Putnam patriot., 1909-06-11
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Seven Saturdays and four Of then rainy. II looks as f Inc teams woul' have to go south io finish the schedule oI as one player suggested, play o' some other day. IL k A gfcat disap pointment Of course, bpt il can't b' helped Tbe teams will doubties start playing double headers carly if the season Word went around las Saturday te be on hand for the l'3 car. That was cancelled, and tho Waufegan manager said he would cai up at two o'clock and give hts fina decision. The players gathered al Hotel Gafgill, and az II began te brighten Il looked good for game There was | cali for Manager Bonin about quarter past two and when he came out he announced that there was nothing doing.
 Thinking there might be an opper- inniiy to see the Jewett etty-Andem go, the Manager called up North GTossenordafe only t0 find thht they had also postponed their game. The only thing left to do was to go fishing, which some of them did.
 Manager Farrell of Wauregan has flied lthe name of Albert Kellogg ns an addition to his pitching stall. kel- Iogg has been with Toronto of the Eastern league. The Bulletin cores pondent takes n pessamistic view Of the trend of events, which he thinks p0rtends An early death to our little leaaue. We do mol agfee with the gentleman. II the managers can get together nine men tn theif own town sufficiently strong to satisfy thetr cnn= stilnants, well and good, they are ex- ceptionally fortunate. II they can Is. sembied seven men from their own town, which we believe they can and should be compelled to do, they should then be allowed, f necessary, to look where for battery. Good pitchers and catches nrc not lying around Idle, and many small town does not de seIop this sort of material \ man can mol learn to pitch and catch ns he can learn to play in the field, there must be some natural bent that way to begin with. The people who contri- bute their money to see the games must be taken into con alteration. The Y will not go time after time to zee n pitcher pouded all over the lot. They will stand for erfoiinow and Then in the support but they want n battery thai Is the equal, at least, of the field. And their demands can not 20 unheeded. l. the fact that man has been tried in a minor league and felensed any reason why he should mol play i'll n leasnt ssf hsi is =eet~as tt.ut2 II k the natufa place for him to turn too. This inar Kellogg pitched for waufegan in this city, September 2lth, 1905, and Put. nam found him for 10 safeties, and won the game by score of f8 to q These men are glad to gel game I week, and will play for seasonaole amount. Ii they value their services as did Cassidy, at s@o game, they will not find berth in this section as his case demonstrated. The mana. gers know how much they can afford and will doubtless continue To use tht good judgement they have shown iu The past In this matter. No don't ! let's begin Ia predict the downfall oi our successful little league just heeauss The managers are endeavofing to giss the spectators what they are Justly tie manding fast clean ball.
 Pre- sidcnt \. l.. Reeves hns called [ .seeting Tor next sunday afternoon In sidefed include the arrangement ie playing the four postponed games an, fixing limit against the use ot rfe fessional players.
 Second hascman Faro received letter from Manager Hntkett of Wef cesier. this week asking him te repeti le hlm for practice Wednesday . ThufsdaN Tatfo dcciied nol te accep The invitation but may call upon u. paNersmanagc later.
 Manegan With their aaarteite a pitchers, Messfs.--kelleeg, Barry i.iAesiiN md sullivan Mlll eome | town next saturday II il doesn't ram This should produce game that wit be worth se,tne Andem gees | Jeweti City. hile raftviile comes k naysiilc.
 Joe Connolly, who has been pitch Ing winning ball for iIttle Rock, Ark. this season, has been forced to qui and return 10 his home in N oansocke on account ef throwing his atm out He has the sympathy of a host of Put nam friends.