New Britain herald., 1929-08-29
POLICE TEAM CRASHES IS
 HITS TO BEAT MEREDEN
Local Buccoats Get Sweet Revenge On Silver City Ag- gregation for Defeat of Last Week-First Inning Results in Four Runs - Pete Cabelus Is Hitting Star of Battle-klire's Support Collapses at Sev- eral Stages of Conest-Final Score Is 13 to 1.

With the hopes of the entire city of New Britain pinned on their stall wart shoulders but, by far the un- derdog in the hot dope before the game, the New Britain Police De- partment baseball team secured sweet revenge on the Meriden Po- lice team in the second game of the home and home series staged at Will low Brook park in this city ycster- day afternoon. Mcridcn took the opening encounter in Meridcn last week by a 6 to score, but Tommy Dolan's crew came back strong yes terday, Wallopcd out IS hits off the delivery of Billy Kline and won by a 13 to f score. The game was view cd by as distinguished an audience as has witnessed any sporting event in this city in years. The mayors of the two cities, state senator's police and fire commissioners. members of the city councils, visiting officials and many other notables were on hand swelling the crowd in attend ance to about $500 spectators
 Meriden opened the festivities with two runs in the first inning and an audible groan went up from the stands with the expectation that it was to be another walllaway. I'acr, first mNn up, drove a long and hot liner to Slim" Politis in center field The sun blinded the fielder and although he got his hands on the ball, he dropped it and Baer went to second Cossettc singled and Bacr went to third, On close play at home, Baer scored while Kline was safe at first. Then on a double play wherein Nelcy caught a pop fly and touched Kline at first, Coscttc dashed for home end scored.
 | Then New Britain came 10 bat and played one of the finest innin%s in the annals of polio" baseball his tory. Tommy Fecney Id off with a slashing single through second and | first Smithwick then buntcd along the first base line and Kline fell down trying to field the ball, smith wick being safe at first Then ! hunted along the third base line and all hands were safe.
 Polits hit to Roy Wilcox at rec ond and he threw ont l'eeney Ht home The bases were still loaded. . Blanchard famed and il appeared that New Britain would go scorolcss. NOOnan, however. drew a pass and forced Smithwick in with run. . Cabclus then laced a long single ov- CT Wilcox's head and Huber and POitis scored. On bad throw 10 first by Kline to catch Cabclus, Noo- nan crossed tho plate. New Britain was in the lead to ?. Nelcy sing led but O'Mara struck out shutting off any further scoring.
 Meriden went s"Orcless in fhr second but New Britain got two runs on Smithwic's single, Huber'3i sacrifice, Politis' double and Tommy Blanchards stingin2 single to center,
 Meridon rallied in the third. Cos setto with one out, trinlcd ard Kline followed with another thrc"-ha"c whacE. NcGrath doubted and Will CON singled but inc best Mnridon could do was to score two counters. Two more hits in the fourth for Meridon ended that teams offensive for the day as Blanchard failed to allow q hit for the rest of the game,
 New Britain, however, thouGh scorcless in the third, fourth and fifth, opened ur again in the sixth and as Klinc's support went to rioc- es. came through with threc moro runs. NcGrath booted Fconcya groundcr and on Smithwick's hunt, both mon wnrn safe. Huber then crashed a triple between left and center. and both mon scored. POlitis sent slashing single to right and Huber counted, Blanchard, N6onan land Neloy all got on base, but there was no further scoring.
 The locals staged another big in ming in the eight and completely sowed Up the game. Four solid bin gles. aided by bad throw from right field, gave the locals four runs and