Putnam patriot., 1915-05-28
BASE BALL
Last Saturdays Game Cancelled 90 AG-
count OF the Weather
Good Teams Booked for Next Saturday
and Monday

and Monday
There was nothing doing on the old
Morse base ball grounds last Saturday
on account of the weather. Manager
Devine cancelled the game with the
Worcester Giants early in the morning
as the grounds were not fit and the
weather was threatening. The wisdom
of his early decision was borne out by
the rainy afternoon.
Next Saturday and Monday the fans
will have a good feast of base ball if
the weather is favorable. Two of the
strongest teams in New England play.
ing independent ball will line up
against strong Putnam team the per-
sonnet of which has not fully been de-
cided upon but the followers of the
sport may rest assured that the team
that represents Putnam will be worthy
of their united support.
Saturday will see the Woonsocket
Nationals. Anyone who has followed
section the past few years knows the
reputation of this club. The men have
played together for the past four sea-
sons and now have one of the best road
clubs in Rhode iIsland, which is the
home of good base ball. Last season
the Nationals made nineteen.days'
trip through the New England states
and Canada playing game each day
and winning seventeen out of the nine
teen played. With a strong Putnam
team to go up against this aggregation
there will be an exhibition worth
watching next Saturday afternoon.
Monday, Memorial Day, the New
fields of Bridgeport will be here for
two games morning at 10 O'Clock and
lively one of the fastest semi.prCfes-
sional teams in the state. They have
lined up against the best teams of Con.
neciicut, Massachusetts, and New York
state and have left an excellent inn
preston wherever they have played.
The 10Th and 30th they play the Nor
witch State Hospital team and the Nor
wich Nationals coming from the Rose
city to Putnam.
Manager Devine has secured two of
the fastest teams in the business for
the two days and it is up to the fans 10
show their appreciation by being at
the games. A good attendance means
more good games but poor attendance
means that base bail will again slump.
The whole matter of base ball is up to
the fans as it takes money to produce a
good show and if the money is not
forthcoming the curtain can not ring
up. This is self evident fact that
needs no explanation.
The lineups of the visiting teams are
as follows:
Woonsocket Nationals - Drouin,
catcher; Crafts, pitcher; Duhaime
pitcher; Guedesse, LIST base; Destrem-
pes, Ind base; Allard, 3rd base; Crepeau,
shortstop; Kirby, left field; Vanasse,
center field; Earle, right field.
Newfields of Bridgeport = Moyhide,
right field; Dunbar, shot stop; Cum
ningham, End base; Burke, left field;
O'Conneli, center field; Clark, LIST base;
Klinger, Bird base; Fray, catcher; STRAIT
ton, pitcher; Carlson, pitcher.
Since the above was written Man.
ager Devine has secured his full team
and that it will be strong one a
glance at the lineup will show: Sager
of Northampton, who was offered a
chance in the Southern league but
didn't report, and Stiegberg of Bridge
port will do the box work. Both Of
these men have made regulations for
themselves. Gagnon of Waterbury,
who has caught RUDE Maquard and
bat. Dick West will hold down the
initial sack, Tetreault will be at Sec
ond and Laundry at third, all Putnam
men. Brooks of Dayville, who played
for Bridgeport, will be at short. In
the outfield will be seen L'Hereux of
North Adams, heavy hitter, Marion
al center and Fallon, late with the
Washington Americans and Hartford,
who has quit organized ball, at right.
Substitutes, f. Ryan, ID. Ryan and
Robittalle.
With two good teams, Saturday and
Monday, pitted against the above ag-
gregation, there will be something
worth seeing on the Morse lot.