The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-26
WaterDilIe CLinches Lead
TONNES
IN FINAL INNING;
HILLS TOP TRIBES

anu TWO uanle NiaTgIn
Brook lyns Edge
Hearts
Generosity cost the North End
honias club q 9 to verdict to
1Qxaterville yesterday and an oppor-
unity Of tying for first place In
|k}le City Amateur league. With two
'5<lt In the last Of the ninth and
Me score knotted at sail, Billy
5chofield, Oilers shortstop, borrow
3ed q Tommies bat and punched q
Eexas Lacquer just over short to
lend in the winning run. His hit
WAS his second Of the game and
The second with q Tomfnies bat,
bis own clubs sticks making him
easy outs in the earlier innings.
Purcell Does IL.
Tom Purcell who Jumped the
rribunes to receive regular work
With the washington Hills hurled
the latter club to q to 3 victory
bver their lower Baldwin street
rivals and his former teammates In
IN interesting game. The Leaven-
worth High faculty member was
touched for 10 hits, four more than
Earl Selenske gave up, but better
support by his mates was his mar
kin or victory.
Joe Strokelatis turned in his
third win in seven starts upsetting
he Sacred Hearts, 2 to /, although
MS Brooklyn A. G. mates again
demonstrated home erratic helding
Ind dumb baseball behind his en-
Eiable labors.
Blinn Gets Credit.
Jake vreeland pitched fine ball
Tor the Oilers for eight innings, but
Was relieved in the ninth by George
Blinn who retired three Tommies
batsmen and received credit for the
Fictory. The losers scored In their
opening turn at bat. Bubbles"
Balinsky walked and stole second
easily on Steve Boroway, subbing
Tor Mort Kielty who played with
he Washington Town team. Har-
BID Dunn sent him home with a
Jingle to left. In the third they
cored again. Clayton Lattinner
vas safe on Briotti's error, with
lne out and easily pilifered second,
coring on Herb Co1by's single to
left.
Harnick Homers.
The villers evened 1t in the
ourth when with two away, win"
kielty tripled to deep right and
cored on Bill Harnick's homer to
(eep center which rolled under the
ence.
Both scored a run in the nth.
she Tommies did so first on Mel
on's single to left, Days sacrifice
md Balinsky's Texas Lacquer over
|rst. Henry Gagain Jr. opened the
Winners frame with a single
through the box. His dad, who re-
eved Boroway in the fourth, put
ing on a Tribunes suit after being
allied from the stands, sacrificed.
reeland's grounder was mussed
p by Dunn and Gagain Jr, scored.
Gagain, Sr. Hurt.
In the eighth both scored twice. |
With two out Colby singled to CEN
pr and Dunn walked. Both ad-
anced ON q passed bali by "Quak-
81" Conner, who went In for Ga
lain, Sr. when he split his hand
IN a foul tip from Ray Days bat.
Toe Jannetty walked, filling the
asses. After being hit with pitch
d balls twice Pat Fitzpatrick came
through with single past short,
coring Colby and Dunn. Schofield,
Using a Tommies bat for the first
line, opened the winners half with
single to right which Balinsky
ame near bagging. He took Sec
nd on Dan Briottis infield out and
bird when Nelson's throw for a
ouble killing got by Dunn. Kielty
ingled to left sending him home.
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Bob Greatorex's double to right.
Revenge For Purcell
Pitching for the first time in
Hill uniform Tom Purcell had the
better of Earl Selenske In runs.
The Tribes scored in the first three
rames but after that were helpless
I his slants while the Hills didn't
core until the sixth when four tall
les we're registered.
Purcell opened that frame with
double to right. Larry Mullen
ralked. Benny Howith, Taft school
zach. doubled over third scoring
Hayes, running for Purcell, and
fullen followed when Tom Moran's
brow to home Of Mickey Bowen's
|rounder was poor, Howith going
o third. Howith scored on Joe
lhea's infield out, Bowen going to
bird and scoring as Ned Farley
vas being thrown out.
Errors Hurt
Errors decided the tilt in the
Eighth for the Hills. Ray O'Too1e
Who handled 20 chances at nrst,
booted Joe Shea's drive. Ned Far
ey popped to TURK" Flaherty who
lropped the sphere as Shea made
he rounds and Farley taking third.
keane's single.
Joe Butler played a bangup game
or the Tribes at second handling
0 chances faultlessly ana singing
bnce In four tries. Earl selcnske,
eague strikeout king, famed but
hree, four less than Purcell.
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