New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-13
FALCON WINNING STREAK
ENDED BY WALLlNCFORD
Hardware City Team Loses First Contest In Ten Played
dutch" Leidke and Lefty" Atwood Engage In
Brilliant Pitching Duel - Charlie Kredar Injured
and Taken to Hospital - Locals Lead to In
Scientifically by Visitors Gives Them the Edge.

With the score / to in the sew
enth in favor of the Falcons, the
Lenox baseball nine of Wallineford
staged spirited rally and banged
out three runs to score victory over
the local team yesterday afternoon
at 81. Mary's field in one of the best
games played on this field in years.
The Falcons scored another run in
the eighth but fell short of tieing
the score with two men on bases and
no outs. This defeat ended the nine
game winning streak of the Falcon
club and Atwood. 1t was the first
defeat in 10 starts for the big left
Eander since he Joined the local
team.
Dutch" Lcidke, the veteran twirl-
er, opposed Atwood in beautiful
pitching duel. Both kept the hits
of the opposing batsmen we'll scat
tered and were accorded sensational
support by their teammates. The
game was filled with great fielding
plays throughout. Rally after rally
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fields, no less than six double plays
being made during the afternoon.
Atwood pitched a great game outside
of the seventh inning and deserved
a better fate. He famed seven of
the LenoX batttrs.
The work of both inticlds was SUI
peru with the work OF Gesty at short
standing out for the winners and
that of Francis Begley. the kid
fash" being outstanding for the
Falcons. Gesty raced all over the
field to make great stops, accepting
nine chances with only one error.
13cgley accepted six tries without the
| least sign OF Il bobble and started d
double play in the first inning tina:
brought Atwood out of hole with
two men on and no outs. Begley
used his head often and twice trap
ped men going from second TO third
on fake throws to first.
Mickey" Noonan played whale
of a game behind the bat and made
two snap throws to first that caught
the runners sleeping. Miller Of tn.
LonoN team also performed in neat
style and threw out four Falcon run
ners ut second.
Charlie kredar received a bad cut
over his right eye in the first inning
while batting. Leidke threw d twist
er and the ball glanced off the bat
striking kredar above the eye. He
was rushed TO the New Britain Gen
rral hospital where it was necessary
to take three stitches to close the
wound. Johnny Rose replaced him
in center field.
Gesty and Farkis opened the frs,
inning for the visitors with singles
| peLucia hit a terrific smash to Beg
ley at short who made a wonderful
stop and threw the ball to Noonan
! Mickey ran the runner down of
third and made beautiful throw
TO first, doubling up DeLucia. Tho
Falcons were retired in order. Boil
teams were powerless before tho
| pitchers in the second.
| Leidkc opened the third with 4
single but a snap throw by Noonar
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crashed out a hit for thr Falcons il
| their half OF the inning but Atwood
| hit into a double play, Gesty to A
| Warner 10 j. Warner. The fourth
inning passed without any threaten
ing movements by either team.
J. Warner opened the fifth with {
single but Noonan again made Z
snap throw to first catching Warner
off the bag. Noonan was safe ir
the Falcons half of the inning on ar
error and went to second on Riley.
sacrifice. p Rose. however. hit into
a double play. killing the locals
chances. Gesty opened the sixth in.
ming with a hit for the Lenox ag.
eregation but Tarkis hit into &
double play. Atwood to Begley t