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Show IT PimS GAME; WILL BUTTLE TOUT For First Time in History "Rain Checks" Are Issued in Europe. ' " By DAMON BTJNYON. PARIS, Feb. 21. There Is gloom In dear old Paris, for the first baseball rain checks ever dished out In old Europe wero" handed out this afternoon by Harry Sparrow. A heavy downpour of wet rain caused the postponement. There was every indication of a big- crowd. The gladiators were gaily attired in their faded patriotic American postumes waiting wait-ing the order to invado the field, but Tip O'Xell look soundings and reported that if there were a bottom to the field he could not discover It. Rather than cause thousands of Parisians to fight duels and other things, It was announced that a game would be played tomorrow, if possible. The battalion bat-talion will leave France Monday evening and brave tho terrors of tho channel to descend upon London. The most disappointed member of the bunoh was Jim MeAleer, who Intended to break his record of not having witnessed a game on the trip between the rivals. Interest Runs High. The game tomorrow will be the first big league exhibition in Franco since the Spalding lour of 1SS9. when Governor Tener was hero. Little did the governor dream, when In this sizzling place, that twenty-five years later he would bo wrestling with Charles "Webb Murphy of Chicago and other part.", trying to convince con-vince the latter that everything was all right, but to pleare take a long vacation. vaca-tion. , . There are several amateur clubs In Paris, through the efforts of American agents, but their game Is not very well understood. Scores of the members of the American Ameri-can colonv gathered at Milton Henry's cafe and 'held a fanfosl while tho drops were plttcr-pattlng on the giound. Pick Moran to Win. Charles McCarthy, the author of the famous S30.000 check for the Johnson-Moran Johnson-Moran fight: a dozen jockeys, horse owners galore and a few expatriates are all touting Moran as the next worlds champion "on account of the speedy life of Hie black title holder. Everybody believes be-lieves tho fight Is on the level, but kind or back up on the dough part. Johnson Is now in Scotland living like u king, but Is nadly yearning for Chicago. Chi-cago. Henry's Is tho only place where Johnson Is barred from spending money. The plavcrs attended tho boxing show this evening between Jor Jeannettc of Hoboken and Alf Langford, a new "cullud" battler of somewhere. Tho game tomorrow will compete with the geegeos lit Autcull. Tho tourists are in love with Paris and hate to tear away. The condition of the players is remarkable and tho trip can leavo no bad eiTect on account of the long rests between games. |