The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-18
CLOUDBURST AFFORDS
TEAMS HALF DAY OFF
Lightning and Thunder Offer
Fans Something to
Look At.
CALDWELL IN FINE SHAPE
Warns Up SensatiOnally, and
Browns Are Lucky Not
to Face Him.
CALDWELL IN FINE SHAPE

\ near cloudburst just "a the teams
were preparing to take the field made
necessary the postponement Of yesterdays
scheduled pastime between the New Yorks
and Browns AT the Polo Grounds. The
attraction will add another double header
to New Works list and will furnish
bargain day for Monday.
The downpour lasted little more than
twenty minutes. vet IN that time the whole
field was flooded ankle deep. The tarpaulins
laid out on the diamond we're floating II
was evident after five minutes that HOSTILE
ties would have to be foregone and as soon
as the storm abated a trne the exuberant
athletes sped to the club house TO enjoy
90 the full their half holiday. The less
timorous of the storm bound fans enjoyed
quarter hour Of natures best fireworks
with an illustration OF heavy artillery fire
on the side. The more timorous sought
the seclusion Of the least exposed corner
and under the patronage Of Bacchus de-
fled the shafts of Jove.
Perhaps Il was just as well for the
Browns that the thunde rstorm rumbled
along. Chance had selected Caldwell to
90 out after the invaders and In his pre-
limnary exercises slim showed an as
sortment of speed and curves that had
Branch Hickey staring open eyed. II
afternoon the patrons will see a real
pitcher I'm action
Magnates certainly hate IN see perfectly
good rain checks escape through the exits.
but Mr. Farrell was more concerned with
baseball politics than with the floating
population He is still muttering against
the yoke Of misfortune as eNemplified In
the Hoblitzell escape. MIR Farrell has
placed his case in the hands of Ban John
son. So far the car has made no reply.
ION second consideration" said Mr.. Far
rell. Il believe I should not I've piqued at
the loss of ioblitzeu Evidently he was
not good enough for any ~ the eight
National League managers. But II Is the
principle of the thing 10 which 7 object
| never have made any complaints against
the rough usages nj fortune 7 believe
should get what Is coming 20 me. The
matter is in Mr.. Johnson's hands I
am not going 10 bring further pressure
/ 70 bear
| The representatives. NJ organized base
| bah we're somew nat down"ast yesterday
| over the reversal Of Judge Foells de-
| csion in the - orge Johnson case. No
| one would express an opinion on the re
! sui Of the quashing Of the injunction
( secured by August Hermann against his
/ deserving Indian. " was predicted gen
orally that an appeal would be taken
20 the highest courts, but such action VIII
| involve q great deal OF time
r. q Tools. chief counsel for the Ma
ltional League. + out OF town and no eN-
pert opinion on the case could he learned
| Whether or not the ruling Of the Illinois
| court viii hold good beyond the pre-
cincts Of that state remains to be seen
Certainly the ruling is likely TO have
an important bearing on the Hal Chase
Injunction proceedings that come w for
argum nj in Buffalo to-day. Chase. like
Johnson. gave his employer ten days
notice Of termination Of contract Charles
\ Ccrskey president Of the Chicago
White SoX. seeks 10 restrain Prince Ha'
from appearing with the Buffalo Feds
The Johnson and Chase Casts are ideu-
,ical The Johnson reversal by the higher
court has organized baseball worried over
It's chances for victory to-day
As far as could be earned the higher
Illinois court ruled against the 1914
form Of contract because OF the inequitN
Of the ten days option Of release CLAUSE
| l. held that II the employer retained
the privilege of terminating contract OBJ
legations upon ten days notice employee
enjoyed the same privilege.