Evening star., 1905-10-12
RAIN WAS UMPIRE.
Athletics and Giants Got a Rest
Through Downpour.

In weather that threatened everything
from cloudburst to cyclone, the third
game of the worlds championship series at
Philadelphia between the Giants and Ath-
letics was called off yesterday afternoon.
1t will be played at Philadelphia today.
This means that both Fridays and Satur-
days games will be played at the Polo
grounds in New York. With fair weather
for both these games, it will mean SlOo0o
more on the gate receipts than if they were
played in Philadelphia
1t was not raining to amount to much
when the game was declared off, but as
events proved. it would have been impos-
sible to finish the game, the rain pot
broke loose before the crowd could get
away from the grounds and at nightfaIl
was still hard at It.
The Giants arrived at the Broad street
depot at noon. They are not loved over
much in Philadelphia, and Tuesdays defeat
at the Polo grounds gave the ultra fanatics
a fine chance for jeerS.
"Oh, we didn't do thing to you, did
we?' yelled a red-faced rooter at Donlin.
That's all right, old chap replied Mike
Wait till you see US line it out today
All. youse won't line nothing out, see?
Coakley's going in agin youse fellows to-
day, and anybody that finds his coives is
boid''
There was a great crowd in the rotunda
of the Continental Hotel when the New
Workers appeared. You may well imagine
that there was no hand-clapping or wild
hilarity manifested over them. The feeling
in Philadelphia over the series is too in
tense for frivolty.
If the members of the New York team
should become Philadelphia payers they
would be regarded the finest ever. AS
ii is they are looked upon though they
had designs upon Philadelphia's honor, vir-
tue and integrity. But this is only partisan
loyalty after all.
There are few misguided minds who
persist in imagining that this series is a
put-up jub' and that the teams will win
alternate games and then whack up on the
finish.
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Each team is so thoroughly convinced that
1t can beat the other fellows that anything
in the way of compact would be not only
impossible, but ridiculous.
The New York players are even praying
that big Rube Waddell may come around
so he can pitch, as they have an idea that
he will prove white meat and stuffng
alongside of Bender
The Athletics also hoping that Rube
will get into shape, but there is little pos
sibity of it. At the grounds yesterday
afternoon he was lobbing them up in a slow
and painful fashion that was sad to behold
Lave Cross says that it is not likely that
WaddeH will ofiiciate in the series at all.
The two teams are only interested in the
series in a monetary way in the first four
games. OF these games the winner gets
10 and the loser p per cent OF the gross
receipts. After these four games are de-
cided the magnates get the rest. In case
the two teams split at three games each
and seventh is necessary, it will probably
be played on the big League grounds in
Boston, n neutral city.
This game would draw at least $1,000
people. They would come not only from
Boston. but from Hartford, New Havan,
Springfield, Worcester, Bridgeport, New
York and Philadelphia
Although the two teams wanted to play
ball badly yesterday. the two captains de-
cided to postpone it Between the fiurries
of rain Coakley was warming up for Phila-
delphia in fine style.
Matty had terrific speed, and would have
gone in at the drop of a hat IL necessary.
1t is likely that the brunt of the work dur
ing the series will fall upon him.
The Athletics have selected Coakley as
the next pitcher to face the Giants, while
Taylor will probably be his opponent. At
any rate Mathewson is almost sure to
take the box a the Polo grounds on Satur-
day.
The betting so far seems to be more on
the single games than on the entire series.
The odds vary according to the pitchers.
Were Mathewsou and Bender to go into the
box in one garse the betting would prob
ably be even, while Matty or Bender
against any other pitchers would swing the
Odds as the case might be.
This, of course. is owing to the fine work
they have done during the present series.