The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-11
THIRD GAME IS
PLAYED TODAY
BIG CROWD OUT BUT KEEN EDGE
,... is LACKING.
THE FANS WERE DISAPPOINTED
But Hotel Men and Theatre People
RejoIeed Over the Postponement.
Delay Is Figured Favorable
to the Giants.

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to the Giants.
New York, October 10.-With clear
ling skies the fans took heart again
today and crowded Polo park to sec
the third of the worlds series between
the White Sox and the Giants. Though
the crowd was all that could be cared
for still the delay took the edge, oil
of the keen interest manifested yes.
Iterday. There was slight shift in
the lineup today, but otherwise the
program was carried out as scheduled
for yesterday.
Hotels Filled to Capacity.
There was quiet rejoicing among
the hotel proprietors and theatre man
lagements for the postponement meant
an additional harvest of currency from
the fans who were Obliged to add an.
other day to their visit in this city if
they wished to see the contest.
Rooms at all the hotels throughout
the central belt of Manhattan island
were at a premium long before night
fall and many fans tramped miles in
the rain, bags in hand, before they
we're able to get accommodations.
There was also rush for theatre
tickets and the box offices soon were
sold out, leaving the visitors to the
mercy of the ticket spectators who
quickly raised the price of their
pasteboards, forcing the more econ
omical of the fans to the, moving
picture places. ;;fAf'@
Recall Series Of 1911.
The postponement also furnished a
new topic of discussion for all those
directly and indirectly interested in
the worlds series. Weather reports
were in great demand and there were
many illusions to the famous 1911 SER
les between the New York Nationals
and the Philadelphia Americans.
Close followers of baseball and
worlds series playing recalled that
during the contest there was a lapse
of a full six days between the third
and fourth games. Heavy and con-
t!nuous rain caused the commission
repeatedly to call off the scheduled
game until many fans, tired of delay,
sold their tickets to the spectators
for a fraction of their face value and
returned to their home towns. Since
that date the series has been played
each year without postponement or
break, except where a Sunday inter
vened, until yesterday.
ScaIpers Get Rain Checks.
AS usual every ticket sold yester'
day 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 specula'
tors. In most cases the rain checks
we're sold at profit to the holders.
Delay Helps Giants.
Under the ruling Of the national
commission, the teams must remain
in this city until two games have been
played. II the clubs are able to re-
sumo their struggle here to-day and
the Giants win one or both contests,
the teams will return to- Chicago for
a single game there next Saturday. in.
stead of Friday as originally sched'
uled. II sixth game Is necessary to
decide the series, the teams will leave
Chicago Saturday night and take up
the play again at the Polo grounds the
following Monday.
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 the jump on the Giants
and that break in the succession OF
games would afford the New York
players a chance to steady down and
show to better advantage.
Postponement Disappoints Fans.
The New York fans are pulling
hard for their fayorites to win two
straight on the home grounds. Many
of them contend that II this does hap
pen the Giants will so to the front and
win the series.
The postponement proved a severe
disappointment to thousands OF base
bali 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 hat
arranged to be absent from their bust
ness for only one day and there wa
a rush of kilograms and long distanc,
telephone calls as soon as 1t was def
!, nitely known that the national com
mission had decided to postpone tn
opening game here until to-day.
I Benton was the pitcher selected TO
New York and Cicotte who beat tn
. Giants on Saturday was on the bill
for the White Sox.