The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
NOT A GAME PLAYED
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Now Every City in League,
With Exception Of st. Louis,
Is a Weather Sufferer.
CHANCE TO REJOIN TEAM
Will Leave for Boston To-day
to Take Charge-Feds May
Get in Fraternity.

Yesterdays rain, which kept the Giants
and Brooklyns idle In this city. prevented
hostilities everywhere else in the National
League and broke all records for big
league moisture up to this time in the
year.
Including tine cancellations OF yester-
day, the National League already has suf-
fered twenty-three postponements on ac-
count OF bad weather. These are scat
tered throughout the circuit as follows:
At New York-Phiiadciphis, /; Brook
Ign. l.
At Brookiyn--Boston, 2; New York. :;
Philadelphia, ?.
Al Boston--N.w York. 2: Brooklyn. /;
Philadelphia, !.
At Philadclphia-New York, .; Boston, 1.
At Pittsburg-St. Louis. 1; Cincinnati 1.
AT Cincinnati--Pittsburg.3 8; Chicago. ..
At Chicago-St. Louis 1.
At st. Louis-Chicago 1 tie eame).
From the above It will be seen that the
city of ST. Louis is the only one in the
National circuit not affected by bad
weather to date The Mound City. how
ever has one joubleheader in prospect.
Chicago played tie game there earlier in
the season. 1t also is noticeable that of
the two dozen postponements fifteen are
the lot OF Eastern clubs while nine fall
In the West. where Sabbath pastiming
prevails.
Already In the National League there
have been twenty-three postponements AS
compared to seventy-four all OF last seat
son. In 1912 there were lightweight and
In 1871 eighty-seven. The Giants and
Brooklyns thus far have eight each. as
compared to nine for all OF last year.
Pittsburg. which is leading the National
League. has been forced to idle five days
and Cincinnati six. st. Louis is the most
fortunate team in the country so far as
weather is concerned Higgins has had
only two pcstponements.
The Federal League is not protected by
the Baseball Players Fraternity None
of its athletes so far has made application
for membership. President David l..
Fultz declares there is nothing 10 prevent
the alleged outlaws from being taken into
the fold II they desire to join. Indeed.
according to the executive. all the majo
league players who simply broke the re-
serve clause to go over to the independ-
ents and who were. as majors. members
In good standing are s,ill members.
though under suspension. such members
have the right to appeal for reinstate-
ment. Their petitions Will hc heard AZ the
next fraternity meeting. From the tone
of Mr. Fultzs remarks Il would not he
all the courteses now enjoyed by the
| majors and the minors OF Glasses Al.
| and a.
Should President Wilson designate Mon
| day a. day of mourning for the noble
dead OF the late trouble in Mexico. would
! IL necessitate an idle day in baseball?
| Such question WAS put to one OF the
/ National League magnates yesterday. cit
would not" said he. My team Will play
| If weather permits. We have had quite
enough mourning for one season already. ="
! In cas-" ukase We're placed upon tn.
national frolic next Monday II would be
indeed u SEVERE blow to the Brooklyn Fed
erals. who plan "a grand opening of Wash
inGton Park at that time. On Tuesday
! following Detroit Will make its first APP
pealance against the New Works at the
| Polo Grounds. such a rival attraction
would dctrsct greatly from Federal
| League interest.
! Manager Frank l.. Chance Of the New
/ Yorks said last night that he would leave
| this afternoon for Boston, TO take charge
NJ his team for the first invasion Of the
| Hub. Chance was much improved and
might have gone to Washington. hut for
| the heavy rain in New York. He did not
expect that Griffith would lie so eager To
set johnson on Roger leckinpaugh's
young men,
| Manager John ]. McGraw OF the Giants
is beginning TO fret against the weather
conditions The Little Napoleon is not a
bit pleased with the speed being shown
| by the Pirates. He realizes that nothing
but "A severe check will prevent Clarke
| from getting too great an early advantage
| Mc,iraw says he would have been in fine
/ position to attend tU~ this matter himself
/ il his pitchers had had the weather to
| keep in shape.
| My stan IL unreliable because il has
not had half enough work" said Mc,iraw
Yesterday. 81 was hopeful of at least one
weeks steady sunshine before We should
he called upon to take our first long road
| journey. But here ~ one of the worst
rains OF the season breaking in on us
again. Goodness knows when IL will stop.
| III he lucky indeed II get my pitchers
back to form by the time We meet the
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