The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-28
SHOESTRNC CATCH KEEPS TITLE FROM
 WATERVILLE TEAM
BfookIyns Take 5.4 Deci- sion in Great Baseball Battle - Hills, Tribes Shellaced

A disputed catch of the "shoe- string" variety wound up . great ball game yesterday afternoon, gi- ing the Brooklyn A. c. Q 5-4 win over the watervihe Golfers and a real chance to win the league championship and to the national tournament at Pittsburgh next month. Bill Flanagan, sturdy left fielder of the Brooklyns. was called in close by Joe Cosgrove to play Conway, who came to bat with two out and in spot when a hit meant the ball game and the title.
 Grounded or Not?
 Conway belted one over short stop, Flanagan came in on the run, made dive. somesauited and came up with the ball. The batter was called out by a field umpire. but the dispute came up, when Water vile packers claimed Flanagan had "trapped" the. ball, that is, caught it after it hit the ground. At any rate, it was a great nnish to a stellar ball game. Conway giving but six. hits, deserved to win the game, while Watervtlle mt Strokalaitis 12 times safely. getting two hits for every one by tneir opponents. a4
 After. being held hitless and scoreless for. four and two third innings by Speed" Conway, the Brooklyns went on batting. spree to knot the count at 4-all In the first half of the fifth inning.
 Petrovits led off the inning by getting. a walk. Fenn. grounded to Createrex at second, forcing Petro- wits. Flannigan was also walked. NIahaney grounded to Mueller who threw out Flannigan at sec ond, while the former reached nrst on fielder's choice. Joe Stroka- laitis proceeded to win his own ball game by singling sharply to right center to score Fenn. Harnick and Mcdonnell displayed an Alphonse and Gaston act in right center ana Germano's easy pop fly went for hit between them, Mahaney SCOT ing. and. A. Semetas running for the Brooklyn pitcher went to third. Conrad leashed out a pretty hit to left center tying the score by driving in Semetas and Germano. Deyito continued the batting by hitting and taking second on Har- hicks error, but Mulligan ground ed out to end the inning.
 The Brooklyns scored. what proved to be the winning marker in their sixth inning. With one out, Tenn doubled to right, Flan- nisan singled to right, but Maine dropped McDonnelrs throw at home, and Fenn scored. < Early Start
 The Waterville Oilers scored all of their talIies in the second and third innings. In the second inning Briotti, doubled to right field. Greaterex was thrown out, Stro- kaiaitis to Mulligan. Keilty doubled along third baseline scoring Brt- otti. Harnick walked. Conway forced Harnick on second, and keilty's fast base running enabled him to score when the force play on second was being executed. In the third inning, the villers chalked up two more runs. Maine Sluklcu LV 1CASs &xAAA>0AASAA @SASSN Maine at second, but Conrad threw poorly. to first trying fo ra double killing. Briotti grounded to Mulli- gan who in turn also tried for a double play but he hit the runner going to second, and both Vile players were safe. Greaterex forced Mcdonald at third. Vim Keilty drove in another run by hit- ting a single to center to score Briotti. GreatereG scored when Mahaney threw poorly to second trying to get Keilty stealing.
 Tried Hard
 The Vile outfit staged many ral- lies, among them the seventh in- ming was their best bet, but failed ot counter. Mcdonald opened the seventh by slamming single through short. Briotti sacrificed. Greaterex walked. Keilty beat out an infie1d hit towards third to fill the epaths. Manager Gagain sent in Howie Kraft to pinch hit for young Gagain,, Jr, but Kraft hit a weak grounder to Tenn who threw home forcing Mcdonald, and Con- way grounded out Conrad to Null ligan. Another rally was .nipped in the ninth when Billy Flannigan, Brooklyn left fielder, made sen- sational catch to win the game. Briotti led off with single to right. Greaterex bunted safely. but Tenn fielding the bunt threw out ;Briotti at first. sKeilty flied out to right. Hank" Gagain; Sr,I went to pinch hit for Kraft and punched : out a pretty single to left. and both men. advanced a base on Flanni- gan's tumble. Flannigan made up for the miscue when he made a great shoestring catch off Conway's liner in left field to finish great ball game
 George Conrad drove in two runs