New Britain herald., 1925-08-27
P0L|T|S. STARSAS
 POLICE TEAM WINS
New Britain Bluecoats Score
 Seven in Final Frames =

Tn smashing finish yesterday afternoon that set the dust flying over Hanover park and'the stands roaring, the local police walloped the ball for seven runs, in the last two innings and romped off victorious in the first game of their annual series with the Meriden buecoats.
 It was grand and glorious after noon for the New Britain coppers, for the victory looked almost beyond their grasp as Kline, the little Meri- den pitcher, was. in rare form and the coppers could not fathom his de- livery until the last two big innings. New Britain bided its time, and when the players eventually got their eyes on the ball they kept it there until a to I score against them was turned into an to score In their favor.
 The performance of Slim" Politis, the local pitcher, both on the mound and at the bat, was in great meas ure responsible for the local victory, for in addition to retiring IS of the Meriden police by the strikeout route, he connected for four hits in five trips 10 the plate.
 Curley Thomas, who umpired the game in Meriden last year, officiat- ed again yesterday and ran true to form, almost breaking up the game in the fifth inning with one of his poor decisions, but the local police swallowed their pill, and continued the game before last years spectacle on the field was reenacted. The de- cision of Thomas allowed two Meri- den men to cross the plate when he ruled that Veley did not have his foot on the base when he received a throw from Carroll for the third Meriden out. ..i
 New Britain's first run came in the fourth inning when Politis, after polling a double to right, scored on Cabelus' bingle to left. The fireworks of the game started in the eighth when Kline hit Captain Paddy" O'Mara with a, pitched, ball, giving him a life. Poitis and Blanchette followed with hits, scoring O'Mara. Poltis and Blanchette scored when Veley walloped the ball to center field. The, score at the end of the eighth, was four all and both teams went into the final frame determined 10 win. -,--
 The opening for New Britain vas inauspicious, for McCue famed the air three, times for the first out. Feeney then came up and knocked a single 10 right, which Carroll fol- lowed up with single to left, send ing Feeney 10 third. Carroll fad- vanced to second OH play for Feeney. Paddy O'Mara then came up and the Meriden was playing deep for the ball. After taking a vicious swing at the ball for the first strike, O'Mara dumbfounded the Meriden players by laying down a perfect bunt on the third base line. kurcon was so taken by surprise that before he could recover his bearings, the ball rolled past him at third and Feeney and Carroll raced home with two tallies. ',.
 Politis followed O'Mara with his fourth hit Of the game, but -0,,Mara was put out on the play trying to make third. Then. Blanchette came up and put the game on Ice when he connected solidly with the ball and sent it soaring over the right. field fence for homer apd,two more tall lies. This ended the scoring for New Britain. .,..
 Meridcn made "a strong bid to come back in ,the.last half and con- nected for two singles and one run before the last out. The score:
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