New Britain herald., 1916-09-25
LOCAL COPS BEAT
 THEIR OLD ENEMY
SuperS Accomplish What Regu- lars Failed at Many Times

& Saturday, September 23, is destined &to go down in police circles as q me- morable one for several reasons, but &ch1efly for the notable victory won #oy the local cops over their old enemy #from Hartford. Said victory was one Tor the bright features of the review held earlier in the day and was clean &cut in every respect the invaders from 3the Capitol City being forced to travel &back to their homes and relate to #thefr superior officers and friends Eow 1.-the "rookies'' in New Britain handed them g. nice little surprise package in the form of a 10 to 4 defeat The game was an abbreviated contest of seven &innings which probably accounts for the winners not piling up much larger score, for it is an accepted fact that the way they were pounding the offerings of the visitors hurIers, there is no knowing when the run making would cease. To the victors as in all eases goes the spells, and the local cops who have developed pretty good sort of Q. team by close indulgence to practice for the past few weeks are entitled to ali the credit that can be given them, also for keeping in the city the handsome silver cup, donated by Mayor Quigley to the winner.
 Visitors Looked Fast.
 Early arrivals at the park did not feel very enthusiastic over the chances the locals garnering 8 victory, when they watched the practice play by the visitors. Each of the visitors handled himself like ball player and ! it was feared that the locals would be swamped. Undaunted by this the boys under Captain "Bill' SOuney on arriving at the park posed for their pictures, threw the ball around a lit tie and announced that they were ready to face their foe. The confident air of the home boys gave their friends some encouragement. After Manager Kerin had selected his team, which reIegated Mike Massey to the bench (for what, we do not know) and sent Sarge" Hart with his natty uniform out into the right field pasture, where another crack ball player that we know is usually found "playing." ''Pat" Howley was given the job of guarding the initial sack. The bright stars of the local aggregation were rPete'' Cabelus, Jack Souney and 'iHowie" Blinn. Cabelus carried the pitching burden with Souney on the receiving end and the manner in which they worked reminded some of the old timers of the way Matty and Myers used to work in olden days
 sOfficer'' BIinm Stars.
 Out in the left field "Howie' Blnn, excuse us, Officer Blinn, was terror to the visiting sluggers who, when they managed to connect with Caoel- us' offerings, which looked like @ hit, Officer Blinn was usually found some where in the path of the spheroid with a result that much of the pep oI the visitors was taken out o1 them when "Howie' would grab 'em to the right and left of him with ease and grace, "BilP' Hart also distinguished himself by pulling down a spiral drive and also by nearly catching an- other. After the game Bill albled himself by stating that he was sure he would have caught the ball # It hadn't been so far over is head. Veley at third. played a good game, losing credit for several assists by errors on part of Howley. At second base the locals were also very weak, O' Mafa' who essayed to play the posltlon' oe- ing in the direct contrast to, EVers' Collins ct all, who have gained fane hv the manner in which they guarded The keystone. Over on the HartIofo n1avers' bench each batter was lm- nlored to hit it on the ground toward second. O'Mara was once a great ball
 player, but that was years ago.
 For the visitors McGann was the star performer of the day oehlnd .he hat Tommy Devanney who insists tI,o+ vo,, keen in line when purchas- mo tickets to see the pretty ladies at tbe Grand theater, started on the ri+obers, mound, and was hit hard TOT The five innings that he attempted 10 n,,+ them over. Seven hits of all var i+iee were garnered off the husky hov,s delivery before he retired in fa-
 vor of Havens Cunningham, at sec ond base. played a good game Tn the
 ea1d After spearing a line drive III oonter field "Sox" Queenin evidently believed that he had contributed enough for one day for several other
 tracks that found their way 'nto ups
 territorv fell safe, due to the lnaplllly
 If "Sox'' to hang on to them 4he
 critics accompanying the vlsltors were
 o+tnr severe on Queenin but it should
 ha taken into consideration that re
 was the only pasture guardian to ac-
 comn1ish the feat of catching a bal
 Curing the game. Officer Madigan whc
 woe given the job of tending to right
 Held was benched after he had 1n-
 rloriously muffed an easy fly. Mad1gar
 Is an accepted authority on inebr1ateo
 condition having recently gained thai
 rep11tation, but as a judge of fly balls
 never.
 About tho Game.
 speaking of the game itself it car
 ,e said without fear of contradiction