Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-04
WENT WILD
Did Baltimors Over Its Pet Orioles, the
Champions.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 3.-2robably never be-
Gre in the history of the national game
has there been a demonstration like that
which occurred yesterday. From early
morning the streets wore holiday aspect.
Every business house and dwelling along
the route of the procession last night. al
most without exception. was covered with
the orange and black colors of the Orioles.
| All day long the streets were crowded,
many carrying ''pennant" flags, and all
wearing Oriole badges. Some women
were abroad in jackets composed OF the
Baltimore clubs colors. The situation
can be briefly stated by saying that Balti-
moro is "baseban wild"
Mingled with the crowd of "rooters' on
the streets during the day were scores OF
fakirs with RIOTERS badges" "rooters
canes, F." ''rooters ties" and in fact, about
everything that could be utilized as an
article of wearing apparel or personal
| adornment gotten up with the proper
colors, found ready purchasers, and the
small boys and Others reaped q harvest
| from the sales.
At Cumberland, on the arrival of the
train bearing the heroes" the entire city
seemed to have turned out to welcome
them The mayor of that place headed a
delegation of business men and waited on
Manager Hanlon and the team
To Thank the Orioles
on the great victory they had accom-
plishcd. Manager Hanlon was compelled
here to make short speech, in which he
hoped that the Orioles would be able to
play a game in Cumberland after "the
team has beaten the Giants in the Temple
cup series" This announcement was re-
ceived with tremendous cheering.
The reception at Hagerstown and all
other points along the journey through
Maryland was repetition of Cumberland
greeting.
The enthusiasm exhibited through the
day in Baltimore was but mild to that of
| last night, when the heroes themselves
actually arrived. The scene at Camden
station when their train pulled in was one
| of the maddcst ever witnessed in Balti-
\ more. Nothing approaching the en-
thusiastic greeting given the Baltimore
| baseball club by the mighty throng as
| sembled at the depot can be imagined by
| one not on the ground.
AS the Orioles filed out of the beauti-
| fully decorated special car, preceded by the
committee of citizens who had gone to
Washington in the morning to meet and
escort the team to this city, there was long
cheer from thousands of Threats. This
| was followed by throwing up of hats
canes and handkerchefs.
Governor Brown was the most conspicu-
Gus "rooter' in the first carriage, just in
advance of the one containing Baltimore's
| idols. Others in carriages were nearly all
the prominent men in the city. As the
carriages containing the Orioles came
slowly along Baltimore street. the footing
of horns, ringing of BELLS together with
| the constant noise caused by the firing of
rockets, etc, caused a racket that will long
live in every Baltimorean's memory
Prominent through the entire parade were
| displayed transparencies.
After the procession had gone through
| the principal streets of the city, they
headed for the Fifth Regiment armory,
where a reception was held in order to
give the public an opportunity 20 still fur
ther demonstrate the affection with which
the "pets" are held in Baltimore.
| After the reception, which lasted about
two hours, the players were escorted to the
| Hotel Rennert, where a banquet wound
up the DAYS festivities. Following is
| Manager Hanlon's Speech:
can only say that this is the proudest mo-
ment in all my long baseball career. We have
| worked hard all the season and have strained
every nerve to bring to Baltimore that glori-
| Gus emblem of victory, which to me and TO the
| hardest wor'sing team ever organized is the
| proudest trophy in the land.
| 1t has been hard fight all through, and in the
| last few weeks the strain has been almost I'M
IL.
and anxiety, count as nothing tonight am
| more than rcra.d by the knowledge that our
eff ortS have been so highly appreciated by this
| warm-hcartcd baltimore public. Against all
| opposition, in the face of the fcrcest compcti-
| ton ever known i'll the history of baseball,
| after hard fight to the bitter end the cham
] pio, ,ip has been brought to Baltimore 1t
has be, fairly AMI square,y won by sheer
merit, and no envious, sna,ling critic can be-
| little it.
The glory of this achievement besr TX first
| for the faithful men who have WON the Oriole
uniform on so many hot fields. l glad of
this opportunity to speak my opinion of them.
| Never has it been my good fortune to be
| sociatcd with such n loiy of
Intelligent, Willing Men.
| Their whole soul he's been in the fight from
start to fin sh, and al the glory is theirs.
| That I have been permitted to act as their
| leader O I'd Manager l esteem an honor ana
| privilege. l co lsider the pres mt Baltin.or,
| team Il c finest body o. ba 1ebill players ever
| gotten tcg thsr. They are ball players, men
| ard gen men, every one cf them.
| To bring ~ III a BODY of men together has
been no easy to H. a I'd right here wish to say
| that its accempli 'hmcnt has been made pos
| sible b. the good sense AMI aniability OF Harry
| Vonderhorst
| And now gentlemen, allow me to thank you
| again, ard if closing let me hazard pro
| phecy that the champions of 81 will b, the
| champions of '95.
MilNE SCHOONER SANK.