New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-12
CITY LEAGUE HON0RS TO
BE DECIDED ON SATURDAY
West Ends and Pirates to Play on Tie for Champion
ship-Both Teams Appear to b Evenly Matched
First Year That Veteran Aggregation Has Reach
ed the Top - Corsairs Have Taken Psansat I've
Years-Tied Another and Landed In Second Last
Year.

First place henots In the City
Baseball League will b decided
Saturday Afternoon Ut Walnut HIN
park when the West Ends and the
Pirates clash In 4 playeff game. The
tive teams ended the regular season
In the league with eigth wins and
two losses apiece and Saturdays
battle will determine the 1888
champions Of the league.
Both teams appear to be evenly
matched and . great battle II ex.
pected. In the first meeting between
the two teams the Pirates led until
the eight inning by . to . score
when the West Ends suddenly raj.
lied and scored . ) to : win. The
Corsairs connected for thrss hits In
the ninth but were unable to score.
In the second game the Pirates du-
plicated the West EndA' feat. With
the West Ends leading by three
runs in the ninth, the Pirate
batters suddenly fell on the offer.
tngs OF Blanchard and doves the
ball to oil corners OF the lot to
score three runs and tie the &C IRE
at three all. Neither team scored in
the 10th but in the 18th the Pr
rates scored on two successive hits
and Won thu game.
Looking back to these two games
little difference can b seen between
ths two teams and both aggrega-
tions will have to be on their toes
In order to- capture the bacon sat
urday.
This is the first year that the
West Ends have reached top posi-
ton in the league and they will BE-
out to win their first City League
championship Saturday. Tommy"
Blanchard will be on the mound.
He has experience one Of the best
years in his experience q . pitch
sr and ID all primed for the battle.
The Pirates hold the best record
OF any team In the City League.
They have been in the circuit for
five years. In 1898 and 1894 tho
Cosairs captured the championship,
losing only one game in 30 starts.
In 1925 the Pirates dropped out of
the league but returned In 1925 (,
end up In . tie for first place with
the Burritts. After leading by . s
to /: score In the eight inniug OF The
playoff game, tho Coraairs suddeply
collapsed and the Burritts battled
out q win.
Last year tn. rirt.s lteusst tn.
Burrttts Throughout the season for
first place. with the heners going
to the Polish aggregation by = half
game. This year the Pirates contin-
ued to live up 10 IT. asjns aal lat
Saturday battled IT. way into 4 tie
for first place BY winning . double
header. In 80 games Ia the City
League. the Pirates have won -
and lost seven. This remarkable ~.
cord 10 laid to the splendid coseh.
Ing Of Charlie Miller. who in Als
days was one Of the fsrsmest bose
ball players In the city,
Miller will undoubtedly M Aie Gee
Carlson. on the mound Saturday
with Potts In reserve. The blsnl
twtrlsr has pitched - games n ~
City League. Winning Is and jeslng
5. Carlson will b remembered e
the pitcher whe hurled tAs ?. ~.
team to . peunant IN the Iadustsiai
league last year.
A meeting will Be held tAiG ~.
ming At the city Hall aal I'll ne
managers ef the league aFs Request
ed to be present The affairs q Ne
league will bs brought - Q slees
and plans completed Ter 1atusday's