Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-10-15
CONNOLLY DAY
Smiling Joe ard An All Star Cast viii
Meet Putnam. New York Ell Al on the
Bank Of the guinebaHg Saturday
prepar atoms Being Made for Largesl
Crowd in Putnam Base Ball History

Next Saturday $ "Connoily Day
IT is the second annual and is getting
To be looked forward to as is Thanks
giving. Christmas and Fourth of July.
1t Is anticipated that Eastern Connee.
tieut and Southern Massachusetts base
ball iHns Will be out en- mass 10 see the
.bigl est and last show of the season in
Putnam. The left fielder and premier
batsman Of the Boston Braves and for
mer Putnam pitcher will have the
center of The stage but this year he
will be surrounded by an all star cast
from Boston, New York, the New
E1gland Eastern, TTi.state and other
leagues. 1t Is To toe one great event IN
Putnam base ball annals and II will be
the chief topic OF conversation now
that the Worlds series has been set.
tied.
There nre to be no banquets or frills
of any kind but Just great base ball
feast from soup To nuts served on the
old Morse grounds on the west bank of
the river. Never before has the old
field seen anything like the glittering
array of sparkling stars that Will put
an eclipse on the old sun II the weather
nun will only be good and lei Old sol
grace the henvens andimmed by
clouds, and II Jupiter Ptu1ias will
keep bis rain drops lock d up for some
future day. Much, in tact everything,
depends upon the weather dispenser
| and old lnpe PiaSe.
There isn't man, womnn or child
whose blood tingles nj the sound OF
the willow, ash or hickory when It
comes in contact with the ho sehide
but what IS planning To see The big
show. It will be great crowd and
special arrangements are being made
To take care OF it. The canvas Will be
moved back from the wall and reserV-
| ed seats viii be strung along the cast
side of Church street taking care of
| several hundred Everyone will be af.
1 forded the best possible opportunity To
see the contest but il must be remem-
| beled that The grounds are small aud
! If one wishes a choice of seats he Will
have 10 put ia an appearance early.
The gRme rs announced Is between
/ Connolly1s stats rs Putnam. This
hash { any especial significance until
one RlWices at the lineup OF The TIVE
i teams aud reads the names of players
with nasaUnal regulations and then
! one U4kcs up his mind 10 6e there
| with uufS sickness or death as an eX.
euse. bete gte the AH.StHs: DAVIS
! or Iytef Vf tie Braves viii pitch,
! Mitchell, the teans coach, Aii catch;
! Leplnv, iertaerA with Providence, 1t;
| Dave stean, manager aud captain of
Providence tVuu, y; Maranviile, s.;
! Fitzp83eb, So; and Connolly, II;
! (thFee bfaNes}5 Randall, eli; Ruel, II;
| both old leaeue veterans.
| Then comes Putnam with the fol-
| lowing: Pol Permit of the Giants will
| pitch, Wendell of same team will
/ catch, Graham of Toronto, 10; Larry
! Doyle, captain of the Giants, %; Dyer
of Giants, SD; keany, Tri State league,
SIS; Fallon, II; Porter, IF; Burns, CT; the
| last two from the New England
| league.
There are names in the above line
ups that have drawn thousands upon
thousands To base ball games all over
the country and they are coming right
here to Putnam in the flesh and blood
10 go through their PAGES for lovers of
the national game. And that is why
IL is advisable TO get To the grounds
early and get good vantage point.
The game will be called promptly at 3
o'clock