Putnam patriot., 1909-05-28
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 Manager fonin kept the telephone wires busy about noon last saturday. uivipg the members Of tbe tenn orders to do hurry up stunt and get aboard the twelve-thifty trolley for Norwich. There WAS bright spot in the sky al about that time but the wind ~as From a rainy quartet. aud the wiser ones abaok their heads iii doubtful man nsf questioning the adsisabilltS 6i tite long trolley trip on such an unceI- tainty. Manager Bepoll had eMied m in he morning but not getting the local manager said he would enil aealn. E1thinR more was heard lfom him. and not wishing to tnke the chance If disappointing the Norwich Taftvills fans by non-hpleafatefa The manager decided to hustle hls team together and go. Two of The regulars were missing when the con. daciof came around for the fares, bat there were II men, including the managef and scorer, SD n team could be made up. Arriving at faftvilie in s dfizzle things did not look favorable and lAefa i.eing no tone to meet the team it looked as fl signals had been crossed and they were not expected. While the team amused themselves pitching pennies the manager with first baseman Pepin, hikedi up to the grounds 10 see how things stood. The latter came back in fifteen minutes and stated that the rosebuds had ,ionned tneir fishing logs and started for their favofiie pool to gel mess Tor ssnnday's dinner. The team took the next trolley Into Norwich and walked about town until train time and re- anrnod on the train reaching Putnam nt six o'clock.
 Probably the n,oStenlhusiastic couple of fans In Eastern Connecticut were discovered one night last week ny our might police shift They certainly ie dale hold ali claims to the tllle ot King and Queen ef fandom Ii was In tfs middle of Saturday night, If not qniie Sunday morning, when ihe officer on Inc hcsi i'll the north end of the city got complaint of disturbance al certain house. He went, with another officer, to the scene of action and found an elderly couple sitting in Their af,artsnenls with their windows wide open, waiSing their arms and shouting al the tops Of theif voices As the officers got near enough to understand inc shouting they made out that the old man and old woman were discuss ang the relative merits of the Putnam and nagsiile teams, one standing ur su Putnam and the other pfaising
 aiasyille. The neighhofs who heafd tAe racket, noi knowing what 1t WIS all about, had complained that they we4e kept from theif slaml'eFs. The officers warned the couple. and pfohae- sy t0sd tl.em ti theA valued lheit lives mol to he iieafd saA ine anAtlias against tie pleuls 0f tle acme Ieaat, as they were surrounded itA several hundred et shr most loyal lans tu the ctly, who ssanld take sides with thu Putnam en. ahasiaSt aud the opponent would ee sn ppearious situasien. The aFgm. saxsE ceased hul htoke out anew in a sine while h fael il teok thtee siSsss of the police Ia cool oil the Vene. rahse couple and giNef their neighhors aheis just fer0se.
 Rill Boucher, pitcher for raftSille has siglscd tounie Mack contract. Tf4is siocs not mean thai he Is 10 play with the Athletics K many seem 10 shink. Mack k always willing to put q string on any promising yeans,ef and. when he has an opportunity, to farm hlm out 10 some minor club. II he happens to make good he Is subject to Eoanie's orders. im this way Mack p1iis Inc wires oser many spiayefs and does no, go io any expense ,o do so
 Tn Anaems have released Raeker lsaruAe, formerly catcher of the rait- eitie. and The oaekstep work wiii heFeaStef hs done hy Alma Rlanehesse, samuxanly called .rcse' brother ef 3sas Asancl etse the oas- legs d catcher, sseai iahnsan has sirnigigd his inten- 1Assa to leave the Aeteia sam ta go to she sialers q Webster, Nancy cen. si asFslions decided hifu io make tie eaanes
 \ t@a9y oi Melssget has uot been ] asgnaa iy Anaeia. Ia wants too l ss. slcA laag Ercen sef hgs ssaasafe to l te within the reach q elaas playing E one same u'eek lie k not to be klaasd ss he ean sei T tut he Mil hsve e 'eak to hiesef taans AhAn easa- 1fl3e ths k. Ns l.. N@uFesaa has Gixmsa a ASHlnaaRtle bay nnasei Sai. II xan 10 stseae4lsen 8hA4 pitching de.