New Britain herald., 1930-07-08
OUTBREAKS BEATEN
 BY SOUTH CHURCH
Bells Work Features Fast Game
 Methodists, St. Mats Win
Inter-ChurCh League

First Baptist .... .3S3 St. Johns Luth. .2G2 Swedish Bethany .222 St. Marks Episc. Ill
 The South Congregational church team broke a jinx and knocked the First Lutherans out of the Inter Church baseball league race at the same time last evening, defeating the Swedish nine by 6-3 in a sharply played game at Willow Brook park. It was the winners first triumph over the Lutherans since 1928 and ended a series of four successive setbacks at their hands. IL also en- abled the Congrega ationalists to keep pace with the St. Matts and to pre- serve their grasp on second place despite another victory by the fast coming Trinity Methodists. Mercy and Fresen both pitched 1 fine ball, but Fresen had the mis- fortune to have the South church ! concentrate all of its seven hits in the first four innings and to aid his opponents cause with pair of field ing inaccuracies. The winning pitch CT received marvellous support. par ticularly from Bell. who raced all over the infeld and outfeld to snare drives which would have meant runs had they fallen safely. He speared Texas leaguer with one hand near the foul line and went back to trap two flies in left field and one in cen- ol .E 6et rF o . sensa tionaI nature. He and Spring also started double plays which checked Lutheran rallies. while force plays kept the losers from passing second base after the open ing inning.
 Mercy opened the game with a double off Nelson's shine and scored on a pair of passed balls. Spring foozIed Johnson's grounder in the last half Of the inning. Nelson hit with one away, and Stromquist, beating out a hit to bell kept on when the shortstop's late throw was wide, Hiding Bengtson's hit made it 3-1, Swedes, but the Lutherans did not score again.
 ! Merza started the South church in thethird with 2 tricky pop hunt which Fresen misiudEed and let fall over his head. With two out Park CT drew a pass and both men cross d the plate on Bells double 10 left cented. This tied the count and the South church put the game away in The fourth. Stelma hit safely and Fresan. falling as he felded Walth- CTS bounder. tried for q force at sec ond and lost both men. Jacobi then spanker a hit 10 center for run and. after Spring had gone out, Mer- "a closed the proceedings with clean shot which brought in two more men. Fresen retired the win ners in order for the last three frames.
 The losers kept on threatening right 10 the end. Frisk singled in the seventh hut Mercy trapped him of first and then ended the game loy flaming Nelson for the second time. The line-ups and score by in nings;
 South Congregational-M Mercy, D.: Parker, Of; Bell ss; Bomba, If; Stel- ma. c; Walther lb: Jacobi, If; Spring, 3b: Merza. 2b.
 First Lutheran-E. Johnson. If: 7risk, ss: Nelson, 3b: Stromquist. c A. Foberg, 1b; Hiding Bengtson, 2b; Hultberg, ct; Ericson, IT; Frcsen, ?.
 South Con. ..... 1023000-s ' ? First Luth. ..... 3oo1060-3 . c
 Methodists Hold Third
 The Trinity Methodist8 nosed out the Memorial Baptists by 9-7 and kept right behind the South church. Both teams hit hard, but the win ners got the jump and held off a serious challenge in the last inning. when the Baptists made three runs Loose fielding handicapped Sheperd. Johnston making three errors and Ward two.
 Horace Pinkerton starred at the bat with home run and two singles while C. kraut hit a circuit clout and single and C. Pinkerton, Hall and R. Kraut also got two blows each Elmer Lawson hit three for . the losers and Gudat and Sid Stein berg two apiece. The Nne-ups and score hy innings:
 Memorial Baptist-E. Lawson, c: Gudat. ss; s. steinberg. ?; W. May. 3b, l.. Lawson, 1b; Luskus, Of; Leno, If; H. Ziegler 2b; A. Ziel, 2b Mas sey, If; H. Zie1 If
 Trinity M. E.-C. Graut, 2b: John- ston, cf; C. Pinkerton, C; H. Pinker- ton, f; Shepard, ?; Hall, ss; R. Plnkerton, 3b; Ward, 1b; Kraut. If.
 Trin. M. F. 300 312x-9 14 5
 Mem. Bapt. ...1O1 0203-7 10 3
 St. Matts Win
 The St. Marks Episcopal team put up a great battle against the cham pionship St. Matthew's German Luthersns but could not hold their early pace and went down under a 7-1 score in the later innings Four hits brought the league leaders two runs in the opener, but after that Walrath held them in check until the fifth, when they got another pair. After counting in the sixth the St. Matts lost their shutout when Anderson was passed and scored on Chants hit. Walter Neumann hit his third home run of the season as the last stanza opened and another run ended the scoring, for the St. Marks were unable to put a run across despite the fact that they fill. ed the bases with one out in theIr last turn at bat.
 Walter Neumane made three his besides his home run and led the teams at bat with perfect evening. Martin Steege got three safe cracks. Chant and Krom had two each Ter the losers. The line-ups and score by innings;
 St. Matthew's German Lutherans -E, preieser Oh T. Neunapn If.