New Britain herald., 1930-07-26
St. Johns .... 100 002 0--3 4
 St. Mats Hang On

St. Matts Hang On
 The St. Matthew's German Luth-
 erans kept within striking distance
 of first place when they made a
 comeback against the Swedish Beth
 any team, ended their two-game
 losing streak, and pounded out a
 Is to 2 victory in the late innings.
 The Bethany outfit. after several for
 feitures, made a desperate effort to
 beat the Germans and had a full
 team on hand but gradually fell be.
 hind and collapsed in the last two | stanzas.
 Eddie and Goody Preisser count ed for the champions in the first frame, but the Bethany worked Tough Guy" Anderson around in the same frame and Ken Wester- gren in the second, tying thing Up
 But successive wallops by L. Neu- man. Goody and Billy Preisser. and 1 w. Neuman gave the St. Matts a 6-2 1 lead in the third and in the sixth they drove Lindgren from the box with five counters. Seaburg pitched the final inning and was found for 1 five more, but by this time the Sve- dish defense had gone to pieces and was betraying its pitchers. It was 1 the 11th consecutive Bethany de- i feat.
 Eddie Preisser and Louis Neuman 1 topped the St. Matt attack. each scoring three runs. The lfne-ups and score by innings:
 St. Matthew's German Lutheran E. Preisser 2b; l.. Neuman, If; G. Preisser, 1b: W, Preisser, D; W. Neumann, 3b; R. Fink, Of; Linn, c; M. Steege, ss: O, Steege. If. Swedish Bethany - B. Anderson. 3b-c; Lindgren, p-lf; Seaburg, lf-p; A. Westergren, 2b; K. Westergren, of; D. Johnson. 1b; H. Carlson, ss; Squillaciote, c-3b: Benson. If.
 St. Matts ......204 o055-16 13 1 Swed Beth lilo Oo0o-2 5 z First Lutherans Cop Errorless ball in the field enabled the First Lutherans to clinch their hold on the Grst division when they | took the measure of the Memorial Baptists by 7-1. H. Ziel was in fine fettle for the losers but four errors l by his mates and a fifth by himself wrecked his cause and made the five l Lutheran hits fatal. Harry Strom- quist worked for the Lutherans and granted a mere three bingles. pitch | ing shutout ball until the last canto, Thawinners went about their task in workmanlike fashion, scoring in four of their six turns at bat and ending with a three-run rally in the sixth. Hultberg. Frisk. Nelson, Bengtson and Erickson made their hits. Gudat, Olson and Elmer Law son got the Baptist safeties. The line-ups and score by innings: Memorial Baptist - s. Steinberg, ss; Gudat 2b; H. ziel, p; Malone, Sb; Olson, of; Leno, If; Luskus, If; E. Lawson, c; C. Lawson. 1b. C
 First Lutherans - Hultbers. C; Frisk, ss; Nelson, 3b; Stromquist D; A. Foberg. 1b; E. Johnson. If: Bengtson, 2b; Erickson, Of; C. Fo- berg, If.
 Mem. Bapt. ... 900 ooo1-1 5 First Luth ...101 203x-7 0 Games Monday
 The league leading South church will tangle with the First Baptists ina double header on Diamond No. 2 on Monday night. Players of both teams are requested to make special | efforts to be on hand early in order | that both games may be played be- fore darkness interferes- On the first diamond the St. Johns Lutherans will attempt to stop the Trinity Mcthodists, who, are one of the three contenders for the championship, 1 and the Memorial Baptists will en- gage the Swedish Bethany team in 1 the lots"