New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-13

The West Ends drew away TO a
game and half ahead of their near
est competitors Saturday afternoon
as pitchers came into their own and
three fine City league baseball games
were fought out at Walnut Hill park
The Burritts BUNDLED the Pirates by
60 and advanced to third position,
Johnny Rose giving the most mas
terful exhibition of pitching the City
league has witnessed this season. He
not only BANKED the runners-up, but
he held them to three hits and did
base. Behind him the Burritts play
ed errorless ball for the second week
i'll succession, turning in snappy
double plays on the rare occasions
when Pirate was fortunate enough
to arrive at first base.
Tommy Blanchard gave the Rang
ers only four hits and the West Ends
won by 6-l. the only thing which
saved the losers from a shutout be-
ing Johnny Sheehan's wise refusal
TO take any chances with his I'M
certain arm. The winners drove
Anderson from the mound but Mere
| checked by Casey.
The Tabs pulled out Of the cellar
by defeating the Cardinals, a, in
an exciting game. Mcnamara and
Reed granted only four hits apiece.
but the former had the better sup
port. while the latter lost his own
game by his failure to touch first
base on Il double which would have
scored thetying and winning runs.
West Ends q. Rangers I
The West Ends had little difficulty
! in turning back the Rangers by G-i
in Il speedy and Well-played game,
I Tommy Blanchard being master OF
his opponents at all times and set
/ ting them down with four hits. Milo
Argosy was the only Ranger who
could solve Blanchard's curves, and
/ he got three Of his teams safe blows.
| The Yves, Ends set upon Anderson
from the start and drove him from
! the box in the second inning. Casey
( held them fairly safe from then on,
but the Rangers could do nothing
with Blanchard.
/ Basil opened the game by walking
bu, was out stealing when the hit
and-run play failed. Red" Camp
bell flied out and then came fire
works Shcehan lifted d double into
he tree in right field and moved tt
third OH Cormier's short hit in the
same direction. Willie Woiack, WIG
has been having Il bad year with the
stick, snapped out of his slump to
score both men with a timely single
past second. With two gone in tho
second. Blanchard made trouble TO,
himself by foozl:ng Hayes easy roll
or, for Milo Argosy followed with q
hit, but Tommy did better with
Casey's hopper and got his man al
first.
Blanchard's single, a sacrifice by
Smithwici, and successive bingles BY
Kelly and Basil added another rui
in the second. Kelly being throw
out at the plate b: Hayes as he tried
to score on Basil's drive. Casey re.
placed Anderson at this point. II
the third, Milo Argosy fumbled Cor
mlrr's grounJer and then threw Owe!
Nenberg's head for double error
Cormier pulling up at second. HI
moved TO third on Wojack's SECOND
hit and counted as Presser wa
throwing out George Campbell Rain
held up the game for three minute
in this inning.
Smithwick singled to center t.
start the sixth Kelly was hit Ivy
pitched ball. Basil popped out, bu
Red" Campbell filled the bases Will
well-placed shot between first an'
second. Sheehan singled TO left
scoring Smithwick, and tormier sen
j Kelly home with q sacrifice fly. Tn
Rangers got their run in the seventh
! when Hayes hit to left and went Il
: third on Milo Argosy's single. Case.
dribbled to SEeehan. who might haN
caught HAYES at the plate but nlaye'
! safe and got the batter. BLANCHARD
then famed Wolfe and Joe Argosy
With two away in the ninth Milo Ar
cosy made his third hit. a douhl
which Kelly just missed. but Shes
han snapped up tascy's grounde
and raced over to first ahead OF III
runner
The hitting of Shochan .Cornie1
Wojack. and Milo .Argosy featured
, In the field. Anderson made Il hand
some rolling catch OF SmithNick'
drive along the foul line. Will
Sheehan turned in "A great stab /
: short right to get Preisser at first
Blanchard had d field day in the ho,
, Besides giving but four hits h. fan
ned ten men. getting Weinberg tire
times. In the second inning II" Re
y tired the side on three pitches and i
The fourth on five. three of th.s
! making a strIk"out. The box score
NEST ENDS
4 ABB Il Il 20 A
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