New Britain herald., 1929-09-03
FALCONS COP TWO GAMES
 IN CITY TITLE SERIES
kensington Team Out iuggles Polish Nine in Labor Day Attraction Southenders On Short End of 8 to 1 Score Nichols in Wonderful Form.

Nichols in Wonderful
 Form.
 The Kcnsington baseball team out-juggled the Falcons at St Mary's field yesterday afternoon and as a result, dropped a City Cham pionship series game s to f. From the work of the two pitchers. Pechuk for Kensington and Nichols for the Falcons, the result was cor rect as the latter hurled one of the best gf&nos seen in tho series, allow ing the suburban team but three hits no two in the same inning. Due to some miserable fielding by his mates and some worse judgment by the infielders, the Falcons spotted the losers four runs in the fOurt h inning and it was not until the eighth that they were able to put over the winning tallics. These came as the result of some poor fielding by the suburban team.
 Nichols was master of the Ken sington crew at all times and would never have been in trouble had his inficld handled easy chances prop crly.
 Pechuk did some fine pitching and although he was nickod for 10 hits he managed to keep them fair ly well scattered. However, the few earned runs of the game were made by the Falcons.
 The Falcons tcok the lead in the third inning after they had wasted two hits in the second. With one out in the third Havlick tripled to left center and scored when DiBclla laid down bunt on a squeeze play.
 With one out in the first half of the fourth the Falcons went to pieces completely. Schneider grounded to OLcary who made an error by fumblng. Cramer grounded to kania but he hcavod wildly to first and the batter was safe while Schneider reached third Huband grounded to klatka but he threw wildly to the plate. On this play Schneider scored, Cramer took third and Huband went to second.
 Soule grounded to DiBclla who threw too late to the plate to catch Cramer Soule took second on this play while Huband made third. De Vito then got the first hit of the game off Nichols and Soule and Hu- band scored. Darrow grounded out and Gill hit a fly to "Lefty" Habcr to close the inning.
 The winners got two of these runs back in their turn at bat in tn" same inning. Klatka opened with a single to center but was out when he ovorslid second on a steal. Lief ty" Haber walked and stole second, kania smashed a triple over Soule's $ head and Habcr scored. Noonan grounded to DeNito who threw him out at second.
 Kania dashed for the plate on this play and was safe when Hu- band dropped Cramer's throw. Both teams went out in order un- til the seventh when the Falcons pushed one run over to tie the score. kania opened this frame with a single and moved to second on q sacrifice from where he scored when OLeary shot single 10 right. The losers emulated the Falcons play in the fourth when the win ncrs were at bat in the eighth. Di 1 Bella was robbed of q hit by Billy ! Darrow who made a diving stop Of his grounder and then threw to first in time to get the out.
 Haber sent one in the same place as Di Bella but this one got past ! Darrow and went for single. Ha- ! Der moved up a base on a passed 1 ball. Klatka shot a groundcr tow ards right field but Mikan knocked it down with his gloved hand. He could not make a play on the bat 1 ter, however, and Klatka was safe while IIabcr reached third. 1 "Lcfty" Habcr laid down a bun' 1 10 score Mickey and advanced Klat. i lia to second. Darrow field"d this bunt but his toss to the plate was too late to catch Mickey. Joe Kania sent a hard line drivt 1 Q SOule in left field but he dropped i the ball after run and both Lief ! "" Habcr and Klatka scored. KaniG took second on the play. NOOnar 1 grounded out to DarroW but DarroV missed Cramer's throw to third 1T an attempt to get Kania and th' ! latter scored.
 The feature of the game was th, i hurling of Nichols who had the los CTS completely at his mercy. Only seven balls were knocked out of thu infield by KcnsinEton. OLeary turn. cd in a nice game at shortstop fol the winners despite his error WhicI gave the losers their start on thcil four-run rally.
 Tn" summary:
 FALCONS