The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-08
HOW FOES WILL LINE UP.

Ssrry. 81. N,chcG. ab.
Eedy, G. busna, g.
lhore. o. Alensader. p.
Theee h y ,are possibility thsa Leonard
w1iI plerh foe itO~ten lnstesd u Shsre and
niat Wagner may play shsststep In paace
scoss. who has be~a In hattans sismp.
Enc sther meu ere practically cestatn TO
play - aoted.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct depressing
Weather was added to the general woes
Philadelphia fandom. BY fandom
meant the rank and file. The only
bhance the genus fan mas OF getting n
Picket to the Red Sox-Ph!liis enter
Ainment is to take his turn in the line
1t the general sale OF bleacher tickets
which opens at 3 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Standing for hours in the
Ain IL not calculated TO whet the ppe
Ute for any entertainment
1t certainly can rain in Philadelphia.
i has been raining for many hours. II
Started as a general sprinkle about :
tclock this afternoon. freshened to 4
shower within half An hour and by I
bad reached the general aspect Of a
aeluge. Late tonight II was still pour
ing. with no indication Of a letup unit!
bven the mos, optimistic despairs Of =
contest tomorrow afternoon.
Visitors to the city. who are natur-
Ally anxious for action, take some en-
courasement from the optimistic express
Dions of the local management. 1t Is
said that the Philadelphia National
League Park. lacking. as II may. ade-
uuate accommodations. is nevertheless
yell fortified against the elements by
q most elaborate draining sy stem. A
bulletin issued from the ONCE OF WILL
lam +. Baker late tonight held on:
hope of activity Tomorrow afternoon II
Il should clear before lawn. Players
Of the Philadelphia and Brooklyn clubs
however. are very sceptical of such u
possibility. They report that the field
vas decidedly heavy and soggy for the
eiosing double header Wednesday and
that the park could not possibly recover
from the existing deluEe In time to start
he classic as per schedule.
The more pessimistic. among them
. few of the weather prognosticators
among the eldest inha bita nts. opine that
an old fashioned nortaeaster has hit
Quakertowp and that the rain Ii likely
10 hold over Tomorrow and Saturday.
These prophets can see no possibility
Of play before Monday at the earliest,
They point out that conditions are iden-
teal with those Of the 1911 worlds
series here. which kept the Giants and
Athletics idle one whole week-from
Tuesday to Tuesday, to be exact.
The final decision In the matter OF play
rests with the four urnpires who wi
oficiate. They are KLEIN and RlSler OF
the National and Evans and O'Loughlin
Of the American League. The umpires
Are not due til tomorrow morning. They
will VISIT the local park some time about
10 o'cloc II the weather has cleared by
then. In any event the umpires. Off
ma scorers and all other officials will
meet the National Commission at II
O'Clock tomorrow morning to discuss
rules, regulations and techn!caiitie.
The champions of the National League
NE worrying none over the unpleasant
weather. From Pat Moran down to the
bal boy they make no p~retensions OF con.
cealing delight az the prospect OF to-
morrow's pos:poEement. Indeed the
Phillies were anN Gus 10 start the series
(hould open on Saturday. so that by en-.
plOying a sabbath Of rest Alexander the
Hreat might be able to pitch the first two
Eamee. Carrigan and his Red Sox, or
The other hand. are anxious to get home
~ speedily as possible. using the of
Sunday for ~leIsurely travel.
Pat Moran wisely ordered his men on,
b secret practice this morning. Thereby
be was able to cheat the mean weather
OF the afternoon and 20 provide his mel
with an excellent final workout, Pat pu,
bis legion through a thorough batting
drill. employing both right handed anc
vert haTried pitchers Tor the batters
While the l'hillies were all rather secre
i've about what had gone Oh behind IN,
CLOSED gates, a few matters Of vital in
eereSt To the public in general Leaked
II has been established beyond a doub
mat Bill klllifer will not be able to tax,
= paTN IN the worlds series. killifer he
ueVes ne is ready to assume the catching
responsibilities, hut several Of ms team
mates declare that his throwing In prac
pee was far from satisfactory. Moran
u Is said on The best authority. plan,
% use Eddie Burns behind the bat II
every game.
Nor liz there any doubt that .Alexande
Will pitch the first game and there
after "a often as he feels h.. an do HIN,
self fun justice. II was whispered ahou
by camp followers close to the cour
Of Moran that Pats star would pitc
in the first W. games, irrespe tive o
whether the first game fell on a Satur
lay or whether rain interviewed bet wee
the opening and the second engag,
ment
"Old Alec" said "A Quaker player %
night. will hand those Red Sox the SUI
prise OF their ives. He can pitch fou
VumeS in "A row IL peceasary"