New Britain herald., 1920-08-26
NEW BRITAIN POLICE
 AGAIN TRIM MERIDEN
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The New Britain police departments baseball team triumphed over it's Meriden fiNais again yesterday afternoon when the "iu-tim,Is fr' m the silver City went down 1O-to-s defeat the diamond at st. Marys playground. Tn the battle Mcriden week ago the teams contest ad for tI innings. but yesterday tAerc was not much to it bm ths toGatS. The visitors Ho badly defeated for the that p.tc Cab,Ius twfstrrs proved too much them. the hi; fellow allowing only five hts during tnc game. while .New Britain pounded isiIl ts"idg's delivery Tor I5 hits. iEclud.ng i've doubI"s.
 < glance through the box score will show unusual feature of yesterdays game, Niz.: Only three iocai players ngured in thr putouts--Moore, OMara and Pac. Be- tween the local HrSt-baseman and catcher total of s5 outs were registered in the se"rc-b"ols. while Joe Fac turncd fin the other two. of which the of fast double play. The fielding gem of the game contributed by Billy Grabeck in the ninth frame. when he raced over to the dizzy corner and speared-one hand grass-scorcher from Boldts bat. setting his man at first Grabeck certainly was A busy player fin the closing inning. getting three assists while Moore had the p. o.'s. Long Dave was on the job again yesterday in fine style. and. the clerk of the police commission said later in the day. it Moores great playing that aided the locals fin their victory Dave also accounted Tor the first tally of the locals when he hit fur two bases in the second frame after
 The Meriden team did well. but it was outclassed. Boldt did not have the same effectiveness he displayed Hanover Park a week ago today.
 The Game.
 After Umpire Jimmy Naughton had an- nounced the batteries. the big crowd sat back tor. to be exaet. stood up) and pre- pared for a great battleN Meriden went out in two-t three order In the first frame Anx being retired strikes. Bonin being out. Cabelus to Moore. and Custy's foul being nabbed by the local catcher. Bill l ag,,sa haIf hi flx to AIix which gobbled up and then Tom Feeney caused the local rooters to [ cheer when he beat out an infield hit toward i third base. OMars, however, went out, ' custy Thsyer. and souney aerialed to Seharmer.
 Our Boys Register.
 The New Britain infieId took care of the three batsmen that faced Cabelus in the second frame. Grabeck first up in the second inning for New Britain. was safe on Thayers error. but went out moment purloin second base Del veIey got hold of a fast one and smashed it to left for two sacks. cabeius tried to loosen the cover on the ball. but, instead. raised fly in front of the catcher which was cared for. The crowd gave Moore hand upon his initial appearance at the rubber and he responded a la Ty Cobb by placing a neat two -bagger down the left-feld line, Veiey registering. The best Joe Fac could do was Io hit the ozone thrice.
 Meriden did nothing in the third inning but the locals did. counting pair of IaIIies Hart got two-bagger and Feeney vas safe on Daltons pebble fin center. Hart registered Souney's hard smash that got away from Cole. giving the local heavy weight three sacks. Grabeck's single scored souney.
 Meriden Scores.
 Meriden got two talIies in the fourth 'rame. when a fusillade of hits greeted 'abelus. After Custy had been retired BoIdt. Scharmer and Kelly singled. pro- iueing the duo of counters, In this inning Joe Pac turned in his double play. grabbing completing the execution by retiring the unner the initial sack. In only two rames afterward did the visitors hit safely. AIix getting a sfnr$e fin the fifth, and smiling Jack Bonfn getting a one-baser in he eighth.
 Not content with a 7-to-2 advantage, the ocaIs went after Boldt's offerings in the eventh, getting three more runs OMara opened with a double. but Souney went out. >usty to Thayer. O'Mara taking third. srabeck whired. veley. however, connected or a double. and Cabelus singled. scoring -eIey. Cabelus went to second unmolested md when Kelly let the third strike on Moore get away from him the local hurler i egistered the third and final run of the i 'ame.
 Grabeck's Great Work.
 Meriden's last time at bat gave Billy irabeck a chance turn in some big-league | Iaying. Boldt. a dangerous man with the | mace. picked out a place between third base l md Billy to lace fast hopper. At the rack of the bat Grabeck raced over toward he bag and with his bare hand speared he smash. His throw was somewhat high. 1 ut Long Dave had it securely in his mitt vhen Boldt arrived at the initial sack. and Kelly also hit to Grabeck nd were retired at first. The and |