The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-14
CHICAGO HAS
A HOLIDAY
City and County Officers and
Courts Close in Honor
of Comiskey.
SEE PENNANT RAISED
Mayor Busse and All the Aldermen
and Other High Moguls
Are There.

With the weather conditions all that
could be desired, thousands of fans
turned out today to witness the rails
ing of the worlds champion pennant
at the south side grounds and the pen
nant parade. which started at the cor
ner OF Washington and LaSalle streets
at 1 o'clock. The roster included:
Two Hundred Mounted fans"
Richert's band.
Marshal ]. A. Stenard.
Mayor Busse, Chief of Police Shippy
and President Comiskey.
National baseball commission.
Washington ball club.
Worlds champion White Sox.
City council
County board.
Band.
Elks and Fifteen club.
Local baseball teams.
"101 Ranch" band.
Indians and Cowboys.
Fife and drum corps.
Mayor Busse started the afternoons
sport by pitching the first ball to
Chief Shippy All the chief moguIs Of
the city hall were present, and so
many fans fought for admission that
the gates were opened before IL o'clock
in order to save the fences.
The greatest Roman Of them alI,'
is the manner IN which Charles Com
iskey is designated in the set OF reso-
lutions drawn UP yesterday by the
board of county commissioners. Will
liam Umbach is the author of the
resolutions, which will be ceremon-
iousiy presented to Comiskey on the
grounds this afternoon.
Aldermen Close City Hall.
The motion to give the city hall en-
ployes a half holiday in order to allow
them to witness the pennant raising
was offered by Alderman NJ. ]. Fore
man just as the council was about to
adjourn last night. The council was
in a proper mood and the motion went
through with a shout. The health, po-
lice. fire and electrical departments,
which never close entirely are ex-
cepted. The aldermen had been warm
ed up to the baseball fever by Alder
man Michael McInerney, who pronounc-
ed an eulogy on Comiskey.
National Commission In Autos.
Chairman Hermann and Messrs.
commission were expected to arrive
in the city this morning. They will
lend their official dignity to the event
and occupy automobiles in the parade,
which. aside from the mounted fans
from the stockyards and the Indians
and cowboys, will be exclusively a
'honk- -honk' affair.
When the procession reaches the
ball park the automobiles will be driv-
en- through the gates and surround the
outfleld for the flag raising. The
musicians of the three bands will play
in unison when the worlds champions
get on the end of the long rope to pull
the thirty five foot championship ban
ner to the top of the pole.
South Side Baseball Park, May Ii,
"A moro ideal for worlds pennant
raising celebration could not have been
asked for. Despite the fact that the
weather man had promised snow
hurries and rain for this afternoon. the
inc1ement weather held off until the
festivities were run off as per sched-
ule.} A gSeat crowd gathered here
this afternoop to see the worlds cham
piOnships pennant raising. They came
from all directions. Every one who
could arrange came out The women
folks were well scattered throughout
the grandstand.
Long before the parade from dov-r
down arrived the park was well packed
The boi polloi gathered en- masse ir
the right field bleachers. and wher
the choice section became too packe,
they drifted out toward center field
The grandstand boxes were all sold ou
long before the game was scheduled t,
start
What shout from the crowd wen
up when the bands and paraders ar
rived. The cheering was deafeninl
when the champions led the processio'
across the field toward the center fel
pole, where the pennant was raised.
The big feature Of presentation wa
the formation of hollow squar
southeast OF the catcher. In this squar,
Mayor Busse Charles Comiskey, Carr
Hermann and the ballplayers. the grea
pennant held aloft behind them. he'll
convocation and heard speeches
A long line of autos in left field an
the stock yards horsemen in righ
field was as impressive as a scene i
the prymaids of Europe
The flag went up at SOL, amid a roa
Of cannon crackers. the pole swaye
and broked short of. Cries OF disma
and the flag fell on about 200 bleaehe
boys.
The game was called promptly a
$50. After Washington failed t
score in the first half of the frs
ming rain fel Ii ntorrents. causing tn
time to be called. and later the gam
VAS declared of on account of rain an
hearrr grounds