New Britain herald., 1929-07-02
DEFEATED
 BY SEQU|N TEAM
Winners Stage Great Comeback
 in Junior League Game
Standing

Staging a great comeback after they seemed to be hopelessly beaten, ;he Sequins, behind the superb pitching of Lefty" Folden, won thelr first victory of the season in ;he Junior City baseball league at Walnut Hill park last evening and at the some time dished out the first defeat of the league season to the American Legion team. The hines battlcd for 10 innings, the final score being s 10 :.
 The winning run was scored Tn the most undramatiC manner. With two outs in the SeQuin half of the tenth, A. Schubert was famed for what should have been the third out and the retiring of the side but | Flood, Legion catcher. dropped the third strike and then threw wildly | to nrst base. The batter went to second on the wild peg, took third on @ wild pitch and scored mo- ment later on passed ball. i The losers tried vainly to tie the count in the last half of the tenth and with two out and no one on base ! Capodice singled into left field, stole second base but was caught mapping H moment later on a quick peg from i Lefty" Folden 10 Gramitt
 The game was featured by the sensational hurling of Folden, the winning pitcher. Getting off to bad start. he was hit hard by the Legion stickmen for the first three innings and with a six run handicap, he settled down and gave mar vicious exhibition. From the fourth inning until the end of the game, he allowed but two hits and q single run. His team mates, who also eX- perienced a shaliy start settled down in the later innings and gaVA their pitcher fine support Through out the ten innings, Folden allow cd eight hits. famed nine and showing fine control, passed but one bats man.
 Sammy Capodice, who hooked up in several pitching duels with Fol den in the Rotary league last year, was or the hill for the Legion team. He was wild and passed eight of the l Sequin batters. At times, however, | his team mates gave him sterling support and pulled him out of sev- eral tight places. He famed ? bat ters.
 The Legion started its run mak- | ing early. A pair of singles and a sacrifice hit accounted for a run in the opening sessions. Another tally was added to the losers score in the i following inning when the Sequin | defense cracked. Two misplays and fielder'S choice were the cause of the second run.
 The losers made their best show | ing in the third inning when they i tailed on four occasions. Flood | grounded out to open the Canto but 1 Baylock was passed. The Sequin pitcher faltered for q few minutes and four singles in rapid succession crashed the counters across the | plate.
 Held to one hit and no runs in the l first three innings. the Sequin outfit went into action in the first half of the fourth and showed its first real l offensive power of the game. RyiZ and T. Shubcrt were passed in sue cossion but Gramitt grounded cut, | the base runners advancing on the play. Fink stepped to the plate and catching hold of one of Capodice's 1 hooks sent the ball whistling into left field. The pellet landed in a cump of bushes and while BayloCk was looking for it. the batter made the round trip, his two team mates scoring ahead of him. This hit seemed to give the needed drive to the winners and in the following inning, they pushed across two more runs to come within single run of dcadloCking the count. There was no further scoring until the last half of the eighth inning. tapodiCe was safe when T. Shubert dropped his hoist to Centerfield. The baserunncr took sec ond on a passed ball and stole third base. He rode home on double into left field by Mlynarski. The side was retired when Fortier famed and Mlynarski was caught stealing third on the final strike.
 The Sequins, with two runs needed to tie the score, entered the ninth with a do or die" spirit and they
 did" After J. Foldem had ground | O. py-iy rrIg duplicated but the former was run down between sccopd and third a
 moment later. Shubcrt took second on the play. Gramitt doubled into left field scoring his tcammate from second. The base runner went tC
 third on a passed ball and Fink. fol the second time proved himself tc be vdluabl" asset to the team in q pinch when he singled into left field and scored Gramitt. BayloCk madt splendid running catch ot
 Witham's foul fly in left field and re. tired the side.
 l Folden, warming mp to his jol
 famed three Legion battcrs in d TOW
 in the last half Of the ninth sessioI and forced the game into an over. time inning.
 This was the Sequin pitchers sec
 ond overtime game within thre, days. On Saturday he lost a Is in
 ming decision 10 the Y. M. C. A anc
 pitched tn" entire contest.
 For the winners. T. Shubcrt an, ! Fink starred with the willow whil,
 RyiZ played a stellar defensive gam. in the shoJtti,ld. The woIN O.
 Witham, S"quin bachstop, Was aI., oustandlu2. r1uNlo, CapoGirr an,
 Mlynarsu led tho Legion offensive
 Cormicr WAS brilliant at second base
 The summary;
 SEQlINS
 AS E II DO \ ! E4lG es ,.....,, 2 r Sbubert. ab, If
 Gramitt, 2h ,... i 3