Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-19
BOTH TEAMS ARE EAGER:
HAVE RESTED ENOUGH
Giants Relying on Marquard to Pull
Them Through.
DEATH IN OLDRING's FAMILY
Sister of Athletics Center Fielder
Succumbs, But Player Says
He Will Be in Game
Tomorrow.

PHILADELPHIA, October 19.-Rain to-
playing of the fourth game between Phil
adelphia and New York for the world S
base ball championship. The grounds
were in a soggy condition. and as a light
rain was falling the umpires called up
the members of the national commission
in New York and informed them of con-
ditions. 1t was decided to call off the
game for today. and it will be played
here tomorrow if weather conditions per-
nit.
When the postponement was announced
there were nearly a thousand persons
around Shibe Park hoping that the rain
would cease and that the game woud be
played
Death in Players Family.
Death has entered the family of one of
the Athletic players, but it will not break
up the combination. Reuben N. Oldring
the Philadelphia centerfielder. was noti-
fled today that his sister, Lillian Oldring,
had died last night at Mount Vernon.
n. Y. She had been ill since July, and
unexpected. but at the same time was a
shock to him.
My first impulse was to jump to New
York. said Oldring today. but. consider
ing the matter calmly. have decided to
stick to the team 1t may seem strange
for me to play base ball with my sister
dead. but 1 can do her no good, and at
this critical stage Of the worlds series l
feel / had better remain with the team"
Oldring will go to New York today, and
expects to be back for tomorrow's game.
In case Oldring later decides not to
play IN one any of the games Strunk
will play centerfield- Strunk is good
substitute He played in four of the
worlds series games last year, making
five hits and scoring two runs, his bat
ting average being .2IS.
Both Teams Eager for Fray.
Thoroughly rested after Tuesdays SEN
sational battle on the Polo Grounds in
New York, both teams are exceedingly
anxious to get into the fray again. Long
periods of rest do not help the average
base ball player and the one-day lay-off
has Just been about sufficient to keep the
members of the teams on edge.
The players of the two great base ball
machines had hoped for q clear day and
fast field. for heavy playing ground
makes the footing uncertain and the
fielding q problem The two teams have
shown themselves to be as evenly
matched as any that have met in a
orlds series and the slightest break
iue to the imperfect condition of the
ound might lose game and possibly
the series.
Tne Athletics believe they will take
the next two games and the series.
Giants Hope in Marquard.
rhe Giants are relying upon Marouard
D help them out of their present situa-
ION. The New York players admit that
= one-game lead is a great advantage to
me team that possesses it, but they feel
that IL they can even up the games to-
morrow they have more than chance
to win the championship. They point to
the fact that Marquard pitched a grand
game in this city last Monday and expect
he can repeat the performance.
The eagerness of the base ball rooters
to see a game was shown this morning
when several hundred of them stood in
line in the drizzling rain waiting in vain
for the bleacher gates to open.