New Britain herald., 1922-08-07
1FLUKE HOME RUN
 1 HELPS BEAT KACEYS
New Haven Player Goes Around
 on Lost Ball in Tall Grass

A very nuky home run. and a per. fectly executed squeeze play turned what looked like a victory for the Kaceys into a defeat yesterday after. noon, The visitors Of yesterdays con. test at St. Marys field, the Elm Cits Giants (colored) can add in thei, record book, the word lucky after yesterdays fray. Gerry Crean, who returned to the mound for the home team, pitched good baseball and the breaks going against him account, for the defeat that Is chalked ur against his record.
 Grass Needs Cutting
 Some day, before the season Is over an attempt may be made to convert the excellent crop Of hay that covers the outfeld at the ball park into something more valuable than it now is. IL was directly due to ths condi- tion that the home boys dropped yes terday's game.
 Visitors Score First
 The visitors were just an ordinary ball team and with any kind of luck should have been beaten by the Ka- ceys, The home boys were traveline along at good pace, when the home run" came along that spilled the beans. It tied the score, and in the tenth inning the winning tally was chased across the pan.
 The visitors were first to register In the third inning, Jordan was pass ed and he immediately stole second A short passed ball put the runner on third and he, tallied on a single by Golson. Jones also singled in this frame, but Crean frightened up and no further scoring was done in this frame.
 Three For Home Team
 The home team scored three runs in the fourth inning. Dudack was retired. Lawrence to Ching. Camp bell got a life on Lawrences error and he pilfered the midway sack. Artie tied the battle when Crean sin gled. Begey also singled Green was safe when Jordon took his teas CT, and after looking around for a moment, for a spot to toss the ball, he finally held on to it and the bases were stuffed. Kilduff whiffed. Bud dy' Budnick got a hold of one Of Logan's swift ones. polling out a dou- ble to left center, Crean and Begley scoring. This finished the home teams run getting. 4.
 That Lucky Homer
 The home run clout happened ir the seventh inning. After Redmar and Lawrence had been retired on in field rollers. Ching smashed out ( double to left center. Twyman then hit what looked like a sure putout tc left field. Dudack blocked by some youngsters, who were watching an 1eroplane; unable to get the ball. Stevie finally decided to play it safe. but alas, in the overgrowth of COW Sood in the left field pasture, the ball vas out of finding reach Ching and Tvyman easily scored, and the bat tle was evened up.
 Crean Tfghtens Up
 Things looked bad for the locals in The ninth inning. Joey Fitzpatrick made nice play of Moore's smash, retiring the batsmen unassisted at first. Redman singled and so did l Lawrence. With men on second and third base, and only one out, Creams work was cut out for him. He came through In great style, flaming Ching and Twyman. The latter kicked wig orously on the third strike, which was called by Umpire Campbell.
 Squeeze Play Worked
 Jordan opened the tenth inning by singling to left field. He pilfered sec ond base and was sacrificed to third by Golson Here one of the prettiest plays of the day occurred. On the first ball, Jordan started away from Third base at top speed Logan neat y dumped the ball in front of the plate. Cream recovered it, but toe ate to trap the runner, and he had to be content with a putout at first
 Three Double Plays
 Three fine double plays were turned in, Crean to Fitzpatrick; Budnick to Walsh and Green to Fitzpatrick to Budnick. These plays shut of what looked like rallies by the visitors. Budnick's play that started the double killing, was of the scintillating kind, the stocky little third baseman grab ping line drive and then Whippine the ball like a shot to Jimmy Walsh at second.