New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-09

Umpires: Mansan and Sautter. Time:
1851.
Tabs :, Cardinals 8
Fielding sensationally behind the
alright pitching Of Ed Mcnamara.
the Tabs broke into the win col
umn by taking to 3 decision ov-
er crippled Cardinal team. With a
strengthened lineup the winners
played a sparkling game of base
ball througout and won a we'll earn
ed victory.
Mcnamara. who toed the mound
for the winners. was In fine fettle
and turned back eight of the Cardi-
nal batsmen by the strikeout route,
He retired the first six and last six
men to face him in order and set
the losers back with four solitary
bingles in the seven innings he
worked on the mound
buggy" Fitzpatrick, playing his
first game in Tab uniform, showed
up well. Although slightly unsteady
in the field he made up for this with
some fine stickwork. banging out
two singles in four official trips to
tho platter Duke McCabe played a
stellar game for the winners. hand
ling eleven chances at first base
without slip-up and crashing out
two hits In four tries. The raney
first sacker got the longest hit OF
the game. smashing double into
right center in the last inning.
speck Howard ended a threatening
Cardinal rally in the fifth inning
when he gathered in Selma hot
grounder on the turf and threw out
the Cardinal rightfielder at first
Ease for the third out. The losers
had second and third base occupied
at the time.
Unsteady work in the field was
one of the reasons why the Card
inals were forced to bow to the
Tabs. Forth pitched good enough
ball to beat any team, but the rag
ged work of his mates behind him
was accountable for his defeat. The
losing pitcher turned back six of the
winners on strikes but was slightly
unsteady passing five OF the Tabs
batsmen.
Daley, Cardinal left fielder was
the losers best bet He made pref
ty throw on Fitzpatrick's hit into
left in the third inning to Maitz,
who was attempting to score from
third. at the plate. He was success
tut in getting tyo out of the four
losers hits.
The Tabs scored in the first with
out a hit. Fitzpatrick was famed and
Herdlein was passed. Hinchey
famed for the second out but Herd
iein scored from second when For
tin messed up Towards roller TO the
box, The Tabs scored again in the
second when McCabe singled
through the box. stole second, went
TO third as Maitz was being thrown
out at first. and scored on Fitzpat-
rick's single into left. The winners
scored twice in the third on three
hits and an error. The losers broke
INTO the scoring column in the third
on Fitzpatrick's misplay and Erick-
sons long double into center. The
Tabs pushed their run total to five
in the fourth when the losers erred
twice. The Cardinals made their
greatest bid for the game in the
last half Of this inning. Daley start
ed things with single into left.
Selma advancing him a base on q
pretty sacrifice. Osborne famed but
batting for Wilson. sent Da-
ley across the plate on a single into
left. He stole second and scored
when Fitzpatrick let Belaneer's
grounder get by him. The Tabs
pushed another tally across in the
sixth on pair of singles and mis- |
play. They made their final run in
the seventh inning on a hit and an
error. The game was called in the
seventh to allow the second game
get underway
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