The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
Third Contest, to Have Been
Played in New York,
Stopped by Deluge.
GOOD WEATHER TODAY
Indications Are Fair and
Warmer; Giants See Ad-
vantage in Delay.

New York, Oct. 9.-Heavy rain
which began shortly before noon,
caused a postponement until tomor-
row Of the third world series game
scheduled for today between the Chi
cago White Sox and the New York
Giants. Rain fell during the night and
early morning. but there was every
prospect that the game would be
played unit! the beginning of the
heavy down pour that lasted all after
noon. The forecast for tomorrow is
fair and warmer. The rain today was
accompanied by a decided drop in tenn
perature.
There was evidence that the game
pacity crowd. for fully $4,000 spec
tators were in the Polo ground stands
when the official announcement of the
rostponemenf was made. The lines
In front Of the gates extended for sew
eral blocks when the ticket offices
We're opened early in the morning and
the men and boys. many of when had
stood in line all night. filed into the
grounds.
AS USUAL tAtlS liSNtt Stti t'Ntis
had rain check attached. which will
be good only for the third game of the
series. Many Of these found their way
into the hands of SPECTATORS. In most
cases the rain checks were sold at q
profit to the holders.
When the first squat came the dia j.
mond was uncovered and the playing
surface hard and fast, but SO quickly
did the rain fall that the base paths
were heavy before the ground keeper
and his helpers could spread the water
proof mats. Tonight there was every
indication that the opening game here
would be played under much the same
surface conditions as prevailed last
Saturday at Chicago.
Many close followers of baseball
and the Giants adherents in particular
expressed the opinion that the delay OF
day or two would improve the
chances of the National league repre-
sentatives. 1t was figured that the
White SoX. because of their double
victory, had got the jump on the
Giants and that break in the success
sion of games would afford the New
York players a chance to steady dowI
and show to better advantage.
The postponement proved "A sever
disappointment to thousands of base
ball enthusiasts who had come from
distant points to witness the battle.
Close followers of baseball and worl,
series play in general recalled that dur
ing the contest of 1911. there was 1
lapse of full six days between thu
third and fourth games. Heavy anG
continuous rain caused the commits
sion repeatedly to call off the SEIZED
uled game until many fans. tired o
delay sold their tickets to the specu.
lators for fraction of their face value
and returned to their home towns
Since that date the series has bee:
played each year without postpone
ment or break. except where Sunday
interviewed until today.
The consensus of opinion was thai
Clcotte would pitch for Chicago to-
morrow and that he would be opposed
by Sallee of New York
The proba BILE batting order:
Chicago. Collins, IT.: McMullen
3b: F.. Collins. 2b; jackson. RI: FelS.h
CT. Gandil. ID, Weaver &C., Schalk
c.: Cicotte p.
New York-Burns, If; Herzog, Oh
kauff CT; Zimmerman, 3D.; Fletcher
&C.; Robertson, IF; Holke, lb.; Sal.
lee n