New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

Hitting in the pinches behind the mld-season pitching of Buckholtz. the Falcons baseball team opened its season successfully yesterday afternoon at St. Mary's field. nosing out the strong St. Anthony nine of Hartford 3 to 2. Mayor Angelo i'aonessa officially opened up the baseball season in this city. throw Ing out the first ball. His Honor sent low teaser across the plate that caught the batter asleep. Both teams proved to be in rare form for the opening game of the season and played strong games behind their respective pitchers.
 Farmer" Buckholtz allowed ths hartford team but five hits. The visitors managed to put across two runs In the sixth. Outside of that inning the New Haven boy was the complete master of the game. Me- trath also pitched a strong game but lacked control in the late i'm nlngs. He held the locals to six blngles but seven free tickets to first pase Kept him in hot water during most of the game.
 The locals appeared in the field outfitted in new uniforms and with a number of new faces in the lineup ! he team appears to be stronger tnan last years crew and a little more hitting will make the locals real threat in the Connecticut State league. Lewis a Hartford boy, play Ing snort for the Falcons displayed wonderful stuff both on the defensive anu the offensive and should nrove to be one of the teams heaviest hit 1ers before the season is over T., the third inning Lewis caught hold of one of McGrath's shoots and sent It sailing in the general direction of st. Mary's cemetery. A perfect re- lay from the left fielder to the short stop caught Lewis as he slid into the plate, A good runner would have scored homo run easily on the hit.
 The new inneld Of the Falcon. ts very fast and every man throws the ball with speed and pep. Lewis and Riley took apparent hits off inc grass and threw their men out at first. The outheld is made un n, heavy men but they are fast on their rect and hit the ball hard.
 Both teams went out in order |, the first inning. none of the batter, connecting safely. Klatka crashed out the first hit of the season for th. locals in the second inning but was left stranded on first base by his mates. kopec opened the third in- n'ng With q clean single over second base. He went 10 second base as Buckholtz was being thrown out at 'irst base. Scoop" Riley crashed out hit to left field. scoring Kopec with the first run of the game.
 DeVito, former Falcon and All kensington player. got the first hit TOT the visitors in the first of the fourth but was left stranded m second base. soule received a free ticket to first in the locals half of the fourth and scored on d three base hit to left field by Lewis. Lewis
 
 was nfpped at home as he tried to stretch the hit into a home run. The Falcons scored its third run in the fifth inning when McGrath deycloped wild streak with two out. The Hartford pitcher walked Buckho,tz, Patrus and Riley in succession, pitching 13 successive balls before getting a strike on the batter. Buckholtz raced home with what later proved to be the winning run when McGrath threw the ball into the crowd.
 Hartford made strong bid for the game in the sixth inning. De- Vito opened the inning with a single over third base. He went to second