere \ daNn lo nen1n. lie siies la hsNs lseen .sa easy sialtd oas, lat g'ep.n dnppel the bali and Bre. nan erassed Mckinney heat out ham aad William. eFasssst. kitehie scored Wau with single. ploss asob aea " RaheftS9as iiY. Moore .naa4.sti ap saxas that scared Bigehie, aud Mrktaues aes tetoea out ai iae p.ate. RAiil walked aud t!ilcd the f.asss. Nlth .Mo ssFikes on him, Rfe- nan pa. Isni one between Tairo and lsenin, scoring lao nl0ge runs. u.