The evening world., 1919-07-23
According to Advance "lnfo"
the Fans Are Not in Danger
of Being Kept From Favorite
PaStime Again Through
Rain.
By Bozenlan BuIger.

~ NJ Nh1 oaAh0AANl Va AAAs
" wearer Of the brown derby for
weather "pronteering." the
Giants will jump on into a double
header to-day and the long-awaited
series win be settled NJ ono sitting.
That's tho very best that we can
promise. The barometric. or what
ever II Is. pressure that has been
boosting the stock OF tho good old
81. swlthin around here for a week.
we are scientifically told. is all on
and you may leave your ralncoats
and rubbers at homo. Tho weather
handicapper declares the betting on a
sunny afternoon should be six. two
and even.
Secretary Bancroft OF the Reds iP
hoping that the pressure. having beeh
released elsewhere. win now exert IT.
self on the turnstiles at the Polo
Grounds, and on that Issue there IL
no feud between Old Banny and John
Foster. 1t will take a lot OF sun
shine TO get tho Reds and Giants even
for the financial wallop OF the past
seven days. "Banny" declares that
the Reds alone have lost more than
SIS. 900 and that there Is no chance OF
salvage, as the Cincinnati crowd gets
no moro Sunday games In New
York.
With the feud stil rising there is
no burst Of spring song and happy
tidings among the demon athletes to-
day. To the Reds the Giants are a
lot Of "quitters." and in the opinion
OF the home boys the Reds are sim
ply leading UP 10 their annual nose
dive. Several OF the players were al
the races yesterday and they even re-
fusd TO bet on the same horses. They
love each other as did the Cubs and
Giants OF 1908,
Pat Moran is quoted as saying thai
he never heard OF that CincinnAti'
Pittsburgh Six-inning game being
thrown out until yesterday. Behave
yourself, Patl IL that be true, one
p. Moran Is going 10 have a terrible
shock when be hears about Americs
declaring war on Germany.
II Il was the intention OF McGraW
last night 70 use Rube Benton IN one
OF the games to-day and big Tonel
In the other. Moran laughingly pro-
fessed 20 have 20 many good onel
that II didn't matter. Just the same
Slim Salleo Is all steamed up for
chance at the first pne. Jimmy Rims
10 looking forward TO a crack AZ the
Giants in the second. In addition e
these henvars Moran has Bller
, Ruether. Fisher, Luque. Mitchell ant
Gerner for the bull pen.
While Pat Moran Ia not claiming
/ the penpant, no thinks the Rods hav
as good q chance as any club In th'
league. He fears accident and illness
} more than opposition on the field.
There can be no doubt about Pa
Moran being u wonderful leader. II
a very short time he has given tn
Cincinnati Club and the Cincinnati
, people more baseball fighting spiri
than they have had there for twent
years. Tho players have a cock
. bearing and confidence, even o
the street. that Is bound to hAv
its effect on their play. The
look and act like the gods. A ma
! who can instil that spirit int
/ a collection OF players. heretofor
considered mediocre. IL a born leader
The game must give him his due.
As an Illustration OF what Mora
has done 10 that ball club. over
heard the following between two Q
his younger players In the lobby OF
theatre Monday night:
J. There wont be but one game I,
morrow"
II thought there was a doubl'
header. Are you BureT'
) -xeos they were 70 play two. b