New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-17
Roofs of Houses Outside the Park
a Mimic Grandstand.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LUCK
Small BOY Misses Game, but
Runs OF with the Home
Run Ball.
Il 80 = 90 rrlhun. J

game FOR the worlds baseball title. Each
family who paid rent or boosted owner
shin was represented IN all its multitude
nous branches and ramifcations Some ~
the ancestral trees showed astonishing de-
velopment. Uncles. brothers, grandfathers
and cousins, once twice and thrice removed
we're on hand They occupied window sites
and amateur grandstands built on the
roofs and they were not far short OF 800.
The seats not pre-empted by the relatives
were at good Drices-even UP to e.
IT'S a hard thing to lose a game on only
four hits" was the plant OF New YORK
rooter at dinner tonight.
It's hard thing 70 win game on four
hits" was a ready. snappy answer.
The Giants did not lack for rooters, who
came over from New York fully three
thousand strong. The trouble Is they had
so little 70 cheer about that they were swal-
lowed up In the human maelstrom that
sursed around and finally over the Attn
etics. Only born and bred Philadelphians
can be seen about the streets tonight
The visitors slipped quietly of by the way
of North Philadelphia.
The quarterback Of Turkish battleship
high up in the second tier. 1t was fairly
bombarded with foul balls during the BAT
ting practice. man had 70 look UP from
his copy paper every three words 10 dodge
the flying missiles.
There was Young player named Baker.
Who struck out IN the first IKE a fskir;
But when the sine came
To sew up the came
All declared he was quite a run-maker.
One youngster was bemolning his hard
luck outside the fence. as he stood with
straining ears to catch the crumbs that
fell from the proud holders OF reserved
seats along the top of the barrier Sud-
denly a roar went up. and the next instant
A new white. gllstenlng ball dropped from
the clouds, as II were A wild scramble
followed. but the youngster in question
bobbed up with the precious souvenir fresh
from Frank Bakers bat and rushed OF TO
defend Il from his covetous companions.
| He knew by intuition what had happened
and shouted as he ran: This Is the ball
! that done tt
Ben shlbe. chief owner Of the White
Elephants. made the visiting newspaper
men welcome at his park and showed them
every courtesy through Joseph ~ Nc
and in his genial way insisted on everybody
| feeling as IL he was at his own fresde.
/ Everything was made as easy and COM
/ Portable as possible for the baseball writers
| in their efforts 10 get all the news that was
wise to print Even the creature COM
forts were not oyerloolled-and the sand
witches tasted good.
One Jolly soul enjoyed himself on the
! o'clock special from New York by scatter
ing snuff freely IN two or three cars.
Everybody sneezed and sneezed. and. OF
course. everybody had just the happiest
time and quickly passed a vote Of thanks
to Slr. A. BNthertns Pest
"Rubs" Marquard and Otis Crandall
warmed up for New York and the man
who won twenty-four games out Of thirty
| for the Giants this year was chosen. He
had an unhappy time in the first and sixth
innings. otherwise ne did everything ex-
pected and a little bit more. He was I'M
fortunate in the length Of the hits ne al
! lowed. The number was right enough.
! Four hits are just as good as ten II they
come at the right time and are long
/ enough-so the fans here think.
"Devore struck out four times. and nine
of the strikes were called said a man
on hts way out OF the park
Yes" came the quick retort from ono
who was marked Broadway, and who
was the player who drove IN the winning
run for New York on Saturday with a two
Dagger off Bendcr's delivery"
That's ancient history" came the reply.
! Yes" followed the retort courteous, and
this strike-out talk will be worse than
post-mortem by tomorrow"
This city has little ticket scandal al It's
own and il no whit behind New York In
walking from the Broad Street Station 70
the BeIevue-Stratford. some five or six
squares. as they say over here, thrty-eight
! spectators were counted offering seats at
| from 81 20 S. and selling them
| An omen-In 1905 the Giants beat the Ath-
letics. Matty VS. Plank, IN the first game
| for the worlds title at TO 0. and the Atn-
letics beat the Giants. Bender VS.. Nc
Ginnity. in the second game at TO 0. Then
the Giants won the next three and the
championship. VIII history repeat itssHf
The fans want to know.
game without base on balls is Ike
John d. Rockefeller without dollar or
subway train in the rush hours without
strap hanger.
Hughie Jennings, manager OF the Detroit
Tigers Afty-one weeks OF the year and
fuu fedged reporter the other one, was
crowding his way out OF the stand when
sonnebody shouted Hey! Hushie, WHAT DID
! Won think of Bakers wallopY -
! II used 10 hit 'em that way myself
laughingly answered Jennings
! Yes and I used 70 see you 40 H. cams
a high treble from another quarter. linen
everybody within hearing smiled audloN'
Philadelphia may be sleepy town. out IL
"a wide awake enough 20 show more con-
| eideration 90 the mornings and even
! ings'' than ia the case in New YORK FER
/ baDs the power OF the press ana what ~ mas
! done Tor baseball are more FUZZY appreciate
| ed.
20 L. Plank" read a big red sign on
! bousatop lust before the game began.
| later II said something about toodstun'
! mt that first fash was the ink.
| Charles Victory Faust was among those
| present lie has lost his powers but not
/ his good humor.
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