New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-27
FALCONS BARELY SQUEEZE
OUT WIN OVER RANGERS
Rain Causes Game to Be Called In Seventh Inning
Final Result Is 5 to 3-Close Battle Prompts Man.
ayers to Arrange Series-Atwood Fans 10 Batters
BILLY" Wolfe In Great Form for Losing Aggre.
gation-Fair Weather Might Have Turned Tables.

Rain brought the first game of
the season to determine the city
baseball championship to a close in
the seventh inning yesterday after
noon at st. Mary's field, the Falcons
drawing the first blood with a to 3
win over the Rangers. One of the
largest crowds of the season was
present to see the two teams battle
it out and although rain fell from
the third inning on few people left
the field because of the tight battle
being fought out between the two
aggregations. The Falcons appear
ed to have Just a slight edge over
the Rangers in the early innings but
as the game went on, the Church
tack of stage fright and forced the
Polish aggregation TO play heads up
baseball in order to push out win.
The rain marred the game consid-
erably. the outtielders having hard
time retrieving the ball. On account
of the fact that neither team nor the
fans We're convinced that the Fall
cons were the better of the two
teams, it was agreed after the game
to conduct a series between the two
aggregations and the second battle
will be played in a short while. Yes
terday's game will count as the first
game of the series.
Lefty" Atwood was on the mound
for the Falcons. He was opposed by
Billy" Wolfe, star twirler of the
Stanley Rule team in the Industrial
league. Both pitchers found the go
ing hard after the rain began but
good support by their teammates
kept them out of bad holes. At
wood pitched his usual good game
but weakened at intervals and the
Rangers hit his offerings hard. The
Rangers connected for 10 safe blows
while the Falcons were banging out
seven bingles off Wolfe.
| Atwood was strong in the pinches
when hits meant runs and turned
back his opponents twice with men
on second and third. Lefty" had
good control and caused 10 Ranger
batters to Whit in seven innings.
Wolfe pitched fine game outside
of the fourth inning when the Fall
cons suddenly found his offerings
and pounded out four runs that
clinched the game. He frightened up
after this outburst and was going
strong when the battle ended.
Both teams had a number of en-
Ithusiastic hackers who kept the
game lively by their cheers. The
old rivalry that springs up in city
championship games was in evidence
throughout the battle.
In the first inning it could readily
be seen that the Rangers were nerv.
GUS and Atwood had little trouble
in retiring the side. Kelley got the
first hit of the game after Patrus
had flied out, crashing a double tC
left field. Soule drove liner al
Preisser who let the ball go through
his legs. He made fast recovery
and threw to home to catch Kelley
but Hayes dropped the ball and the
runner was safe. The Rangers were
retired in order in the second in.
ming. Noonan walked for the Fal'
cons and reached second but wal
left stranded by his teammates.
Atwood struck Hayes and Preis
ser out to start the third canto
Wolfe dropped the first hit Of TIT
game for the Rangers into RICH
field but Atwood famed Mcknerne!
to retire the side. Wolfe set thu
Falcons back In order.
After Wendroski had famed tt
start the Rangers half Of the fourtf
inning, Milo and Jack Argosy drop
ped hits into right field. Schaene
sacrificed them up base but Kraus'
: ended the threat by grounding OIL
to Atwood. The fireworks broke on