New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
RIVERVIEWS AGAIN
DEFEAT Falcons
Squeeze Plays by Norwich Team
Decide Result Of Game

Riverview team of Norwich in q
beautifully played game at St.
Mary's field yesterday by So score
Tony West and Bergeron hooked up
in great pitchers battle with West
getting the decision through two
finely executed squeeze plays by his
mates that netted four runs The
Norwich club played a great game
of bail, catching the Falcons dead on
their feet with cleverly laid hunts
Bergeron was in rare form and
though touch up for ten hits, he
kept them we'll scattered and sent
eight men back to the bench via the
strikeout route. West hurled his
usual strong game especially with
men on the bags. The Falcons kept
threatening in almost every inning
but were able to put over the run
ners in but one inning when they
crashed four hits in a row in the
fifth to score three runs. This rail-
ly put the Falcons in the lead for
the first time during the game. The
Norwich nine came back strong in
the seventh and eighth to tie the
score and go into the lead.
The entire infeld of the Norwich
club gave snappy exhibition of
team work that was without a doubt
the best fielding seen here this year.
In the third Moore raced in to short
from center field to make a great
catch of Kopec's bid for hit.
"Starhead" Budnck played the
game OF his life at third. He made
three stops that We're little short of
first. Two fly balls that were badly
carried by the wind were caught
by him. He raced from third and
smeared them behind the catcher's
box kredar made one of the
best throws ever seen on the
local field when he hurled the ball
from deep center on perfect line
to the catcher. "Chucky" Wojack
led the offensive with two nice sin
giles. Babe" Sheehan crashed out
for two bases and scored two run
ners. Liberty and West were the
hitters for the winners.
Both teams put man on the base
In the first but were unable to
score. In the second inning Sank
walked and Liberty singled. Both
men advanced a base on Zielke's
sacrifice. Belair laid down a per-
feet bunt and both runners scored as
he was being tossed out at first The
Falcons could do nothing in their
half of the inning. Norwich put
two men on base in the third but a
snappy double play by the Wojack
brothers and Klatka ended the in
ming without any damage being
done.
With two outs in the last of the
third willie" Wojack strolled and
"Chucky" followed with a hit to left.
Willie" overran second base on the
play and was caught out on throw
from Mills to Liberty. The fourth
saw both pitchers retiring the side
in order. In the fifth Bereeron kept
up his steady work. The Falcons
landed on West for the first and
only rally of the game. Kredar
famed but Kopec, Bergeron and
willie" Wojack singled in a row.
"Chucky" hit to short and kopec
scored as Bergeron was being re-
tired at third. Sheehan hit long
double to deep center and the Fall
cons took the lead as both runners
tailed. The visitors were silent in
the sixth. klatka crashed out hit
with one out but was out trying to
stretch the hit to two bases.
In the seventh the Riverview team
tied the score on double by Belair
and a sharp single to center by
West. Tony retired the locals in
one, two, three order in the last
half of the seventh. In the eighth
the winning runs OF the game We're
put over the pan by Norwich. Mills
grounded out to Budnick at third.
Dugas and Sank hit singles to right.
Liberty laid down a bunt to the
pitcher and both runners scored
when Bergeron threw wild to first
and willie" Wojack threw wild to
home in an effort to get the sec
ond runner. With two outs in the
last half of the eighth the Falcons
put two men on the bases through
"Starhead" Budnick'a walk and 81
Budnick's single. Nlatila hit a weak
grounder to West and both men
were left stranded. The last inning
found the pitchers controlling the
situation and neither team did any
damage
The game was witnessed by the
largest crowd of the season. The
summary: