New Britain herald., 1929-05-07
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 Althoush 1t is an unusual thing for any baseball team to go1 through three games with only four hits, to suffer . na-hit, no-run defeat in one of them and : near no-hit, no-run beating in another, it is . very un- usual thing for . team to be slam- ming the offerings of opposing pitchers hard but at the same time into the hands Of the opposing field era
 This is the situation that has con- fronted the high school baseball team in its first three baseball games this year. It hasn't been because the team hasn't been hitting 'em but be- cause the team hasn't been hitting 'em where they ain't."
 We have been talking within the last few days to some fans who are simply wild about high school sports and they are in the dumps because tho team isn't hitting. The fact is that the team is hitting and hitting hard. but the blows. instead of fall- ing safely for hits, are, as if drawn by : magnet, going right for the helders' gloves.
 To tell the truth, we don't see any thing in the situation to make either tho team members or the coach feel badly about it. It is ''break" of the game to be hitting the ball but never safely.
 From what we know of the set of players Coach Cassidy has on his high school team this year. and that knowledge has been gained from watching the youngsters perform through the last live seasons, we know that the team is anything but . weak hitting outfit.
 The schedule this week is one that would do the heart of any baseball fan good. Four games are facing the team, including . return encounter with the St. Thomas' nine in Hart ford next Saturday. Four games in which to prove to the city baseball fans that tho dope is all wrong.
 We do not put much stock in opine that. like the New York Yankees at the beginning of this sea- son. the high school team has seen its last game without line of hits. The Worlds champions this season, known and famous because Of its murderers' row, started in q hitting slump. Babe Ruth. Gehrix and all the others were belting the ball hard but, like the high school batters. they were sending their drives right at the opposing fielders
 Look at what the Yankees have done within tho past few days. Home runs galore have been pelted out and the Yankees seem to have started on another runaway rally. Just watch the high school team this week.
 We know that the high school players feel badly about their in- ability to win in any of the first three games but it must always be remembered that the team that can't lcse ! game of any kind and still wear smile. is team that isn't worth following.
 Like the American army in the World war. surmounting the strong est of obstacles. moving slowly at hrst. the high school team will come through. How can 1t help itself: New Britain has never had a really poor baseball team. The high school team this year. man for man, appears | little better than in recent years We have every confidence that the team will get going and that without any delay.
 If Captain Bill Mangan will instill some of the fight that he has shown in the Rotary league and later on as . member of the American Legion team. into his mates, the local team will nov down the opposition like nobody's business.
 Let the players forget that they have lost three games. Let them get out there on the lot and get up that old fight and there won't be any, thing to worry about. Four wins this week, including revenge over St. 1 Thomas' Seminary. is the program ~e are waiting for.
 The Holy Cross baseball team will start the season next Sunday after noon at o'clock at the Washington school baseball diamond with the Athletics of East Hartford as the opposition. Manager John Cabay stated today that he feels that he will have . strong combination on the field and he confidently expects to chalk up . victory in the opening game of the year.
 Hs has called practice for the junior team for Wednesday evening and the seniors will hold . workout Thursday night. All players and