Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
GREAT CROWD TO
SEE FIRST GAME
Pent-Up Enthusiasm Sure to
Result in a Record Break
ing Attendance.
FANS WANT GLIMPSE
OF THEIR BEST TEAM
Many Delegations From Other
Cities Will Watch Openins
Contest Here.
BY II. C. BYRD.

oliver GoldSrnlth's Deserted
Village did such a place really
exist, would resemble a denselv
populated center compared To
what the downtown district of
Washington is likely to be next
Tuesday afternoon. The Execu-
tive and Vice President of the
nation, government dignitaries,
legislators, lawyers, doctors, diplo-
mats, ambassadors, capitalists,
business men and laborers will
lay aside their tasks, surge their
way into the ball park, and in one
great heterogeneous mass paw
loyal tribute to the greatest ball
club that has ever represented the
National Capital.
For Washington, at last, has a
real base ball team. There is not
one particle of doubt about it.
Never before in the history of
base ball in the District has nine
shown the consistent ability that
has the one which will come home
tomorrow morning from its trium-
phal tour. The wonderful form
shown in its recent games is not
fash. 1t is an absolute guam
tity that will continue to be a
stable factor in its unprecedented
success.
Washington is wild. Base BALL
Base ball! That is all that can
be heard. On every hand, and in
every walk of life, men have lost
sight of almost everything else
and talk always OF "the team"
The followers of the game are
coming into their own-a winning
team-and are showing that they
can appreciate it. There has never
been a time when the National
Capital was SO impregnated with
the spirit Of the national game.
The great leveling cosmopolitan force
ii at work The wonderful playing of
the Nationals has caused unparalleled
discussion everywhere. Presidents or
great companies ask the opinions OF their
office boys, and the highest officials OF the
government stop to talk over the. sftua-
ton with their youngest clerks. NO mat
ter what phase of the game is discussed.
the conversation always turns TO the
home coming of the players and the Ques-
ton of going to the game is the fnevtta-
BILE issue.
Great Crowd Will Attend Opener.
Without an exception. provided condi-
lions are in anywise favorable the great
est congregation Of people that ever at
tended an enclosed event of any kind in
the capital will push and crowd itself In
to the American League ball park Tues
day afternoon. Everybody wants to get
a glimpse Of the men, some OF whom
have never been seen on this diamond.
who have been creating base ball history
during the past two weeks, and no stone
will be left unturned to get the first op-
portuntty.
Notwithstanding the fact that the club
officials have given it as their unanimous
opinion that any demonstration before the
opening here will not be conducive 70 the
best interests of the players. II II not
probable that the overwrought fan9 Will
be able to contain themselves until Tues
day. Almost everybody knows that tho
team will come home tomorrow morning
and It is as certain that thousands will
go to Union station to give 1t first greet
ings as 1t Is that sixteen games have
been won without a single defeat
1t may not be the best thing 70 90.
but the fans cannot help 1t. They have
q team that is a team, and they intend
to show their appreciation OF the fact 70
both players and officials or tho club
Enthusiasm pent up for two weeks, when
only the electric lights have guided them
held In no longer. 1t has been near the
surface for ten days now. 1t must loose
it's bounds, and Tuesday 1t Will break
The first glimpse OF the players tomorrow
will only whet the appetite for the crack
OF the ball on bat, and the harsh raspinG
voice of the umpire as. perhaps, he de-
clares Gandirs first home run along the
left field foul line fair hit.
Interest Is at High Pitch.
Interest is at so high pitch in capital
fandom that il can think of little else.
Out in Chicago two factions of a great
political party are playing desperate
game In which mems regulations are
banded with in the heat OF controversy.
and vet the bitter fight is lost sight of In
the alI-absorbing topic of the sixteen
straight victories Instances of the
widespread concern for the work OF the
team are heard and seen on every hand.
They are many and varied
While the club was playing in Chicago
one of the Acountry's foremost lawyers,
fresh from the scene of the political
struggle remarked to judge OF the
Supreme Court: My. but that Is great
game they are playing out in Chicago"
The justice with enthusiasm replied:
Yes they are playing great ball now.
Base ball, base ball; am talking about
the political convention" The eminent
Justice looked up in surprise and replied
ITO the mischief with politics. AL WASH
ington cares about now Is the base bali
team
Who dares say that the distinguished
of the judiciary was anything
other than right