The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-08
Rain at Noon DisappOints
Giants Hopes for Repeat.
YankS Get Much Needed Rest
for HurIer STAFF.
BABE RUTH OUT OF LINE UP
Abscessed Arm Injured in Game
With Cleveland.
Elbow SWOIlen-May Be Out for
Rest of Series.

Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. g.
Todays game between the Giants and
the Yanks, the fourth game of the
series, was called off at o'clock this
afternoon on account of rain.
A storm broke shortly after 2
o'clock, drenched playing field
and drove bleacherites to cover al
most an hour before game time. Rain
checks will be honored, accordir to
the management.
Fully 10000 fans braved uncertai.4
weather, on the chance that the teams
would be able to play. A brisk rain
storm at noon drove the players
from the field and the fans from the
bleachers.
Crowd of 10000 Got Wet.
The weather had been threatening
all morning and at 1908, o'clock the
clouds let loose. Tarpaulins were
spread over the diamond TO protect
it from the rain but the drizzle con-
tinued briskly with no sign of letting
up and the crowd gave up hope at
1:15 O'CLOCK that the game could be
played.
With forty-five minutes to go, how
ever. the officials decided to wait the
outcome of the storm before calling
the game off.
Ruth Out of Series.
The Yanks were ready to enter to-
days game minus Babe Ruth. The
home run king was definitely declared
out of today's lineup as a result of an
abscess on his left elbow. He developed
the abscess from an injury received in
sliding to a base in the recent Cleve-
land series. The loss of Ruth was a
severe blow to the American league
champions.
with Ruth missing from the lineup,
the Hugmen were robbed of their big
punch without Ruth, "murderers'
row" lacked much of its brilliance in
the eyes of the Giants. Ruth has not
yet demonstrated the virility of his
big mace, but he is due and expected
to break out with a spasm of home
runs al any time.
Says Arm in Bad Shape.
Babe was sitting in the Yank club
house when the game was called off.
He said that he was in considerable
pain from the surgeons wound on his
left arm.
IF my arm keeps on paining like
this. I am surely out of the game for
the series" said the Babe. Il hope
that the pain will let up, but there
seems no sign of it. You can see for
yourself how swollen my arm is. You
can say for me that the way it looks
now, that 1 shall not play again."
Yanl1s Need Rest.
The Yanks are in need of the day
of grace as far as pitchers are con-
ccrned and more so since they have
lost Babe Ruth, at least temporarily.
Ruth's abscesS on his elbow is giving
him a great deal of trouble and he
told the writer this afternoon he would
be out of the series.
While a layoff today was a boon to
n ftar ffnla flf
the YanlIs and Giants an extra day of
rest, a postponed game favors the
Yanks most. Manager Higgins had
had the alternative of shooting Carl
Mays back at the Giants or taking a
gamble with Harry Harper. his lone
some southpaw. Mays, with two days
rest, should be good, but with three
days off. would undoubtedly be bet
ter.
Giants Wanted to Play.
On the other hand, McGraw, with
Phil Douglas ready to come back at
the Yanks. wanted to play todays
pastimea the worst way. The Giants
are confident that Douglas. who lost
a breaking contest to Mays in
the opener, can come back just as
strong in his next start. And now that
McGraw's men have rediscovered
their batting eyes they should have a
punch that was lacking when they
first faced the willy Mays.
With Ruth missing from the YanH
lineup, Chick Fewster was expected tc
go to left field. Bobby Roth, a fine
hitter and a capable fielder. is still
suffering from a bad knee and not fl
for service except as a pinch hitter
In case Fewster plays left field, ht
probably will be the lead-Off man fol
the Yanks replacing Miller who ther
would take Ruth's place in the batting
order