New-York tribune., 1906-06-13
THE GIANTS CELEBRATE
BASEBALL PENNANT UP
Defeat By Cincinnati Only Disao.
pointing Feature of Occasion


at the Polo Grounds yesterday by a sco,. !.
6 to I was the only disappointing featur. =
connection with the elaborate celebration \, - "a
Of the home team winning the worlds char,1,-o' h"'
ship pennant last year. After paradinr s,-s1s
the streets OF the city and being laussd .sa sa
chsered by thousands OF enthusiastic sa,. 100
was unseernly that the champions shonIs -
TO live UP 10 their name. Some 20OOo ra
watched the game and did their best To e,co~.~
the Giants. but to no avail. Cfncinns,, -
played second fiddle IN the celebration h,,
IL came to playing bail there was anoshs,
TO tell and the Giants no longer bsrs ~
centre OF the stage
While the game was Disappointing tha
and general jollifcation at the Polo ca
were highly successful and furnished ,.,.-
entertainment for the enthusiastic ro,Io,r~- :"
the team The weather conditions c,-,,z u
have been improved on. and altose,ha- :. D NO~
a great day for the Giants
The parade started from Union snna-.
o'clock. and the line Of march was dow, 80 ~
way to CITY Hall. where IL was ravsr-.s "
Mayor Mcclellan. From there the na-,s."
continued TO the Battery. where II ds,b.,.as
and the teams took a special train IN ~. D.
Grounds '
The parade was led by a dstachr,s,, :.
mounted police under command OF Rounss-,,n
Wood. OF the Sd Precinct. City Han ~,
ten aids were placed at different locations alor.
the line Of the parade to keep back ths crr,s
and to clear the way. The mounted nan ,.r.
followed by four bicycle policemen. ana ,,..
came the grand marshal. Max A. Crarsr 49,,
his two assistants. George schwegIer and
Baldwin Following them came score or r,,..
amateur baseball clubs of greater New Wv.
in hat cIrrb,
bearing some insignia OF the sport in the ,bsn.
of a bat. mask or a glove. In the finn, !,
their ranks was a banner bearing this inscr,n.
tion: Honorary escort 70 the worlds cham.
plOns by the amateur clubs OF greater New
York"
The Giants and members Of the Cncfnnss
team followed In automobiles. The Glan,z vora
new white uniforms. On the front OF which we,
the words. Worlds Champions" cool brsezs
made it necessary for several OF the PLAYERS
to wear their green topcoats. which lent touch
of color
Although Mathewson has been pitching poorly
this season it was plain that. next to Mctraw
he was the popular hero. Both rode IN the
same car. and each came in for great ovation
At the ceremonies that followed later at the
grounds the enthusiasm for these two men was
Just as marked Mike Donlin. who has been out
of the game for more than three weeks with
broken leg. also came in for much applause.
A silk banner was offered as a prize to the
amateur baseball club that made the best ap-
pearance in the parade. This was won by the
Webster baseball team. composed OF boys from
sixteen TO eighteen years Of age.
Harry Pulliam president Of the National
League and Garry Herman. of the national
commission. who were in one Of the automobiles
In the parade. had 10 leave the line at Brooms
street, owing TO their machine catching FIRE
The 9TH and 69th regiment bands furnlsned
music In the parade while at the Polo Grounds
the Catholic Boys ProtectOry Band gave con
cert from . o'clock until the game started
When the players returned TO the POO GroundS
the real ceremonies began The stands We're
prOfusely decorated with bunting and flags The
entire field was hedged in with color, and from
the clubhouse to the top OF two tall hagpoleS al
the east end OF the field were strung flags OF al
nations. Each person who attended The game
received a small purple silk souvenir flag, and
this added to the general scene. Fireworks were
shot off from the home plate. and occasionally a
big bomb loaded with paper etfgtes, which
fiOated gracefully overhead made the nervous
enthusiast wish that he had remained at home
Shortly before t o'clock the membe-S OF oet
the New York and Cincinnati teams appeareI
on the field in automobiles and, after making
several circuits, Shey went 10 the clubhouse
where they formed in two files and, led oy tiIs
Catholic PrOteCtOry Band. proceeded up lh5
diamond. while the crowd cheered ana snoulst;
The players formed IN a sernt-circle with parel
heads and listened attentively 70 the sh9Il
speech made by Mr. Hermann Then PatricA
MCGOWAN, president OF the Board OF Aldermen
en- behalf of the city ard the team thai repre-
sents it. accepted the worlds championship n1ss
When the teams took the field the fans ES seIS.ea
back hoping and expecting a victory "l.so
was in the box for the champions. put he weS y1
hit freely and TO make matters worse IN. .S
support was bad. Wetmer piIcned IoL -.
cfnnati and was at his best The Glahss So
four scattered hits Off his delivery ana tliS 'N'
the story Of their defeat .u.a
Huggins. Seymour and Kelly, the nrs1 ,,o 80,
men up IN the first inning. each made s'ls. ss.s
scoring run for the visitors N lnT ,Ij, L
inning the Giants tied the score, Wnea U0j -
doubled, got 70 third Gilberts sae%rnce % a.
scored on the thrOw-tn OF BoWernlall > ILLS -, ~
With the bases full in the sixth hliis, TN, S
mOur. for Cincinnati. sent out sinse, se ssj-s
Schlei and WeiHer. and IN the eiShln AI .IIv
three more runs were made in batting EaA''
which settled the game. The score follows.
YORK.