New Britain herald., 1928-05-14
FALCONS LOSE BATTING
 DUEL IN KENSlNCTON
Wild and Woolly Game Ends With Southenders on Top of 10 to g Score-West and Berg are Hit Hard Dur. ing Contest - Home Runs Feature Swatting Ex. change Winning Run Is Scored in First Half of Ninth Inninx-Huber and Mills Star on Defense.

Crashins out lI hits including four home runs, three triples and two doubles against the offerings of West and Buckhoitz, the Kensington base ball team defeated the Falcons yes- terday afternoon at St. Mary's field after a wild game. score 10 to 2. in a Connecticut State league tilt. The Falcons also hit the ball hard. hang ing out IF hits. but Berg frightened up in the pinches and held the locals when hits meant runs. With the score tied at nine-all in the final inning. Murray connected with his fearth safety of tho game and rode home when Soule let Fitzpatrick's single bounce of his glove for a double. Bucholtz led of the Fall cpns' half of the inning with hit bIt was left stranded. .
 Tony" West, who pitched the Norwich Riverviews to the state semi-pro title last year. started on the mound for the Falcons and was hit freely by the Kensington bat ters. He retired under an avalanche of hits in the eighth and was re- 'Neved by Buckholtz. On the first two balls pitched by Buckholtz, Synder and Huber hit home runs. Fitzpatrick had previously hit a home run off West before Synder batted. making three home runs in succession. Synder also drove out circuit clout in the fourth inning while Soule sent one out for four bases jn the sixth.
 Mickey Huber" led the offensive of the winners together with Mur- ray, both men connecting often. Huber played . wonderful defen- sive game in left field Mills was a stone wall at third base. his pickups halting Falcon rallies time after time.
 Scoop Riley" played a strong game for the Falcons at third and accepted seven out of eight chances. most of his stops being sensational McKiernan also played a strong de- fensive game In left field. Soule, sheehan and McKiernan led the of fensive of the losers; banging out two hits apiece.
 Kensington scored two runs in the second inning on an error by Rose and successive doubles by McCor- mick and Murray. The Falcons tied 1t up in their half of the inning when Klatka tripled and Rose was hit by a pitched ball. Both men cross the plate when Scriminger booted Vests grounder to first. The kensington team took the lead again in the fourth when Murray tripled and rode home on Synder's clout for four bases
 In the fifth inning Berg weakened and the Falcons smashed the ball to all corners of the lot. Soule led off with a triple. Sheehan walked and McKernan and West Singled. This rally netted the locals three runs and put them into the lead for the first timc. Remington rallied sharp ly in the sixth and again rode into the lead on hits by Berg and Scrim- finger together with walk to Fits- patrick. Berg again weakened in the seventh and the Falcons made merry with his offerings to score four runs and take a nine to six lead. Rose doubled. Sullick was safe when Blanchard dropped his pop fly. Riley singled and Soule followed with a home run.
 In the eighth inning the specta- tors were treated to some novel hit ting. Fitzpatrick hit the first ball pitched by West for a home run. West was relieved by Buckhoitz. The Farmer" was greeted by two successive home runs off the bats of Synder and Huber. Buckholtz then frightened up and retired the side. Murray opened up the ninth inning with his fourth hit of the game. a single to right field. Fitzpatrick drove single out to soule and Mur. ray raced home when the ball bounced of Of soule's glove and rolled to deep center. The Falcon. got Buckholtx as far as second ir their half of the ninth but Berg rose ts the occasion and famed Riley and
 Soule in succession.
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