New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-09
$1,000 Fans Disappoint-
ed at Polo Grounds by
Yankee-Ciant Idleness:
Rain Checks for To-day
Injury May Keep
Ruth Upon Bench
Douglas and Mays Sure
To Be Opposing Pitch
ers in Next Encounter
By Grantland Rice

A raw, pltlleSS OctODer rain with
hop to It's fast one overpowered Giants,
Yankees and $1,000 spectators yester-
day, bringing the fourth game of New
York's worlds series to an abrupt
halt before a blow was struck.
As result of the downpour those
holding tickets for Saturdays game
will sit in the seats of the mighty to-
day as Carl Mays and "Shufflin' Phil
Douglas stand face to face in their
second strong-arm test
The water soaked postponement,
while depressing the multitude at
large, worked in favor of the Yankees,
Is it gives Mays and Hoyt an extra day
Of rest and also permits the swollen
territory around Babe Ruth's elbow to
subside a few feet before he starts
again. The Babe had hunk taken out
Of the elbow after Fridays game, but
the divot has been replaced and there
seems to be no chance of the old wing
exploding in crucial moment.
As the rainfall increased just before
2 o'clock George Christian jr., Secre-
tary to President Harding, asked Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Landis what he in
tended to do about impeaching the
weather man, and the judge promised,
II it happens again, to have him tossed
to the lions. Foiled at the game, Mr..
Christian then booked an advance date
at golf wherein Ring W. Lardner and
your humble correspondent are to joust
again in the sand-flled trough against
President Harding and Irwin S. Cobb.
The bout is to come off just before the
disarmament conference, which NAV, at
least, bring about the abolition of the
ribbed mashie.
10000 Fans Disappointed
AS John j. McGraw came in and an
nounced that the game was off, over
so 900 infuriated spectators went about
po.'ing into dark corners for the au-
tnor OF these encouraging lines:
1T ISN'T raining rain to me,
It's raininS dafodils;
In erery dfmpled drop / ses
Wild foaoers on the hills;
The clouds OF gray engulf the dau
and hide the Leaves Of brocn;
It ISN'T raining rain to me,
It's raining roses dovs,."
When shown this lyrical expression
from the pen of light-hearted bard
Manager Miller Higgins scowled mood
lily Tor q few moments and then hur.
neGiy dashed off the following upon the
oack OF water-soaked card
1T isn't raining rain to me,
IT'S raining rest for Mays;
In every dimpled drop / see
Ihe Babe IN future PLAYS.
me clouds obove haze got mn love
And thots the simple truth.
1t ssn't raining rain to me,
It's raining rest for Ruth"
AS the Yankees hope to start one of
tnelr tsnelr Big Gun offensives at any moment
tney were glad enough to zee Ruth given
= an extra day in which to scrape the rust
nom one of his main hinges and so pei
oscK into action. The Bambino ia now
ABOUT due for one of his mighty blows.
ana to have him out of the battle order
would be hard blow to American
league hopes. AS Higgins seems to
nave 1n!y two winning pitchers in Mays
snu hoy5' that extra day will mean
more tnan a mere trife, for each will
no" ENJOY complete three-day gap in
,ha SniIn En- 70 OBTAIN running start with
sne pest they have to show.
1t seems that the Babe reonensd q,
old wound in his daring slides 70 sec-
ond and third, but when YOU nut o1a
pounds upon tender sector of the
system and roll it along the dirt tho
ensnces are always fairly good that
.omething Of an untoward, unseenlv
nature will take place without any
great delay. '
While waiting for the rain to ease
Up yesterday the main fanatic gossip
surned in the direction of leading he
soes ceyeloped thus far along the way.
s'snk frisch, the Fordham Flash, was
ia,ed Number ] without a dissenting
vote His speed and dash, plus q bat
.hg average of 100 have lifted him
.aIo the highest general esteem any
so'ld series player has ever known at
shis early turn. In the th4se games he
ass reached first no fewer than eleven
umes, and seven Of these rides were
MADE upon mis- own base hits. His
gaze and dash around the bases. az
se.l a. around third, have only added
% Ms renown. Some one will have to
sl'ss at dawn and travel swiftly to re-
.ts mtp's his crown or oust him from the
'"'''e room which ne ROW holds.
Royt Main Yankee Hero
y.naite Hoyt remains one Of the main
.snsee heroes, but for three-day
'Aaa the bulk OF the laurel goes to
s. CONTINUED Oh paps slasteenl