The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-15

assurance that they wont be neiu
The first two games here were
nlaved under fair conditions, but
vVaahinrton proved iilh0splt able
WITH. ia cold. Judge Lands was
roIindiv criticized IN some quarters
fnr cailing or last Fridays game
II VVaahfngton as early as ll:2J
O'clock. Yesterday, probably re.
rneflberfnr that criticism, he kept
"a. 900 fans sitting In the rain Tor
rlnwards 81 an hour before Gaining
off the battle between the Pirates
and The World Champion Washing
ton Griffmen.
YRaln ypaa threatening as early
g ,,oors. blIt the fans kept crowd
fr1e INTO the ball park and ~
r1selncIx most Of the seats were
faIren. Hall an hour later
iIrIzzIe get 81. The players were
,nracficing and were compelled q
rnIt when the ground keeper asaa
isi~f IiffIe pals began covering tne
field with the taI-patlliHl.
n me trenches occupied BY the
parts writer's no prayers were
card The press seats are entirely
Uncovered ana typewriters are made
"a metal. Quinkly covers were
nIaced on the machines and LOUD
and hearty curses began te Ds
heard from all sides.
S Tsl,1irnlOr1d Corde1le, an announcer
eyorn washington, visited Juuee
I j nsl,s II, tl1e latter,s open field box
,,rar Tie washington dugout ana
Il, fnrnned the sports writers ana
teesv were ITO SIC tight. A. nney
~ been doing nothing else Dut
snst since taking their alo5Eeo
space they simply remained Whers
4 N heran raining hard. The en-
fire FED was covered with ting
hIacI, tarpauIin and every0oay y -
lIse mark knew the game Was OF,
avervbody but Judge Lands Wn9
nravely sat In his box seat an0
s4ared ct the ring Of questionlns
ea4neramen and Sports wtlleLs.
The four umpires hurried over y
the Pirates bench Tor snelter
Twice the four horsemeI
Yer. Owens. Mccormick ana MOL
arity-werc summoned 49,
rora1 box. Each time they gIse1
haek 81 Che rain TO shelter "a tno
Pirate dugOut. The sports Wiz
era IN the trenches begaI1 noyylilas
for RATS. life lines, rOWDuat9 eAlu
rnbker boots. They were laclng
the great adventure ana knew =.
uncls Nicl AItrocl and his pal.
Il scnacht, suddenly appeared on
tl,e tarpaulin. zach carried an.
81 red. white and blue.
sfrir,ea and wore rubber boots Tney
marched out to the box ana put on
their fishing act ending with AIS
ifse-gaying stunt. It went over pig
with the soaked fans, as Tor Ine
first time this season the cOmedl-
ans had real water for their coma.
Loud cries from the open seats
~ ssrIav half and "call the game
v,era .stilled as the comedians kicked
and spIashed about on the canvas.
RS was the real thing, offered a.
fhe riehr time, and Judge lands
must have been glad OF the TANK
attack upon his tormentors.
Rut the rain continued. There
was no doubt Of that. Telegraph
operators began reporting short
Z ..f.,r,1ifs. Sports writer's began oil.
INC m their Webbed feet, IL any.
Tt promised TO develop into 2
roIeh afternoon. Judge Lands
remained stubborn: Curses IA
ceraged. and not al in the
frenclles occupied by the drown
Inc sports writer's. They were
apparently well scattered through
the stand.
At last at 280 o'clock by the
village clock gosh darn 1t, Judge
Landis discovered It was raining
hard enough to prevent a baseball
game. The four horsemen filed
across the field for the last time,
The announcers shouted the glad
tidings to the fans and the Wash.
ington players dug for their dress
Ing room beneath the big stand.
The sports writer's, those OF them