New Britain herald., 1926-06-28
FALCONS LOSE DECIDING
 GAME TO NORWICH CLUB
Rverview Eaters Get Away to Good Start and Pound in Nine Runs Before First Frame is Over-Locals Rally But Are Unable to Overcome Big Lead Visiting Infeld Plays Sensational Ball in Field Burns and Groody Feature With the Stick,

i The Falcons were on the short end of the score yesterday afternoon lat St. Mary's Field when the River sides of Norwich piled up big lead in the opening inning that the To- calls were unable to overcome. The final score was 12 10 i. The Fal- cons hit the ball hard but were un- able to bunch their hits until the closing innings.
 Vest erday's contest was the rub her game between both teams and the honors went to the down state lads. The Norwich players were on their toes all the time and seized every opportunity to dent the plat ter At the bat they shone bril- liantly. and as for their fielding, no team could do better. The inticldcrs in particular worked like a clock, and on several occasions when To- 'cal ba.sman cracked one out that looked like a hit, a neat stop would result in a putout.
 ! The Norwich team started in the first inning and launched a burragc of hits while the runncr5 scrambled around the bases. They found the slauts of Grody 10 their lilings in this frame and as d result nine ruu- ners crossed the plate before they were retired.
 This inning gave Inc Norwich too big a lead for the lCCals 10 over come. Except for this bad start the visitors were unable 10 do much damage 10 the slants of GroJy, who was bending them oHor :n rare form towards the close. West of the vis- .itors pitched good enough ball, with which to win any game, but it was tthe alright defense of the infeid that pulled him out of many bad .scrapes, and cut oft many clouts that looked like safe hits. In the clos inning he was not so effective and the local batsmen got to him for four runs.
 When the Norwich men took thoir places in the field after their big first inning. things began to brighten for the Falcons when Ferguson and Huber the first two bat.crs singled, The next three hattarS however went out on easy inheld groundcrs In the fourth inning the locals SCOT ed when Stanley Budnick reached first on an infeld error and went to 'second on a wild throw to catch him mapping. He scored a moment later Iwhon simon touched West for q clean single 10 center field.
 The local enjoyed another big in- ming in the fifth when Kredar reach led first on an error. came in when jGrody connected for triple be- tween center and right field. Tho local twirlcr was out at the plair when ne tried 10 ycore on short fly to center field.
 Tn the ninth inning the locals got to West for three hits in TOW, with two out and dented the platter twice. KopcC lined one down the third base line and crossed the home plate when kredar doubled to con ter Grody collected his third hit of the afternoon by sjngins 10 cen Her scoring Krcd1r from second. Ha- Der lifted one to center field and Moore got under it making ;be final Iputout of the afternoon.
 The feature of the afternoon was lthe hitting of Burns Cf the yi.itors
 who collected thrac hts in four trips
 to the plate. One of his safe blows
 was for the circuit with q runner on
 Grody the local moundsman show.
 cd brilliant stickwork with three hits in four times at bat. Haher an(
 Kopec also did yeoman work witt
 the stick. The scole: