New Britain herald., 1930-08-09
League Standing


 In one of the most exciting games seen in several seasons in the Rotary Boys Baseball League, the Paradise Park and Y. NJ. C. A. teams yester- day afternoon fought 10 innings to q draw. The score was 4 to 1 and because of the o'clock time limit, the game had to be called. The Par adise team tied the count near the md of the game and the Y lost a chance to win in the tenth In the other game played, the Burritt team swamped the Willow Brook crew under a 4 to count.
 Games On Monday
 On Monday, Willow Brook will meet the Y. M. C. A. while Burritt will play Nathan Hale.
 Paradise 4-Y. 1T. C. A. i
 In one of the most thrilling games ever played in the Rotary League, the Y. VI. C. A. and the Paradise Park teams battled for 10 innings on Diamond No. i without coming to decision. The four 0 o'clock rule nacessitated the calling off of the game with the score deadlocked at all.
 In the passing of a year many things change and SO in the way of baseball clubs. The Paradise Park outfit won the championship of the Rotary League last year without suffering a defeat while at the same time. the "Y' went through the season without a win. On two occasions. the latter suffered de- feats at the hands of the former.
 Determined to avenge these pre- vious losses. the Main street aggTe- gation of ball tossers were out to yin and almost accomplished the feat but for some inferior play in one Of the closing innings. A mis- play by Recano in the first half Of the eighth inning permitted SulllcH ] ty score from third base with the tying run and resulted in the game going into extra innings.
 The real hero of the game was ! Leach who was rushed into the game in the first half of the third inning by the " team as a reliei twirler. InI the eight innings that ho tossed them up to the slugging Elm Streeters, he was touched fol three widely scattered bingles. His control was faultless and he passed but one batter during that time Eight of the opposition took three strikes before his masterful hurl' ing.
 No credit should be taken from . Parsons who was serving them foi the Paradise Park crew. The " ccmbed his offerings for nine safe ties but in only one inning were these hits punched. After the op position had taken the lead in tho fourth inning he settled down anC pitched shutout ball for the re. mainder of the afternoon. During the last six sessions he allowed but three hits. His shoots had the Mair Street stickers baffled throughout the game and he was successful ir flaming sixteen. He proved 10 be trifle unsteady however and passed five batters.
 He showed his real worth in the seventh inning when the " hac filled the bases with two outs. Re Cano, a dangerous hitter, was re. tired on strikes for the final out In the following inning, Parsons lei down the "" without q run after i. had worked a baserunner around D the third sack.
 A thrilling exhibition of t~irllnG was given by the Paradise twirlel in the tenth, when the opposition worked base runners around 10 sec. ond and third with only one out He famed the next man and forced the last batter to hoist fly fol the final out.
 Paradise was the first to score chasing across q trio Of tal..es 1T the first half of the second session DaEata was passed by Coylo. who tarted the game on the mound fol the '. M C. A. He stole second anC dashed across with the first run o ! the game "uGH 0O4JiiicI tt!o" ~ CoX's roller to go through his legs The latter went to second on tho misplay and stole third, He romQet home moment later when Rob er,Son cracked a single into lef field. The latter worked his va, around 10 third base and scored 9 Catcher Fritz was throwing ou Gordon who had famed.
 The "Y" countered twice in thu last half of this session on Para 1 disc error. Leach flied out 10 deeI ! center but Recano was safe wheI he lashed q single into left field He stole second and third as Frit was beng famed Twillingor va walked and stole second. Both mel registered when Gordon fumblet 1 -n.CrJ