The New York herald., 1921-04-01
GIANTS RUN INTO
ANOTHER DELUGE
Only Cheering Event Is Re-
turn of Members Of Hos
pital Squad.
ny DANIEL.

ny DANIEL.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HEaALD.
MOBILE. Ala. March 31.--As a place
for training a baseball club this humid
metropolis qualities as a great location
for a moving picture production OF
Noah's Ark and the flood, Mr.. and
Mrs Noah and the rest Of that cele-
hrated troupe. Recurrent tropical
thunderstorms may be sweet cookies
for the farmers In this section and
may keep Mobile Bay famous in rag
time and story from getting dusty
But to John McGraw and his Giants
these damp outbursts are exasperating
The Giants were scheduled to play
Louisville to-day but this morning an
other OF those drenching downpours
accompanied by celestial blasting.
favored this beehive Of human endeavor
and Just naturally made the old game
total loss. The Giants and the
Colonels went out 10 Monroe Park. bur
after few minutes of weddllng In a
sort OF Sea Of Saragossa the rival
managers decided to pass up the chance
to stage marine spectacle.
McGraw, from a favored spot in the
stand. picked out a few dry places for
his athletes and watched them 90
through as snappy a workout as was
Mac declared that he was through with
road trips for minor league games
II appears that the Giants would have
zone a lot better In every way IL they
had remained In San Antonio all
| through the month.
same Old story.
However. the same old lesson Is
learned In the same old way every
nj a. fv. ~ .atA
way the next spring So LET'S be IS
happy as we can right here by Mobile
Bay. while New York reports fsir and
warmer.
Among those who saw the New York
athletes go through their PAGES or the
thousand islands out at the park were
Golde Rapp and Davy Bancroft, mem
oers OF the hospital corps Rapp, who
arrived here last night. said that he
felt well enough to get into a uniform
but on the advice OF medical counsel
he postponed his debut here pending
more favorable weather conditions. He
says that he Will cover third base
against the Athletics on Saturday
Rapp was greatly exercised when he
learned that the Athletics had beaten
the Giants at Lake Charles last Friday
That never should have happened"
Goldfe wept. THAT was a disgrace"
he sobbed as he was Informed of the
remarkable playing Of Burns IN his
position at the not corner
But you will get chance 10 make
up for that beating" Rapp was in
formed. You play the Athletics here
tomorrow and Saturday. Plenty of
chance to get back then"
We'll, that means that Rapp will
have TO get out and cover .nlrd by
Saturday" he replied with vehemence.
What would the folks out In -incn-
natl say If the American League cellar
champions beat us again? Gosh.
shudder!"
weren't thinking about the folks In
Cincinnati. 1t was the weather.
Bancroft looked a little weak from
the loss Of blood, but he managed to
convey the news in a hairlip basso
that his throat was healing fast and
that he hoped to be back In the lneup
by Sunday in Memphis. Aside from
the soreness where his tonsils used to
be. Bancroft is feeling better already
few days OF real feeding viii bring
him around heavier than he was before
the operation
Frisch's Limp Gone.
Now for the third former casualty,
Frank Frisch. The second base-,an
suffered no I'll consequences OF his work
In the field and at bat yesterday, and
ran so well this afternoon that ,nly
those who knew OF his accident could
perceive just the slightest limp. This
may be regarded as the final hospital
bulletin on Frisch. We hereby dis
charge him as cured OF all pedal inn
pediment His barber shop tenor, how
ever, seems to be chronic.
All hands are hoping for fine day
tomorrow and another good one OH
Saturday, as there IS a strong determi-
nation to hand the Athletics what is
known as q pasting. Stil. nobody ls
overconfident. McGraw said tonight
that he would send Phil Douglas
against the Mackerels tomorrow, with
chance that Arthur Nehf will work,
too.
II Nehf does not hurl tomorrow he
will start on Saturday. This pair are
the most advanced pitchers in the New
York camp. and II they are as right as
they were at New Orleans the Athletics
will see trifle Of fair pitching Rom
nell, who did so well against the Giants
last Friday, Is likely to start to-mor-
row. with Perry on Saturday. -
Eddie Brannick to-day announced the
release of Jim Carton, left handler. to
the New orleans club. Carton should
be ready by next spring.
one OF the Giant outfielders is going
to Toronto.
Who?
Guess again.
COLUMBIA NINE PLAYS TO-DAY.
Wet weather caused a poStponement Of tho
Bow doir Columbia baseball game that was
scheduled for yesterday afternoon as n sea