New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-29
Double Header at Polo
Grounds To-day if Old
Sol Says So
Bv W. ]. MACBETH

hating well above tnree huhuieu sihSe
Anrl II. finally got IN perfect aver
sre in a double-hesdor yesterday. lie
ESocked Cyclone Ban Johnson and
smoky John Tcner right out OF the
bov and registered FIVE consecutive
hits. In other words, the major league
~amcs of yesterday were ralned right
on The news columns.
The National League was hit very
much harder than the American, ana
the Giants and Pbillies harder, IN turn
than any Of the oner National League
,oems. The Quakers and Giants were
10 have played the hrst double-heaaer
81 the season IN greater New 1ork'
The only games scheduled for the
American League were booked at Shibe
PARK. Philadelphis, with the Yankees
* the attraction. Since Connie Mack
dismembered his pennant trust the
Quaker City fans scarcely give inc
weather d tumble when the White lie
phants are home.
Two Games To-day
Rapping wood for good weather,
there will be q double-hesder at the
Polo Grounds this afternoon when, u
Is expected. Alexander the Great and
Tordie Sehupp. the respective pitching
stars Of Philadelphia and New YORK.
will hook up. Alec earlier IN the sea
son was banded fancy pastng py
NcGraw's team, and is itching for re-
venge. Schupp should be able TO give
him all the action he desires. -,
McGraw had hoped TO so West
Wednesday night at the head Of the
National League procession, but yes
terdav's rain complicated the chances
he had Of disl0dging the Quakers IN
the present series. 1t Will be possible
now 10 play no more than four games
before the Western wip begins. TO
take the lead from Moran 1t would be
necessary for McGraw TO show three
victories-a tesk that must prove
mighty hard. as Alexander, Rixey, Law
erdor and Mayer are primed for New
York.
But, getting back to the weather just
for moment Yesterdays storm ran
the National League postponements to
date up to the fancy total OF thirty
seven, distributed as follows; In New
York. s; in Brooklyn, s; in Boston, 3;
IN Philadelphia, 4; in Pittsburgh, 81;
in Cincinnati, 3; in st. Louis, 8, and
in Chicago, !.
Besides the eight performances at
the Polo Grounds, the Giants owe
three extras on the road-two in Bos-
Ton end one in Philadelphia. The post
Movements at Braves Field will be
made good by the Giants in double
headers on June 20 and September IL.
The postponement in Philadelphia will
be made up on June 90, an open date
in the schedule.
Several Bargain Days
New York's schedule of bargain days
at the Polo Grounds-already eight IN
number-as revised after yesterdays
freshet, follows:
June 29, with Boston.
July z, with ST. Louis.
July IA, with Cincinnati.
August 10, II and is, with Brooklyn.
September 5 and 6, with Phlladel-
phis. - -.
Yesterdays rain provided the last
pair of double-headers mentioned.
brooklvn's postponement in Boston
Yesterday will be played as part 81
double-header at Braves Field on sep
TENDER 6.
The Yankees have had as tempestu-
Gus d passage. speaking from pusl-
ness standpoint, as the Giants. four
of the twelve games already seneouleu
at the Polo Grounds had TO De P0s,,-
poned. They owe three games IN fnll-
adelphia, two in Detroit, one IN Boston
and one i'm Cleveland. The Yankees
viii attempt TO make good one Of their
ohligations 10 the Athletics in double
header this afternoon. The other two
probably will be played at Shibe fark
on July "a, which is an open date.
The two Yankee inyalds-inhel der
Joe Gedeon and outfielder Frank Gil
hooley-are fast recovering. Gedeon'
who underwent MINOR operation J"
local hospital two weeks ago, expects 10
be fit for, practice when the CLUB returns
10 The Polo Grounds Thursday for a
month's stand. Gilhooley, whose shout
der is still in a plaster cast, has gone
10 his home in Toledo. He expects TO
be back at his patrol in right field by
July 4.
League clubs players except Frank
Baker come within the conscrlptlon
age. Arrangements have been made for
the eligibles 10 register in Philadelphia
to-day. None of the players is nome
bred. so there is no advantage IN await
ing the return 10 this city. The papers
must be in the hands Of the Authorities
Of those districts where the players
vote before June 5. Some of the play
ers live as far away as California, and
the club officials are anxious to avoid
any possible slip in the mails.
Secretary John b. Foster has made
arrangements for gigantic patriotic
displav at the Polo Grounds to-mor-
row Memorial Day. The 9TH Regiment
BAND will give concert during the
Afternoon. The Retail Merchants Lib
erty Loan Association will have three
booths--one at the Speedway entrance.
one al the Eighth Avenue entrance OF
the elevated and one at the lower
Eighth Avenue entrance-to boom the
sale Of war bonds. With fair weather
more than thirty thousand should at
tend the morning and afternoon games,
and il is believed that the baseball
patrons are Of the class 70 which the
eountry's necessities VIII appear
strongly.
The committee on telegraph Of the
National League, composed OF John a
Tener. Harry n. Hampstead and Will
lam r. Baker, called upon the Western
Union executives yesterday in an EFFORT
10 better wire conditions at the ball
parks for writers Of afternoon news
papers.
Since they took 10 the road month
ago Donovsn's Yankees have played
International League