Evening star., 1925-10-15

NICK AltlOCh ouSIIt W NC o""'i
the Carnegie Hero Medal for saw
ing Judge Iandis' life. The gang was
getting awfully peevish at the judge
for his procrastination in making
decision one way or the other. But
the Judge hasn't had much OF the
limelight in this series. Since the
opening day he has just been an
"a aSo-ran. Many persons forgot he
really was attending the series.
But he had his chance to strut ms
hour in the Pittsburgh rain and lie
made the most of it. lie sat IKE II
Ceaser in his outdoor box, cloak
ma jestically pulled about nm, an
old last Winters hat set aSlant across
those silver locks that crown the
dome of all the pent-up base ban
wisdom of the world.
Like a bigger and better Old King
Cole. the judge constantly called Tor
his fiddlers four-the umplres. 1hree
separate and distinct times he sum
moned them. Three separate ana
distinct times they trudGed through
the rain across the slippery neld.
Three separate and distinct times
they retired to the shelter OF the
Pirates den. Then. at last, came the
final and imperious wave oil the mana.
The judge called off the game.
Everybody Soaked.
BY this time everybody out of the
protection of the covered stands was
soaked to the skin. The playing field
was a morass. The rain was coming
down in torrents. At , O'Clock there
was as much chance for game as
there is the probability that Nick
Altrock will pitch the 'croocial' con-
test for the Nationals.
Nick took advantage of Judge
Landis' indecision to do his stuff.
The Judge evidently had sought to
hold the crowd all by himself-to keep
40 900 subjects as slaves to his Whlms
But Nick stole the Judges act, and
when the Judge saw how Nick was
sliding and clowninG his way to new
fame before that SlS0,000 audience,
he quickly called it a day. Nick took
the bows, got the appla use and sent
a pretty angry crowd home with Il
smile.
The rainy lapse which overlook the
series here just as the most dramatic
of all the struggles was about to he
staged. has brought about the pla wing
Of the last game before the first rain
check" crowd of Ii world series.
Rain Check Finale.
once at the Polo Grounds some
years ago an audience was partly
seated when the proceedings We're
called off. Here the entire gang was
in. the players had warmed up and
were waiting for the bell when the
rain descended. 1t seems a sort of
tawdry way for a series to end-be-
fore a lot of rain cheCkers-and the
break in the proceedings unqueStion-
ably has robbed the Pirates of some
Of 10 4f hai
The postponement of the final game
has had something of the effect Of a
strikeout in the midst of a rafting
rally. Gloomy Pittsburghers We're
complaining Wednesday night that
Walter Johnson was getting another
day of rest-curSes on him. This
modern Peter Pan. ready to slay
Pittsburgh's Capt. Hook and all the
other Pirate crew for three times in
a row. was regarded as enough of a
menace when he was coming to the
battle with only two days rest. Give
him three or four and the Pirates
hopes go oozing out like sand through
d minute glass
Sir Walter hangs over Pittsburgh
as an impenetrable gloom out here
where they know what glooms are
| The Pittsburgh fans and some of the
| Pittsburgh players say they are Just
aching Tor another chance at the old
| master, but they are just Whistling
| that stuff to keep up their courage
| For Walter Johnson this last strug
gle brings him face to face with tri
| umph or tragedy. Walter johnson
has more than a good right arm. He
! has a base ball heart and a base bal
soul The game could stand far more
of his sort.
Discussion has switched somewhat
from that Rice catch in Washington
since Tuesdays game and there is