Evening star., 1936-10-01

third game unless young Hal Schu-
macher bests Vernon tGoofy) Gomez
of the Yankees in the second game
tomorrow. Should Schumacher make
it two straight for the National
League champions, Terry. of course,
would be in a position to gamble.
The postponement caused a shift
in President Roosevelt's world series
plans. He will witness tomorrow's
game, but it will be played in the
Polo Grounds instead Of the Yankee
Stadium.
BuIlpen Under Water.
Polo Grounds employees said Il
would have been impossible to play
the game today. They said the bullper
in left field was under six inches o
water and that, contrary to usua
custom, only the pitchers box anc
home plate had been covered with
tarpaulin.
Asked why the customary procedure
of covering the entire inf1eld had no.
been carried out, they said that thu
grounds were so wet after yesterday
game that 1t was thought best to give
them a chance to dry out The heavy
rain during the night ruined that par.
ticular strategy.
Less than two hours after the game
had been postponed, the sun burst
through the clouds and began its par
ticular job of drying out the playing
field.
As soon as they saw the sun. mem
bers Of the Yankees who had sat
around in the club house. began tc
grumble.
Gomez Disappointed.
Gomez heard the news and shouted
Can you imagine that? Called OF
on account Of sunshine"
He went out to take look at the
field. and then reported: 1T looks all
right to me-"
What do do?" he moaned. go
home and worry all night. 1 don't get
a wink Of sleep and then I get up and
go to a restaurant and I order the
biggest steak in the place. Boy,
figure I'm really gonna have power
out there. And what happens? They
call the ball game off,"
1T was pretty bad when the COM
missioner looked at the field" said
Tony Lazzeri soothingly. Il don't
blame him for postponing it."
Next door some members of the
Giants sat around making out their
income tax statements or busted
themselves with matters Of similar
import. Terry remained in his ofiice
and worked on next Springs training
trip schedule.
Terry Admits Break"
The Giants manager admitted the
postponement was break" for the
Giants inasmuch as Hubbell will get
that extra day of rest, but he de-
clined to say whether he would start
the southpaw in the third game.
my plans are to use Hal Schu-
macher tomorrow" Terry said. and
after that Ill probably use Fred Fitz-
simmons, but there's nothing definite
about that. Ill give out my pitching
selection definitely the day before each
game and not until then"
Terry was one Of the last to leave
the Polo Grounds. He waited around
to get his bad nnee treated with hot
towels and bandaged.
Betting Odds Changed.
The pitching mastery OF Hub
bell and the mud-horse talent Of his
mates shifted the betting odds sharply
in favor of the Giants. The betting
fraternity about-faced from the pre-
vious odds of II to 20, with the Yam
KEGS favorite, and made it 1 to s. and
take your choice.
They came up out Of their huddle,
however. with Gomezs erratic speed
balling the 3-to-S choice to take the
second game over Schumacher and
even things up for the manner in
which Hubbell subdued Murderer's
Row 20 successfully In yesterdays
opener.
To the base ball experts. who saw
the American League champions OUT
snarted and outplayed, finally reach
ing the point where their defense
came apart in the opening test, 1t
appeared the wagering men were
more than generous in making the
Yankees favorites for the second
game. Schumacher's return to form
the pitching edge Hub
bell already has given the Giants. In
short, the Yankees faced . rout un-
less they put on q speedy comeback
with their big sticks. -t
Only 3o.4l9 Of the faithful paid
$172,157 to see the opening tilt, far
Oh the nearly $4,000 capacity ex-