Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-09
RAINCAUSES
CALLING OFF
OF BIG GAME
Third Worlds Series Con
test Between Sox and
Giants Postponed.

Polo Grounds. New York, Oct 2.
Rain. a heavy d0wnpogr that
came out of the northwest, with
no promise Of cessation. caused
poStpOuement Of the third act of
the worlds series drama between
fhe New York Giants and Chicago
White S0x todas- Fifteen thou
sand spectators of the kind whose
courage the two defeats Of the
National league champions did moi
diminish braYed the stormy day
and were a disappointed TOT when
shortly before I o'clock the of
Ciai announcer megaph0ned the
news that the contest had been
postponed until tomorrow
The days delay VIII give the White
S0z's star pitcher. Cicotte. an added
day of rest but will also be an advant-
age to the New York Giants. who are
anxious to have Sallee start the third
game against the Chicago intaders.
SaIlee needs q three days rest to show
to advantage and today's postpone
ment gives him the necessary time to
get into condition.
The games scheduled for today and
tomorrow will be played at the Polo
grounds tomorrow and Thursday
Fridays game at Chicago viii he
moved TO Saturday and in case q sixth
game viii be necessary 1t viii be
pFsyed at the Polo grounds as origin
ally arranged on Monday Oct IS
The game was officially called off
by the national commission at its
headquarters at the Hotel Waldorf
Astoria and word flashed 10 The
Polo grounds. Usually the umDirea
decide whether the game shall be
postD Oued but It was raining So hard
today that August Hermann. chair
man of the commission. decided not
to- wait tCr q. report FROM Umpire
KLEIN. who had been sent to the
grounds to inspect the field.
Fans Become Anxious.
A light. cold rain that fell inter
mittently in the early hours made
weather conditions uncertain this
morning. and although the weather
bureau forecast for the day was fair
and colder. the fans became anxious
as the rain continued to fall
The atmosphere was decidedly colder.
which was testified to unanimously by
the shivering fans who stood outside
the gates of the Polo grounds all night
Rain fell early last night and then
ceased but before 4 o'clock It started
again and for a time fell lively. MAX
ing the well groomed playing field
heavy
Police officials and Polo ground
guards on duty at Brush stadium said
the alI-night crowd was the smallest
that has waited up for a world $
series game here in years. The first
man to appear arrived at o'clock last
night. He was "a little old man more
than so years OF age and took his place
at the twO-dOllar ticket window in or
der to hold the place and sell it 10 the
highest bidder when the sale of seats
to the lower stand began. The line
grew slowly and at midnight there
were perhaps a hundred boys and
men stretched along the fence. Some
slept peacefully and others discussed
the chances of the Giants TO even up
the series. In this line stood sol
der with his service overc0at but
toned up around his neck
The first in the dollar blsacher line
was a young boy who put in an ap-
Dearauce at $50 last night He did
not have dollar to see the game but
hoped 10 sell his place for the price
Of admission and a little extra to buy
some lunch.
There were a few more IN this line
han in the two dollar section but
when the rain came most of those vino
had stood for hours lost heart, sought
shelter or went to their homes.
With The first streak of dawn the
ines began to grow When the gates /
TO the lower grand stand and bleach +
7rs were opened at 9 o'clock the line +
stretched up and down the streets and .
around the grounds.
The shivering fans who stood in the
eold all night were rewarded bv first
eh0ice of seats in the unreserved sec +
ions. All seats in the upper pavilion .
we're sold several days ago This left
about $4,000 seats 10 be sold on the
basis of first come first served. when .
he gates opened The management !
insisted that each purchaser of an I'm !
reserved seat go directly into The
grounds This arrangement was .
strictly adhered TO and gave every pa
ron of the club an equal chance.
Despite every precaution reserved .
seat tickets were to be had from spec
1lators at the grounds and at hotels +
asst "a Eht S35 was asked for one set
II tickets to the three games bat
prices fell today. due to The damp
weather
While the betting odds favored the
American league champions all the
way from = to ! to > to j. supporters +
# the Giants still were outwardlv op-
imistic-