Murano lives up to his billing with a solid single to left which sends Duffy to second. Shelton hits a torrid line drive to the second baseman, who drops it. Duffy, who played for Holy Trinity and Pawtucket West, scores what proves to be the winning run. A Dolan single, and walks to Elliott and Merwin enable Lafayette to score three insurance runs. Elliott gives up a harmless double in the last half of the inning, and Lafayette gains a doubleheader split with a 7-3 triumph.
Players shake hands and pat each other on the back in the middle of the diamond.
Elliott, who pitched 14 innings, is ready to hurl another game. Despite the length of the season, some players crave more, and there are informal post-season contests until the snow flies. Frank Murano travels from Weymouth, MA, to participate, and his brother, Lou, comes down from Hull. Both are retired Boston firefighters who played CYO, sandlot, and semi-pro ball. Frank was with a Red Sox farm team for a couple of seasons.