Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-09
OH, JOY! FANS, L0OK!!.
Gladstone Tidings, These, for
the Truly Faithful.
SEE TIGERS AND CUBS PLAY
Stars Electric Score Board to Be
Right on the Job.
WILL REPRODUCE EVERY PLAY
No Call for a Crouch as ThereIl Be
Plenty of Room for
Everybody.
WILL REPRODUCE EVERY PLAY
y. Stcinfeldt, Moran. sitting

Here's whole bunch of gladstone It'd
ings for the faithful fans Of WASHINGTON:
Come closer and listen,
Detroit, where the Tigers and the Cuhs
meet tomorrow for the first game of the
world championship series, NAV be
mighty far away. but The Stars big cleo
trio score board is right here and on the
job.
Now amt that gladstone? WHAT
Yesterday. when the Cubs put the
Giants on the rollers and skidded EN-
over into the next county, many a Local
enthusiast bit a budding sob in half and
liked home, trying to forget his sorrow
For>with the Giants and the Tigers fight
ing for the pennant of two leagues, there
would have been games in little old New
York and little old New York is Just a
suburb of Washington when world
series Is on. Oh. there had been nifty
little trips planned by some folks here
In toWn-but the plans didn't take Into
account the assault on Matty the Mighty
and the real ring-around-the-r rosy playing
of Frank Chances children
No Call for a Crouch.
But there's no call for crouch Those
tans who cluttered up the street around
The Star office during the championship
series last fall voted the electric score
board the nearest thing to the real game
that ever came to town After simnle
scores by innings or the megaphoning of
plays. this electric diamond comnlicated
in construction. but simple in demon
stration, was as welcome to the average
fan as million-dollar legacy.
Why, 1t is THE GAME, 1t shows every
piay-every play. mind Sou-from the
time the gent with the indicator calls the
nrst man to the plate to the very last
out 1t skips nothing; misses nothing
1t shows balls and strikes. strikeoutS
bases on balls. fouls, flies sacrifice hits
assists, bingles, two-sackers three-bae-
gers, homers-every single solitary play
of the game.
Indicates Each PLAY.
But more than this. 1t doesn't simply
tell about the plays. 1t shows them as
they are made. About the only difference
between this electric diamond and the
real thing is that on the score boarf;
the plays are shown by accurately flashed
electric lights. Every flash means some
thlnS and means it so plainly that he
who runs may read-if he happens to he
a fan.
Last year. it will be remembered. the
big electric score board was on the nth
street side of the building right 10 in the
avenue corner. That was pretty good
place and thousands upon thousands of
rams damned into 18th street, and. over
moving clear across Pennsylvania avenue
to the post office and beyond, followed
the quick-flying flashes with breathIess
interest.
This year the board has been put in a
still better place-on the 18th street side
OF the building. but back over the door
farthest from tn eavenue Being placed
out from the building at an angle, there
is whole lot more room on 18th street
for folks TO stand. People on the avenue
can see just as well. and better, too. than
was the case last year.
Off-the-Bat Information.
1t goes without saying that in order to
feed off-the-bat informa ION to the cleo
trio diamond and reproduce tomorrow's
game and the other game between the De-
troit and Chicago teams accura tely and
quickly arrangements have been made for
the most efficient service possible. In ad-
dition to the regular reports of the game
from two press associations The Star will
he a direct Western Union wire from
the Detroit ball yard to an improvised
office behind the operating board of the
electric diamond. The game the dia-
mond here will be'not more than five
minutes behind the game on the diamond
in Detroit And that is coming some.
Harry Fry. sporting editor of The Star
will preside at this end of that direct
wire and Henry Hanford. who has slept
alongside the electric diamond for the
past two weeks. and has practiced ITS
operation all his waking hours Will make
the fash flash reproduction of every play
He won't make mistake. If he does he
won't admit il.
Everybody Will Be Welcome.
Will the fans turn out tomorrow" Will
they" Does d hound dog like hot pot
ticker? Is the ocean wet in October?
Everybody is welcome. TIE street is as
FREE as air. and is the game. the ma
tional game played on a green diamond
with electric lights instead of men. About
the only thing missing will be Hughey
Jennings patent screech. the yowlngs of
ball-mad bunch of Tiger-town rooters