The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-22
Another PostpOnemcnt of The
Fourth Contest, However,
May Be Necessary.
RAIN IS PREDICTED. TO
SORROW OF BOTH TEAMS
Fifth Game. if Necessary. viii
Be Played at Chicago:
The Averages.

CHICAGO. oct. PA possible post
ponemcnt of the fourth game between
The American and National league base
ball champions in the worlds series WAS
discussed tonight when tho weather bu-
resu issued Il bulletin predicting rain
tomorrow.
showers Saturday morning. Continued
COOL was the official forecas, received
with gloom AT both the Chicago and
Philadelphia headquarters officials and
others who examined the condition OF tho
grounds at the West Side ball park dur
ing the day said that q heavy shower
tomorrow morning would ncccsSltste an
other postponcmcnt of the fourth game,
which WAS 10 have been played today.
Inc discouraglnS weather outlook was
the only subject discussed by gatherings
of baseball enthusiasts Al downtown ho-
tclS, ihoaters and restaurants tonight.
Followers OF the Philadelphia team. in
particular. were displaying impaticnce
with the situation They took toJays
philosophy. and when told of tho pos
siblity OF second poStponcmcnt. some
OF them started back for home.
ARTISANS of the Chicago team. how
ponemcni as GOOD omen. Many Of
them declare that the break in the Sc
rics OF games VIII prove tho charm that
thcy think viii break ClIicaSo'S hooduo.
Wet grounds aud a drizzling inter
mttent rain caused postpouemenL
today OF the fourth scheduled world 5
dclphia Americans and the Chicago
Nationals. IL viii bc played off here
tomorrow Should Chicago win the
hfth game VIII he fought out on tho local
grounds also.
Chairman Hermann made the an
nounccment after an examination of the
GROUNDS. he umprc6 found the whole
neld saturated. There Was likewise tho
Inn
would fall throughout tho day and there
was nothing To do but to order the post
ponemcnt.
huout 700 persons. Including a num-
Der of women. were lined UP I'm the rain
waiting for the ticket windows to open
when the announcement was made. There
also were many boys. who had hoped 10
sell thcir positions 10 late conera.
Will Help Cubs
I' there is any advantage 10 anybody
IN me poStpoDenent il is said TO accrue
10 Chicago on the theory that any possI-
bl" change affecting the local PLAYERS iu
lheir present gloomy poeition can be only
LOT INC peter, days rest, however,
can do Philadelphia no harm,
In tho unexpected event that Bender
should be hit freely tomorrow, Cnombs
WIN days Tccuperstiou Ia buoy him
up. "ouid be used again Brown and
Cole. either OF whom may pitch for Chi
caSo. are in no great need Of a vara-
non Cole has not pitched so far and
hr"Wn has not worked since Tuesday
NHsn Philadelphia drove him from thn
Don Captain Chance said that the cav
"f id'encss might be tho turning point i'm
inc series. Connie Mack accepted tho
incident as n mere delay of twenty four
hours in upDexing the worlds champion
ship emblem.
Averages OF players and teams. based
on HE three games already plaveJ
SHOW big margin in favor of Phil.
o"ln1ia. The latter have scored 2b r,Ins
10 thoir opponents .. They have made
50 hits for u total OF So bases against
Chicuso's ~ hits and "a bases They
have battcd ali average of $50. compared
Win lso by their rivals. In ,1cldinE tho
thicagos arc % points under PhlIadel-
pima. their respective percentages being
Sol and a5o. Philadelphia has won her
games with the use of only ten men
wnile Manager Chance has employed
eighteHn. Following are tho batting and
helding averages OF the players today: