The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-09
THIRD GAME
CALLED OFF
BECAUSE OF
HEAVY RAIN
5000 Fans Disappointed at
Postponement of First
Contest of Series at Polo
Grounds.
sos ARE CONFIDENT

POLO GROUNDS, New York, Oct.
9.-Rain "a heavy down pour that
came out of the northwest with no
promise of cessation-caused a post.
ponement of the third act of the World
Series drama between the New York
Giants and Chicago White Sox today
Fifteen thousand spectators of the
kind whose courage the two defeats Of
the National League champions did not
diminish braved the stormy day and
were a disappointed lot when shortly
before one O'Clock the official announc-
er megaphoned the news that the con-
test had been postponed until tomor-
Tow
ay's delay will give the White
tar pitcher Cicotte an added
rest but this will also be an
ftage to the New York Giants who
anxious to have Sallee start the
game against the Chicago in
SaIlee Needs Rest.
SaIlee needs three day rest to
show to best advantage and today's
postponement gives him the needed
time to get into condition.
The atmosphere was decidedly cold
the shivering fans who stood outside
the gates Of the Polo Grounds all
night. Rain fell early last night and
then ceased but before o'clock it
started again and for a time fell live
ly, making the well groomed playing
field heavy for the game.
Police officials and Polo Ground
guards on duty at Brush Stadium said
the allnight crowd was the smallest
that has waited up for world series
game here in years. The first man to
appear arrived at six o'clock last night.
He was a little old man more than six
ty years old and took his place at the
two dollar ticket window in order to
hold the place and sell it to the high
est bidder when the sale of seats to
the lower stand began.
100 Stand in Line.
The line grew slowly and at mid.
night 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 a soldier with his service
Cvercoat buttoned up around his neck
The first in the dollar bleacher line
vas young boy who put in an ap-
pearance at $50 last night He did
not have dollar to see the game but
hoped to sell his place for the price OF
admission and little extra to buy
some lunches. There were a few
more in dollar line than in two dollar
section but when the rain came in the
early hours OF the morning, most oil
those who had stood for hours lost
heart sought shelter or went to theil
homes.
The old man and the young boy
however, stuck to their places anG
covered themselves with newspapers
tc protect themselves from the rain
With the first streaks of dawn while
the rain still falling lightly, the lines
began to grow. Fans began to tumble
from 81" trains and soon all arteries
of travel led to the Polo Grounds
When the gates to the lower grand
stand and bleachers were opened at {
o'clock the lines stretched up towr
streets and around the grounds.
\ Despite every precaution taken BY
President Hampstead. reserved sea
tickets we're to be had from specula
tors at the grounds and at the prom
inent hotels. Last night $35 was ask
ed for one set of tickets to the three
ouI PilCSS lell loudy, oue u
the damp weather. The total attend
ance was expected to be more thar
$4,000, the capacity of the stands
Giant Fans Have Hope.
While the betting odds favored the
American League champions, all the
way from 2 to1 to to 1, supporter.
of the Giants still were outwardlt
optimistic. The local rooters while
admitting the superiority of the White
Sox in the first two games, insisted
that McGraw's men have no yet dis
played their real baseball ability.
New York rooters admitted toda,
that the Giants must win the thirt
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