The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01
PLAN WITT DAY
 FOR STAR RECRUIT
 OF THE MACKMEN

Worcester. June 1-Lawton Witt, the Winchendon boy who is now a regular member of the Philadelphia Athletics, will be honored by the fans of his home town on the afternoon of June 23, when Connie Mack's team will clash with the Worlds Champion Red Sox in a doubIeheader in Fenway Park, Boston.
 As other stars of the diamond have their days, so the sports of Winchen- don plan to do something for their only representatives in the major leagues and have chosen witt Day. for June 23. A section of the grand stand has been reserved for the Win chendon fans and all those desiring tickets in this section are requested to give their names as soon as possible to any member of the committe. It is possible that a special train will be chartered to take the party to Boston.
 'Dutchy'' opened his big league ca reer in Boston with the Athletics in regular style on April IS. His record in the first game was one hit in four times up, with three putouts and two assists in the field without an error. The Red Sox pitcher was none other than Goose Egg George Foster. Up to the present Witt has taken
 part in 32 games and has a batting average of .250 and a fielding average of .926, which is not so bad for youngster breaking in the big show.
 Witt has been a tower of strength for
 Connie Mack's infie1d and he has also proven his worth with the willow. In one of the games against Washington
 a few days ago, 'Laddie,' with the king of pitchers, Walter Johnson, in the box, landed three clean hits. in three times at bat, two of the 'bingles beiang for extra bases. He also stole a base, made a sac rifice hit, scored a run, had four put
 outs, six assists and no errors. It was a clean and remarkable record for the of the leading veteran players. The work of the Winchendon youngster stamps him Q, conner and with the aid of Connie Macl's coach ing will no doubt be a star of the first water in a year or two. Many of the managers in the American League who have seen Witt work at the short stop position declare he is one of the fastest recruits that ever broke into l the big league.
 Lawton Witt is only 20 years old: and received his first knowledge of | baseball on the old Brick School grounds near his home in Front | Street, Winchendon. He afterwards l played on the Murdock Academy nine
 in winchendon, where he won many l games by his heavy stick work and
 clever fielding. He played third base 1 and batted more than 400 during his | two years with the team. He later
 went to Goddard Seminary in Barre,
 Vt., where he also played third base and kept his average up around the | 400 mark all the time he was with
 the nine.
 "Dutchy'' also played football, bas- | ketbau and hockey and was a star in l all three sports. During the sum
 mer months he played with many fast i semi-pro teams touring the eastern | states He entered BOwdOin College | last fall, but the lure of the big league
 forced him to leave and he signed a | contract with the sage of baseball 1 leaders, Connie Mack.
 Mack tried Witt at third base, but | switched him to the shortstop position 1 a little later, and it is believed that he will remain in that position for the