New Britain herald., 1930-08-21

Johnny smithvick. special po- liceman by virtue of his position as city playground director, emerged a hero from the first game of the home and home series between the Meriden and New Britain Police Department Baseball teams, when he drove in five runs and scored two himself to aid greatly in New Eritain's 10 to win over the Silver City brass button contingent. Smith wick hit two doubles, one coming in the fifth with two men on and the other coming in the sixth with the bases loaded. The hits each time cleared the sacks.
 Mayor George A. Quigley tossed out the first ball 10 start the contest Mayor Francis Maloney of Meriden, former Mayor Angelo NJ. Paonessa Of this city, Chief William C. Hart of the local police department and members of the police board, ottl- cials and guests from Meriden and this city were in attendance at the game. A crowd estimated at more than 2o0O spectators also watched the battle
 Meriden was no match for the Hardware City coppers in yester- days encounter. Both teaAhs were strengthened by the acquisition |of the leading pitchers in each city but the strong arms of the New Britain nine told effectively against the s'ants and shoots of Pechuk, mound ace of the kensington ball club.
 Hits came when hits were needed in yesterdays game and, except for a little shakiness in the first in ming, the home club furnished 6pen- cer with major league support. Tommy Feerey in left. field pulled | down two of the most brilliant ! catches seen this season, one Gfter ! hard run towards the infleld and another after Iris Speaker run towards the tall grass near the brook itself. He also came through in the pinch with a single to the shortstop that filled the bases and paved the way for Smithwick to clean the sacks,
 Del Veley. elongated first base man. besides emulating Long George" Kelly of Giant fame on first base, poled out three hefty blngles during the game to com- -1... ,-b,+ c,,i+bu,cl- bod left m done. One of Eeley's hits was a double that in any ball park in the country or elsewhere would have gone for a home run. Under the ground rules, he was held to two bases.
 For four Innings, the game vas a battle as tight as anyone would want to see. Meriden scored one run in the first inning when Neley dropped a throw to catch Boldt first man up. He was sacrificed tc second went to third when Spencer hit the backstop with a wild pitch and came home 5 Kline polEed a single through the pitchers box.
 New Britain tied the count in the tblrd when George Campbell, with one out, lined a single into right. He made third base when kerdsh, Meriden right fielder, booted the ball into the crowd on the left field line Spencer then singled over sec ond to bring him in. Spencer got to third but couldn't score.
 After the first inning, Merlden was helpless before the fast ball pitching of Spencer. He allowed one hit in the second but the Meriden team went hitless in the third fourth and fifth,
 New Britain started rapping the ball in the fifth. Neley started the entire thing when he rapped a single over second. Campbell follow ed with a double between right and center, Veley pulling up at third Spencer famed and so did Feeney Smithwick, however, caught one or the nose and shot it 10 right field for two bases bringing in two runs Haber followed with stlnglne slngle to center and Smithvic,i scored
 Mcriden got t7-o hts n the sixth but couldn't score. Then New Brit ain put the ball game right in Tom my Dolan's satChel by sccrfng Sla runs Noonan shot grounder al Boidt and the shortstop booted it Blanchette struck out. Eeley, how ever, put Noonan on third with . bullet-like single between first and second.
 Campbell was thrown out at first on a poke to second Spencer walk ed, filling the bases Tommy Feenel then came through by belting a hard liner at the Meriden shortstop The ball was too hot to handle and Noonan scored. the bases remaining loaded. Smithwick then sent long drive between center and left. Hf made two bases. Neley scored anc Sc did Spencer. FeeneE on first probably broke a world record tol circlng the bases when he scored all the way from first on the hit
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