New Britain herald., 1929-07-23
.ST. MATHS BEATEN BY SOUTH CHURCH
ConsreSatiOnalists Repeat Con- quest, Drive Preisser From Box
Inter-ChurCh Standing

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 Swedish Bethany ...... .564
 Trinity NJ. E. ........ .l62
 Visions of crushing revenge for
 previous defeat were sadly shattered
 last night when the championship
 St. Matthew's German Lutherans.
 riding along in first place in the
 Inter-Church league, were battered
 down hy the south Congregational
 nine for the second time in success
 sion and hauled back into tie with
 the First Lutherans. The game,
 played at Willow Brook park, was
 distinct surprise in it's outcome; for tie champions had their full
 strength on hand and were bitterly
 deternined to wipe out the stigma
 of their recent setback. But the South church sent Billy prcisser scurrying to cover with nine scorch ing hits in the first two innings and
 ton of being the first team to knock him from the box. chung
 grimly in the lead despite the con
 stant assaults of the champions.
 Wilton Morey. who pitched for
 the winners, held the St Matts to
 seven hits and would have come
 through much better possibly with
 shutout had it not been for CT TOTS. grand melee of which we"e concentrated in the first inning and
 gave the losers four runs handicap. Eddie PreisSer singled off Barta's outstretched arms Bell fumbled L. Ncumann's hit. Mercy dropped a
 bunt, wild throws went in all di- rections, and the St. Matts seemed 10 be on the way to a sweeping vic
 tory over woefully cratic team. But the winners came right back. With one away, Parker shot line single 10 left. Bell sent a long drive to center for three bases. and Otto Earta pounded the ball over l.. Neu- mann's head for an easy home TUT. Stelma was safe and Wallace scored him with the tying run. In the see
 Cnd inning the performance was r2- peated. WeStling. Mercy, and l}arta hitting safely to fill the bases Bell sending out a sacrifice fly, and Bar ia again emptying the sacks with a
 lusty triple. scoring d moment later
 when Stelma duplicated the feat.
 Hits by Mercy and Bell made it 9-2 in the fourth, but that was aE 1 tn" winners could do with Otto . | ! turned in a fine performance, send | ing a number Of batters back on | strikes.
 l But Mercy was equalling his worH and the St, Matts broke through 1 only tWice-in the fifth on an over i throw of second and in the last in i ming wher an attempted double play failed and NJ. Stecge wcru home from third as the ball went
 into the crowd Vessels gathered Q. StocGe's fly for the final out. The hitting Of Bell, who made two singles and triple. and Harta
 who spanked homer and single featured the winners attack. with Morey and Parker also collecting two blows and every other South church player hitting safely at least
 C.Ire. SUess was the only St Matts
 10 hit more than once. The pitch ing Of Mercy and Sucss was excel ] lent, while Willie Merza, playing his first game at short for the South church, was the fielding hero of the ] contest His best effort of several
 was a catch of line drive with the
 bases loaded in the fourth.
 l The lineups and score by innings: l St. Matthew's German Lutheran ! F.. preisser @h; l.. Neumann. If; F.
 Illopp 1b; w. Preisser, p-$h; NJ. ! S;eese. sa; w Neumann, cf O.
 Suess, 3b-p; Q. Stecee If; W. 1 Fink C.
 south Corgrcgational-Morey, D.;
 Parker, 2h; Bell. 3b; Barta, 1b; S;el-
 ma. c; Wallace, If; Vessels, eff;
 Merza, ss; Wesuine, rf-
 i r. h. e. 1 St, MaHs ...,... 4ooo1o1-s' , ] South Cong. ...- 4t01oax-9 14 5 Swedrs Go In:o Tie
 ll' ' IISt l.ut utntIdIlS ttllilf llbln 1 behind to score 6-4 victory over | the stanley Memorial nine and go | into a tie with the St. Matts. The ! usually superb fielding of the win ners was missing. and three errors ! caused Bill I'rescn much worry, but ! he kept his courage and was re
 warded when his mates atonCd for i their mistakes by overtakins the ! Stanmors in the third and slashing i their way to victory in the fifth. . The Swedish pitcher permitted only 1 five bingles.
 i kieffer started his team right in i the second and French and F. Stohl hit behind him for two runs. while | Hamlin worked around in the next I frame. Then Nelson Anderson and StromUuist placed hits around a [ pass 10 Carlson and the score was | even. Nelson and Anderson led