New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-10
PIONEERS BEATEN
(I|||!fRST OF SERIES
8aB G4 Bad Breaks and Poor
Umpiring Also Costly

FsBilTs Dudack, the star moundsman
Or the Pioneers went down to defeat
yesterday afternoon in East Hartford,
wfen the crack Polls team augmented
NJ some Eastern league stars, took
ne first game of the series, score
no AS the score would indicate, the
3ttle was a warm one and was lost
or the home lad only after the
1ughest kind of breaks. For seven
Innings the big fellow turned back his
Ipponents In one, two and there fash
ut, only two of the Poll team reach
HI third base, but in the eighth after
10 was retired, trouble piled up
4tck and fast Manager Gillette Of
x Hartford crowd, was evidently set
hswinning the opener for he secured
Earl Potteiger, the crack outflelder
the Worcester team for pasture
MY and with Goodridge Of the Hart
ord team and Fred Reigeer Of New
nndon and Jimmy Burns former
pttngfield and Northampton infielder
Ia the job, the winners presented a
efmidable array, when. his jumps
Mned ''play ball. 5ss as.'s
The banner crowd Of the season was
4&neers bringing along a big delega-
lii of rooters, who made their pres
h6e known at every opportunity. The
anne was marked by the hot duel be-
ween Dudack and "Squiz" Pillion,
md although the Capital city slab
han emerged from the fray victorious,
t does not in any way indicate that
y had the better of the battle. The
kGef< oil hrho lso in
anne. The infield which is of a
&61Yar sod, made the ball difficult
1.-THE locals to- field, several easy hit,
S4ls being fumbled.
fb Umpire Pagan. the Polls may
4tn thanks For victory, the arbiter
4s9ng them q decision that directly
ponsible for the first run. After
6taing off several balls, Burns hit to
f4ht field and Eddie Goeb made a
Sfetty throw to first, it appearing that
burns was beaten by at least two feet,
khtsFagan could not see it that way.
TPotteiger was next up. Ellsworth,
Iced toward second base to prevent a
eSf. and the batter drove a single
)ir1ugh the place vacated by Ellis
Eoftf, Burns taking third, scoring a
kornent later on hit to center by
koodridge. On hit TO Dudack. Pot
efRer was caught at the plate for the
econd out. Sontoro, the Holy Cross
er,ce buster, famed, but the third
krilxe got away from Schroeder, who
krGbbing the ball near the backstop,
hasew the runner out, but Umpire
nGanS ruled that the ball was blocked
IND allowed Goodridge to tally.
.laary. A11Sd,4he disastrous inning by
Nd ri locals
hair oftNsA nihth, hope arose in the
hearts II the local rooters, when
BAn hit a single and Dudack was safe
bn Cleary's boot. Dudack was thrown
bit q moment later trying to steal.
Here poor coaching prevented rum
BIin sticking to the dizzy corner
|wlile the play was being made for
Dudaek. Schrreder whitfield and
Lynch epd4d IN fray on fly to Is
The so1stnsld1a on both teams had
very little to~do, Bin being the only
local pasture guardian to have put
outs accommodating four. while 1slieb,
potteiger, and Goodridge basged one
Rach. Brilliant = catches by Blfnn.
hoodrf1se and Lynch, with the pitch
81 Dudack and the fine work Of
1chroeder, were the features. The
pioneers used Gaudette and Gilhooley
- place Of Clancy and Begley but the
new acquisitions failed to make an
hnpression. Many Of the local fans
depressed themselves as favoring the
york OF Clancy and Begley over that
|df the out -of-town players The
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