New Britain herald., 1926-08-31
SCHEDULE
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
Three Church League Games
Played-COntests Tonight
Church League Standing

Trinity NJ. E. ....... 6 500
Stanley Memorial ..... 9 s .529
South Cong. .......... S Q ~471
Blue Army ....,...... .467
Center Cong. ....... 9 .4SS
First Baptist ......... 8 .4SS
White Army ....... 8 10 .375
Kensington Cong. ..... 1 IS OH
The Trinity Methodists shut out
the Center church in the best game
played on the final night Of the
Inter- Church baseball league sched-
ule. Shepard, who worked on the
mound for the winners. had a
world Of control and was given ex-
cellent support by his mates. es-
pecially by the outfielders on long
flies. This allowed the Methodist
pitcher to hold his opponents to
three hits, the first of which came
in the fourth inning. The Center
church outfielders did not cover
much ground and number of po-
tential outs fell into safe territory,
while the Methodists hit hard in
the pinches.
Two hitting bees in the opening
innings gave the Methodists a five
run lead before the Center church
settled down. After that they were
able to suqeeze but one more run
ovr the plate. Bradley settling
down and being given faster sup
port. The first ten Congregational
lists went out in order before Szabo
got hit to center. Morey singled
in the sixth and Bradley started
the seventh with another. A double
play wiped out this rally, however,
and the game was over.
Jones three Dagger featured the
Methodist attack, while he starred
in the field with a catch over his
shoulder while running with the
ball. Blauvelt made some leaping
catches in center, while Ward cut
off triple with a great one-hand
stop of a grounder. Christ and
Bradley played well for the losers.
The line-ups and score by innings:
Center Congregational - Carl
son, c; Szabo, 2b; Christ, 3b; Brad
ley p; Apelgren, If; Paro. rf; B.
Clark, CT; E. Klopp, 1b; Morey, IS.
Trinity M. E. - Jones, II; Blau-
welt, Of; r. Pinkerton, 3b; shep-
ard, p; w Linn. 1b; H. Pinkerton,
SIS; Ward ,rf; Allison, c; Hoffman,
2b.
Center Cong. - OC00OOO--o o
Trim. NJ. E. -. 32O1OOs-6 10 1
Swedes Win Tenth
The First Lutherans pushed their
wins into two columns by slaughter
ing the White Army, 1876, after an
uncertain start. The Whitewings
had big inning at the very open
ing Of the game, but the Swedes
came back in the second to slam six
runs across the platter When this
frame was over the score stood at
rs. and from then on Fresen baffled
the White Army batters and kept
them from doing any further scor-
ing, while the Lutherans continued
to pound w. Davis.
The game was filled with long
hits, the outfielders having a tough
night chasing wallops over their
heads and the infieldcrs watching
sharp hits go shooting past them
like BULLETS The Swedes proved bet
ter on the defense as well as the at
tack and deserved to win. The
game was called at the end of the
fifth inning because of darkness,
willie a projected second game be-
tween the White and Blue armies
had to be re-postponed. The line
ups and score " innings:
White Army-W. Linn, c; w.
Davis, p; Johnson, II; T. Linn. S.;
Reeds, CT; Monkiewicz. 2b; Iverson,
1b: Banke, 3b; A. Thomas, IF.
First Luth.-Flodin, CT; Nordgren
1b: Munson. 2b; f. Anderson, c;
Erikson, If; F'resen, p; Bell, SIS; Ny
borg, IF; Grandquist, 3b.
1st Luth. .......... 100 23-12
White Army ...... 420s 90 6
Baptists Upset Stanmors
The tottering Stanley Memorial
team received another setback last
night at the hands Of the First Bap-
lists and lost by Ga in a hotly con-
tested game. In only two innings
did the Stanmors seriously threaten
Frank Keiffer, who was again able
to pitch for the Baptists. In one OF
these frames they scored all their
runs. while in the other Suess pulled
in Finks fly for the third out with
the bases choked.
Hits by Keiffer and johnson scor-
ed one in the first inning. These
two repeated in the third. and
Johnson himself scored minute
later. Two more came in the final
inning on a series of hits. Dark
ness forced suspension Of play after
the sixth inning. Bassett made sew
eral neat stops and throws at the
hot corner. The line-ups and score
by innings: ... =
First Baptist Dennison, c; f
Keiffer, p; Johnson, 1b; Bertinl, ~
Anderson, SIS; Bassett, BIB; CarroIl
II; Goglin, CT; Suess, IF.
Stan. Memorial-Fink, c; c. RIFT
ner. p; Wright, 1b; +. Rittner. %
Thorstenson, IS; Schaefer. $b; y
Rittner. II; Fris<, CT; Landino, ri.
First Baptist ......... 1O3 90 It
stan. Memorial .,,... 900 o9o---"
playing Tonight
Last night was the final one Of
the regular schedule, but there re-
main eleven games which were post
poned because OF rain or manager
ial agreement. Two Of these VIII DC
played off tonight. The South churcf
anxfous to take this, its concluding
game, and end the season with az
even 500 percentage. will cross bats
with Kensington. The South churcf
has taken its last three games, bu'
the suburbanites have somewhat re-
organized and plan to offer more re-
sistance than In their past few
games, The ST. Matthew's Luther
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