New Britain herald., 1929-08-20
ST. MATHS REPEAT
 WINNING OF TITLE
Capture Church League Flag
 Second Successive Year
Final Standing

Trinity M. E.. 3 12 200
 The St. Matthew's German Luth- eran team captured it's second suc- cessiye championship in the Inter- Church baseball league last night by hammering Strom in the first in- ming and then coasting to 9-5 vic tory over the Swedish Bethany nine at Willow Brook park. Not only did the triumph bring the St. Matts their third pennant in four years, but it gave them the first leg on a three-year cup which was first of fered at the start of the present sea son. Last nights games concluded the schedule, the managers of the Stanley Memorial and Swedish Beth any hines agreeing that it was un- necessary for them to play off the leagues one postponed game.
 A big first inning started the St. Matts on the final lap of their con- quest. The team fell upon Strom for six runs in this inning the fea- ture blow of the frame being a home run by Ernest Klopp with one on. The repeating champions made singletons in the third and fourth innings and had an so lead before the Bethany batters got to Otto Suess.
 This happened in the fifth, when Arnold Westergren, Scott and Pat tison crossed the plate. Julius Preis- CT counted for the winners in the sixth and Ken Westergren for the losers in the second half of that session. Jack Scott blasted a home run in the final inning but the blow was wasted. Oscar Steege of the winners got a triple. The lineups and score by innings:
 St. Matthew's German Lutherans: E. Preisser 2b, R. Fink 2b. L. Neu- mann cf, J. Preisser Of, E. Klopp 1b, w. Preisser ss, NJ. Steege 3b, D. suess p, W. sirko If. w. Fink c, O. Steege If, Schleicher If.
 Swedish Bethany: F. Strom D, K Westergren c. Lagerlof 2b, B. An- derson ss D. Johnson 1b, A. Wester- gren 3b, Olson If, Scott If, Pattson | Of.
 St. Matts. ;. C 0 0 1 O-9 il 3 Swed. Beth. Q o 1 1-5 s f
 Swedes Win Final Game
 An early lead enabled the First Lutherans to score their third vic tory of the year over the South Con- gregational team by 9-7. The game was a slugfest with both Elmer Johnson and Wilton Mercy being hit hard but fifth the winners taking ad- vantage of their opportunities while the South Church players miscued at bad times in the field and ran | bases in a careless manner which ended several rallies. The losers equalled their recently made league record of crashing out four home runs in one game, but every one came with the bases empty and they did no terrible damage.
 With two out in the first inning. Dave Ahlgren started a Swede rally, and the winners scored thrice be- fore the third man was retired, The losers picked up one in the seconl but another Swede rally, this time for four runs. gave the Lutherans . 7-1 margin in the fourth. Red" Nelson's home run with one or climaxed this assault.
 In their half of the inning the losers Dadn two rune u-ba,, C F, h ,,, Spring and Mercy hit home runs or successive pitches. Billy Darrov opened the fifth with another circuit clout. The Swedes counted once ir the sixth but the losers moved ir to S-6. Again the Lutherans madC a run in the seventh only to hay. the South church come back. but after Barta had made d home TUT and two more men had reached sec, ond and third, Joseph lofted tt "Huggie' Garrison for the third out. Otto Barta starred at bat with Z home run and three singles. all ter rife Wallops. "Yordy" Osborne po three hits. Stromqust and Johnson topped the winners attack with twt blows apiece. while Mercy of tn. South church got a like number Able Joseph made the feature pla, ot the game when, with the base full and one out in the fifth. h, : made an enchanted stab of a fero clous liner and stepped on secon, for a double play. Anderson ant Osborne turned in feature catches il the outfeld and Nelson played hi usual sterling game at third. Tn, lineups and score by innings:
 First Lutheran: Nelson, 3b; Hull gar Carlson. 2b Ahlgren, 1b Stromquist, C; Erickson, ss; Lind gren, Of; Elmer Johnson, D: Her bert Carlson, If; Anderson. If.
 South Congregational: Morev, D Parker, cf: W. Darrow, ss; Barta 1b; Stelma, c; Ratings, If: Os borne. If; Merza, 2b; Joseph, 2b Spring, 3b.
 First Lutherans 800 4Ol 1-9 south Cong. ...o10 PIP l-7 I2
 Mcthodists Rise Up
 superb pitching by Shepar, held the Stanley Memorial team tt three bingles and the tail-end Trin ity Methodists scored their thirc victory of the season, by a T., count. The Stanmors got away to 3-1 lead, but the winners tied thing in the fourth and in the fifth tool a margin which was never threat ened. The Methodists landed ol