Evening star., 1925-10-09
RAIN HALTS SERIES;
THIRD GAME TO Be
PLAYED TOMORROW
Lands InspeCts Muddy Field
Several Times Before
Postponing Battle.
BLUEGE MAY BE READY
TO RETURN TO LINEUP
Ferguson and Kremer Named for
Mound Duty-Both Man.
ayers Stand Pat.

game each. Washington will have to
wait until tomorrow for its first game
of the 1925 world series here between
the Nationals and Pirates. Rain that
started early this morning made the
outtield at Clark Griffith Stadium so
soggy that Judge kenesaw Lands,
base ball commissioner: Clark Griffith,
president of the Washington club, and
other officials decided at 1870 that no
contest would be possible.
About the time the game should
have started the skies cleared and
throughout the city rabid fans on
every hand were lamenting what
seemed to be an unnecessary post
ponement.
Tickets were issued for games Nos.
3. and of the series here. No. 8
tickets will be honored at the park to-
morrow, while games and will be
played here Sunday and Monday.
Today'S poStpOnement makes ii pos
sible that Oswald Bluege. National
third baseman, who was hit in the
head by one of Vic Aldridge's pitches
in yesterdays game in Pittsburgh md
put out of commission, will be able to
resume his regular position with the
American League champions when
they next face the Pirates.
Bluege Recovering.
According to statement from the
washington club physician this morn
Ing, Bluege shows no symptoms of
brain concussion and was resting COM
fortably. 1t was thought that the
third bdSeman would be able to re-
turn to the lineup after d day of rest.
However, such an injury as that Sus-
tafned by Bluege always is more or
less serious, the physician stated, and
q N bn t.,l- <,f ,11n
head this afternoon or early tomorrow,
that more thorough examination
may be made.
Bluege was struck on the left side of
his head just above the ma stoid
process and was unconscious for sew
eral minutes after being hit After
reviving, he was helped to the Ma
tionals' dressing room and withstood
last nights train ride from Pittsburgh
well. The headache and dizziness he
suffered during the night had been re-
leved this morning and 1t is believed
a day off will make him At for duty.
Managers Stanley Harris and Bill
Mckechnie of the rival camps do not
contemplate any change in their
plans for the third contest of the
series as a result of todays postpone
ment Harris will send to the slab
tomorrow Alex Ferguson, the right
hand hurler, who had been named for
today's gagement. Ferguson will be
opposed by Ray Kremer, Pittsburgh's
clever curve ball right-hander.
Mckechnie Stands Pat.
The Pirates will stand pat on the
remainder of their lineup. George
Grantham. Eddie Moore, Glenn Wright
and Pie Traynor will be seen in the
infield, while Clyde Barnhart, Max
Carey and kiki Cuyler will constitute
the outer line of defense Earl Smith,
who toiled behind the bat in the first
two games, again is slated to do the
catching.
Should Bluege be unable to get into
action tomorrow, Buddy Myer, the
youthful substitute shOrtstop who was
sent to third base after OSsie was hurt
yesterday, will continue to take care
of the territory around third base for
the Nationals. Roger Peckinpaugh,
Stan Harris and Joe Judge will COM
plete the infield of the American
League champions.
The starting outtield will include
Goose GOslin, Sam Rice and Joe Har.
ris. However. should the Nationals
get an early lead, it would not be sur
prising to see Joe Harris withdrawn
and Earl McNeely sent into the outer
Gordon of defense, as was done by
Manager Harris in Wednesdays bat
lie Oh L OlDeS J. leIu. MI uCON Ruel Is
to catch and probably will be behind
the plate for the American League
titleholders in all games of the series.
Teams i'll Excellent Trim.
With the exception of John Rawl-
ings, utility infielder of the Pirates,
and Bluege, all eligible members of
each of the contending clubs are in
excellent physical trim The pitchers
nf the rivals pSnpci.l1lI- in
fettle, and today's postponement prob
ably will mean that the hurlerS who
were opponents in the Pittsburgh bat
ties will clash here.
In Sundays game. Walter Johnson.
who baffled the pirates when he
pitched one of the greatest games of
his long career on Wednesday, likely
will be pitted against Lee Meadows,
the bespectacled moundsman WHO
then was outpiChed by the veteran of
19 campaigns with the Nationals.
Monday is apt to bring in opposition
Stan CoveleSkie, the Washington spit
baller barely beaten yesterday by Vic
Aldridge.
The opening game of the series here
was postponed after Judge Lands,
Clark Griffith and other officials made
a tour of the field and satisfied them
selves that 1t could not possibly dry
mp by game time, the second time in
five years THAI 1Such action was neces-
sary. The has ball classics have been
exceptionally fortunate in the matter
of weather. Only one game in the
past four year previous to this series
had to be called off because of rain.
Postponement Expected.
Except for the ever faithful bleach
critics, a mere handful of fans were in
the stadium when the decision was
reached. The majority of those hold
ing admission cards evidently took it
for granted hours before that no sane
base ball club would try to play out
a world series in the weather that
greeted Washington today.
AS late as II o'clock. however,
Judge Lands and Mr.. Griffith refused
10 order the postponement. That
hope that springs eternal seemed
TO fairly bubble over in their breasts,
for both were decidedly optimistic, de-
spite the fact that it was pouring then
Judge Landis asked to be taken to
the field Immediately upon arrival at
the stadium. Accompanied by Griffith
and officials of both leagues, he made
thorough tour of the outfield, took
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