The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-05-04
NIEMIEC EXCELS
 AS HOLY CROSS
 TOPS TUFTS, GA
Meriden Boys Tim ely Blow Decides W0rces- ter Game-LOsers Sec- ond Basenlan Injured
Especial to The Democrat)

Worcester, May 4.-Holy Cross and Tufts staged a merry battle al fritton field yesterday afternoon the Cross coming through with a 6-to-4 win, three singles producing n pair of what proved to be win ming runs in the home half of the seventh. Both sides contributed some long-distance hitting. Hom- CTS by Harold Kaese, Jumbos' third sacker, Al Niemiec and Doc Couil- lard were the first three hits regis tered, and all came in tht opening inning
 Murray Saves Another
 Kaese, the bespectacled hot cor ner guardian for the Jumbos, was pretty much in evidence through out the game and largely responsi- ble for keeping 1t a hot fight throughout. His homer came after sammy Clayman was safe at first on Ed Britts error of a long hoist. Then in the third he clicked a vicious clout, into deep left center field, which was kept down to three bases only by the \fleet-footed Tim Murray and his accurate relay to Paul Tierney. He scored when Ed Britt let Johnny Grinnell's ground CT get away from him.
 Grinnell. by the way. sprained his ankle in the Holy Cross half of the eighth. the final out. He pivot ed just too sharply to toss out 'fBuEz" Harvey at second and caved under the ankle strain. The game was halted some time because of Grinnell's injury. Kaese, in addi- tion to his sticking. took care of five difficult chances without the scmblance of slip.
 Sophomore Bill Slime and Andy Andrews were the opening oppos- ing twirlers. Slime gave way to Joe Mulligan at the beginning of the fifth. Bill complained about a sore back and Jack Barry. after watch ing him labor for four innings, de- cided that Long Joe" who showed signs of early tiring against the New York university last week end. needed some additional work if he is to round to early form. Accord ingly Joe went to the hill. He held the Jumbos to two hits in five in- nings, one of which was Andrews hoist into Middle river by way of loft field. He was stingy with other hits. whiffed seven and did not walk any.
 Getting away behind bad start, Al Niemiec, brilliant Holy Cross third sacker. lifted the Crusaders hopes by polling out homer into deep left field. the ball going down the straightaway cinder track. Paul Tierney lifted a high foul to click Ingraham and then. Couillard, sophomore right fielder. came through with a powerful wallop to deep center field beyond the flag pole for a four-ply wallop, which incidentally was the third hit of the game, and by the same token. the third home run of the first inning.
 Two for Hoyas
 The Crusaders kept at the knit ting in their half of the second, putting over another pair of runs. Britt opened with a double to right center and scored on what proved to be a two-base hit by Don May nard, when Captain Clayman mis- judged the distance in left field. Don went to third when Andrews uncorked a wild heave and scored on Sline's infield out.
 The Cross put the game on the well-known ice in its half of the seventh. After listening to the Alma Mater song, they must have decided to put an end to the torrid battle. After Sammy Clayman had cleared the race track in left field to rob Zev Britt of a sure-fire homer, Harvey cracked through short and third hase for his first Varsity hit. Maynard dittoed in the same place. Mulligan. who is seldom known to hit a ball. slam med a terrific hoist into right cen- ter that Roy Woodworth brought down after a hard run, Harvey making third easily after the catch.
 Maynard then pilfered second and the stage was all set for Niemiec's timely blow between Kaese and Ollie Borden. both Harvey and Maynard scoring with tho deciding runs of the contest. The score: