New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-07
LUTHERAN RALLIES
CONQUER BETHANY
RousinS Finish Wins Game
BaptiStS Score First Victory

First Lutheran ..... 3 500
Swedish Bethany -. 3 .571
South Cong. ....... 2 5 ,2S6
Trinity NJ. i. ...... l 4 200
First Baptist . / 4 200
Coming from behind in the clos
innings to overcome 40 lead by
means of three smashing rallies, the
champion First Lutherans downed
the Swedish Bethany team by lis
and moved into a tie for third place
in the Inter-Church baseball league
last night The defeat put the losers
out of the running. Because Of the
condition of Diamond No. l at Viii
low Brook park, the game was play
ed in the grass.
Bill Fresen was absent and
Hiding Bengston pitched for the
winners. The Bethany team got to
him for a pair of runs in the sec
ond on a pass to Olson and Strom's
home run. Lagerlof opened the third
with his second homer OF the sea-
son. and hits by Westergren and D.
Johnson made it 40.
Nyborgs single and errors gave
the Lutherans pair in the fourth.
while singles by Nelson and Nyborg,
followed by Dave Ahlgren's two
Dagger, tied the score in the fifth.
An unassisted double play by
Wintergren stopped the rally. The
sixth was unproductive, but the
| | r.
| Foberg was safe on an error, Nell
son and Nyborg hit safely, and with
one gone Ahlgren again hit for two
bases. A. Foberg was safe on a
tumble, Ray Anderson tripled to
center. and Elmer johnson reached
scored, the total damage being seven
runs. base on balls and intleld
outs allowed the losers to tally once
in their turn.
Ahlgren. with two doubles and a
single, and Nyborg, with three
singles, led the winners attack,
while Strom hit hard for the losers
with a home run and triple. Olson
provided the fielding feature by
pulling in long foul while slipping
in a puddle. 1t being necessary to
grab the ball twice. The line ups and
| score by innings:
| First Lutheran-Neleou. 3b; Ny
borg, c. Bengston. p; Ahlgren, 1b;
A. Foberg, IS: r. Anderson. CT:
, Elmer Johnson, If: H. Ericsson, eb;
G. Foberg. IF.
Swedish Bethany--E dman, c:
Anderson, SIS: Lagerlof. 2b; A. West
| ergren, 3b; d. Swanson. p: D. John
son. Id: Olson, If; Strom, CT: Elmer
johnson, RI.
First Luth. ;. 600 220 I'll 10 /
Swed. Beth. 022 900 l. 3 6 4
Jmpires--H. Rittncr and Suess.
Baptists Finally Win
The tall-end First Baptist scored
their first win of the season, getting
the South Congregationalists to take
the game by rs. A slippery infield
| and Watery outfleld made fast field
ing impossible. Al Bassett was hit
| hard but frightened in the pinches
and turned in a creditable perform
ance. Bill Darrow had streak of
wildness which proved fatal, but
| Morey held the winners scoreless
after taking over the mound work
| The Baptis's got a lucky start
when Pinkerton's roller stopped in
puddle. Then came stream OF
! hl+a ubirh IaI wit ~
! passes and two Texas leaguers which
| the injured Hattings could not field
| produced five runs. The losers got
| two runs back in the second. but the
| Baptists made it to in the third
| Morey held them helpless there
after, but the South church could
not overcome the Baptists' lead.
| Anderson showed a Iine disregard
| FOR The left field lakes and made
some pretty catches in them. W lille
! StelIna featured with Il jumping
! falling catch Of d tricky foul. Pink
crton was the only Baptist to get two
| hits. but the team scattered its
| blngles along the line. Bill barrow
| got thre" for the losers, Rockwell q
| triple and double, and Parker twc
singles. The line-ups and score by
| innings:
First Baptist-C. Iinkcrtou, G.;
Basctt, p; Carroll, III; Shea, 2b; O
Steegs. IS; K. May. ab; Anderson, If;
| Rector. Of: Doyle, RI
| South Congrcgational--W. Oar
/ row. PISS: Parker. h: Morey. ss-p.
| II. DarroU, 3h; W. Bomba. eff: j.
Hattings. If: Rockwell, %; Spring
| II. StellHd, G.
First Baptist 80. 600 e. S )
! South Cong. e.. o2l 200 Is 10
| Umpire H!ausrath.
! Games Next Week
III above games ended the first
halt OF the schedule. and next week
vii be taken up With playing Of
postponed games. On Monday eve
ming the Everyman' Bible class will
play the First Raptiste on Diamond
No. and the St Mats Will tacki"
the Trinity Methodists on Diamohe
No. ?.