New Britain herald., 1925-08-17

All.NcnSingtun scored the first victory in the city title series yts- tcrday by turning back the Pirates of this city by d score of to ,. The two teams who staged the first bat tie in series of three games to 'lc- eide who will play off final series for the Hardware City champion ship, tlcatCd q large crowd Of en- thuSiaslic fans to one of the finest baseball games seen all season long Throughout the nine innings, sp1c. taCular catches were made in the outllcld, dazzling plays Wcr" e0nl. plctrd in the outtield and the two rttchcrs, l.eidke for kensington end 1 lIcin for the Pirates staged a pretty II i,, hing duel with the former hay ling the advantage.
 l The players on both teams were keyed up 10 d high degree of eN- lcitemcnt, but kensinGton was able Ito concentrate on the game while the Pirates seemed 10 hc q little stage struck and the tcauI made some costly mispIays and errors that | had something 10 do with the SCOT 1 ing.
 Kensngton was the first 10 count. The Pirates in the role Of visiting cinb went out in order in the first land second innings kcnsinSton went out three easy outs in the first frame. Ripper Mckeon flied ont to Norrclli for the first out in the ,socond, Harlowe then smashed a single to center and Fields promptly sacrificed him to second. HarloWe pulled a nifty delayed steal and was safe at third and a moment later he scored when "Rutsy" Hall let one of Helms fast ones through him for q pass ball.
 Acain in the third, the Pirates
 went out in order Morelli and Hein
 whiting and Wier being thrown out at first, Preisser to Sataline. Jasper struck out to start the fourth and led. Xelke got the Pirates first hit ,hetween first and second and he stole second hut he died there when Matty Hayes flied out to HarloWe,
 Sataline started off the fourth for tKensington with pretty bingle into center. Mccormick laid down a
 pretty hunt and Sataline was on sec
 ond. The man of the hour "Rippnr
 MCKeon came through with long
 single into center and Kensington'
 second run came in.
 The Pirates could do nothing ir the first but in the sixth they ticl the score. 11oin struck out. Wier fol.
 lowed him but the third strike go
 away from Mckeon and Wier Wa'
 safe at first. Jasper hit ono tc
 Fields and the Kcnsington shortsto or , bungIcd il. Wier having stolen sec.
 ond, scoring on the play and Jasper going to second. Zeilke connected , for two bases and Jasper scored, ] Konsington came right back q th"ir opponents in the last half o the sixth and put the game on ice
 Proisser was safe when Jasper bun
 clcd his roller. Sataline was hit h. pitched ball. Mccormick laic down a bunt and it went for an in
 field hit, The bases were filled Preisser started to steal home on { pitch 10 McKeon and Carrozz2 . jumped un and pushed MCKeon ou Of the way. Umpire Lynch wave, Prcisser in and sent McKeon to frs with the other runners advancing . because of Carrozza's interference with the batsman, HarIowe hit 1
 long high fly to right field ant "Matty' Hayes tried to get it on hand and the ball got away iron } him. S1talinc scoring. Fields fol
 lowed with q pretty sacrifice fly f.
 left Mccormick scoring on the play
 Score: Kensington 5, Pirates 2,