New Britain herald., 1927-07-25
All Plainyille

80 712 81 9 0
Plainville :. 300 202 2x-7 IL 0
Two base hits, H. McHugh, OAR
row, Miller: sacrifice hits, Darrow.
Crampton; bases on balls. Miller 1;
struck out by Miller 9, McHugh 4;
stolen bases. Brannick. l.. McHugh,
Goeb. Miller 2: left on bases Bristol
5, Plainville s; passed ball barrow;
umpires. Guiden and Erbe; Gataline
hit by McHugh.
All Day Sewing Meeting
The Women's Federation of the
Congregational church will hold an
all day sewing meeting at the home
of Mrs. Howard Smith on Farming
ton avenue on Thursday. beginning
at 1890 a. m. Each member is
asked to bring one article of food.
Runs Over Sleeping Man.
Myro1 Y. Rancor of II Norton
place spent yesterday afternoon and
evening at Lake Compounce. AS he
started to leave about 9 o'clock he
backed his car out of its position
in the public parking space. No
sooner had the car begun TO move
than Rancor's ears We're assailed
with screams. He stopped his car
and got out, finding Benjamin Bern
stein of Hartford lying underneath
the car. Rancor had backed over
him and broken several of his ribs.
Apparently Bernstein had gone to
sleep in the grass behind Rancor's
car, and when the local man looked
to see il the path we're clear he
failed to notice the slumberer. The
rear wheel of his car found him,
however. Bernstein was taken to the
Bristol hospital for first aid but In
sisted that he be removed to St
Francis hospital, Hartford.
Crash at Blossoms Corner
The automobile of Earl G. Smith
was struck and two occupants
slightly injured yesterday afternoon
when the car was struck at BIOS
SONS corner by one operated by
w. R.Hockert of Holcomb street.
Hartford. Smith gave a signal that
he wished to turn left, and Con-
stable Ernest Farrar, who was do
ing traffic duty at the corner. mo-
toned him to make it. Because OF
the volume of traffic Smith was still
uncertain and motioned again. re-
ceiving the same signal from the
officer. He then made his turn. but
hi chino struck
by that OF the Hartford man.
Mrs. Ernest Barth and Mr.,
Smiths little boy. who were pas
sengers, were cut and bruised
slightly. The fore parts of both ma
chimes were damaged. No arrest was
made, and Farrar exonerated Smith.
Blues Winners
The Plainville Blues went to
Forestville yesterday and came
home with the town teams scalp,
having won by SIS in the neighbor-
ing village. The game was a good
one all the way. with George Cum
ningham pitching steady game
and receiving sensational support.
In one inning Forestville filled the
bases with none out, but Sullivan
made a great catch of a twisting
Texas Lacquer and turned it into a
double play. Downham threw the
next batter's bunt wildly, but Shee-
han nailed it and slid into the bag
ahead OF the runner.
Johnny sheehan, incidentally.
played remarkable all-around
game in his first appearance with
the Blues In addition to fine work
in the field he made four singles
and a two-bagger in five trips to
the plate. Nick Toll made seven
putouts in left field, one a leaping
catch of a drive bound for extra
bases. In the fourth Stanley Smith
hit long smash which looked like
a home run, but the ball struck
rock and bounded back toward the
field. Smith being forced to stop at
second. Kelley was best for Forest
Vile.
The batteries: Plainville, G. Gun
ningham and Downham. Forestville.
Mccarthy and Crichsley.
Same Car Hit Twice
A jinx pursued Maurice Leroy
Fielding of Vernon as he drove
through Plainville yesterday after
noon, for twice his automobile was
rammed from the rear as he was
forced to stop suddenly. Coming