Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-21
BASE BALL
Dudley A. A. OutclasSed Hammond
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p. II. S. Won from Southbridge High by
Narrow Margin

Hammond. Knowlton formally open
ed the base ball season ON the Morse
lot last Saturday before crowd of
over 800 fans. The opposing team was
the Dudley A. a. of Webster and they
had little trouble in carrying OIL the
game by score of 10 to l.
1t was apparent that the home
team needs STRENGTHENING and it is to
get it. Putnam showed up weak at
the bat and the fielding was at times
ragged. The way the ball was fumbled,
thrown and dropped was enough to
discourage and giant hearted pitcher.
Sheldon was effective at times and
then again the visitors got to him. In
the third they connected for three
safeties which, with wild pitch and
a couple of errors, Melted four runs. In
the seventh it was a regular slaughter
and the guests of the afternoon pound
ed the ball TO all corners of the lot
making with total of IL and when
the smoke cleared away five more
runs were added to the previous score
and the last vestage Of hope was gone.
Dubois went in for the final innings
and not hit was made OIL him.
In the meantime f. Mason was toy.
ing with the local batsmen. Without
apparently letting himself out he kept
the four hits we'll scattered and after
the first inning not local man made
the rounds. The support behind
Mason showed up we'll and ii was con-
coded that Dudley A. A. is a fast
aggregation.
GAME BY INNINGS
The visitors were first at bat, STAN
dard led off with safety between
short and third. n. Mason sacrificed
and the two succeeding men were easy
outs.
Putnam made the rounds in their half
and the fans straightenedIup to see some
good work done. After Fuller famed,
r. Boissoneau dropped Texas Lacquer
over first, stole second and reached
third on Cournoyer's single to right.
tsonrnoyer went TO second on the
first ball pitched. Emo made the
throw to catch him and Putnam's
only run came over.
Three visitors went down on the
strike out route in the second.
InH. q ks half the locals saw
second for the last time when West
drove liner through third, went
down on a passed ball and stole third
Two strikeouts shut of the chance to
score.
Dudley got busy in the third. After
Deary famed Emo sent it to right for
a safety. Standard lined one through
first and wild pitch advsn ED both
men. b. Boissoneau made a wild
throw after handling n. Mason's
grounder and Emo and Standard
crossed. Briscoe Stole and then j.
Ryan threw wild to first of f. Mason
and two more men scored.
The game went along without any
thing ,of moment until the seventh
when the visitors fell on Sheldon for
homer, three doubles and single.
West dropped Sheldon's throw and as
the result of the innings work five
men crossed the rubber.
The last run came in the ninth. Fay
fumbed ,Briscoeis grounder. Briscoe
went down on passed ball and up to
third on wild pitch and second
wild pitch brought him over.
The only features were a good catch
of foul fly by Cournoyer in the seventh
and play in the fourth when bound
ing grounder off Cournoyer's bat hit
first baseman Briscoe in the head and
caromed To n. Mason who fielded it n
time to touch the bag and put the
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