New Britain herald., 1930-07-01
METHOD|STS UPSET
 FIRST OUTBREAKS
Shepard Allows One Hit-St.
 Mats Increase Lead
Inter- Church League

shepard held the flrSt LQtherane to one scratch hit, shut them out, and shattered their seven- game win ming streak last night as the Trinity Methodists won a so victory at Willow Brook park and climbed into tie for third place with the vic tins. It was the second time this season-and the second time in h. ter-Church baseball league history that the Methodists had pulled the trick. Since their earlier loss at the hands of the same team the Luth- erans had swept through the entire league. including the St. Matts, but Shepard's slow tWister completely baffsd them last evening while the Methodist team punched several ot its six hits for five big runs in the third inning.
 This rally broke the SUedes, and a single marker scored in the fifth was unnecessary. for the losers were helpless Their only hit was more or less of a fuke-a slice single 70 left field by Dave Ahlgren, left handed batter. Coleman Pinkerton was the only Methodist to get two hits off Fresen, while Ray Pinker- tons blow for two bases was the longest sock of the game The teams play fine ball afeld. The lneups and score by innings:
 First Lutheran-E. Johnson If Frisk ss, Nelson 3b, 4. Foberg ID, Ahlgren If, Erikson Of, E. Anderson c. Bjorklund 2b, Fresen ?.
 Trinity Methodist-C. Kraut If, Johnstone If, C. Pinkerton c, H Pinkerton 2b, Shepard p, Hall ss R. Pinkerton 3b, ?. Patterson cf, Jack son 1b.
 1st Lutheran 0 0 0 co l Trin, NJ E.. 0 0 Q l Q x-6 6 l
 St. Matts Win Eighth
 The St Matthew's German Luth- erans staked the St. Johns German Lutherans 10 three-run lead in the first inning. got it back, and then proceeded to offset their shaky start by running up d 17-4 score. It was the champions eighth win of the year and gave them a clear lead of a game and a half
 Billy Preisser had trouble in the opening frame. Peterson hit and went out, but kulnlan also was safe and, after Lindgren failed, Kamin- sky hit safely and Stadler banged out a home run. H Ziegler also beat out crack but Bradlau ended the inning and the string of St. John hits, for after that inning Preisser and Suess, who succeeded the starting pitcher late in the game, limited the losers to three bingles. Four solid smacks gave the St. Matts a tie in their turn at bat and then raced into an 8-3 lead on six more hits in the second. The third . brought them only one more, but Carl Linn opened the fourth with q home run and Martin Steege closed it with another after two hits and a pass had filled the bases, The St. Johns team finally managed to hold off the winners in the fifth, only to have three hits and pass re- suit in another trio of tallies in the sixth. Facing Suess, in the seventh, the St. Johns made one run when ! interference was ruled.
 Carl Linn starred with & home run and three singles, while Walter Neumann and Bill Fink got three hits each for the winners and H Aiegler hit thrice for a perfect aver age for the losers. The line-ups and score by innings:
 St, Johns German Evangelica Lutheran-Peterson, 1b; Kulman Of; Lindgren, +; Kaminsky, c; Stad. Ter, 3b; II. Ziegler, 2b: Bradlau, If; R. ziegler, ss Firnhaber, p,
 S. Matthew's German Lutheran E. Prelsser, 2b; o. Suess, D; j. Neumann, If; J. Preisser, If; Linn ib; W. Preisser. p-2b; W. Neumann 3b; R. Fink, Of; NJ. steege, ss; w Surko, If; w. Fink, c.
 St, Johns -. 300 900 1-4 s St. Matts ... 351 503 x-17 19 First Baptists Win
 The First Baptists sprang sur prise when they upset the Memoria . Baptlsts by to and climbed {, the forefront of the second division They hit Sidney Steinberg hard il the first three frames and collecter all their runs in that time. The los CTS threw away several chances b ] poor base running, and Drummont frequently got himself out of troubl by trapping men off base.
 Sid Steinberg helped his owl cause with a home run in the fftl and Joe Gudat followed with anothe long clout but was out at the plate This ended the Memorial Baptists threats. The fielding feature wa kleffer's one-handed catch of a lin driver over second base. The line ups and score by innings:
 Memorial Baptist-S. Steinbere ?; Gudat, 3b; NJ. Steinberg, ss; Ol son, If; Stevenson, Of; Carbone, c Adolph, 2b; C. Steinberg, If Lenc 1b; Ziel pinch hitter.
 First Baptist-Carron. c; Drum mond, p; T. Johnson, 1b; Kieffer