New Britain herald., 1925-09-14
Liedke Holds Red Sox Helpless While Team mates Touch Buckland for 3.1 Victory-Poor Support Loses for Red SoX.

Liedke, Kensingtons slab ace, eyened up matters with Lefty Auckland of the Corbin Red SoX yesterday at st. Mary's field and subdued the crimson -hosed young sters by the score of to l. The vic tory by kensington yesterday throws the city series into the third game and the managers Of the two teams will decide on the place where 1t will be played during the week. The contest was by far the best ball game seen at St. Mary's field this season.
 Liedke was in perfect form and held the Red Sox down to four scat tered hits. He struck out three men and walked none, Buckland, twirl- ing a pretty game, failed to get the support that kensington was giving Liedke and he himself helped to give Kensington it's three runs, by two bad throws in the second in ming Strange as it may seem, there were no earned runs on either side during the battle, all four runs, making the total made by the two teams, coming in on errors behind the pitchers.
 This made the second pitching duel engaged in between Liedke and Buckland since the series started, and no prettier spectacles have been seen in this city than the mound battles between the twirlers ycster- day and the week before.
 Ferguson turned in the most spec tacular play of the game when in the ninth inning, he grabbed a high fly off Liedke's bat and threw to Kopec at the plate to catch Jim Nc Cormack who was running in from third. The throw. made from deep center, was almost perfect and the decision at home was close. kopec stabbed Mccormick just in time to put him out
 "Goody" Preisser turned in neat fielding performances by nabbing flies by running from his position into the outfields while Paul Synder and Mickey Huber showed wonder ful speed in the outfelds. McCor- mack shifted from third base to left held. found himself yesterday and he had five putouts in the outer gar len, every one of them being q hard running smear of the ball. Fitz- ratrick pulled a neat play when he cok grounder from Dudak's bat md threw Fields out at home. Simon Budnick, playing third for kensngton, made q beautiful stop of drive near the third bag, but he vas unable to get his man al first. The ball went for q nit
 The game by innings:
 First inning-Preisse sent line fly out to Snyder. BeEley was out 10 Snyder, the right fielder making a pretty catch of the ball. Satahne went out, Fitzpatrick to Al Ban- chard.
 Patrus drove a high twister into right and Begley smeared fl after q hard run. Kopec tapped to Budnick and beat the throw to first. Snyder was safe on Fields error. Huber flied out to Mccormack, Smith flied out to Prcisser, one hit.
 Second inning Budnick sIashnd a single between first and second NcKeon bunted 10 Auckland who threw wild to second to catch Bud nick. Fields laid down another bun' towards third and Bucklanl cover. ing the ball. hoavod wildly 10 third again 10 catch Budnick. The bal went into the crowd and Budnick scored McKeon resting at third and Fields at second Mccormack hunt ed to first and Al Blanchard touch cd the bag and heavod wildly tC Kopec. McKecn scored and as inc ball was in play. Fields dug foI home. No one covered the bag and he was safe. Dudali rolled out tc Al Blanchard. Licdke flied out tc Huber. Three runs, one hit.
 Blanchard hit one towards Bud nick who srcared 1t on a lump Fitzpatrick went out, Prnisscr 10 A Blanchard Ferguson slashcd d sin. gle over Prelsser's head Bucklant vent out. Ltedkc 10 SafaHn".
 Third inning-Prcisser flied out tc Al Blanchard Bcrlcy flied out tc Huber. Satanne walked Eudnicl flied out to Preisser.
 Patrus flied out to nudak, kopor flied out 10 Budnick. Syudcr fic, out 10 Mccormack.
 Fourth inninE-Nckoon shot { single over Frzpa'rck's head. Field, tried 10 bunt on tho third strili" ant he vas called ont hy Umpire Crow, Icy Mccormack flied out 10 Fer cuson Dudlk went out, EurkIanr 10 Al Blanchard.
 Huber flied out to FicIds Smtf went out Prriesnr to S1alino Blanchard went ou', li.dkr to Sata ln".
 Fifth uuing-Lir1Eo nird out f, At Blanchard, rrcissor was safe or Elancharl's "rror Trcisser was ou a' second when Fitzpatrick tool R' sley's roller and tossed 10 Patrus ReEley heat thc throw 10 first Sata line walked. Budnick wont out Patrus 10 Al Blanchard.