The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-19
BOTH CLUBS REST
IN PHILADELPHIA
GIANTS AND ATHLETICS PASS
DREAMY DAY WAITING FOR
RAIN TO PASS
BY HUGH $. FULLERTON,


| PHILADELPHIA Oct. 1S.-Hia.
tus--the guy who invented that word
must have had to spend rainy day
between World Series games in Phil
adelphia- Hiatus means hyphen
with both ends cut off--and that was
what day was.
Except for the singing of Its al
way fair" the day was about as in
spring as cream soup without salt.
The New York contingent mooned
and gloomed and mourned because
they had to stay here over night,
while the Giants rejoiced because the
weather man gave them fresh lease
on life. The Giants We're beaten this
morning. tonight they are arguing
that they still have a chance because
the day of rest, they claim, will give
! MarQuard more strength to come
back and make Mathewson a certain
ty for the following game.
. The crowd down here, including
players from all sorts of teams. how
ever, does not take this view of the
| situation.
Sought by Theatres.
McGraw and his men are not down.
hearted or at least they are pretend
| ing that they are not. and Tonight
they were the guests of a local theatre
which tried to induce crowd to CO
to the show by advertising that the
Giants and the Athletics both would
be guests. Then a rival theatre made
the same announcement Some of the
players went to the theatre, but most
of them remained away or gave their
passes to people who resemhied them
enough to get past the gate keepers.
The fact that the weather man pre-
diets fair and clearing weather for
tomorrow kept most of the crowd
down here over night. but many re-
turned to New York To find place To
sleep
1t was pouring down rain this morn
ing and there was no chance that "A
game could be played, or at least It
did not look as If there was a chance.
But the Nash Commish' had "a
hard night and did not catch the early
trains that brought the big flock of
| New Workers and other followers of
| the series to the city of the Rrotherly
| Love. The commission arrived short
! ~ after II o'clock and as soon as was
possible they called off the game and
declared for playing 1t here tomorrow.
| Crowd Goes To Park.
| The crowd refused to believe II. At
| 10 o'clock. with the rain pounding
and pattering down. the Philadelphia
fans began to flock out to the park
there were at least 5000 bugs dodg-
! ing the rain and hoping that the gates
would open.
The rain really was not bad enough
20 force a postponement, but the day
was quite bad enough to give real
cause for carrying 1t over. 1t might
| have, been played. but ii would have
| been uncomfortably playing, espec-
| iallv as the field was wet and heavy.
| The crowd was fairly wen protect
| ed bv canvas. Only a small amount
| OF rain fell during the afternoon ana
early evening and with the weather
man promising fair and breezy "eaFh-
er tomorrow everything should De nt
| for battle.
Game Is Called on.
The Giants did not receive the word
| that the game was on until trey
rea ched here. They stayed in New
York as long as possible expecting
word that the game was off, and hops
| ing they would be able to stay at
home for the day instead of coming
| down into the turmoil of the crowds
hare The game was called of be-
| fore they reached the Majestic hotel.
! The Athletics. confident ent not
Boosting, were at the park early anu
7 expected and hoped that they would
| he able to play They wanted TO clean
IN and finish ii and they were cona-
| dent that they could. They thought
| they had the Giants on the run ana
| the delay in the proceedings wouio
| not add to their chances.