Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-18
A. T. A. A. WINS 11-INNING THRILLER FROM FISK RED TOPS
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WiIlimantic, Sept 17-For the second successive week local baseball fans were treated to an extra inning game. but in yesterdays instance the result was more satisfactory than was the case a week ago. The American Thread Company 4. A. won from the Fisk Red Tops of Chic opee Falls, Mass. in eleven innings of baseball that were as full of th-ills as the proverbial egg is of meat. It was d hard fought pastine from start to finish and on the face of things the visitors deserved to win as they played a bet ter all around game than the locals. The Red Tops led to 1 until the eighth when the locals tied the score The win hing tally came over in the eleventh with two out of the way, In this hectic session Schley Denahue, pinch hitting for Latham after Canavan had ground ed out, singled clean as whistle over second and catching Moriarty mapping, stole second. Normandin flied out toI Greenhalgh in right but Joe Hanlt Il walked. Harry Noel hit rather high fly back of short that appeared to pe Crowther,s ball but Sharpe elected to try to make the play and just fell short. { Donahue scampering over the plate wi:h the winning tally.
 The visitors took to "Hughie' Cana vanss delivery rather freely in the ear 1 ly stages of the game but he frightened up at the end and pitched good bail. "Rube' Richards bothered the local hit smiths considerably at first, allowing | three hits up to the eighth. but weak ened bit in the closing innings. Can | avans support wobbled considerably throughout, Normandin and Comins making a half dozen misplays between them but he frightened up in the pinches
 The Red Tops put over a run in the first, Sharpe singiing past third. and 1 reaching third on successive errors by Normandin and Canavan and scoring ;n | Greenhalghs single to left. The locals 1 tied the count in the second With one down Comerford tripled nightly to left and scored on c. Adams out at first.
 The tie was short lived as the Bay 6taters went ahead in the third. Green halgh led of with a single past short. Whalen sacrificed and after "snooks" Dowd pepper to short, Crowthem came through with 8 single to center, sending Greenhalgh home
 | There was no further scoring until the eighth when the home team tied the count although both sides threatened cn a number of occasions With one down Lavgne singled to center. Sharpe at tempting a shoestrinE catch but beino unable to clutch the sphere. Canavan famed but Latham was patient and ambled. On short passed ball Lavigne broke for third and when Moriartv's throw went high over Johnson's head. the local backstop brought home the. tie ing run.
 Smith saved his team in the last of the ninth by catching what appeared to be sure hits from the bats of Ramel and Noel. The visitors went out in an- pie pie order in the tenth and eleventh.
 Tony Comerford Of Boston College
 fame. was the hitting star of the game
 with a triple and double Noel also collected a pair of safe blows and
 Sharpe and Greenhalgh did the same for
 the Red Tops. Fielding features were
 divided among Smith. whalen and .Johnson for the visitors and Latham
 Noel and Capavan for the Americar
 Thread Co. A. A. A fair sized crogt
 witnessed the game se & Next Saturday the first If the seris,
 between the locals and. the Norwich
 'Kaceyss will take place at Recreation
 park. The second game will be playeJ
 in Norwich on the following day. The score: