The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-08-08
PRAYERS OF LOCAL
PITCHERS ANSWERED
Rain Gives McGraw's Staff An
other Day to Con-
yalesce.
by w. o. McGEEHAN.

The rain washed a thousand cash
customers away from the Polo Grounds
yesterday about half an hour before
the time set for the opening game of
the Giants-Reds series, which will be
about as "croocial" as series generally
have been of late. While Henry
Fabian was hopping up the outfield
the Boston Braves were keeping the
Giants in first place by knocking off
the Cardinals.
The rain was not unpopular with the
Giants, whose pitchers have not been
going quite so well of late. Two OF them
were knocked for row of raspberry
bushes on the previous day and Shut
fin Phil Douglas has only just been
rescued from the perils of Coney Island.
1t seems that the latest shufling OF
Shutting Phil was caused by loneliness
He has been brooding since that other
| pachyderm, Fred Toney, left the bull
pen. He and Toney used to occupy ad-
joining stalls in the pen and in the
dugout. While travelling with the
1 Giants they occupied berths just across
4
! keep the Pullman car on an even keel.
Elephants DO That.
| Trainers of elephants say that the
same thing happens in big herds. When
two of the African pachyderms work
side by side for a number of years II
Is almost impossible to separate them.
Take one of them away and the other
elephant will break out of his chains
| and go In search of him.
The recapture of Douglas may or MAJ
not have something to do with the
/ looseness OF the cables on the Brooklyn
Bridge. Jesse Burkett, who acts as
mahout for the pachyderms in the
Giant hard, had to lead Douglas back
across the bridge. AS the Giant hurler
was Juggling at his chains all during the
Froute the strain may have caused the
bridge 10 skid a little.
| One of Henry Fabian's assistants was
present at the Polo Grounds when Phil
Douglss forgot himself and tried to
slide to first base. He reports that
there was a tremor suggestive of a
heavy earthquake shock and that the
made ground on the field sank to a
depth of six inches.
The Cincinnati Reds are all set to
give the Giants an argument. August
4 Hermann. the burgomeister of Cincin
natl, IS not here In person. but he has
sent his agent, jimmy Allison. ambas
sador from Cincinnati, to New York Il
see that the Reds have every care.
Reds kraut Arrives.
Mr.. Allison yesterday had sent to tn,
Reds dressing room a barrel of rea
kraut from Cincinnati. and another O.
selected dill pickles Herr Hermann,
theory Is that IL the Reds do not get III.
food to which they are accustomed a
home they cannot play good ball Tn,
Sraut and pickles due to reach the Red,
In Brooklyn did not arrive. and the
Reds lost the series.
II is probable that the Giants will
give Hugh McQuillan, the former Brave
a chance to try his golden horsesho,
again to-day. The Reds probably will
retort with some raucous laughter. s. nc
the left handler. Eppa Jeptha Rixey
These two may start. AS to who vii
finish, that Is something else again
Many have started but few have finished
az the Polo Grounds OF late.
IL is highly probable that the Giants
will soon emerge from anything re-
sembling a slump quite rapidly III,
season Is beginning to wane and tn,
scent Of the worlds series money !,
coming 70 the eager nostrils OF the
athletes. The difference between $4,000
and nothing at all at the en1 OF tn,
season, is considerable, even IN The
opinion OF a highly paid modern athlete