The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21
WEATHER AFFECTS
PLAYERS NERVES
Suspense in Worlds Series
Causes Them to Nope
and Fret
GIANTS WORSE OFF
THA,! ATHLETICS
Fullerton States Feeling is
Prevalent Scandals Nay
End Further Contests
for Big Title
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2o.-Chris-
topher Columbus Charles W. Murphy
and Charles Ebbets came in for a
degree or invective to-day Chris dis
covered stray bit of America on
October 2 and the two Chassis IL be
lieve that 1t good auto language.
discovered that Chris anniversary
could be turned into cash. Had it
not been for them the Worlds Series
would have been over long ago and
most every one would have been fish
ing. As 1t is We are petitioning the
much vet down National Commission
to declare Christmas and New Year .
as vacant dates in the World Series
schedule
The whole trouble appears to be
that Philadelphia is in the edge OF d
storm that is stiil storming. II ap
pears to be com bination sprlnkliug
cart and gyroscope. II turns around
and keeps sprinkIng the Quaker city
all the time. Last night it really
looked as If that storm edge would
go somewhere else and that there
would be a game to-day. The grounds
old Lake Michigan. But then We
hoped Connie Mack could get the
field into condition. But shortly after
daybreak the weather man got the
edge on us and tore loose again. send
ing down some more T. that warm,
muggy drizzle.
Umpirvss at Park.
BY o'clock everyone in Phiiadel
phia except the now loaded down
ticket-scalpers had given up hope, The
umpires, faithful to their jobs. waded
out to Shihe Park and Connie Mack
gave an imitation of a sacred Ibis
and stuck one leg into the mud Then
he spoke az follows;
Il have nothing TO say, hut private
". confidentially and not for pub
LEGATION. water. commingling with
loan makes mud. This must rot be
construed into any criticism Of the
National Commission.
Meanwhile. some one in New ork
thought he saw the sun. Possibly Il
was Garry Hermann face a. he
walked up. Anyhow. the gnash com
mish arose in New York and paid
us the honor OF a two hours visit.
They arrived In Philadelphia. stayed
long enough to force the head clerk
TO order the porter to put some more
on ice and went back To New York
where more Is kept cold all the time.
During their stay In Philadelphia
they went into secret session and dis
cuased the charges made hy Phfia-
delphia and New York against each
other concerning the scandals con-
nected with the present series,
Against Worlds Series.
Getting serious I talked to-day With
at least thirty baseball men. man
ayers magnates, players and others
directly connected with the game and
they were unanimously OF the opinion
that II this is not the last World 8
Series 1t ought 10 be. No matter what
they do the powers have cut the eraw
Of the goose that has been laying
the golden eggs. The graft got TOO
big.
While the weather man VAS busy
the players OF both teams Were mop
Ing around and longing for sonic
action. 1t was evident that the de-
lay is getting on their nerves, Part
OF the Giants slipped back to New
York to ease their feelings, and 1t
was plainly evident that the prolong-
cd suspense was telling on Mr.. Nc
Craw's players. They were fretting
and Tuning playing poker and
idlinr around the hotel The Attn
letics, with ali the comforts of home,
seemed to be taking II more easily.