New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-19
RAIN STOPS BASEBALL
FIGHT FOR ONE DAY
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be" about two minutes to make g de
cision. whereupon President Lynch an
nounced TO the waiting newspaper men,
The game is off for to-day
No Line at the Park
Shibe Park had a deserted appearance
this morning. A more dismal day could
not be imagined. The long blue and
orange pennant. emblematic of the
championship Of the world. won by Phil
adelphia last year, was run up on the
iagpole, as usual by the groundkeeper
indicating that game was scheduled
for to-day, but it hung limp in the rain
Few persons were about the grounds
at o'clock. as there was no use Of d
line forming until the rain ceased.
Last evening a line started TO form
and there We're about fifty in it when the
rain began 20 fall. The showers came
heavier during the night and when day
light arrived the line had disappeared.
The Giants lol!ed around their ho-"i
this morning, discussing thc weather AID
othoc things. but after the same had
been called of McGraw made plans for
his men to go to the Metropolitan Opera
House to hear Harry Lauder sing
There they spent the afternoon. After
dinner il was billiards or pool for some
and baseball talk for others but au :c-
I tirely early to set q long nights rest.
Few nj The players cared TO talk for pdb-
Heation. but every one was fun OF coaa-
dence that the series would DE cvenrI
up with the next game played. The le-
feat Of yesterday appears to have i'm
bucd them with more determination than
ever. e. such a thing is possible, TO win
the highest honors in baseball for New
York
Not Beaten By Long Shot"
"We are not beaten by long shot. 30
was the expression heard in much tho
same words from more than one. John
!. McGraw did no, care to comment on
tho loss Of the eleven inning struggle.
and was reticent. as usual, about his
plans for the games to come. He did iot
appear TO rc downcast, however and
secuted the idea that the struggle prac-
ticauy was settled. as was suggested boy
Hal chase ard others.
The Athletics went ont 10 the grounds
as usual this morning before 10 o'clock.
but they did not stay long. as the
umpircs. who Inspected the diamond.
said ON starting for the headquarters q
r. national commission i'm the city thet
tbey would advise against t1c game
bciDc played. 4 small crowd vos con-
nd when tho Athletics reached the
mark and FRANK Baker was made 'ho
ra-ticuIar hero as he entered the gate.
The injury received when spiked 10y
enodgrass i'm yesterdays game was not
sn serious as a. first supposed, and the
nlaver who turned the tide for his team
in two games with crashing HON" run
drives assured his friends that he wound
he i'm his regular place ~ third base to-
morrow. and ready 10 do his full share in
holding the advantage gained.
Several members Of the team went 10
tbe Metropolitan opera House, whore
tho Giants were in the afternoon as
means Of relaxation. Like the New
vors ,laverg. they would not DO much
,,tt,tpc but baseball and the game n
Yesterday was on every tongue. Connie
Mack was willing 60 discuss anything,
from, the rain 10 the war in Turkey but
NOT word would be say about baseball
in general or his pitchers in particular