Putnam patriot., 1916-07-21

| was played Sunday and went ten in- nings the team from down the river walking away with the contest in the tenth when six men crossed. The fans are blaming this to poor judgment in taking Arthur out Of the box in the eighth when he was working good. Wood passed three men in the tenth and Nerrill did not help matters any, Danielson getting six men around and then holding down the local team In | their half.
 The crowd was much smaller than n week ago, Doubtless many thought there would be trouble and did not want to be mixed up in Il. TheSouth- bridge crowd stopped at North Gros. venordale to see the game there fear. ing that the game in Putnam would not be played.
 All fears of trouble proved ground less and not vestige of an attempt To interfere was recorded. There were no policemen on the grounds and al. though few curious ones stood around outside expecting something to develop the game was as free from out side interference as any weekend game could be. The only trouble was that given the local team by the visit. ors who proved too much for the local aggregation and that took their minds of anything foreign to the game for the time being. It Is estimated that less than thousand people saw the game where the previous week the crowd was estimated at 2,000.
 No admission fee was charged but men stood near the entrances with wooden boxes in which contributions were dropped of whatever amount the contributor wished to give.
 The developments in the local base ball situation occurred al rapid rate Saturday and soon the aspect was most complex. It found the police and prosecuting attorney working at cross purposes. The prosecutor told the
 
 day morning, that petition had been filed with him requesting that he en- force the law relative to Sunday base ball playing The prosecutor intimet- ed that personally he was not opposed to the game If played as it was the previous Sunday but that he could not l. his personal opinion influence him in the performance of his public duty and that if the law was broken prose cutions would follow.
 Judge Fuller said he was sorry that he was in favor of the old.fashioned Sunday observance but he realized that others had different opinions and he believed they had d right to those opinions. He said if the games could be played as was the game last Sunday he had no personal objection to 1t but that as an official 1t would be his duty to assist in enforcing the laws and he should do so.
 After adjournment Captain Of Police Ryan was asked what method lie should pursue in stopping the game. The captain said he should not inter- fere unless warrant describing the person to be arrested and the cause was placed in his hands. If he reeeiy- cd such warrant he would serve 1t and if he made an arrest he wonid take bond and the man arrested would be free 10 do what he chose IS he, he captain, would leave the grounds. He said he was going to see the mayor, who is chief of police under the city charter, and ask him to order the police to keep away from the grounds Sunday. This he did and stated that the mayor gave him such an order.
 Attorney Johnson was apprised Of the stand the police had taken. He said that he felt that the attitude was wrong. He thought that they should 1 be present at the game and AS fast as a player came to bat he should be ar- rested by the captain and handed over to .some other officer and taken from the grounds. This would soon put an end 10 the game. MT. Johnson said that no matter what private opinions were 1t was the duty of public officer engaged in enforcing the laws to see | that the laws were enforced but that Il the police would not act he did not see what he could do.
 Meantime the base ball officials maintained their previous attitude anc said that the game would be played ar rests or no arrests. A meeting hae been called to discuss the matter ans 1t was voted to play as long as the, could anyway and it was intimatee that it was expected that no trouble would be experienced.
 Rev. Albert l.. Stone of the Baptis church was interviewed. He said:"W' who are opposing Sunday base :bal have no quarrel with those who wisl to play. What we object to is the com merciaiization of the Sabbath. As W