New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-16
Thunder Storm
Saves Giants Big
Roe of Victories
By ". ]. MACBETH.

Everybody and everything eomplneu
% Give Chris Mathewson the work-uP
81 the Polo Grounds yesterday alter
moon. II started with Joe Humphreys S
nresentation on behalf Of loving
friends and admirers Of an order to the
Old Master for an old master, and END
ed by Matty's Reds being rained righ'
out Of victory.
A tragic day. indeed, for Mathewson.
Swinging into the fifth inning. his Reds
eniovod a lead Of 2 20 0. There was
every prospect that Cincinnati would
finally manage TO win game from the
Giants. II looked one to a hundred
that the Giants winning streak would
he broken at nine straight II looked
as If Louis Mann. worlds champion
INK. who was in the press box had
TrsIlv managed 10 break McGra"
'uck And then the unexpected nap
Out Of nowhere, from the west
enrang the most terrific thunderstorm
- The wear. While the sides were
changing after the fourth inning the
.rtire aspect Of the heavens changed.
Great black clouds. riding on the gale
vent scurrying past. Within 3 minute
the bright light faded TO twilight. from
twilight TO semi darkness. The score
GARD faded from view.
Giants Favored Rain.
The several hundred fans implore!d
pigier 10 call the game. He wouldn't
listen. Mathewson and his Reds i'm
t,;ored the official TO make the Giants
hurry. McGraw's men were as set on
Sailing. Rain before New York had
ito fifth turn at bat meant no contest
Al least no contest so far IS the cham
pionship was concerned. McGraw was
playing for rain. ,,.l..
His players were the most delioerate
plavers one could imagine. After Nc
Carly had started for the plate me
little Napoleon got the bright ldea OF
changing pitchers. II took a couple OF
minutes for McCarty 10 transfer ms
shinguards TO the shsnks OF hocher,
and all the while il was growing darker
ana darker. A spray Of driZzle was
fresbening to shower. Matty was
bawlinr at McGraw and Rlgler Tor
ereed NcGraw's infelders, one and
oll found their shoelacings loose at in
tcrvals.
Poll Perritt suddenly developed the
most tantalizing streak OF wildness
that was ever known. He couldn't get
the ball within ten feet Of the plate.
Eut those Red batsmen IN the darkness
had lost all sense Of distance. lhey
swung at everything that came. up
Neale and Groh struck out as quickly
as Perritt could serve six wild pitcnes'
Cincinnati was determined TO cross the
stalling tactics Of the Giants.
Between these outs the Giants pelted
the hall all over the lot. Nobody could
throw where he wished. The bat boy
for New York went chasing all over
the diamond for stray pieces of paper
toved in the wind. But still II looked
as if the downpour might hold off tiil
New York was forced to take It's NTH
round.
Perritt Has Brilliant Idea.
Then Perritt hit on brilliant idea
II he couldn't pass the Reds, why surely
he could hit them. He got Roush after
Eddie purposely missed two swings
Roush was so busy getting out OF the
way he didn't have q chance TO swing
Perritt tried the SAINT game with Chase
But Hal, q nimble fellow with nimble
brain, sidestepped and uppercut the
mitch for the cutest little pop-up any
fan ever saw. Fletcher scanned the
sky 10 see if the storm really meant
10 keep its date. II had just started
down the Speedway entrance. SO he
decided to make a catch.
BEFORE Perritt could ease out Of the
box the deluge struck. Rigler called 9
halt. It was raining torrents a hall
hour later SO the game never will be
PLAYED. II was the last chance TO set
tie the last contest between these
clubs.
Tho winner? Why, there was none
But stop-yes, there was. Harry Hemp
stead won by score of 462 admissions
to none. You see, there is rule by
the home clubs that rain checks are
not honored after four and a half inn
ings have been played. But the visiting
club does not share In the spoils OF any
but official games, ana this one was not
official.
That rain did a whole lot of damage
II washed a lot Of the verdure out OF
the Landscape c. Mathewson has chosen
as a testimonial from the fans. II
ruined Davy Robertson's batting record
If two base hits; the same number
from Eddie Roush; hit and run out
Of Neale's column. II killed run which
Louden stole, for, among other things
/ this fellow pilfered home in the fourth
The food drowned out Fletcher
double; 1t submerged two double plays
for the Reds. But 1t washed LITTLE
more cold into the Golfers OF Harry y
Hampstead, while saving the face Of
John J. McGraw.
There is no box score. Hobo! Hobo,