Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-27
ATHLETICS VICTORIOUS OVER kACEYS

The Philadelphia Americans defeated 1 the Norwich K. of c. team Sunday after | noon, at the fair grounds, to l, before | q crowd of $500 enthusiastic fans. Dur ing the first inning Danny Murphy. Con ne Mack's strategist, was presented a | S250 purse by James P. Hayes on behalf of many admirers and friends of Danny in Norwich who voluntarily made up the purse.
 When Danny was at bat in the first inning MT. Hayes strode out to the plate and the game was temporarily halted while ring of players formed around the astonished Norwich favorite with MT. Hayes holding the center of the stage. Danny listened to a few well expressed words telling him how deeply baseball followers of Norwich were interested in what he was doing and how glad they al ways were to have him back in their midst a pleasure that they were giving tangible evidence of in the purse that MT. Hayes handed over to the old Norwich player.
 Totally surprised, Danny was able merely to say a word or two of thanks, and then took up his bat again to resume the game. Pitcher Sherman, seeing that presentations were in order, took the cue and presented Murphy a walk to first. Danny got around as far as third in that inning but was run off and caught be- tween third and home.
 The Kaceys had painful case of stage fright in the first inning and practically presented the game to the Athletics then and there. After this spasm was over, the home players began to look like real ball team.
 Sherman pitched a good game for Nor wich, flaming seven and did not allow pass He also knocked out the hit SCOT ing the K. of C's lone tally Moore of the Athletics, southpaw with world of speed. allowed three passes and was touched for hits and struck out three. Bigbee replaced him in the last of the seventh, allowed one pass. struck out 1 and was touched for two safeties, one going for an extra base.
 Kelllher played 6 good gan,e both in .he field and at the bat. gett'f.- four out of four chances and two hits. Army also hit the pill for two safeties, one going for an extra base.
 Philadelphia scored in the first, second and eighth innings. tallying two in the first and one in each of the other innings named. Norwich scored It's lone tally in It's half of the ninth.
 Norwich had men on bases but lacked the needed hits to put runs across.
 Myatt. first man up for Philadelpbia oAiAAnCu Oul d uOublct tue Ddli gong lnlO the crowd Styles safe at first on slow grounder. Hyde walked. J. Walker grounded to Murray who threw home but failed to catch Myatt. one run. C. Walk CT fled out to Kelliher. Johnson hit safe. scoring styles. Murphy out trying 10 come home. Kelley famed. Score, 2 runs
 First man up in the second, Galloway, famed. Moore safe on error by Hayes. Myatt hit a single. Moore touched out at home trying 10 score. Myatt scored an other run on Styles hit Murphy famed. No more scoring until the eighth
 Hyde. first man up. safe at first on er- TOT by Stapleton. J. Walker safe at first on error hy Murray. Bigbee safe at first cn error by Murray Hyde scoring. John s7n- hit into double play, Murray put ting Bigbee out at second then throwing 10 Suspicion. Kelley grounded out tc Staoleton.
 Norwich scored its only tally in their half of the ninth. Army. first man up hit for two bases. Hayes grounded out 10 siy,es. Stap'eton walked. Mckay s'ruck ont. Sherman hit safely scoring Army. Murray grounded to Johnson Johnson putting out Stapleton. Score ont run. Score:
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