Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
TAFT IS NOT HOPEFUL MAY PUT OFF GAME
Jig Is Up in New York. He Is Rain Is Predicted for Chicago
Said to Believe. Tomorrow.
FEAR OF LOSSES IN HOUSE BASE BALL FANS GLOOMY
BASE BALL FANS GLOOMY
Would Mean Another Contest in
Windy City Saturday.
DIAMoNDC0vERED OVER TODAY
Field Is Protected With Canvas and
Straw-Teams Expected
This Afternoon.

CHICAGO, October 19.-"For Chicago
and vicinity, rain tonight and probably
Thursday: decidedly colder; high north
westerly Winds
In these words today's official weather
forecast renders it problematicaI whether
the third game of the worlds champion
ship series between Chicago and the Ath-
letics can be played here tomorrow.
According to the rules laid down bv
the national commission, if a game be
postponed or drawn the teams will re-
main In Chicago until two games have
been played. The rules also declare that
the Sunday game, if a fifth game is nee
essary, shall be played in Chicago, re-
gardlessss of all else. Thus, if it be i'm
possible on account of the weather to
play the game tomorrow, 1t must be
played off on Saturday in this city in
stead of Philadelphia. the regular sched-
uled game for Philadelphia on that date
May Be Three in Succession.
Rain tomorrow. therefore, may mean
that there will be three games in sue
cession played on the local grounds-Fri-
day. Saturday and Sunday. This is GER
tain should Chicago win one or both of
the games Friday and Saturday
The announcement OF untoward
weather prospects. when it appeared in
the newspapers. deepened the gloom Of
want to wait even one day for a
chance to get back at the triumphant
athletics. Accordingly, Forecaster
Cuthbertson was appealed to over the
telephOne by scores of persons, who
pleaded for a ray of hope for tomor-
row.
Holds Out Little Hope.
Well the forecaster verbally SUD.
plemented his edict, there's only the
ghost of chance. We look for a
heavy rain in the forenoon, which will
soak the grounds, but the indications
are in the afternoon the downpour will
cease, but the day in general will be
cold. gloomy and forbidding''
If this proves true spectators may, after
all, see a game tomorrow, as the local
grounds are we'll drained and dry quickly.
The ground-keeper covered the diamond
with canvas and straw today to protect
1t as much as possible
The two teams, which left Philadelphja
over the Pennsylvania railroad in two
sections of special train last night, were
scheduled to arrive here between / and .
o clock this afternoon.
Lajoie Returns Check.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 19-Na-
poleon Lajoie, second baseman of the
Cleveland American League team, today
mailed certified check for $1,000, made
out in his favor by D. a. Fletcher of Gin
cinnau. promoter of the alI-star series.
to August Hermann, chairman of the ma
tional base ball commission. with a re-
quest that Hermann return the check to
the proper parties.
Il have prospered as a player in the
American League and have always been
well treated by it's officials" said I.aioie
In note accompanying the check II
would not want to take part in the series
a Sainst their wishes"
Heavy Snow in Colorado.
DENVER, Col, October 19-Snow was
reported from all parts of Colorado to-
day, the first general storm Of the season.
In the mountain passes of the Moffatt
road above TOlland. Col, snow from
eight 10 ten feet deep was reported and
trains were blocked. In Denver the fall
was light, but was accompanied by a
drop in temperature and high winds