New-York tribune., 1919-07-22
10000 Attend
Big Rainstor1n
At Ball Park
Coogan's Bog Flooded Over
anl Harry Stevens Goes
Fishing in the Outfeld
3y w. O. Mcclellan

Twenty thousand camped at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon AMI
watched the weather. There was noti-
ing else 20 watch. The Giants Reds
series which was announced as being
fraught with bitterness, personalities.
"ernom and all that sort of thing Id
not start with the scheduled double
header. 1t starts today weather and
Henry Fabian permitting
Coogans Bog which lies at the foo,
OF Coogan's Bluff was flooded over AMI
Ground Keeper Henry Fabian's Plumb
ing which is supposed to drain of the
juice seemed somewhat in need of re
pair. There was a swamp in the inhe
and fish pond containing cells, bass
and several varieties of sardincs in the
outtield. Numbers of these tinny deni-
zens were shared and converted into
food by Harry Stevens.
Fabian Constructing Ark
Depressed by the downpour Henry
Fabian recalled the troubles of Noah
He does not wish it to be generally
known, but Mr.. Fabian is secretly con-
structing an ark under the stands If
the weather continues to ac. up Mr..
Fabian will be prepared to take what
<aVa'iaoie oIoleS may De lelt by marry
Stevens and pu. out into the watery
wastes.
Mr.. Fabian's reasons for the pre-
paredness are based on scientific
grounds. Geologists have informed
him that the Harlem River once flowed
where the Polo Grounds now lie AMI
Mr.. Fabian is of the opinion that the
bolsterous Harlem is about to claim its
own
afternoon the Reds and the Giants did
not exchange Fluctuations or commits
erations. Each clan kept TO its own
dugout and nothing but glances of cold
hauteur passed across the field from
bench to bench. A visitor or two from
Cincinnati frothed at the mouth now
and then, gazing in the direction of the
Giants dugout
AS place to watch the weather the
Polo Grounds seems to be about as
good as any other. The chairs may be
weather can be seen there, especially
from the upper stands.
The fact that twenty thousand turned
out on the faint hope of seeing a ball
game indicates that this is "crucal
series" even if the statistics did not.
The Giants but for the Reds would ap-
pear to have the National League pen
nant attached to the halyards already
Moran Most Inconsiderate
But here is Pat Moran with what did
not look like much of team at the
start of the season disputing the lead
with the Giants and causing cold chills
to run up and down the spines of many
who touted the Giants as a cinch at
the start of the season. Patrick is
most inconsiderate. He has not even
stopped to consider what effect the
winning of a pennant by the Reds
would have upon citizens of Cincinnati
who have weak hearts. Mortality sta
tistics have no concern with Pat.
However, Mr.. Moran is inclined to be
retcent at this stage of the game. 81
have nothing to say" he remarked yes
terday. And if you say that l have
the team is going good right now.
I'm getting the pitching and the boys
have the spirit to win"
Moran also preserved a Henry Ford
reticence toward the matter of that
protested game at Pittsburgh. He did
not know even that it had been decided
against him, and that it would be
played over later in the month.
Out in Cincinnati there is talk OF
league of nations or higher tribunal
if that one should not decide in favor
of the Reds. The feeling is so bitter
that McGraw has been called some
names that have not been used here
tofore.
Should the leak in the sky and th'
leak in the Polo Grounds be repaired
this afternoon the Giants probably viii
start Benton and Dubuc, while Moran
will retort with Ray, Fisher and Reu
ther. John Foster announced for tn
benefit of ut-of-towners that rail
checks accumulated yesterday will b
good for any day during the season.