Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-26

Ing and the fast Attawaugau team It was one of the best ball games that fans in these parts have had a chanes to get enthusiastic over in many s day. a contest that went twelve innings and was finally won by Attawauean. to 4, when Blanchette came through witi, a healthy wallop to deep riafft eenter ana scored two runners that had man. aseo to get on the base lines just be- lore ne came to bat. This was fin the nrst half of the last inning. During their hnal turn at bat Putnaua.s play. CTS had chance to make a killinx. even after two were out but the nec- essary hit did not rnaterialize. With two down. Kent, who was pitching, and up to that time pitching we'll for AttaWaugan. began to weaken and passed two men. Blanchette relieved him to find himself facing Connolly, who led the national league in batting a part of the time during the past sea son Connolly slammed the first one somewhere over the house tops and to the east of School street, but it was outside the foul line and the big clous went for nothing. Thereafter Bian- .chette saw to it that Connolly did ret set one he could reach and he finally when to first on balls. filling the bases Gaxne, next up, faced Blznchette with the bases filled. but he could not, in the growing darkness. connect with Blanehette's speedy delivery and went out on strikes, and the game was over. Attawaugan fans cheered their team to the echo and many Putnam fans join ed in paying them just tribute. They played a grand game. and as much could also be said for Putnam. trying hard to win with Connolly and for him, just for oldunhes' sake.
 l. The game was cfamtned full Of fne fielding stunts and lightning faAt plays. It was better game than many league contests that Connolly has seen this season, it 50 happened. Qt course the star player was the object of special attention and had U number of opportunities to do things, but all ball ae
 Connolly did not fare well at tns bat, mighty waHoper that he is. He got one hit, a double. The next two times he banged out long drives that Dubriel. in right field for Attawausan, pulled down over near School street. and the last two times he faced the pitchers they passed him-and they showed good judgment, for. conditions were such that one of his hay-makirg wa1lops such as won many games Tor tho Braves this season would have broken up the game. In the tenth in ming, with the score tie. as 1t had been from the sixth, Connolly came up smiling. He slammed Rents two nrst offerings across School street for sen sationalfy long fouls. but wasn't given another chance to hit. This happened again in the twelfth. Connolly. after facing the swiftest pitchers in the country during the league season. key cd up to that standard, was hitting over faAt for the days offerings an6 managed to get only fouls.
 Early in the game Connolly did the pitching, his old job, for the Putnam team. He did very well, striking ont five men. The best feature he con- trfbuted during the afternoon wzs a lightning line throw from left field to the plate, cutting of a run that would have allowed Attawaugan to win in the tenth.
 The only untowerd incident of the game was an accident to Armand Far ley, who started to do the catching for Putnam. He had his finger badly ina jured .. while catching and left the game to secure the services of phy- sician. Later he returned and vas in for the presentation ceremony.
 Between innings the game was In terrupted to permit Judge l.. H. Fuller to present in his pleasing way the e1ft of a silver loving cup and q purse ot $50 to Connolly in behalf Of the peo- ple of Putnam. The crowd cheared iustily and there were cries of "speech from all parts of the grounds. Joe evidently isn't in the 300 class as an orator, however, and he did not re- spond, though his smile rated at least 1000.
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