New Britain herald., 1925-08-17
RangcrS--DragOns

up and the teams are forced 10 travel at top speed to retain their honors so far won.
 RangcrS-Dragons
 One of the sweetest pitchers bat ties ever seen at Walnut Hill park was given 10 large crowd of fans Saturday afternoon in the game be- tween the Rangers, tied with the Orioles for first place in the New Britain City league and the Dragons, runncrsup for first honors. Chant occupied the mound for the Rangers and Tommy Blanchard shot them over for the Dragons. Chant had the better of the argument in the wind up when his mates pushed over two runs on three consecutive hits while l the Dragons were unable 10 score | off his delivery Chant allowed a mcagcr three hits, he struck out | nine men and walked none while Tommy Blanchard pitched d no-hit game until the first of the eighth when Kenure let a slow roller go 1 through short stop for a hit that | should have been an easy out at first. Then in the ninth, the Rangers collected three more hits which re- suited in the runs that won the game.
 The Rangers played errorlcss ball behind Chant while the Dragons had three musses none of which. how ever counted in the scoring. Captain Bunk" Mcknernhy and Milo Argosy scintllatcd at third and short re- spcctiyely for winners the former picking up some grass cutters that i seemed bound for sure hits and throwing out his man at first. Only five Dragons reached first base and two of them got around as far as third, Snappy double plays were pulled off on both sides while o Brien, left fielder for the Dragons, turned in the fielding feature of the day when he ran from deep left field over into center behind second base to nab high fly ball. Miller, Ora gons' catcher a recruit playing his first full game, turned in a sweet cX- hihition of back-stopping.
 The Dragons lost their only chance 10 score in the second inning. Tom my Blanchard got TeXas lcaguor into right field Elton went to sac rifCc him to second but no one covered the ball and it went for an irfcId hit. kenurc the next man up with no one out had chance to play tho game hy laying down a sacrifice but he c'cCtod to hit and Rangers third hasoman got over tC his left and he tagged Blanchard as
 he came into the bag. Paulson, next man up also elected to hit with the
 result that he sent weak roller tc
 McKncrnov who threw to Milo Ar Eosy forcing Elton at third, Miller
 the next man mp popped to Nc Kuoruey and ,ho inning ended
 O'Bmcn got anothcr hit in thc siXN
 when he led off, but Wcrdolju at-
 tempting to sacrifice sent a pop fly Ito Chant who throw to first hasc t' catch O'Erion in double play. Nc ! other Dragons got on base.
 , Jack Argosy got on in the first Tn ! ming for tho Rangers through ar , error, but Inc died there when th' , nry' man Was thrown out Mil,
 Argosy got on in the fourth on al
 orror hy krnurc, hut he was ou . stealing. Ronkc walked in thc sixth a but a snarpy double play killed hin | and Chant who followed him, q Jack Argosy got on In the scvontI ~ whom Miller dropped thr thir, a strike. Milo ArEosy sent a TrXa a Icagucr into right field and no on n covered the ball. The ball was $ . high that Jack Argosy hal to hol n. near first to kccn from hcin - douh1cd Cormicr came in on th 2 run from right 0cld and getting in
 hall on tho first bound shot it { 5 INCnlFH di S'tpII l' 'dl' 1T JdlN ! q 2 force play. Milo's safe hit vcr ., for f1oldcr's choice on thc pla, x Milo went ont for the second tim Ii trying 10 steal.
 a McKnnrncv got single tlrouG r Ecnnrc in thc eighth. Soifol an . Kelly sfrrck out in turn. B'nkn tho ' hi to Konure who raced 10 s"Con
 and was forced to slide to heat M, , Kncrnrv.
 Tn fhc ninth inning, Chant fir
 r,an m whifrcd. Yankaskas follnwo
 him with a pretty single. Slmo , n, VI ur. caught ono of Blanchard
 fast ones and sent it out hctwoo
 loft and center for two bases, Val kaskas scoring on tho play. Jac n Arcosy sent Simon to third when ! Q connected for clean single. Mi
 hrCoey then hi' a high fv 10 JAco at soconi and Simon hold third. J soon as tho hall was caught, Simc
 e'artcd for homo. Jacohi was in
 fog and throw late to the plate ar
 Simon WIS safc q mile. McKncrnt flied ont 10 Paulson ending tho i, ming Tho Dragons went out in O der in t1-o 1aet half Of thc month.