New Britain herald., 1928-08-20

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West Ends ....... 6 . 100
tifateS '.......... .'it
burrlilS ...,...... . pa
Rangers ........4 ; 81
Tabs " 2 6 $50
Cardinals ..... | .l25
Just when the West Ends ap-
peared to have the Pirates at their
mercy and to have the City League
pennant within their grasp. the Pr
rates suddenly fell upon Tommy
Blanchard for a bombardment OF
long hits and pounded their way
back into the league race by d "a
victory in II innings at Walnut Hill
park Saturday afternoon. AS re-
suit, the race in the municipal loop
is once more in d badly scrambled
bare half game ahead but the Pr
rates right on their trail and even
the Burritts bare possibilities IL the
leaders are upset. The two leading
teams have only second division out
fits left to meet, and if hey win
their games from thesc 4 play-off
Will be necessary.
1t was the ninth inning and the
West Ends We're riding along with
4 A. margin. w:len Suddenly things
began to happen. The things" were
two triples and d double. and they
meant tie score and Stra innings
at the precise moment he West
Ends figured they had the league
in their pockets. And then in the
eth some more terrific smashing
gave the Pirates Il ga win and left
the West Ends in rather a dazed
conditions from chasing extra base
hits and from the suddcnness Of the
rebellion. 1t was a Wild finish.
The Burritts kept nomnally in
the race through tn" fierce hitting
Of SIAN Budnick, who made three
doubles and a single and lod his
team to a rs win owed stubborn
Cardinal team which refused to ne
dismayed by the fact that it Was
on the short end Of the score,
The new diamond at stanley
Quarter park was officially opened
by the Rangers and Tabs and WAS
given Il severe breaHing-ln. the
Rangers dashing it around for 10
runs and the Tabs fer {. 4 Tab I'M
rising drove Al Anderson from the
mound ~ the middle Of the game
and brought about ii - tie. but
Harold Casey hold the Tabs score
Rangers battcd out an easy victory.
Pirates ). West Eads
A laundering outbreak Of extra
base hits In the final inning enabled
the Pirates to tie the score in the
ninth and win out over the West
Ends in the 1Ith by n "a score N
game featured by long rlouts. For
eight innings the West Ends ham,
mered away at '1lusSy Carlson
while Tommy Blanchard was hold
ing the Pirates to three hits and
striking out ten batsmen. but. with
The score A. against them in "hal
appeared to be the final inning, the
Pirates suddenly snapped out o'
their batting slump and cent ringing
hits to all corners OF the fleld. IN
this respect the game reSempied
the 14.inn!ng Pirate Burritt altar
I'of the carly season, and the INNS"
was fully as spectacular.
Bail lit and worked to third IN
1.-The first but could not score, IN the
second Woiack. after an appaf'hlis
fair slap down the baheline mad
been called foul. WAS safe on Smlln
error, was sacrificed. and took th'rd
on an out. SmithWic'i beat out a
! freak bounder to Carlson. who h&d
! to watch the bounding bat th&'
4 Smithwick let fly, but Wojack IN
accountably held third. and what
what would have proved the wiz
ming run was lost, for Blanchard
/ famed.
Basil tripIed in the third but slid
/ off third and WAS called out on
play that brought the West Ends
out in protest. In their half the p
rates broke the ice OH Potts drib-
bier 10 third. car'sons single, Q
fielder's choice. and a wild pitcIi.
With one gone in til" fourth Nn-
lack blasted a triple through Potts
inept arm. and scored when Iepat
ka failed in an attempted shoe
@trjnC catch Of rormier's singh,
Carlson took George Campoel''S
grounder and turned it into a double
play.
The sixth saw the West End take
the lead after two were cut. smith
made a tvo-baae error OH Ncjack $
srounder and Cormier drove ili'
,hortstop in with u hit to center. He
stole second and came in on George
campbell's double to left center. VI
their half the Pirates got one back
j'harlow singled. stole second aud
Kept on to third when Shechan LEI
Smithvick's throw through. ana
scored when Wojuck tumblcd Ia.
patka's grounder behind second.
The West Ends apparently settled
things in the eight when iankaskas
dropped E"sicys throw and llub"'
was safe. Noiack sent Huber &c
third with a hit. and Smith rumhl.d
G. CampbellS roller. makH tnt
score A..
Then came the rousins P,rat,
ninth. Ware suddenly shook ire
West End confidence with a doubl.
along the left field foul line and fol
lowed by stealing third. Blanchard
struck out Zapatka. but Iankanka'
poled a long hit between Huber and
Basil for three sacks. scoring Ware
George Compbell made a beautiful
pickup of clairc's attempted
squeeze bunt and nailed Yankaskas
at the plate by inches. Again The
game seemed lost. but Harold Smit'
atoned for three bad errors by
blasting his first hit of the year. q
triple to right center. and tying the