Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-06
MOB THREATENS
Lands FOR ACT
In ENDING GAME
Fans Furious When Game
Is Called AT End of
The Tenth Inning
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL
United Press Icnsed Wire


NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Unlcss the
powers of darkness again prevail, the
third game Of the world series, wit,
out the decorations or riot and tumult
will be played at the Polo Grounds this
afternoon. Intense feeling aroused
against the club owners and baseball
in general because the second game ef
the series was called yesterday in the
tenth inning on account of darkness.
cooled over night when it became
known that the Giant and Yankee club
owners had decided to turn over the
entire receipts to charity.
The total receipts of the game were
Sl20,554, and Colouel Huston, part
owner of the Yanks, said he would see
TO ii that the money went to disabled
soldiers.
The demonstration of thousands, OF
fans, directed particularly at Commits
sioner X. NJ. Lands, because he was
the only official in sight, was unparal-
led in baseball history and the mob
needed but one stroke of leadership TO
do something serious.
II was the general opinion of the
fans that at least one more inning
could have been played, in which the
33 tie might have beyn broken, and
when Umpire IIildcbrand waved the
teams off the field it was interpreted
as n commercial act TO get another
big ''gate in an extra game.
Perhaps the judgment or the umpires
was correct, but their action could
have been taken more diplomatically.
If the four arbiters had held Il CON
ference at the plate and looked at the
skies it would have become known to
the stands that they were considering
calling the game.
Instead, their action came with sud
denness that was almos, stunning.
In the demonstration of the fans,
during which his personal safety
seemed threatened several times, Com
missioner Lands saw what suspicious
Of commercialism amounts to, just
under the surface.
The commissioner realized that some.
thing had to be done in the world
series if the game itself is TO survive,
and in conference with the club own.
ers, the Yanks suggested the entire re-
ceipts be turned over to, charity.
Opinions Differ
Opinion the wisdom or the umpire
Judgment vary.
George Hildebrand, umpire-in-chief
said several of the players had pro
tested in the eighth inning that it WAS
getting too hazy to see the ball and
that be consulted with Umpire Bill
KLEIN, who recommended that the fjme
be called after the tenth inning.
Billy Evans, generally regarded as
the best of umpires, said after the
game that he would have done the
same thing.
John A. Heydler, president of the
National League, and the owners of
both the clubs expressed the opinion
that the game should have been called.
Against them was the opinion of
about 10000 fans.
Although they have yet to win a
game, the Yanks were considered to
be in more stratgetic position when
they prepared for the third game. They
have even more pronounced edge on
pitching now, while the Giants are
down to the uncertain members of their
pitching staff.
Manager Higgins announced this
morning that Waite Hoyt was certain
TO do the pitching and Manager Me
Graw will have to select from Scott,
Ryan or McQuillan.
Because the Yanks never have been
able to do much with II pitcher they
are looking at for the first time, Me
Graw is expected to start either Scott
or McQuillan, with the chances favor
ing Scott.
Indications that the team is getting
out of its batting slump and is back on
its real game, pleased the Yankee
fans after yesterday s game. If Bob
Mcuscl and Babe Ruth get to hitting,
it just about means the series Tor the
American League champions.
Loss of Casey Stengel, who is out
probable for the whole series with a
bad Charley horse, will be blow to
the ssiants. Bill Cunningham can field
better than Stengel but he cannot ap-
proach him with the stick. King eau
only work against left hand pitching,
80 he is out, too, as the Ianks have
no working southpaws.