New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
FALCONS WIN TWO GAMES
 IN CITY TITLE SERIES
Burritts Are Swamped As Opponents Batter Three Twirlers = Nichols Dis plays Masterful Form In the Box - Losers Score In Last Two Innings.
Landing at will on three pitchers.

Landing at VIII on three pltcnerh. the Falcons yesterday took the sec ond game of the baseball series being played with the Burritt team in the elimination for the city cham pionship at St. Mary's field. The score in games won is now tied be- cause of the fact that the Burritts took the first contest by three to two score g week ago yesterday. The second game was nothing to be compared with the first one. Where a week ago, the Burritts had the edge in one of the closest games played at the field this year. yester- day they were no match for the Fall cons who crashed out total of IT hits to score 14 runs while the Bur ritts scored five. Carelessness on the part of the Falcons allowed the Bur ritts to score one run in the eighth while they got four more of make shift lineup in the ninth. In the last ! two innings. every member of the Falcon team substitute list. includ- ing Coach Ray Begley and Lefty" Atwood. alternate pitcher, got into the game.
 Salak essayed to start the game for the Burritts. Patrus first man up. greeted him with a solid triple to left field. Kredar followed with stinging single to right center scoring Patrus. Soule drove a single to right. At this point, Salak was unceremoniously yanked and Bruno kania took up the mound duties. In the first game. Bruno was a Chinese puzzle to the Falcon bat ters. Yesterday they appeared to like him almost as much as they did Salak. Klatka got the first hit off him, a single to left. Then Noonan and McKernan were retired at first. McCleary. however singled to right and Reilley followed with a bingle to left. He was caught out at sec ond but the Falcons had a five run lead.
 In the third. the winners got five more on six hits while they added two in the fourth. one fin the fifth and one in the seventh. Kania was shelled from the mound in the fourth and Zembko took his place. Zenbko was by far the most effec- tive pitcher of the Burritt staff. Only | two runs were scored off his delivery and he allowed only two hits.
 Nichols, returning after losing a heart-breaklng game to the Burritts a week ago. was complete master of the situation all the way through. For seven innings he held the Bur r.tts scoreless and gave only two hits, both of them by Mickey Bucheri. In the eighth he let down considerably and three hits were belted out. With man on third and another on first and two out, the runner on first started to steal. Noonan put perfect throw 10 sec and and Patrus. too sure of the ball. | dropped it. allowing the Rurritts to score their first run of the game. In the ninth. the Falcons had a make shift lineup in the field. Two hits a walk and two errors gave the Bur ritts four runs in a farcical session Mickey Noonan had the little finger on his right hand split and he went into center field letting Eddie Hack 1 barth catch. The split isn't serious.
 McCleary continued his flashy play yesterday while Johnny klatka scintillated on first. Johnny made two errors in the first game but he more than atoned for them yester- i day through his great stops on first base. Noonan more and more showed that he is by far the best catcher
 ever developed in this city. Joe
 kania and Bucheri starred for the Burritts.
 The Falcons collected four trjpl.s
 that on any other lot would have
 been home runs while McCleary got
 three hits out of four trips. one 8
 double. The third game of the
 series will probably be played nex,
 sunday. The score: