Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15


with all the grace of thoroughly trained
men, their businesslike uniforms or mot
tied gray forming a striking contrast to
the equally workmanlike black PICKED
out with white of the uiants, who are
away over on our left and also mildly
practicing.
spring 1 sincerely hope some of the
widest fans are going to arise from
somewhere near my seat. Some of their
cries are tremendously interesting TO
foreigner like myself
/ have just seen the little hunchback
who is mascot to the Athletics.
I am afraid l am superstittous, and my
money goes on Philadelphia. At Monte
Carlo we always try to touch hunch-
back before entering the room. and many's
the time I have backed and won on
thirteen after touching some irate hunch-
back, whom every one is trying to pat
without his knowing it.
1 have just seen the Giants mascot.
little Spike Hennesy, a dear little follow.
but that darned old superstition of the
hunchback sticks to me. My money stays
where it is, and l am spending 1t already
before the game has begun.
Some of the fans are already waving
flags and loud cries applaud any clever
practice hit or catch.
The most crowded of the stands are the
bleachers; there is apparently not a va
cant seat, and in fact, there scarcely
seems seat vacant anywhere. Inc pho-
tographers are eager for copy they are
now engaged photographlng themselves,
now it is the umpires.
They are off.
The greatest game of 1911. perhaps the
largest attended game that America mas
ever seen, has started.
Immense enthusiasm. Most of the peo-
pie and all the fans are standing.
Snodgrass of New York got home on
fine hit by Herzog. There's electricity in
the air. We're going to see some star
Ting play Yet. Up TO now the pitchlng
has been the feature. so brilliant on botn
sides that there has not been single
lollopoper ball. They have ali been brain
and eye tw sters and what hits there
have been made have not been sensa
tional and have been quickly tieloed
thai the score board is almost a blank in
points up to now TO land about hair
the game over.
Just as | speak, a fine hit is made by
Oldring Of Philadelphia, the best OF the
day, and it was clean, long and low, and
not catchable at any point, and he went
to second base on 1t. The bleacherS have
just risen enmaSSe.
1 inquire what for: they tell me to
rest. 1t is a case Of sardine packing, all
right nice enough if you are next to
If you have got opposition fan shout
ing down your lett ear and man with
a Chinese gong on your right.
Another fire hit by Mathewson, the
New York pitcher. clean, but a skier
only lands him on first base The Phi la
dephia mascot has just been on the home
plate TO pick, up a flung away bat UOes
it pOrtend some fine hit? Wait and see
L believe in mascots; L am sure it does
| have Just seen two lady fans on the
lower stand, just at the back OF the press
stand. They are both pretty. | wish /
were sitting near them. They have blue
flags, and one has a peacock feather in
her hat and the other mauve ostriches
They must have come from Philadelphia,
they have such good lungs.
The game is nearing its end; there is
nothing to it yet.
The Giants have won: the score is 2
to /.
Now for Philadelphia. l think of that
inspiring old song L have loved all my
life; il always stirred me strangely-'I
Am Oft to Philadelphia in the Mo ming"
What game-a sight for the gods,