New Britain herald., 1928-05-31
League Standing

l>' @ l.. ...'-....... c 900 \. E. Machine .....o 0 900 ] Fatnirs and the American Paper Goods teams in the Industrial Base 1 ball league scored their first vic f tories Tuesday night Fafnrs doHned l-anders 10 and the American Paper Goods moved down R. & E. 1 by the same score.
 Tonight at Walnut Hill at 5:3D clock, Stanley Works will meet stanley Rule on Diamond No, 3 and Ne" Britain Machine will battle r, X r. Corhins on Diamond No. 1. Iafnir> Win Game . tafn1rs defeated Landers 1 to in a well played game. The contest de- Velopcd into pitchers battle be- tween Belanger and Chant with the former having q slight edge. Each pitcher was relieved near the end of the game, Belanger in the ninth when the losers had the bases filled With two out
 Landers took the lead in the open- Ing inning when they scored once, Hlllstrand walked to open the game, He moved 10 second on q passed ball. CharloW went out on d ground CT 10 Beiangnr and Gocb walked, Mckiernan flied out to Ferguson but Vincent beat out a hit to latteo. Hi1hS the bases. Bcianger then "a'Aed Fitzpatrick. forcing in Hill strand. II was the third pass he had issued during the inning.
 The Dragons tied the count in the second on a triple by Natteo and q single by Wallicki. Landers disputed Maiteo's triple claiming that it was a foul ball, Umpire Fitzpatrick said otherwise and had his way. The ball was line drive down the right field foul line and Was very close to the line when it landed.
 There was no further scoring until the seventh when the winners push ed another run around. During the preceding innings both pitchers were working we'll and the teams were fielding faultlessly. I.anders worked three double plays during this time.
 In the seventh Neslor replaced Chant on the mound for the losers. There seemed to be no reason for this change but it was made never thcless
 Nestor walked Matteo, the first man to face him. Wallicki follow cd with a single. Both runners a<i- vanced 8, base when kcnure laid down q fine sacrifice Belanecr then grounded to Hllstrand and Matteo was thrown out at the plate when he tried to score. Wallicki taking third on th. play. Venture then scored Wallicki with a double to left The hit was good for home run but was restricted to a two base hit by ground rules. The ball went into the crowd in left field.
 In the ninth tbc winners scored twice. Matteo singled 10 right and moved 10 second N hen Nalicki beat cut q Nunt to lltzpatrick. Both run Hers advanced q base on kcnure's sacrifice. M;uteo scored on Belan- gers long sacrifice fly to Goob. Wal llclli scored a moment later on Ven turo's single.
 l.anders threatened in the final inning acn they scored one run and had the bases loaded After two mon were out Relanger devel- opfd q wild streak and walked Char low and Goeb after Hillstrand had singled lie was then taken out of the box and Haylicll took up the pitching burden. He could not get control until he had walked Me- kIernan, forcing in q run. He fore cd Vincent to hit q fly which was taken by Ferguson for the final out Of the game.
 The features of the game were the hitting of Mattco and Wallicki, each of whom connected for three hits and the fielding of Bucheri at short stop for the losers. The finest play oi the game was completed by the losers in the eighth when they work ed double play al a time when the winners were threatening to stage a rally.
 With one out and Ferguson on second. krause grounded to Nestor, who threw 10 Fitzpatrick for the first ont. Ferguson tried to make third on the play but q perfect throw by Fitzpatrick 10 Iillstrand arrived in plenty of time to nail Ferguson and consequently complete the double killing.
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