Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-05-06
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Last Friday we took fan out of
the Trade school nine with the score
of 100 Putnam slammed the bah
all over the lot, getting IA hits to the
one of the Trade school, which was
pretty close to fielding error. Chase,
captain for P. H. S., knocked two
home runs, making total of four cir
cult drives for him this season.
Rudolph Nelson pitched four inn
lngs for Putnam, Leroy Ames, Jack
Durand and Patrick Donlon each one
inning. Tom Melia and Ereste Bianchi
hurled for the opponents.
The Athletic Association went over
+ the top with wide margin in the mo-
vie and musical program which it pre-
scented at the Bradley Theatre We'd
nesday evening for the benefit of ath-
letics.
Tuesday the Bird, ten fellows and
Mr.. Snow ''went through" the Poly
tech at Worcester by the invitation of
DIR. Coombs, one of Techs faculty,
who was here and spoke several weeks
ago. Any fellow who expressed him
self to be interested in technical ed
ucation had the privilege of going.
The tour of inspection lasted for
about one hour and half, the "pros-
poets" going through all the build
ings and several of the rooms. In the
afternoon the Tech ball team played
Bowdoin College, which might posi-
bly, have been drawing card for some
who weren't quite sure whether they
wanted to learn trade or not. But
to say the least everybody had fine
time and are indebted to DR.. Coombs
i for his invitation and hospitality.
The bunch went up in two cars, one
f1ivver and the other not a flivver,
but they both got there. Besides Mr.
Snow and Leon Wilson, who furnished
the car that wasn't flivver, there
were: Alfred Barber, James Torrey,
Waldo Chase, Raymond Pierce, Leon
Wilson, Jr., Chandler Morse, Sidney
HAYWARD, Ted Brousseau, Leroy
Ames and Norman Ash.
If the weather and the Plainfield
buzz-wagons hold good we'll have a
little party with our old friends this
| friday afternoon and Wen use cur
own home plate" This is always q
good game.
Tomorrow fSaturday) several Of
the baseball squad are expecting to
go to Providence to see Brown play
Dartmouth because they realize that
the presence of a few good ball play
ers is needed or the affair would look
like a game of marbles But If tine
umpire doesn't strike too many Dart.
mouth men out we won't say anything
As was previously announced, the
public prize speaking contest will be
held in the school auditorium a week
from tonight, Friday the 18th. II
sounds unlucky but keep your horse.
shoes in your pockets. The program
will be as follows: " The King of Boy
ville," Rhoda Gilpatric; "A Christmas
Present for Lady" Eunice Harrison
piano solo, Wilhelmina Frost; 1.-The
Governors Last Levee,o Clara Keller;
"Claudius and Cynthia" Rita Kelley
violin solo, Esther Rouse; "Lasca,"
Christina Murray; Rhyme of the
Three Sealers," Helen Phillips; selec-
ton, Dreaming Alone in the Twi-
light Boys Glee Club; 1.-The Barrel
Organ" Catherine Thayer; "The
Wildcat" Helen Thompson.
Last Monday we received our first
defeat of the season from Pomfret
! School at Pomfret. In the THIRD in
ming the score was tied, 3-3, then Pom
fret got four runs and five hits an the
next two innings, which gave them a
strong lead. One run for us in the
seventh frame and one in the sixth for
them made the final tally "a.
The pitching was the feature of
both teams as only one or two good
hits were rung up in the whole game.
Several bunt plays were attempted
and good, baseball was shown when
they were successful The first of the
ninth, our batting half, one of the
pinches peculiar to baseball W rs made.
The first man up, Bill Mccoy, usually
good hitter, famed the air three
times for X. o. and the next two
men, Donlon and George Murphy, got
their base on balls. Then Dan Will
Hams was retired on pop fly to the
pitcher. The score stood 81 with two
out and two men on bases. Gerald
Allard got on by getting hit and not
getting hit. This made three on but
two down, which is pinch. Jack
Durand was up and after getting two
strikes and three balls called on him
and knocking about ten fouls missed
one and Pomfret was out of a hole
which looked bad.