New Britain herald., 1928-08-09
BASEBALL TROPHY
GOES To MERIDEN
Local Team Gives Terrible Elk.
hibition During Contest

yesterday afternoon at Willow Brook
park in its annual game with the
Merlden bluecoats and gave one OF
the worst exhibitions of baseball
seen in this city for some time. The
local nine went completely to pieces
after playing sensational ball in the
first two innings and put up a rag
ged game that caused the battle to
drag out for three hours. Meanwhile
Merlden was supporting Kline in
fine style, hitting the ball hard, and
taking advantage of every error to
score a crushing 1873 victory over
the locals. 1t was one of the largest
Britain series in recent years. A re-
cord crowd was present at the game
which promised to be great battle
between two evenly matched teams
but after the third inning interest
in the battle died down and the
crowd was roofing for the New Brit
ain team to score at least one run.
Kline was on the mound for the
Meriden nine and pitched wonder
full game. After being touched up for
two doubles in the first inning the
Merldcn tWirler settled down and did
not allow another bingle until the
seventh. In all he allowed but five
hits and sent IL men back to the
bench via the strikeout route He
would have scored a shutOut except
for two errors made in the sixth in
ming by Schamer a substitute, who
was sent into right field when the
game was clinched for Meriden
Kline also hit hard, riding one of
slim Politis slants for long
home run that even Feeney could
not recover in time to cut off the
run.
Tommy" Blanchard started on
the mound for New Britain and was
accorded ragged support. Blanchard
was touched up for seven hits in
three and a half innings but kept
them scattered. However the weird
of his teammates put him
in the hole time after time and he
retired In the fourth with the score
10 against him. Huber then took
the pitching duties up and pitched
good ball for two innings. In the
sixth the Merdien bluecoats suddenly
solved his shoots and began to knock
out hits in rapid style. slim" Po-
Tits, although suffering from a sore
arm. came in from center field to
take up the hurting duties, and was
crlafnI Inv hI,
Kline. Politis managed to weather
the last three innings without being
batted from the box.
Started Off Cool
In the frs. two innings New Brit
lin played a wonderful game in the
pinches and made two rapid fire |
louble plays that kept Blanchard |
out of trouble. Boldt was hit by a !
pitched ball and the game was de- |
aged 10 minutes until he had suffi- |
,iently recovered to play. Cossetts
dropped hit into right field. Nc
irath hit a fast one to Huber at |
bird who forced Boldt and threw
o Neley at first, doubling McGrath.
n the second inning Cabelus at
hort booted two in a row with one
tut and Blanchard was put in an
other hole. Baer hit what looked
ike Texas Lacquer to center field /
ut Politis came racing in to make /
,ff first base. This play was the real
ielding gem of the game. New Brit
in was retired without much |
rouble in the first two innings.
'eeney opened the game with
flashing double over second but was
n easy out minute later when he
lttempted to steal third. Noonan
rashed a double to center but was
EFT stranded.
In the third inning with one out
;oldt punched single into left
lcld. Cossette hit an easy grounder
o McMurray at second who had an
asy chance for u double play. He
,cbbled the ball and then threw wild
nto left field. Cabelus at short at
empted TO cover second and fell
own McMurray raced into left
ield and recovered the ball but
made another Wild peg to second
nd Boldt and Cossette raced home.
'abelus developed another wild
freak and made two more errors
Il succession. Meriden scoring its
bird run. This gave New Britain six
rrors in three innings. Cabelus was
from the game and Dawley
ook his place.
The fourth was another big in
ing for the Meriden nine. Boldt
gain singled. Cossette was safe on
II error by Dawley McGrath and
>urcon followed with hits to left
leld This outburst gave the visitors
our runs and Blanchard was sent
o third base, Huber taking up the
itching duties. MeanW lille New
britain was still finding trouble With
dimes curves. Huber managed to
ct through the fifth without any
amaee but the Meriden offense
tarted again in the sixth and four
1ore runs came across the plate on
I'VE hits, including two doubles.
Locals Score
In the last of the sixth New Brit