New Britain herald., 1926-05-17
FALCONS WZN WHEN RALN
 HALTS CONTEST N FIFTH
Locals Pile Up Six-Run Lead When Downpour Makes Play Impossible - Pitchers Have Difficulty in Handling Wet Ball - "CannOnball' Smith is Touched Up For 10 Hits - Kania Allows Five - BudnicI1 Brothers Star in Abbreviated Game Good Crowd Present.

What promised to be q rare base ball treat was halted yesterday after noon at St. Mary's field by a down. pour of rain. after the Colored Giants of New Haven and the Fal- cons had hooked up in Il five inning contest The locals were returned winners having crossed the home plate six times while the visitorF were unable to score. Umpire Saut. ter was forced to call the game at the end of the fifth, as the rain came down in torrents and made play impossible.
 The diamond on which the game was played resembled sea of mud, as the result of the downpour, through which these two teams battled. Players of both teams were covered from head to foot with mud, and besides this their uniforms chung to them like bath ing suits.
 There was q good crowd of local fans who braved the clements to " dlLu llA'lI Id VI l''t7 tttdF' A4'r' stood throughout the downpour and received much enjoyment as the players tried to play under the most unfavorable baseball conditions.
 The game was slow due to the wet ball. Both Kania and Smith worked hard in the box trying to locate the plate which was buried in mud. kania proved moro ef- Ifective than his opponent, allowing but five hits in as many innings. None of these were good for extra bases. Smith was touched up for ten blows, four being extra base clouts.
 BudniCk Brothers Star
 The work of the Budnick broth CTS featured in the abbreviated game. Simon led with the stick stepping to the plate three times and knocking out a single, double land a triple in his last try. All were daisy hits and aided much in bringing home the victory. Brother Stanley featured in the inner de- Ifrnse works of the Falcons, grabbing all pokes in the direction of the short field. Some of his stops look ed like labeled hits, but this bundle of energy was always on the job. He also helped himself to neat single to complete the day
 The game got underway with a slight drizzle falling, but before long heavy downpour came and turn ed the diamond into mudileid The pitchers found it necessary to change balls often, and as soon as one got wet another was wiped oil and put into play.
 Things looked promising for the visitors in the first inning. for after the first two men were retired they cracked out two safe hits in success sion. The next batter lined one al 1 Stanley Budnick who gathered 1t tr for the final out The Falcons were Iretired without much trouble 1T their half of the inning.
 The fireworks started in the To- calls half of the second stanza wher Simon Budnick cracked a single over third. He was advanced to the midway by Klatkas neat sacrifice and scrambled home on Kopec'' drive over third.
 The Falcons flashed a neat dou hle play in the third inning. R Twynan led off the bag. Ching smote one on the nose at Bruno Kania. The local twirler knocked if down and threw it 10 brother Joe
 who retired Twynan going to sec
 ond, and threw to Klatka complet