Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-10-01
BASE BALL
Putnam Eyeus Up Series with Sonh-
bridge A. 0. C..
Many Fans g. from Here 10 See Game

Putnam e, ned up the third series
with the Am lean Optical team Of
ssatabsiaF sautAoridge last Sat
utiay before Of 1900. Manager
Cassent bad gstfea .oQether . strong
aggregation ID lis determination TO
poll Oh The trick and + WIS done neat
ly by score u! %
The management sptarz surprise
on souihbiidxe by senalrs eat smith,
pitcher sith the Brooklyn Fefera,st
10 pitch. smith was an enign4a 70 the
Optics and he'd tbpm TO 5 hits while
palnsm was gathering IN II sa.eties
OF Vernon.
The scoring tegan In the first round
VI tie second inning, when Comm cite
let Mike Donhn's grouudef get a%ay
from him, which was followed by
single BY spires. Capt. FaIlon then
advanced the base runners by ground
ing out, Mcintyre 10 J. Cooney. Paige
dumped one d few feet from the bat
tiers box and ellison suecee ed IN get
ting Doniin, who was making for the
plate 81 Tres went 10 third on the
play Paige dashed for second and
having caught runners going down
time after time BY a quick throw, Gil
son drove one with the intention OF
getting Paige. jim Cooney went into
The air for IL, thinking it was a short
throw 70 catch Spires, and the bnIl
oo5bed of bis glove, while Spires
talHed
lewis then fouIed out to Gibson.
Two mote runs were added IN the
thifd inning y the visitors. Pitcher
-mitH got life when u. Gooney lei
oae - through lis legs. Capt. Vernon
hjt Porter aad he tfatted To fifstBurus
s,need past Aieintyfe, scoring Smith,
win Porter making third keauey
sent a sacrifice is To Gtadu and Porter
scored. Donin sent one 10 jim Goon-
e., who threw 10 Gibson, cutting
Buns Oh at the plate.
In the sixth fatme, the last runs for
Putnam were scored alter Gladu had
retired boaliu all spires by pocket
ing their high flies. Fal lon singled
followed by one by Paige. Lewis
drove one into left field, which scored
tallon and Paige. Lewis did not
stop Oh his drive, and made the circuit
for Lavoie allowed the ball To go
through his legs, and Commette peg
ged the ball on the return badly to Gil.
son.
Capt. Vernon sent Cy Peloquin TO
the pen 10 warm up Tor the next inn
ing. II. GooneY flied to Burns. Me
lntyre got free pass with ellison
coming through with "a smashing
drive past keaney jun Cooney sent
one into right field for Two bases,
which sent Mcintyre across the plate
with tue first score for SoHthbtidge.
Lavoie sent one Mt keaney, while Gil.
son started for the plate with Cooney
muking for thifd ellison was run
down by Lewis, assisted by keaney
ana spues, Hho succeeded in getting
Cooney rs he slid into third.
La the eighth Pieau WAS sent in to
bat for Charlie Gladu, and whitfield the
ozone. Harry Gooney got his eye on
the bail and poled 1t for TWO bases.
Mcintyre famed Gibson drove one
at Spires, who threw low to Mike Don
lin, who could not see the ball, and
Coouey scored while ellison was allow
ed to take second on ground rules. Jim
Coouey seut one at Paige, who booted
IL into center field, and ellison ttailied.
The inning ended when Lavoie forced
j. Cooney at second Win groundeT,
Keaney to Paige. Score:
Innings l % 1 81 50
A. O. Co. 10000 0 u 3
Putnam o l o o. 5
Nv, o-oase hits, Falon, Lewis, II
Cooney, J. Cooney, johnson. Stolen
bases, Donlin, Commette. Sacrifice
hits, Fnllon, Mcintyre. Sacrifice fly,
keaney. Double plays, keaney TO
Lewis TO Spires; johnson 10 Mcintyre;
Paige To keaney TO Donlin. Innings
pitched, Vernon Is, Peloquin 3. Hits,
on Vernon 8, Peloquin , Base ON balls
by smith, II. Cooney, Mcintyre, Com
melte; by Vernon, Burns; by Pelo'
quin, Porter. Hit by pitched bali, ny
Vernon, Porter Struck out, by Smith,
III. Gooney, Mcintyre, J. Cooney, La
vote, Commette, Glsdu, Pleau; by
Vernon, spires, smith. Umpire, Con-
way. Webster; Me(huley, Worcester.
Auendnnce LOCO Time. ill., ION.