New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-19
BOTH TEAMS DEFEATED
GIANTS and Pirates No Match for
" Bad Weather Club.
OPPONENTS CLEAN BASES
snds Sadly Disappointed
ovsr Result Are Forced to
Take Water Cure.

-.,+v-sve thouSsno Aaaas WIZ liaH
- the Polo Grounds yesterday
-, 70 zee the fnal game between
. enn.s ana the worlds champions
s-s,6hed when the terrific storm
,sssed over the city struck the
sb6pt SIS o'eiock The fine
u.,en prevailed during the morn
s.vA promise Of an excellent DAY for
ses the largest crowd Of the
rss dr hand The smiling sur had
..z,ss them into coming with their new
-. ss-s art al their summer fnery. and
...7- arprsparsd for the rough deal which
.,.ssr authorities were TO hand them.
ocloes the stands we're packed 70
,,-,,4 end few minutes later standing
- n the grardstand vas a. premium
.ssgs-,- 6srk clouds doomed up over
80 BlDF and headed due east. They
- o~s- the sky with startling rapidtty,
60 cut the light and casting the
49, a night over the earth.
-. p.-s-As were in TIRE field einserlv
....s-e the psl around the diamond al the
-. s-- tn threatening outlook caused
.,.,, 70 bear hurried retreat Only q
e. seconds had passed when huge drops
! rsir began TO psrJer 70 rhe ground
- terrific Wind swept over the bluffs
..-,v,rg stones. sticks and leaves in its
axe Tha scattering drops Of rain soon
,v.liss 10 e torrent and such sheets Of
~s.s- fall on the diamond thar II was
.-possible 70 see across the reid
re first Erop % rain those in +he
tsscherz made dive for the under re-
r.Bs Slipping under the seats, they
froppes to the grounds below en- raasse
~ quick IS thev were. the rain was
a,ri.ser Ors sweep Of the wind. and the
x6sers Of nm felle5 them and they were
! 7-sathes Hastily wipine away the water
sh5h trickIed down their faces. they ran
zasernssth he grsudstands and vera shel-
| ssEsd for & tine.
But 10 pat or the Polo Gorlnds equip
rsat had anv ssnb1ance Of dryness after
/ tss storm had been beating down for five
riautss. and the shelter which the f,lgi-
trss hsd soggd- soon became valreless.
Tstsr was soon leaking down on them. The
: crrsrng which those in the grandstands
I -geh when ths wind got in its work and
1 ETt-.sd The rain full blast into the faces of
ihase under the roof. Many dropped 10 the
s3ol II az Effort 20 escape. while those in
/ .r7nt hurried II the rear only to be driven
sck hv the torrents which were pouring
Z above
As SCOT IS the rain began 10 fall Aiurph,. !
re grounds keeper. and his able assistants
f---Tisd cut with Fred Clarke's pa tent car-
rs oorer 70 seen the diamond dry. Expe- /
lll7zsly Ths=- u1-o-led il. only 10 find that |
Hsy Aao sn unruly monster on their hands. 1
IS soon As he canvas was spread ont the |
s1o which swept hv Ike hurricane. sto.,s 4
f17e- the edges and lifted II skyvari. The /
L esnTss Toared and cavorted about. while I
as frantic attendants endeavored 10 re
E1sn IFS inlPecuous tendency TO ff11tter /
tEsF Ike balloon with the mysteries.
fo- tine il looked as II an involuntary
isr1nsnIlcal exhibition would De oonsun- /
1lsd before the startled ewes Of the won
ssgalg multitude. Visions Of Murphy and
= Falant crew waited leavenward on rhz
s1Es OF the wind with naught 10 check
AsE SERIAL speed came 10 many. 4 start
~ ag1re, indeed. would Murphy have
'SssHis5 riding the blast over the Harlem
5l'SE aooara the good ship Clarke. with
'ssaiy helpers banging from its edges.
rs Tain descending IL torrents did some
A-s % hold down d ne monster. hut made
proceedings much more uncomfortable
g q TIE whole. worse For the wind
a Rev and tried 70 lift the canvas. while
III tel and tried % hold il down.
= "s1sG gathered in pools a foot deem
ne men Flooding hack and forth
1--'@-ea and dove through the spurue
sl-aJ, while The pillows rocked and
7 untI The scene had The Witcbing
'@ a Conev Island beaten 10 2 --fraz-
z Use rhs phrase coined by one who
1 rs once more, As the wind died
- canvas became mora manageable
ss nnall- securely fastened.
--t inFease f-lry OF the storm mas zro7
- hoEere-- sn6 the tAerninE thousands
81 o reflect that there vas no place
-lae The torrents deteriorated into
---=slie crlzzls- and the crowds decided
-sT could TOT get much vetter than
So they decided 70 make Z
- ~ TIE elevated station.
sno oedraggl-d. thev sprinted from
s-'-lcs. Fat ''Ianz- who never miss q
ZIG sim ones Cf less weight entered
- cash up Ire uncovered passage
'-z elevated tracks The more dar-
ne frsT- They ran I'D the path
-als A The rain diminished the
ARC followed Ire pioneers. Between
Showers, which marked the
- q tne storm. patches OF sprinters
.t hasten away
a. ne storm vas At IFS height the /
'oE good hold on the 1eo4 cham
-, - pehAan1, which has always f1oated
- e noTtaerumost 4egstan. ana tore it
-. x 1oor-ngs. Four inches of the flag
- ar nIT the rest drifted away. II
oeo Is IN omen by many. their
v,- -s taa- another pennant was SO
g. "sFe n if place that the old one
a eesllr he s-a-.S