The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-12
Rousing Tribute Paid
( eorgian at All Stars
Athletic GameHere.
M 'ALEER'o CROWD
DOWNS MACKMEN
In Hardhitting Contest Before
Crowd of 5000, All-Stars
Score Thirteen Runs to
Eight, Though Batting
Honors Easy-Krause
Knocks Home Run.
BY cts MALBEnT.

Richmond had its first real taste OF
major league baseball yesterday. when
Jimmie McAleer's All-Stars defeated
the champion Athletics l3 to in a
gama marked more by the attacking
power, of both teams than by any bril-
liant defensive tactics. To-day Rich
mond is smacking it's lips in pleasant
retrospection and wishing for more OF
the same kind.
Long before the hour set for the
gates to open at the ball yard steady
stream of humanity. wavering between
the great baseball contest and the al
lurements of Richmond Day at the
state Fair. was vending its way west
ward. From indications 1t appeared
that a unanimous mind decided to d.
vide the time between both places.
Broad Street Park was crowded. 1t
was rot damned and packed. for con-
siderate management decided to sell
no more tickets than there were seats
in the park. For once u crowd was
comfortable.
Favor A1I-Stnrs.
Starting out as a non partisan unit
favoring neither team, the people soon
showed their favoritism, and when Ty
Cobb came slowly through the west
entrance and walked past the grand
Sbdilu To- the CONtEeu players DenCU, 1t
was settled once and for all-the ALL
Stars were clearly the choice of the
thousands. Walking along with Cobb
was Norman Elberfeld. the Tabasco
Kid. he who more than decade ago
wore Richmond uniform and did
such stunts, that a ar-seeing big league
manager carried him to Philadelphia
to take the place OF another famed
Richmonder. Billy Nash.
The Athletics had arrived probably
a half-hour before. and they came in
style Friends of the players and
many to whom the individuals were
unknown, but whose sympathies were
with the White Elephants. had fur
nished automobiles to bring the team
TO the ball park. Riding in the first
motor car to enter the Enclosure was
Cornelius McGillicuddy. just as long
and lean and lanky as reports have
made him out TO be- and so sombre and
awescme in his black frock coat. black
tie and black derby that one wondered
II he could really be the man by whom
his men swear and for whom they are
willing to take all manner of chances
so that victory might come their way.
Mack Accorded Welcome.
There was no mistaking Connie
Mack, by which shorter and more Gu
phonious handle he Is best known
The crowd craned Its collective neck.
1t looked. wondered Il moment, then
satisfied itself that IL was really Con-
ME Mack. and then it yelled. Connie
doffed his hat, and the smile which no
one guessed was in his makeup became
apparent. II was the smile which won
him new friends and frightened his hold
on those he already possessed among
the local contingent.
was forgotten in the galaxy which
followed Ira Thomas. laughing al, the
time; Paddy Livingston. Chubby Lapp.
who looks like a mountain of flesh
1or convenience packed into small space
put who runs like a hare; Big Chief
bender, living picture OF the race
rom which he sprang; Danny Murphy.
Topsy Hartsel. Frank Baker. Morgan
and Jack Coombs were In the next van
load. Close on their heels came an
other car. with Harry Davis riding
with the chauffeur and protecting Amos
Strunk' who looks little but isn't; Jack
barry. Eddie Collins. Handsome Der
rick, a newcomer. but conner never-
theless; Andy Krause, who doesn't hit
often. but hits EN- hard when he does.
and last, but by no means least. Bris-
coe Lord, the hard-hitting left fielder.
Crowd Good-Natured.
Out on the field they trotted and
began the prelimlnaries of the contest
which was presently to take Mace
Cameramen strutted Nround swapping
hrst this one and that. Occasionally
one Of the band. feeling his oats a
little. would turn a trick which was
new hereabouts. and then the crowd
yelled some more. 1t was a happy
crowd. all right. And it was willing
TO applaud every man on the field.
Even the jumps were appiauded. But
even so mighty an aggregation as the
Athletics. regarded by MANY as the
greatest baseball team the world has
ever produced. can suffice, In anticina-
tion of Ty Cobb.
The All-Stars. all but Cobb and Null
lin, didn't get to Richmond until 1:40
yesterday afternoon. A hurried trim
TO the hotel was necessary to change
from travelling garb into baseball toys.
so that 1t was nearly O'clock when
they reached the park. AS the hour
for the game approached an air OF
expectancy pervaded the stands. 1t
made itself felt through hurried
chances among the individuals In the
grandstand; by continued nudgings;
by whfsperings among the weaker YES
sells, who assaNed their escorts with
questions as to when Cobb would ar
rive, or was Hal Chase as handsome
as .he is said to be.
Presently from the western section
of the lot came a buzz. Then there
was yell. Quietly. 1t began among
the masses in the north bleaahers, and
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