Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-10
Fifteen Thousand Persons in
Stands at Polo Grounds
When Announcement Is
Made of PoStponement,
FAIR AND WARMER is
FORECAST FOR TODAY
Giants Chances Improve With
Delay, New York Fans Be-
lieyei Cicotte and SaIIeeI
May Pitch Again, |
t.r MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,.sI

New York, Oct. 9.-Heavy rain,
which began shortly before noon,
caused a postponement until tomor-
row of the third worlds 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 ev-
cry prospect that the game would be
played until the beginning of the
heavy downpour that lasted all after
neon. The forecast for tomorrow Is
fair and warmer. The rain today was
accompanied by decided drop in
temperature.
There was evidence that the game
would have been attended by a ca
pacity crowd, for fully 5000 specta-
tors were In the Polo grounds stands
vi en- the official announcement OF the
postponement was made. The lines
in front of the gates extended for
several blocks when the ticket boxes
We're opened early in the forenoon and
the men and boys, many Of whom had
stood in line all night, filed into the
gl ounds.
VIII Play Two i'm New York.
AS usual, every ticket sold today
had rain check attached which will
he 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
Ut q profit to the holders.
When the first squal came the dia-
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 groundkeeper
and his helpers could spread the wa
terproof mats. Tonight there was ev-
cry indication that the opening game
here would be played under much the
same surface conditions as prevailed
last Saturday at Chicago.
Under the ruling of the national
commission the teams must remain
in this city until two games have been
played. If the clubs are able to re-
sumo their struggle here tomorrow and
the Giants win one or both contests,
the teams will return TO Chicago for
single game there next Saturday, in
stead of Friday, as originally sched-
uled. If a sixth game is necessary
to decide the series, the teams will
leave Chicago Saturday night and
take up the play again at the Polo
gror nds the following Monday.
Think Delay Favors Giants.
Many close followers of baseball
and the Giants adherents in particu-
lar, expressed the opinion that the de-
lay of day or two would improve
the chances of the National league
representatives. 1t was figured that
the White Sox, because Of their dou-
bic victory. had got the jump on the
Giants and that break in the sue
cession of games would afford the
New York players chance to steady
down and show to better advantage.
The New York fans are pulling hard
for their favorites to win two straight
on the home grounds. Many of them
contend that If this does happen the
Nationals will go to the front and win
the series.
The postponement proved a severe
disappointment to thousands of base
ball enthusiasts who had come from
distant points to witness the battle.
Almost every city and town through
out the New England and middle At
lantic states was represented by dele
cations, large and small. Many had
arranged to be absent from their
business for only one day and there
was a rush of kilograms and long dis
tance telephone calls as soon as it
was definitely known that the ma
tional commission had decided to post
pone the opening game here until to-
morrow.
Harvest for Hotels.
There was quiet rejoicing among the
hotel proprietors and theater man
asements, however, for the postpone
nent meant an additional harvest OF
currency from the fans who were
Obliged to add another day to their
visit in this city If they wished to see
the contest
Rooms at all the hotels throughout.
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