Lampy's Woop Seeks Pluvius To Damp Crime's 23-2 Reign

"The nice thing about New England weather," said 'Poonprexy Clemens R. Woop ocC yesterday, "Is that it might rain on Thursday." With a nervous glance at sunny skies overhead, the Dutch Tile entrepreneur told newsmen that his pawky band of funnymen were holding daily prayers for a deluge which might eliminate the 23-2 pasting by the CRIMSON's diamond forces, scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

Meanwhile, R. Sibley (The Cat) Ludendorf, playing manager of the CRIMSON's high-flying nine, declined to name a starting hurler from among the 23 veterans of last year's aggregation which eked out 23-2 win over the 'Poon. "I hear they have only two lettermen back," he chuckled confidently. "And you know what that means."