New Britain herald., 1929-05-18
'TAbS' AND K. &E
 RICH WITH STARS
otslailadow Have Produced
 nisy Pliysn for Local alsuS

without . Y. M. T. A. L D. society representative fighting for | berth near the top. nor would an IAAus- trial league season be started minus an entry from the Russell | Erwin factory. The present City League personnel does not include ths 'Tahs' and for this first time in . number of years the Industrial League has no R. i E. outfit, con. dition that soes leng way towards proving that changes in the sports world are as surprisins a they are strange.
 The "Tabs" d decade or two ago had some of the best ball players in the city and whether they played as society representatives or with other clubs, they were always to be feared on the diamond. Mickey" Lynch. who has been umpiring on local diamonds for the past several seasons. caught for the Tabs" . number of years and vas considered one of the best amateures in tho state. His battery mate was the late James Riley. one of the craftiest twirlers the city has ever seen.
 Riley was . student of baseball and much off his success was due to his ability to study the batters who faced him. and once he learned their weaknesses he seldom pitched ball anywhere near their favorits spot. He had some nice curves and . good change of pace. but when they started to fail him he always had "the old bean" to ball back on. Lynch. too. was | crafty player and his services were greatly in de- mand.
 stevie Dudack. Major Jack Riley. Jack McCue and dozens of others wore the spangles of the popular organization over . span of years, and all did their bit towards keep ing the interest high and the soci- ety out in front athletically. Some tight games with St. Paul's T. A. B. Society of Remington were played. and clashes with society clubs about the state in connection with c. T. A. U. field days were high lights of the baseball season of that period.
 The Russell < Erwin factory at that time was veritable hst-bed O: baseball enthusiAsm. and teams which. in the opinion of followers Of local spsrtA. ranked with the very best ever assembled in New Britain. were always in the running. In 1912, 1918. and thereabsuts. no team in the Industrial League. which played its Sames at Electric Field in Plainville and Walnut Hill Park, had . chance with the R. | E. out fit. Cooler" Cenlin. now . city fire man. and Elias Ringrose, now an at. tornsy, were the catchers. and Hen- ry Flanagan, . High school athletic star and later | college luminary, was one of the pitchers. also taking his turn in the outfield. Harold Coogan, one Of the few local semi- pro catchers to turn in . no-hit. mo- run performance. was the mainstay in the box. Larry Mangan played first base and managed the team. and at different times Red" Camp bell. Berney Coyle, Frank stinsle. Maud" Applegren, Harry Parsons. now a city fireman, and other sood players of that day. held down po- sitions on the infield.
 The Zwick brothers. Charley Mill Ter. Eddie Goeb and other stars were in the outfield, in fact, the team had all the appearances of an all-star club. Several of the players were with the Independents. the leading local team at that time, playing Saturday with the factory club and Sundays and holidays with the Independents.
 With the passing of the years, however. changes came about in the factories and the membership Of various fraternal organisations and last season and the season of 1927 found the Russell & Erwin club completely outcIassed in the Indus- trial League. A dozen or more years ago. some of the other teams were able to put up fight against tho atars but few were the games that were wrested away from them. Pitchers with Campbell, Goeb, Mill fer, Conlin and Flanagan to face had their hands full and many a game was snatched out of the fire with the aid of the formidable bats
 welded by that crew.