New Britain herald., 1926-06-21
WALLINGFORD CLUB
 DEFEATS FALCONS
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 Club in First Loss Of Season

-saf l DE l.t season on 'iie nome st..d yesterday whom the LcnoX of Wa'ingforI uosed them out in 8 nip and 'urk game by score of 10 :. "DGtch' LcilEo wro was on the mound for the visitors was in rare form and held the locals in check most Of tho game.
 The defeat of the Falcons came after ono Of tha most bitterly con- tested games seen on the home lot in many moons. The locals were game but the mighty right arm or Leidke, proved too much for them. On the other hand the Lcnox were unable 10 do much 10 the local acc. Bruno Kania. except in few in- nings. In these frames the visitors punched their hits and there lies the tale Of inc locals' defeat
 The Lenox pushed themselves out ia front in the opening innings but held the lead only a short time as tho Falcons bats started to swing. The Patrons crossed the platter with enough runs 10 knot the score and for several innings Kania and Leidka engaged in a real battle. The tide, however. turned in the final two in- ninrs when the visitors punched several hits and crossed the plate with the runs that gave them the margin Of victory.
 The homo lads were the first 10 cross the plate, when in the opening inning they filled the bases. Fer cuson drew q free ticket, Haber bunced down the first base line and Joe Kania vas hit by pitched ball. Things looked dark for the Lenox. but Leidke frightened up and tn" Falcons dentcd the plate when Fer guson scored on sacrifice fly. The rest Of the team were moved down in easy order.
 The Lenox got two runs in their turn at bat in the second inning when Morgan walked and Reynolds tripIed. The latter pas put out at the plate on a ficlder's choice on Lynch's groundcr. The batter went 10 second on the play and scored when NlillAr tripled. The score was tied in the locals turn at bat in this frame when kredar walked, stole second and scored on Fer guson's line drive 10 second base that got away from the guardian of the midway sack.
 The visitros scored in the follow ing inning when two hits and q sac rifice fly netted two. runs giving them the edge once again. The Fall cons, however, kept plugging along and in the sixth inning tied the score once again and placed both teams on an even basis
 t-p 70 this stage Bruno Kania vas performing in rare form holding WalIingford safely. The eighth saw the Lenox get 10 him for several more hits, and thus push across the runs that gave them a win. With one out Houlihan singled to center and scored on Morgan's triple. The latter scored d moment later on Reynolds sacrifice fly 10 left field.
 With their backs 10 the wall the Falcons went into tho eighth two runs 10 the bad. Stanley Budnick went out on an infield grounder but brother simon connected for q lusty triple 10 left field. He scored on an inficld tap that retired Klatka. kr"dar vas also thrown out on an inticld tap retiring the side.
 The hopes of the Falcons of pull ing inc game out of the fire was blasted in the ninth inning when inc L'noX crossed the plate once again with q run, giving them a two run lead. The locals in their half hit q spurt when Bruno Kania singled 70 center Ferguson sent up a pop fly that L"idke gathered in. kredar was sent in to run for Kania and was forced out at second on Huber's Grounder to the shortstop. Joe KaniH grounded down 10 third and was retired at first for the final out Of tho game,
 Miller WIS tho big boy with tho stick, polling out two triples and per forming in neat fashion behind the plat". For the locals Joe Kania. simon Buinick, Kopcc and Bruno Kania performed well at the bat.
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