New Britain herald., 1926-04-16
COLD THEIR HAMPERS
 TEAMS DURING CONTESTS
Six Games Have Already Been Postponed in Two Cir cuts--Harry Riconda of Braves Fractures Right Leg in Slide - Umpire Hank O'Day is Stricken With ppendicitis-Athletics Turn On Senator's PhillicS Beat Out Braves-Other Games.

Cold weather, accident and ill., ness have intorfcrcd with the major league baseball season with the schedule only started.
 Already low temperatures have brought p6nemcnt of six con- tests in the two circuits and these must be played off sometime dur ing the summer, which means sey- eral doubleheaders,
 The first serious accident oc- cured at Philadelphia yesterday when Harry Riconda, Boston Braves third haseman, suffered fractured right leg in a slide into the plate. He Is likely 10 be out Of baseball for some time to come. Riconda, formerly with the Phila- delphia Athletics, had won his po- sition with the Brayes after spirited fight through the training tussles.
 At, St. Louis, the veteran um- pire, Hank ODay, was stricken with appendicitis just before the start Of the game and rushed to hospital. His condition is reported as not serious.
 With the Brooklyn-New York, Chicago Cincinnati. Yankees-Red Sox and Cleveland-Detrot games postponed on account of cold, the Philadelphia clubs claimed atten- tion because the Athletics turned on the American league champion Senators after two defeats and slugged out a to 3 victory, while the Phillies continued in their winning frame of mind and again downed the Braves, s to 4.
 It was a day of experiment for the managers, eager for vindica- tion of the happenings of the win ter trading season. The Braves started George Mogridge, formerly of the Senators, and he journeyed to the showers before the first inning had been completed. Wash ington tried Joe Bush, obtained from the Browns. and he also failed. So did Tom Zachary. former Senator left-hander, when he at- tempted to officiate for the Browns
 But there was. some satisfaction for the "old men," for Joe Pate a S2-year old rookie" from the Texas league, allowed only two hits in 6 2-3 innings after reliev- ing Lefty Baumgartner against Washington. The American league champions made five errors in leir first defeat of the season.
 The Chicago White SoX, display nig an unexpected hitting power, trampled the Sislers for the second time by ii 10 1. The bats of the Collins squad, coupled with their crrorless performance, gave Tex Blankenship a somewhat easy time of 1t.
 Cy Williams was the hero of the Phillies' third straight conquest. Rushed into the contest when a deadlock existed in the ninth inn mig with three on the bases, he be- lated a homer, ms second or the season. This was the second time in the young season that pinch- hitter had delivered a home run, Jimmy Johnston Of the Braves having shot out long blow that was all in vain on opening day.
 Vic Keen, formerly of the Cubs, went to the mound for the Cardi- nals and returned with Hornsby's s second victory of the year over the world champions, to 0. Five hits were all the Pirates could negoi- ate. The Cardinals registered only six off Morrison, Hornsby rcgained the batting eye that he had lost on Wednesday and hammered out a double and two singles