New-York tribune., 1919-08-26
Giants Pull
Stakes After
Games To-day
Engage Pirates in Double.
Header; Series With Yam
KEGS Now Seems Certain
By w. O. Mcclellan

Giants and the Pirates will play a dou-
ble-header at the Polo Grounds to-day.
Ground keeper Henry Fabian heaved
the lead early yesterday and got about
three fathoms of moisture in centre
field, consequently the postponement.
After the double header the Giants will
withdraw in as good order as is pos
sible in the circumstances, and the
prodigal Yanks will return from the
Western corn husks.
The Yankees will be with US for the
greater part of next month, battling to
remain in the first division. This will
give statisticians, efficiency experts and
others a chance to ponder over the
problem of the current season: "What's
the matter with the Yanks 2"
Colonels Rupert and Huston will be
pleasd to receive sealed verdicts on the
impromptu inquests that are held over
, their athletes. No verdict will be con-
sidered that is longer than 10000
words, and persons passing sentence
are requested to use only one side Of
tes paper.
City Series Assured
| While no definite arrangements have
been made for city cerics, it certain
ty that there will be one. There has been
tremendous revival of interest in base
ball, and indications are that it will
| remain with US even. after the end of
the abbreviated season. There is no
doubt that a post-season series between
the Yankees and the Giants would
draw some thing like S150,00O, and the
magnates will not let that much money
remain idle.
The shortened season is another in
dication of the shortsig sightedness Of the
baseball magnates. They entered on
trepidation. They feared that interest
in baseball was on the wane. Instead
of that, they found bigger crowds and
greater enthusiasm than they had en-.
countered for years. The advent Of
Sunday baseball in New York brought
them bigger gates than they had ever
believed possible.
Even with both New York teams
eliminated from the pennant races, the
being beaten to a standstill and
bumped right out of the pennant
chance by the Reds, have been drawing
wonderful crowds. Every big league
team that made any pretense of build
ing a big league machine has made
money this year.
Johnson Case Up Again
The last round of the finish fight be-
tween Ban Johnson, president of the
American League and the board of
directors. is scheduled to take place
/ this week. The crushed Gear" of
! organized baseball must appear before
the Supreme Court to show cause why
he should not be restrained permanently
pitching OF Carl Mays, of the Yankees.
Also he must explain his conduct Of
the league affairs before referee.
In the meantime they are oiling and
padding the dumb waiter at the
Holland House for the convenience of
the car" in avoiding interviewers.
Also, the a:hdavits are being baled and
sorted for the showdown.
Phelon Has An Idea
Out in Cincinnati they are planning
series at the Sharonville Speedway,
where 100000 persons can see it. Wild
Will Phelon is the proponent and advo-
cate of this plan. He declares that as
many Ohioans as possible should have
an opportunity to witness this unex-
pected and unprecedented affair. Per-
haps William is of the opinion that
the Reds won pennant unless they
can view them personally in a worlds
series.
Of course, there is rule against
holding worlds series in anything but
a ball orchard. But what's rule
among friends and Ohioans?
We recall that when Charles Ebbets
Unexpectedly found himself in posses
sion of part of worlds series he i'm
mediately raised the prices on the
ground that the seats at Ebbets Field
were wider than the seats in any ball
park in the land. And the good old
Squire got away with it.
Harry Frazee In Luck
Harry Frazee is patting himself on
the back for having tied three-year
contract to Babe Ruth, the buster Of
fences and other barriers. It is cinch