New Britain herald., 1925-09-05
PARADISE PARK CROWNED
 CRAMPS OF BOKS' LEAGUE
Cohen Proves Too Much For Lads From High Street. Smaley Street Nine Outplays RivaIs-Losers Make Valiant Fight to Win - No Better Baseball Ever Played in the City-Rotary Clubs Work Great Thing.

The Paradise Park baseball team stands today the crowned cham pions of the Boys Rotary league by virtue of their win over Washing ton at Walnut Hill park yesterday afternoon by the score of II 10 8. Both teams had ended their sched- uled number of games in q dead lock for first place and yesterdays game was the playoT.
 Washington waged a valiant fight to cop the honors, but Para disc park showed itself superior in every department of play and earn ed the right 10 be the champions of the first season of the most suc- crssful baseball league in the his. tory of New Britain. Better baseball than was played by the lads on both teams, none of whom is over IA years of age, has never been seen in this city and all honor goes to the New Britain Rotary club for what they arc doing for the grand old na- tlOnal game m tnlS Clty,
 Pride in Work
 There should be a large number of men in this city today whose chests will swell with pride in the thought that they have had part in bringing to q close something that has tended 10 make better citizens of this country and that has instilled into growing youngsters of all na- tionalities a sense of fair play and sportsmanship which they them selves never had the opportunity to gain through the same medium.
 The entire story of the Washing ton defeat is contained in the few words: "Too much Cohen" This youngster, a portsider, occupied the mound for the boys from Smalley street and his work in the box held the Washingtonians helpless when they most needed the runs to make a bid for the title. Paradise Park played like champions and the 1 Washington team proved a worthy foe. The winners of the game and 1 the title of champions showed true sportsmanship by cheering for their | fallen foes while the boys from the playground on High street took their defeat with bangs of disap- pointment, 1t is true, but with a grim determination to come back next year and take the pennant There were many of the Washing ton kids who shed tears over theil defeat, but 1t was more the sobbins of a heart that knew 1t was bested in manly struggle than an admit tance that the spirit was crushed.
 The Game by Innings
 First inning: Washington hat their first licks, Sapko, the first mar up drew pass and Todzia sacrificed him to second. Bogdanski seemed too anxious and he whiffed. Potka! connected with one of Cohen's slant! for three bagger into left scoring Sapllo ahead of him. Wesoly got ; neat single into left scoring Potkay He stole second and third, but wa stranded there when Curylo. Wash ington's twirler, famed.
 Truman, first man up for Paradis Park flied cut to Potkay in left Sokoloski hit snappy bounder t Chodukiewicz at short and "Woddy booted it. Sokoloski stole secont and third. OBrien worked Curyl for a pass and stole second on tn next pitch. Mangan hit single int right scoring both Sokoloski an' OBrien. Alexander took a might swing at the ball, but went ou Curylo to Kowalewski,
 Second inning-Kawecki starte'