New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
BEANEATERS In CAMP
BROAD STREET DID 1T.
Boston Nay .Kno5o AU About Cod
fish Balls, but Not Baseball.
Poor old Boston poor old Boston.
Hear them EghinS.
Hear them crying.
Poor old Boston. poor old Boston.
How hard they're trying.
RUT THEY CAN'T WIN

The New York curb brokers took the stiffness
out OF the tail OF the sacred Goldfish Of Beacon Hi
yesterday, when their brethren OF the unlisted Sc
curity came down from Boston and tried 10 play
ball with them up at the American League Park
Last year when Broad Street went To the town o
beans State Street trimmed Il to the tune OF IL
TO 9. Broad Street got square yesterday, FOR the
score at the end OF the game stood to II favor
OF the homo team
The grounds of the Highlsnders don't often ges
a crowd like that OF yesterday. when u-26o ONCE
boys. chorus girls curb men and others went to
the game OF course. chorus girl likes tbs wall
Street brand better. but Broad Street curb
broker is lust as good" when poor girl has 10
stay IN town IN the summertime. There were twice
as many ONCE boys there were brokers' and as
many chorus girls there were offcs boys The
rest Of the multitude consisted OF wives and others
Boston Ioss IA the crowd before the game
was started. and harder to md afterward
Thirty Bostonians cams down on the Yale. land
ing here yesterday morning. after telling the cap
tain Just how he should his boat Three OF
them volunteered steer her for the skipper. but
he said that the rules OF the company forbade It.
and also he had certain reasons Of his own. He
was probably Jealous. they decided An automobile
was waiting TO carry them TO luncheon at the
Hotel Marlborough and those who survived New
York hospitality managed TO reach the grounds in
fairly good condition.
That the garne was going TO be interesting was
known the minute Christy Hassett was announced
the New York State League. until his decisions
became too humorous. Thereafter they threw him
into the canal until II got to be such habit that
after q game he would throw himself In 70 save
trouble for the crowd He was accommodating
even IL at the end OF tho season he used 10 cheat
them out Of some OF their sport by wearing a suit
OF mail.
Those brokers turned out to bo good ball
players, too. The whole game was played with a
snappiness that made some OF the regulars who
tbofC talIf 1OtttS a
few Of them to play there all the time The game
undecided TO the last moment. Boston going IN
TO bat with New York only one run ahead BIZ
White a mighty good amateur third baseman'
swung for a single with man out Charlie
Borg the centre fielder for New York. tried TO make
a real grandstand catch, which not only gave
White his base. but an added one. As Platt STRAIT
ton. the pitcher. picked up the ball on the oeated
throw-n, White stole third. and stood there walt
ing to come home. Kilduff, the catcher. then filed
out to Willie Allen In left field who made per
feet throw just IN tune to catch White In smother
OF dust at the plate. Boston was out then. having
missed their chance TO tie the score by the smallest
fraction of a second. but Il wasn't Whites fault
Boston scored right away in the nrst inning
Jim Dealy, the first baseman. coming homo on a
drive from Frank Coleman, the right fielder, that
almost knocked the boy off the ladder at the score
board. Mr.. Dealy box Of cigars for making
the first run, and sent most OF the cigars right over
to the press box without lighting There was
reason
In the fourth inning New York tied the score by
we'll timed batting and then both sides felt little
tired when they got In the field. and each brought
In three runs by hitting, but by the only loose
playing in the game. The winning run was made
in the sixth inning. marked by remarkable play
ing by the New Eorkers amateur base runners
Denny Woods. the catcher safe when White
fumbled the ball at third base stole second and
then third while the ball being tossed about the
diamond Allen, the left fielder got to second base
on another foolish throw. Kiduf, who had just
succeeded Fred Cronin catcher. his fingers hav-
ing been overworxed by signalling calls and puts.
kept furnbling the ball. and Woods managed to get
home with the winning run. Allen was so anxious
to follow him that he got caught stealing third The
team was retired with else on base.
Percy Guard. the manager Of the victors. who
used to catch Baltimore in the bygone days then
took the team and their friends down to the MARI
borough for dinner. Most of the Bean Eaters at
late hour last night were still hopeful of getting
horne by Monday morning, but