The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-19
CUBS MAKE POOR
SHOWING IN HARLEM
% Hits in s Games Is Record
on Polo Grounds-Heydler
Answers Hermann.
~ FREDERICK @. LEE.

Since the local clubs pulled their joke
postponements of last Tuesday for the
alleged reason of rain, they have had
all the downpours they care for. They
now are willing to call II quits" with
the weather man and only hope he will
permit them to get In their big week.
end contests.
For the third time in the last four
days all local bats have been idle. The
second game OF the Giant-Cub series on
the Polo Grounds and the second con-
fiiet In the Brooklyn-Red series were
called Off because OF too much moisture.
Assuredly the pitchers OF the local clubs
now are getting all the rest they re-
Quire
No double headers will be played on
this stretch. as the Sunday games have
furnished both local clubs with q lot
Of open dates late In the season, which
will be filled in with postponed games
The Cubs win make their sixth at
tempt to win game ON the Polo
Grounds to-day, and big Jim Vaughn
probably will be sent after the contest
For champions the Cubs surely have
shown a weakness in their contests with
New York this season.
Giants Far in Lead.
Inc blduIS nave DehIcH III ClEht
out of nine games and have won all five
games played the Bruins on the Polo
Grounds, but even this does not show
how weak Chicago has been In its con-
tests with New York. In their i've
games on the Polo Grounds the Cubs
have made only twenty-five hits, an av-
erage Of four and half hits to the
game.
In theft first game here, on May 10,
the Cubs got six hits of Rube Benton,
and in their next four contests. tnclud-
ing that Of last Thursday. they made
four hits In each game. Barnes twice
held them to four hits. Dubuc once and
Causey once.
HeydIer Replies to Hermann.
tional League yesterday issued a state.
ment in which he replied to August
Hermann. president of the Cincinnati
club, who on Thursday strongly pro-
tested against the right of the National
League to throw out the six inning game
won by Cincinnati in the second game
of double header on July 8.
Supplementary to his statement Heyd
Ter says that II Hermann makes q for.
NAL request to have this contest finished
by playing the last three innings in
stead of having the entire game played
over this angle of the situation will be
given consideration. Heydlers statement
follows:
This protest was one involving a
violation Of a constitutional provision
Of the league. 1t was not the ordi-
nary protest of a losing club against
violation of the playing rules by
the winner, or case OF misinterpre-
tation Of such rules by the umpire.
The complaint was brought by q
club which was not a participant in
the game in dispute. but which club,
as contender In keen champion
ship race, was interested and was
justified in Its demands that al, the
rules of contest be strictly enforced.
Under these conditions referred
the case to the board. not because !
had doubts as to my Jurisdiction, but
because, considering the extraordi-
nary nature Of the protest doubted
my power TO fix the penalty
I'm order to dispose OF any ques-
ton as to where proper authority
rests TO pass on this case / wish to
state that II there had been a tie vote
between members OF the board on this
issue my vote as ex officio member
OF that board would have decided the
case just as II was decided.
The papers OF complaint were
mailed the Cincinnati club on July 9.
No reply had been received for eisht
days thereafter.
II do not consider Mr.. Herrmann's
protests we'll taken. He has elected
to remain away from the last two
league meetings. as well as one board
meeting. Al all of these meetings
matters were considered In which the
Cincinnati club was especially IN
terested"