New Britain herald., 1925-07-30
WASHINGTON HOLDS
 ONTO FIRST PLACE.
North End Boys Send Paradise
 Park Into Second Rank
standing of League

Games in the Boys league were yesterday by the con- test between the Washington and Paradise Park teams to settle the tie that has resulted since the beginning of the season between these two for first place. The boys from me north end and the lads from the east staged one of the most exciting and interesting contests seen at the park this season with the High street nine coming out on the long end of a 13 10 8 score. A large crowd sensing that this would be the battle of the year, was present at the park to witness the game and they re- ccived their fill of baseball. In the other game played yesterday, the Burritt team won its first game from the Nathan Hale team.
 Washington ys. Paradise Park
 The Washington baseball team beat the Paradise Park team yestcr- day by the score of lS to s in the most exciting and interesting game in the Boys league this season. The contest was marked with spectacular playing on the part of the players on both hines and sparkling fielding features were turned in in most all of the nine innings.
 Chodukicwicz, diminutive pitcher for the Washington team who has drawn the attention Of all who have witnessed the games played at Wal nut Hill, twirled wonderful game. He had pitched against the smith team on Tuesday and went back in again and turned the trick for his mates. He allowed only five hits during the encounter, he famed six and gave four free tickets. He was especially effective in the pinches and with men on base. He has good assortment of curves and he had the Paradise Park batters at his mercy,
 Alexander nlainstay of the Para disc Park team, was hit hard and often. He was wild, getting him. self into a hole on most every bat ter to face him. The Washington sluggers collected a total of l4 bingles off his delivery, he passed seven men and struck out four. He played a nice fielding game.
 Washington started things going in the first by scoring two runs l Paradise Park came back with one in their half and they tied it in the third. Washington forged ahead by one counter in the fourth ana both got one in the sixth. The Washington team added another il ! the seventh.
 In the last half of the seventh Washington seemingly won the game they pushed five runs acros; the pan. This gave them the lcal with the score being s to ,. Thing. looked black for Washington, bu the boys from High street, nothing dauntcd, batted in four in tn, eighth and four more again in the ninth, They hit Alexander almos at will in these frames. Thi, settled the hash for "Wadly" Cho duliieWicz held the Paradise Park scoroIess in the last two frames
 ChodukiewiCz was nearly the cn tire team for Washington. Adde, 10 bis pitching were four chances il the field which he feldcd perfectly He scored two runs and got two hits Curylo turned in the fielding gen by getting sharp fly in right fiel
 behind first base after hard TUT kaweCki and Potkay were the hcav
 hittcrs for Washington, the formo getting d two bagger in the eight
 with the bases loaded.
 SokolowSki at short and Truman i left field turned in Spectacular field ing performances. Seldom has bet ter playing been seen at the park i
 either senior or junior leagues. Bot arc very promising youngster
 Mangan played whale of a gam
 and even refused 10 leave the gam
 when he got split finger in th
 seventh. The next inning he wa
 ordered out when he hurt the ir
 jured member again. The score: