Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Special Dispatch The Star.
NEW YORK. October 21.-When the
next worlds series is played il will be
during the first week of October. accord
ing 10 President Ban Johnson. who Is
much provoked over the turn affairs have
taken in the clash between the Giants
and Athletics y change in the schedule
so that both seasons can he finished by
October | is what Johnson proposes
This thing of taking chances with the
weather late in October is too hazardous
a proposition" said he The American
League will take the initiative for a short
schedule and we will get it through. be-
cause every sensible person realizes that
these games are being endangered by
hoIdine off playing them until the middle
of October. True. il is just as apt to
rain the lst of October as on the 18th,
but a delay early i'm the month is not
dangerous while i'm the middle it begins
10 draw toward November and the Win
ter weather. The worlds series is the
greatest sport event in the world, and it
should never he interfered with just 10
give some clubs an extra game or two
Other base ball men voice the same
sentiments, while the public of course,
wants the worlds series to be played as
early as possible Had yesterdays game
been scheduled for New York it could
probably have been played here: for the
rain ceased early in the morning, ana
besides the Polo Grounds are better
drained than Shibe Park. The Athletics
field is in a bad way whenever it is ex-
posed to several days rain When that
expensive plant was put up little atteh-
ton seems, Ia have been given TO dram
age system. with the result that a silSht
rain will make the grounds unit Tor
several days. Then. too. tarpaulinS are ii
scarcity on the Philadelphia grounds
Where other clubs have various devices
to protect their infelds from the rain no
such precautions have been taken IN
Philadelphia. so that the inhe!d Is eA-
posed to the weather under all conditions
: Thousands of out-of-town fans VINO
came here and TO Philadelphia to see the
series have left before the final games
can be played. 1t was figured that at the
outset but one week would be necessary
to decide the winner. but under present
circumstances. with perhaps four more
games TO play. the series is sure to run
far into next week. unless favorable
weather should remain for several days
Clark Griffith may have to be added to
the list of eligibles to succeed Jim Nc
Aleer Griffith and President Noyes had
a long conference Thursday. That is to
saw. they were together for several hours
and talked base ball. but Griffith insisted
when seen that nothing concerning the
Washington club had been discussed
Griffith does not know what the future
has in store for him. but he admits that
he would like to invest in a ball club and
work for himself. Whether the Washing
ton club was considered by him is not
known, but the fact that Griffith is here
and has talked with both Presidents john
son and Moves has started the rumor
that he may become a stakeholder in the
Washington club and also manage the
team. This, of course. Griffith denies, but
there seems to be good ground for suspi-
cion.
Should il be impossible TO play the re-
naming games of the series the national
commission would lind itself in a dilemma
as to what to do with the receipts of the
first three games. OF course, the Athlet-
les could not be declared winners be-
cause the rules under which the series
are played provide that the club winning
four games out of seven shall be the
champion. But three games have been
pla yed. so that the series would remain
unfinished under such conditions and the
commission would be busy trying to- fig
Ure what disposition of the money to
which the players are entitled should be
made Ii may be a little far fetched to
discuss this subject. for the chances are
that eventually the games will be played.
but the matter is being talked of. and the
members of the commission admit that