New Britain herald., 1926-05-17

times. They kept this up for the rest of the game. New Britain scored only in the ninth inning when Iceburg hit a beautiful triple 1 10 right with man on base.
 The visitors just couldn't see Va cobellts' offerings and made only two hits. Much credit is given Freddy Miller. who caught; the Hardware City lads thought him honest and swung where he told them 10, but they merely sliced holes in the atmosphere and heard the plunk Of the ball into Miucr's big mitt. Beck" besides his pitching. helped the cause with two triples which drove in three runs. Berry hit a double and two singles in four trips 10 the plate.
 1 An odd feature of the contest was the fac. that the local first baseman did not have a single put out. Miller caught several fouls in addition 10 holding third strikes. "Reck" took in q pop fly, and the others took fly balls. Three men walked and were cut down trying 10 make second, 1 The game was played in the re- markedly short time of an hour and ten minutes.
 The locals are in for q successful i season and hope to get tho support of the local fans every Saturday afternoon. There will be no game this weekend, but the regular sched- ule will begin the following Satur- day. The diamond is in good shape and fast teams will be brought here. The county league contests will be the ones Of the most interest.
 High School Defeated The high school baseball team was nosed out hy the Plainville Ar-Stars at the high school diamond Saturday afternoon 2-S. The two teams alter mated in the lead, the All-Stars slip ping ahead at the finish to take the decision. The feature Of the game was q home run by Manillo of the winners; it was questioned by the high school but allowed by the um- pire. Datoli pitched fine game for the All-Stars, so did Backman, but he had an unsteady infcld behind him.
 The high school line up was as follows: Arcaci, c; Backman. D; Paige, 1b; Murphy, 26; Downham. SD; Peterson, II; Tolli, If; Royce. Hurtdao. cf; Nesgoda, If.
 Game Stopped by Rain
 The game between the Plamville A. C. and Forestville yesterday afternoon was stopped by rain after only a few innings had been played. Thc visitors were leading by 3-l at the time, but Plainyille was trying hard to overtake them
 Grange Meeting
 Plainville Grange will meet at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening Neigh bors' Night" will be observed and the program will be furnished by the Bristol, Harwinton. West Hart ford, Collinsville, Plymouth. and Southington Oranges. Last Friday evening 4 members Of the local Grange attended "Neighbors Night in Collinsville.
 Begin Laying Pipes
 The work of laying the water pipes which will link Plainvile with the New Britain line from Burling- ton began yesterday when several lengths were put in position under the tracks at the East street railroad crossing. Contractor A. DiMarco and employees of the railroad and water company did the work.
 Row at Mountain View
 HOstilities were resumed at Noun tain View yesterday and the heavy artillery smashed several windows Of one house with bricks. The con- batants are said 10 have mdulged too freely in intoxicating liquors before the battle, which broke out between rival parteis in two houses. A Bristol man was arrested for breach of the peace aud will he in court tonight The rest of the warriors escaped ar rest
 Fined For Speeding
 Robert Stevens Hart Of Lincoln street. New Britain, was fined $1O and costs in the local court Saturday night on d charge of speding. Hart was arrested by Constable Fred Cal len a week ago Saturday night as he ore along New Britain avenue at 60 miles an hour.
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 The Ladies Aid Society of the Dlainville M. F. church will hold it's 'egular evening group meeting in the 'hurch parlors at the usual hour to- morrow evening. On Wednesday an l tll-day sewing meeting will be held ,t the home of Mrs. Edward T. Mills on Trumbull avenue. Dr. and Mrs. Theron Blydenburg )f China will be the guests of Rev. md Mrs. A. A. Ball on Thursday, May 27, and will speak on their york. Dr. Blydenburg is medical of a Methodist hos oital in the Orient. His wife was a choolmatc of Mrs. Ball
 Scouts Do Well Boy Scout Troop l of plainville .