New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-29
PROTESTS upheld
BY Church LEAGUE
Two Games to Be R9layd-
-Four Contests Tonight
League Standing

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Kensingn Cong. 0 ~ .00(
The UNFOLDING Of two protests and
the consequent throwing out Of two
games knocked the First Lutherans
out of first place in the 1nter-Churct
league last night and left the st
Matthews German Lutherans alone
In that position. The board Of man.
ayers, meeting at the Y. NJ. C.. A.
considered and passed favorably or
two protests which dealt with the
same observation-disclosures by runner
with a player fielding batted ball
The Everyman's Bible class had pro.
tested the game which 1t lost to the
First Lutherans on June 20. claim
ing that Nyborg had bumped Freddy
Swanson as the latter felded ball
at shortstop. The South Congrega-
tional church registered protest
over Its game with the Bible class
on July s. alleging that Arburr had
knocked Parker down as the South
church player was catching a pop
fly. The rules being specific in their
statement that the runner must
avoid the fielder, the managers voted
to throw out both games and order
them replayed.
Although no representative from
the suburban team was present. the
Kensington Congregational church
was dropped from the league. as it
has been impossible for that organi-
cation to get a team together in re-
cent weeks. All games which should
have been played by that team up
to the present were declared for
feited, and future contests will be
credited to the respective opponents
as the schedule progresses. The BIZ
Bile class, Trinity Methodists. and
Center Congregationalists pocketed a
game apiece by this ruling.
The league rule that a player shall
play with only one team was inter-
preted to mean that a man shall
play with only one team during a
season and shall not transfer from
one to another. This action was the
result OF the change Of Merwin
Schaefer from the Stanley Memorial
team to the Sou1l Church. The lat
ter team did not know he had play
ed with the Stanmors and Schaefer
was ignorant of the rule. The ques-
ton of interpreting the rule came up
last night and it was voted that a
man could play with only one team
during given season. The rule
went into effect as from last night,
and Schaefer will be allowed to con-
tinue with the South church.
Frank Keiffer was authorized to
purchase enough equipment to last
the balance of the season. The man.
ayers present were President George
H. Hamlin of the Stanley Memorial
Secretary-Treasurer h. f.
Parker of the South Congregational
Frank Keiffer Of the First
Baptist church, Walter Hausrath of
st. Matthews German Lutheran
church. Harold Judd of the Every
mans Bible class, Elmer johnson OF
the Swedish Bethany church, Ray
mond Cline of the Trinity M. E.
church. and David Ahlgren of the
First Lutheran church.
Games Tonight
The league leaders, the st. Mats,
have a hard game ahead tonight but
it Is a game for which they have
been thirsting for many weeks. They
are scheduled to play the South
church. the only team which has
been able to win game from the
st. Mats this year, and they are out
to massacre the Congregationalists
without mercy or quarter. Eddie
Preisser has recovered from his at
tack of scarlet fever and will start
at second base, while Billy Preisser
will pitch, with Otto Suess in re-
serve. The South church is point
ing to its earlier victory and also
10 the fact that within the past week
il defeated the Swedish Bethany
team more easily than the st. Mats
did. but it realizes it has its toughest
game OF the round ahead. Wilton
Morey will pitch. The game will be
played on Diamond No. l.
On Diamond No. the First Luth-
Grams meet the Swedish Bethany
team. A victory for the Lutherans
is necessary If they are to stay in
The race, and. if the st. Mats should
lose, it would carry the swedish
team into the lead. Both teams are
very steady outfits, but the Luther
ans have more batting punch and a
decided pitching edge. Bill Fresen
will go after his 18th victory OF the
year, while the Bethany team has
Dave Swanson and Clarence Olson
TO choose from.
The Center Congregationalists and
First Baptists will play a double
header. The first game fixed for the
grass diamond" will be the regu-
arly scheduled contest. with the
Baptists as home team. For the
second game. which is the play-oft
Of rained- out game and in which
the Center church is home team, the
plan to move over on 10
one of the skin diamonds. Because
u the two games, players OF both
teams are urged to make a special
effort TO be at the field early. Car
-oll or possibly Keiffer will work
'or the BaptiSts Both Skinner and
Bradley are away and it is not
known who will do the pitching for
he Center church.
The Swedish Bethany and Trinity
Methodist mines have arranged to
play off their postponed game on
August s. This will finish up the
contests and leave I'M
played only the two games ordered
olaycd over last night,