Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-10-21
JOHNSON PLAYS Sd
FOR LEGION TEAM
Latter, However, Meets Defeat
2 to l, In Close, Interest
ing Game
cAushier Hold. Visitor. To Five hits
In Seven Rounds


In challenge published in the
sporting column Of The Patriot a
short tire ago, the American Legion
team Of North Grosvenordale express
ed q wish to meet the Nightin gale
Morsc nine Of this city They sisted
that they had hopes Of beating the To-
cal nine. and at least would put up
good fight They had their wish last
week Sunday on the Nam street
grounds. and though they did nos
eqme cut victorious. they gave a good
exhibition q baseball. TIE Putnam
outfit won 3 to :.
The center q attraction Of the daY
was Paul johnson OF North Gresveuz
erdale. who plays on the Philadelphia
American League team. and who COW
erred third base fer the visitors last
Sunday. Paul's playing was not anz
usually brilliant. and he cracked cut
but one hit in four times up bat he
wy snappy and accurate.
Gauthier tWirled for the visitors.
and succeeded in holding Putnam to
five hits and three runs in seven inn
ines Carlson pitched the closing two
innings for the Legion and one hit was
made off his delivery.
H Cournoyer allowed the Legionnaires
five safe bingles, which produced two
scores.
There was only one change IN the
Putnam lineup, in that CONNECT. lad
secured from Southbridge. covered
third base in place OF Benoit, who was
injured last week Each side pulled
off a double play.
The visitors wanted To try their
best to win, of course. so in their first
bats they put two dents in the home
/. plate Lonergan. first man up. hit a
single Blanchard, next up. got 20
first on the same error by Latour that
T let Lonergan TO second.
4 After c. johnson had sacrificed.
6ournoyer to Latour. Paul Johnson
made his only bingle Of the day. and
both Lonerean and Blanchard crossed
The next two men we're put out and
i Paul Johnson stranded on second.
Putnam players were confident that
two runs couldn't win bah game.
and though they went out in l=2-3 or
der in the first three innings, they put
one man across in the fourth. when
Coderre singled, took second on an
error. and scored en- Faueheris two
harEer In the next inning. the fifth.
clean hitting hy the tail end Of the
local batting order put across two
more ITALICS. B0uley started it off
with long double. was advanced to
third on Auger's first hit in nineteen
times up. and both scored on Carey's
double After this the game passed
on uneventfully until the seventh,
when the locals pulled of d fast dou
BILE. Gauthier had tripled. and Lon
crgan had reached second on an err
ror and a felder's choice On the in
slant that G. johnson connected with
the ball both men started. but Co
derre stopped the wallop, and threw
to the plate, catching another Co
derre, who was running for Gauthier.
A lightning throw by the catcher to
third caught Lonergan.
The visitors pulled off their double
in the next inning, when Latour at
tempted 10 sacrifice. but the bunt was
picked up by the catcher, who threw
to first, and put out Latour. Coderre
on second attempted to reach third,
but a throw TO Paul Johnson by the
first baseman caught him.
All in all. it was one of the best
games seen on the home lot this sem
an, being surpassed only by the con
test between the locals and the Nor
witch Colonials several weeks back.
The score.
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