The New York herald., 1921-10-09

Both New York teams were beaten
shut out-yesterday by the real
world series champion, James j. Plu-
vius. Steady downpour, beginning
at l p M. when there We're 10000 per-
sons in the covered stands and open
bleachers, forced the announcement at
p. NJ. that the game had been called
off and would be played to-day, the
Hon. Pluvius permitting. Likely it
will be, for the weather sharps prog
nosticate rosily.
At first glance one might suppose
that the postponement would cause
bad ticket mixup, but If the plan
adopted by the management Of the
New York American League Club, the
Yankees. works out the ticket problem
should be solved easily. The game
scheduled for yesterday was game No.
4. This game viii be played to-day
Only tickets and rain checks for game
No. will be valid and the numbefing
and schedule of all remaining games
iiisl moved ahead one day. The real
losers arc the out of town folk who
bought tickets from the specs" for
Sundays game--one game-and who
cannot stay until Monday when Sun
days" game will be played.
While good many thousands OF base
bah lovers and spectacle addicts were
sorely disappointed when the rain be-
gan to fall and. the east wind kept piling
up rain clouds. the sorest individual in
o. about the Polo Grounds-one could go
further and say he sorest person in
the known world-was Mug-pardon--
John J. McGraw.
McGrnw Men Were Ready.
After Fridays astonishing rejuvenes-
cence on the part of the battered and
abased Giants. MrGraw was simply
rearin' to go. rearin' and tearin 1t
was no longer a lambs club when he got
through talking to it-they-them--
whatever one says. They were ready TO
hit opponents over the head with bottles.
They had attained roughhouse momen-
tum. the stuff McGraw loves.
Then what happens? Along comes the
rain. checks the momentum. cools the
bellicosity. slows down the spirit of the
whole outfit. making the players fretful
and nervous Conversely the rain and
twenty-four hours. at least, of delay
/ gives the bruised minions of Huggins
1 an invaluable recess in which to regain
| their confidence and the 'go" that had
! carried them through two victories.
| All this is psychological stuff--deep.
/ subtle. very expert. all that. Coming
down to carpet tacks. the postponement
really may have been worth hundred
thousand dollars to the Yanks. II Col.
Jake Rupert had been out buying
weather or offering to trade his one
half OF l per cent. brewery for the kind
OF weather he hankercd for he could not
have been better pleased.
Maya Has Chance TO Rest.
IL you crave facts and ask why. May.
Is the answer. The blond boy that stood
the Giants on their heads the first day
with the sidearm. uptwistng delivery
like unto nothing IN the big leagues.
needs at least three days rest to be at
his best. II he had had to pitch yester-
day the Giants. with the batting conf
dcnce they had gained. might have ham
mered him enough to win IL their own
pitching had been good.
With Mays on the scene after three
full days OF recuperation. Giant chances
aren't so much. Despite all the chatter
about the Giants confidence that they
are going TO knock Carl for u goal. they
fear him sorely. more than they fear
Hoyt Since the Yankees seem to have
only two pitchers. one may realize what
an extra days rest means TO the club.
Then there's Ruth. He's about all ia
after a strenuous season. He has bad
leg and. with other troubles. an infected
arm. Accompanied by the teams doctor.
King. the greatest socker of all time
wen, to consult Dr. George ID. stewart
at Az Park avenue. yesterday morning.
After DR. Stewart had examined the in
fected region near the elbow OF the left
arm he said the Babe would have to give
up all thought OF playing that day ana
probably Of playing any more In the
series Ruth left the doctors office as
sore as II hc had struck out.
The delay may give him q chance TO
get back into the game and deliver,
however tardily. flock OF home runs.
II isn't his home run hitting. by the way.
that is Sc inyaluablc. Ruth has brains
baseball brainn. certainlv--ard possesses
full share of resourcefulncss and game
ness. It's a good deal the same with
the White Sox and Eddie Collins. and