Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
BY J. ED GRILLO.

ing with two victories and one defeat
There is no game scheduled for Sunday
which brings the total number of days
that the players have spent sitting arounC
the hotels to five. The fourth game OIL
the series is to he played In Philadelph
Monday, but the chances are that this
can't be done. Late this afternoon the
Phila delphia grounds were covered with
no less than six inches of water and III
soIEe spots 1t was deep enough to row a
boat 1t has not been raining here as
much as in the City OF Brotherly Love
but for all that the Polo Grounds, too
are unfit, so that It is not at all unlikely
that another postponement will be neces-
sary Monday. If the Philadelphia ciur
had the proper facilities for protecting
its infield the chances are that there
would be a game there Monday. for the
time has come when 1t can't rain much
longer But a cessation of rain drops
means nothing under existing conditions
for ii is almost certain to require sew
eTal days of sunshine and wind to make
the grounds fit. AS matters now stand II
is up 10 every club to do as IL pieases SO
far as employing any protection for It's
playing field, but in the future a rule is
apt 70 be assed which will compel every
club to have proper facilities Tor TINS
purpose. Shibe Park does not number
dinOUS It's IdpHcI1dlId diy tiiliS thAs
would prevent the slightest shower from
making the field unfit. and it is being
limited that the national commission will
in the near future make a ruling COM
pelling every club to have some sort OF
device which will make it possible to play
base ball on field which had been rained
upon for several hours. Not only is the
artistic feature of the series apt to De
greatly detarioriated by the fact that
the players have been compelled to spend
nearly a week in idleness, but interest in
the game has been weakened and repetl-
tion of present conditions would De most
harmful. The national commission did
not make its usual trip to Philadelphia to-
day for the reason that the umpire re-
ported over the long distance phone early
this morning that even if it stopped rain
in, the grounds would be UNIT. hence the
game was called off at once. Neither
schedule would be resumed Monday, SO
that to USE common expression. all
concerned seem to be at sea.
But it is an i'll wind which blows no
good and those who are Interested In the
Giants, either by reason of their having
picked them to win for speculative pur-
poses or because they are just foiloW-
ers of the team. are pleased with present
conditions. for 1t means that Mathe~son
and Marquard will be primed for the next
two battles. So will the Athletic pitchers.
for that matter, but had the series oeen
continued after Tuesday the chances oi
the Giants would have been decidediy
slim where now they have hope. III the
Giants should win the next two games
and take the lead in the struggle 1t would
still be a question "of how they couid WIN
the series This is going on the pre-
sumption that Mathewson and Marqudru
are slated to work in the next two games
Nathewson would have to repeat with nut
one days rest if this happened. and TINS
is expecting too much OF him. Mack Is
better fortified with pitchers. he mas
- -tnnF O.
uvered while McG-aw has sent but two
10 the firing line. True, McGraw may
have others who can win. but they VIII
have to show before anybody VIII nave
any confidence in therh- Mack mas proven
that in Render COOmbS and Plank he mas
three twirlers who can make the Giants
do their best TO beat them, While only
Mathewson and Marquard have proven
capable OF holding down IN" American
leap,Iers Had games been played wed
nesday and Thursday the chances are
that the Athletics would have walked H.
True they still have an advantage or one
game, but their chances are not as bright
now as they were before the rainy sea
son set in They should still win. but
there is, to say the least. some hope Tor
the Giants now where there did not seem
10 be any Tuesday night.
That the Athletics are the better bal
aneed and stronger team is generaliy con-
coded But in a series of the best four
out of seven the advantage that this ad-
ditional strength gives one team may be
more than Offset by luck That is the
Giants chance. IL the Athletics ana
Giants were playing for the penpant in
the same league 1t would look like a good
bet that Mack's men would beat: them
out in long campaign, but In TINS series
no such assurance can be given, for the
breaks cut too much of a figure. For IN
stance. a player may be great batter
when his average ON the season Is tabu-
lated but in so short series he may
slump and thus deprive his team OF
the strength on which it has counted
This might cause the defeat Of a stronger
team BY weaker. OF course this is all
dope and dope does not prove reliable
in base ball. and yet IL is logical argu-
ment-
Ticket speculation during the worlds
series Is impossible TO prevent This
practice has been INDUCED I'm here and
in Philadelphia, and while the two clubs
involved have been blamed. IL is not their
fault There is no way of preventing this
practice under existing conditions, and
the individual who can figure out a scheme
which will protect the public and the
should have a monument built for him
An sorts OF suggestions have been made
10 the commission with v'e~ of pre-
venting a repetition OF this annoying
state Of AFFAIRS but TO date none of them
has been accepted. One scheme is moi
TO sell any tickets prior to the day of the
arst game, when they are TO be sold a
the box Office, and the purchaser is Il
enter the park at once. and not TO be al
lowed the pass-out privilege. Anothel
scheme Is to give each individual who
paws his way into a ball park rail-
check during the regular season. ant
those who can show the most rain check!
when the worlds series rolls aroun,
should be given first call for tickets TheI
there is a suggestion that the ticket
when purchased be placed In an envelop
which makes them void II presented a
the gate out Of the original package. Thi
vorid force spectators to sell ticket
without the purchaser having any proc
an TO where the seats We're located, or be
in9 certain that the envelope contain
tickets for the game in question The ma
f3onal commission is receiving any mum
her Of suggestions Of these schemes, bu
none of them appears TO be feasible. an,
for the present at least there is no hop
Of some plan being adopted which will
relieve the situation
That the importance of the world
ssrfes games has an effect on the player
contesting in the series, and that in mos
Instances these players do not play up I
their usual form, is admitted by Umpir
Connolly 'Tt is noticeable in many In
stances that the players are nervous
~ he. though they may have ha
years of experience. Thsy realize tina