The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
RAW OCTOBER RAIN
AID TO THE YANKEE
PITCHERSANDR RUTH
Rest a Boon to Mays and
Hoyt. While Banbina's
Arm May Heal.

NEW YORK. Oct. S.-A raw. pitt
less October rain. with a hop to its
fast one. overpowered Giants. YAM
KEGS ana $1,000 spectators today.
bringing the fourth game of New
York's world series to an abrupt
halt before a blow was struck.
As a resul of the downpour those
holding tickets for today's game
will sit in the seats of the mighty
tomorrow as Carl Mays and Shut
film" Phil Douglas stand face to
face in their second strong-arm tesl,
The water-soaked postponement
while depressing the multitude at
large. worked in favor of the Yam
KEGS, as it gives Mays and Hoyt an
extra day of rest and also permits
the swollen territory around Babe
Ruth's elbow to subside before ne
starts again. The Babe had a hunk
taken out of that elgom after Fri
days game. but the pivot has been
replaced and there seems to be no
chance Of the old wing exploding
in a crucial moment
As the rainfall increased just be-
fore 2 o'clock, George Christian, jr..
secretary to President Harding. asked
Judge Lands what he intended to
do about impeaching the weather
man, and the Judge promised. IL 1t
to the lions: Fooled at the game,
Mr.. Christian then booked an ad-
vance date at golf. wherein Ring
respondent are to joust again in the
sand-filled trough against President
Harding and Irwin s. Cobb. The
bovt Is to come on just before the
disarmament conference. which
may. at least bring about the aboli-,
tion of the ribbed mashie.
As the Yankees hope to start one
of their big-gun offensives at any
moment. they were glad enough to
see Ruth given an extra day IN
which 70 scrape the rust from one
Of his main hinges and so get back
into action. The Bambino is now
about due for one OF mis- mighty
blows, and to have him out Of the
battle order would be a hard blow
to American League hopes. As Hug
gins seems to have only two win
ming pitchers in Mays and Hoyt. that
extra day wAl mean more than a
mere trifie. for each will now enjoy
complete three-day gap in which
20 obtain a running start with the
While weating for the rain to
ease up yesterday, the main fanatic
gossip turned in the direction or
leading heroes developed thus far
along the way.
Frisch IL Leading sHero.-
Frank Frisch. the Fordham flash.
was rated Number / without a dis.
senting vote. His speed and dash,
plus batting average of 200 have
lifted him into the highest general
esteem any world series player has
ever known at this early turn. In
the three games he has reached
first no fewer than eleven times
and seven of these rides were made
upon his own base hits. His grace
and dash around the bases as well
as around third have only added to
his renown.
Waite Hoyt remains one of the
main Yankee heroes but for a three
day stand the bulk of the laurel
goes to Second Baseman Ward who
takes a bow with twenty-five ac-
cepted chances minus an error, and
robust batting average of 1854.
This combination upon attack ana
defense is something to cheer over,
and IL Frisch slips and Ward keeps
going there may be a shift in
scepters at the last moment.
McGraw Is Hopeful.
McGraw. with four handy pitchers
around. needed no such dispensation
from an overhead Providence, but in
spite of all this the Giant manager
coyly admitted that having broken
through he believed that now his
ball club was on its way to the
winners end of the biggest financial
split in the history of the game.
The prospects are that lis, 900 fans
will pay $575,0eo to see the first five
games in which the players reap
their golden harvest. For the frst
five games world series players get
rs per cent of 81 per cent Of the
total taken in, which will amount
to s233,000, the same to be split
60-40. This leaves something liks
$1,000 each for the winners and a
psltry $4,000 each for those en-
snafied in the whirlpool of defeat.
Giants After Mays.
With Mays facing Douglas in the
fourth encounter there are keen in
dications that another pitchers bat
tie will result. The Giants figure
to hit Mays batting underhand de-
livery with a trifie more abandon.
but of the Ozark star is right they
will hardly reach him for an sur
plus OF tallies The welcome rest
leaves big Carl on edve and this
need one of his top afternoons.
These two in form should turn
cut a corking contest. with both
clubs now kewe' to an extreme
notch. In the same way the two
rival factions have now become
definitely wedged apart with the
old family feeling of brotherly love
tossed out of the window for the
duration OF the war All of which
has pumped a fiow of spice into the
program.