South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-28

Added Chance That Games May
Have to Be Postponed on
Account of Chilling
BreeZeS.
BY Frank &. Menke.

NEW YORK. Sept. Z8.-AS the time
br the world series battles draws near
Andom begins 10 speculate on the
3rand OF weather that will be served
up by a certain Mr.. F'rankenstein,
who supplies sunshine and rain and
heat and chills for Boston and Phila-
delphia as well as the unimportant
sections OF the L. $ A
over a stretch of three years not
one world series game was postponed
on account of weather-but there were
several narrow escapes especially
during the 1912 series Twice in New
York a driIzle fell right up TO game
time, making the field soggy but not
enough 10 cause a pOstpOnement.
In Boston In 1912 it rained early on
one Of the world series days and at
noon a heavy mist began sweeping
in from the ocean and spread itself
over the landscape At game time
the fog was so thick that IL was al
most impossible for an Outfelder to
see the seats. or for those in the mid
way stands To see either the batter or
the outhelder. but as the game prog
ressed the fog lifted and playing
and ervatiOn-conditiOns became
normal.
Probably the weather man dealt out
nice weather IN 1912. 1913 and 1917
I'm an attempt 10 atone for his heinOus
crime IN Philadelphia in 1911 The
Athletics and Giants arrived there on
Oct IS for the purpose of playing the
fourth game on that date-but they
didn't play il until a week later.
It rained on the 1Sth-and il con-
unued TO rain copiously five full-and
mfserable-days. on the sixth day,
even though no rain fell. the field was
navigabIe only in rowbOats. A squad
Of workers however. got busy, drained
the field as much as possible, and then
sDrinkled II with sawdust. The next
day-Oct 24-the fourth game of the
series. originally scheduled for the 1 Sth
was played.
However. there's also the added
chance OF a world series game being
postponed on account of cold wealth
es. especially when the Boston climate
is involved. October brings to the
Massachusetts metropolis some cold.
damp days that are great little pneu-
monia producers. The oldest-as we'll
as the youngest-BOstOn inhabitants.
rarely take a chance on going out into
the October open unless protected by
regular winter regalia.
Usually a strong. raw wind sweeps
in from Boston bay and makes life
miserable for those in the exposed
stands. During the 1912 series there
was such a day-a Gay when the
heaviest storm coats failed to serve as
an armor against the piercing winds:
a day when spectators were compelled
TO continually jump up and down in
their seats, or walk the aisles TO keep
the blood in circulation and ward off
pneumonia.
Gate receipts. however, do not suf-
fer through pOstpOnements. When
world series admission tickets are sold
they are in blocks usually covering
the whole series in that particular
city. No actual date is specified on
those tickets, as they are really sold
by numbers. Ticket number one is
good for the first game played. no
matter what the date; ticket number
two is for the second game. and so on.
Nevertheless. a postpOnement peeves
a manager almost as much as a de-
feat He claims that the delay tends
10 take the edge" off his players and
that when they finally get back into
battle they do not display the same
dash and perfection. However, as
both clubs suffer equally, neither man.
ager has justification for a real yowl
The world series records however,
show that despite the fact that the
games always have been played near
the middle of October when the
weather is uncertain. only two of the
II series were afflicted by postpone
ments-that of 1911 and the Cubs
Athletics series in 1910.