New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-08
KENSINCTON WINS SECOND
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Hitting In Pinehes Behind Superb Pitching of Wood
man Brings Victory to South.Enders - Falcons
Stage Spirited Rally In Fourth Inning - Atwood
Driven From the Box In the Third Frame Contest
Almost Ends In Riot After EMPIRES Decision.
Hitting in the pinches behind the

Hitting in the pinches behind the
superb pitching of Coke" Wood
man, the All-Kensington baseball
nine scored its second straight vic
tory over the Falcons in the city
championship series yesterday after
noon at the Percival Avenue grounds
by rs score. The game was wit
Messed by d fair sized crowd that
was treated to an exciting contest of
ball. Both teams enjoyed two big
innings, the kensington crew bang
ing out five runs In the third and
the Falcons coming back to push
four runs across the plate in the
fourth.
Coke" Woodman, Eastern League
star. was again in great form and
had the game well in control out
side of the fourth inning. In this
session the Falcons suddenly landed
on his offerings and drove out five
successive hit to score four runs.
Woodman then frightened up and
held the New Britain aggregation to
four nits for the remainder of the
game. He had his fast ball work.
ing to perfection and sent 16 Falcon
batters back to the bench via the
strikeout route. The Falcon batters
either struck out or hit safely.
Every man on the Falcon team was
victim of Woodman's curves at
lot n,f
McCleary, two of the Polish teams
heaviest hitters famed the air three
times each.
Lefty" Atwood started in the
box for the Falcons and after pitch
ing great ball in the first two innings
suddenly weakened and the Ken
sington batters drove him out OF
the box under barrage of bingles
in the third inning. This rally
brought the Kensington aggregation
five runs and practically put the
game on ice. 1t was the first time
this year that Atwood was forced to
leave the box before the game was
completed. Nichols then went into
the box for the Falcons and pitched
sweet game, holding the winners
to two hits and two runs.
The game two weeks ago between
the two teames featured by clever
fielding while yesterdays battle was
combination Of good fielding and
heavy clouting The kensington
crew banged out 10 safe blows while
the Falcons connected for nine
bingles.
In the fourth inning a decision by
Umpire rip" McKeon at third Lase
threatened to end the game in a
free-for-all. The Falcons were in
the midst of a rally and had scored
four times. With no outs and Reil-
ley on second, Nichols drove hard
smash at Woodman who pivoted
around and hurled the sphere to
barrow at third. Mekeon called
Kelley out at the base but the Fall
cons ran out into the filed claiming
that barrow dropped the ball. Nc
Keen stationed in back of the base
and evidently his view of the ball
was blocked for barrow clearly
dropped the ball on Woodmap's peg
aud scooped it up without making
| play on Kelley. An argument that
was hot and bitter was the result
and 1t was nearly 10 minutes before
the game was resumed. The play
cut short the Falcon rally
The work of both catchers fea-
tured the game. Huband caught
the fast slants of Woodman to per-
lection and held the Falcon run
ners to the bag. Noonan dug wild
pitches out of the dirt all after
noon and crashed out two long dou-
bles. Noonan found Woodman for
four hits in two games proving that
he is still the premier catcher in
the city. Mccormick, the fastest
man on the kensington team, at
tempted to steal second base and
met the fate that all base runners
who try to steal on Noonan meet
with. In plain English. Mickey
threw him out by mile and then
some.
The infield work OF both teams
was good while the outfielders made
a number of great catches. McCor-
mick smeared three blows in CEN
ter field that were beauties while
Soule made a shoe string catch in
right field that pulled Nichols oul
of hole.
Scriminger had field day at bat
connecting safely in four times al
bat. Mccormick end Noonan shared
honors with him, each getting two
safe wallops.
Both teams We're retired in order
in the first inning. The Falcon,
were again the victims Of Wood
mans slants in the first half of The
second. Scriminger sent out thu
first hit of the game in the last hall
of the session but was left stranded
After Woodman retired the Fal'
cons in the third without any dam
age, the fireworks began and wher
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