New Britain herald., 1918-09-05
WINDY CITY SPORTS
 IN DAMP GLOOM
DoWnpour UpsetS MagnateS Who Also Are Skeptical About Today

 afternoon. IT RAINED.
 The weather forecaster, who prom ised clear skies was confounded. The low hanging clouds just poured forth hour after hour, and the outlook Is none too bright for today, although the weather forecast is again hopeful with promise of flair and warmer"
 Weather permitting, the first game will be played today at Comiskey park, with the second game on Fri day and the third on Saturday. In case of more rain the third game here may go over to Sunday or even later, and three games will be played, no matter how long it takes, before the teams move on to Boston to wind up the series.
 Because of the rain some tickets found their way into the hands of speculators. but there Is small chance of their reaping much of a harvest. To all appearances the supply just 1 about equals the demand. Interest Is 1 keener than expected, but the usual rush for Worlds Series seats is con- spicuous by it's absence.
 Obedient to orders issued yesterday when the Weather Bureau promised fair Weath CT eleven mounted police men sheeted in rubber appeared at the South Side grounds this morning with instructions to keep the crowd in order.
 They found possibly fifty persons huddling in shelters near the grand stand Meanwhile the sandwich men and the other vendors proceeded with their preparations, and fifteen 1 sheep which feed on the grounds and 1 grow wool for soldiers were driven 1 off the pasture. Under the protecting 1 canvas the diamond was still dry, 1 but later it grew soggy.
 The only outcropping of news which ! enlightened an otherwise dismal 1 gloomy session of the hot stove" league lay in the injury to Dave Shean the Boston second baseman, who split the middle finger of his throwing hand during practice, and who, it was said, may not appear in today's line- up.
 Jack Coffev was picked to substi- tute for Shean, with a possibility that Fred Thomas, who is on a furlough from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, might he called into the fray to play third base
 August Hermann, Chairman of the National Baseball Commission, en- livened the hotel corridor gossip with the announcement that he expected the series to net s25,000 for war charities.
 He said indications were that the total receipts this year would ap- proach a quarter of a million dollars to be divided between the players, clubs, leagues and commission, with the split for the runner-up and third and fourth place clubs. MT Herr mann based his estimation on the re- ceipts of last year, which in round numbers totalled $35O,OOO. He added:
 "There was no way of telling at this time how the money raised for the war charities will be divided. What ever the amount may be, each of the parties concerned-the players, um- pires, club owners and all others Darticipating in the SerieS-haS agreed to donate percentage of his share to the cause.
 "Tt is very likely that some persons entirely outside of baseball will be asked to pick the charity to which the money is to be donated. It is possible that we may ask the Secre- tary of War to donate the fund to some single charity or to distribute it among all recognized war activities. It is unlikely that the commission will take upon itself the distribution of the funds"
 The possibility of a Sunday game in Chicago Ioomed large today. Over east skies augured i'll for today's game and if was announced that in the event of another postponement or tie game the first contest at Boston might be put over until Tuesday and 9 game staged in Chicago on Sunday. The club owners were frankly in faV- or of this plan.
 "Bie- Jim Vaughn. the most con- sstent winner for the Chicago Cubs this season, was a faVorite among the mound possibilities for today. It was admitted that the choice of the Chica- 20 twirlers was between Vaughn and Tyler, both left handlers.
 Vaughn's prestige among the fans was counted on to overcome whatever advantage might accrue to Tyler as l the result of previous Worlds Series l experience.
 BOston's choice for mound duty was | in doubt. Harry Frazee, president of f the club. was authority for the state l ment that whoever was chosen It ] would not be Babe Ruth, intimating l that Ruth's prowess with the bat was l considered a highly Important factoor l in the series.
 It is believed that Ed Barrow will | give Mays the preference over "Bui- let Joe" Bush. in order to hold the 1 latter in case the first game goes 1 against him.
 Tn spite of bad weather, officials l of the Chicago Cubs were confident l tonight that a comfortable crowd ] would attend tomorrow's game. Wal 1 fer C.rajphead business mana ger, 1 based his prediction on the fact that ]