Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-09-24
BASE BALL
The Optics Keep The Teddies from
Making the Rounds While They
Score Four Tunes
"But Wait Until Next Saturday at
SOuthbridge." Say the Pans
BY NJ Wiley

by NJ. Wiley
While the Boston Red Sox were
making feast ell the Detroit Tigers
at Boston last Saturday afternoon one
of Hughle jennings little Tiger cubs
was raising havoc with Captain Fall
Ions troupe of Teddy Bears on the old
Morse grounds in this city and enjoy
ing his act TO the limit, This young
star believes that II you laugh the
world laughs with you, for, while he
was moving down the bears with his
the somewhat excited, not to say
angry, Teddies grew louder and loud
er, his broad grin correspondingly In
creased. In the 9th the smile ON the
face of the Tiger developed into real
laugh and from his point of view the
whole game WAS just a bit of farce
comedy with the Bears a-danoing at
the crack of his whip.
Boehler was the youngsters name
and for the past season he has been
used to give the Detroit team batting
practice with only an occasional
chance to get into real work. Even
with Nsndyke working for the locals
there was not much consolation fC r the
Putnam rooters anywhere in the game,
From the time that Spires and Donlin
got To tossing the ball around in the
LIST until Gagnon famed for the third
out in the 9th, sSouthbridge had her
own way and was living on Easy
street, and the farther up they went
the easier il got and they lived in the
ninth house. For while the Optical
team was forcing runs around and get.
ting at Nandyke, who did not seem as
effective as week ago. In the mean
measley scattered hits. He stood on
the mound and shot them at the Bears
from all angles. He was grinning
from ear To err as eaeh bear gave a
grunt ami returned te the bench. Van.
dyke was just mutton fer the Bay
skaters and they were getting to him
with cloekwork regularity and with
the assistance of a little ragged support
the visiting team had the game safely
tucked away by the 3fd inning.
While all the Putnam fans could do
was sit aud attempt to enjoy the show,
including Boehleris broad smile, noise
was not lacking. Southbrdge must
have been rather dreamy, sleepy,
deserted town last Saturday afternoon,
for, beginning shortly after noon a
large portion of the population from
the town over the border began to ar
rive in Putnam In autos. Before the
game began a special train pulled into
the station and deposited a large crowd
of anticipating followers of the game.
1t did not take them bong TO pass
through the gates of the old ball
grounds and find a vantage point TO
watch the battle and theif cheers, for
which they had plenty OF opportunity,
were not given with the soft pedal on,
In the LIST one run resulted for
work were contributing factors. IL
was in the 3rd that the balloon went
up, and 1t went up high. II. Cooney
was given a pass A double by Slim
Mcintyre gave Cooney third. ellison
hit to Spires who handled the play
poorly and Gooney crossed the platter,
but Mcintyre was thrown out trying
for third Bayoie reached first on
ieIder's choice and went TO second on
Cooney's out, VandYke to Donlin.
Johnson's single scored ellison and
Lavoie. Gladu closed the inning by
grounding To Keaney. Score o.
This ended the scoring but left time
for one or two good plays. In the End
Commette drove a liner through
Keaney. L'Hereux was backing up
the third baseman and by quick hand
ling and nice throw Of the ball got
Commette at first. In the 9Th Gallag'
her made a perfect throw from the
field TO the plate cutting OIL Gladu,
who tried TO score Boehler's single.
Putnam was not up TO form and the
usual ginger and pep was missing.
! They are now promising 10 do things
to ,Southbridge on the Southbridge
grounds next Saturday and large
crowd viii follow them TO see II they