The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19

Although the worlds series La over
the fans continue to tight the battles
of the Red Sox and the Giants over
and T~er again. Praise for the
players. censure for the Boston man
agement and other topics are touched
upon. especially the latter. Tho Red
COX management made an awful mIs-
take when 1t failed to reserve seats
for the royal rooters in the next to
the last game. as the attendance at
the crucial struggle indicated. In
stead Of more than $4,000 fans who
mad seen all the other games In Boston
Just 1900 passed through the gates.
Mayor Fitzgerald gave Secretary
tMcRoy. who sold the seats usually
reserved for the royal rooters. a Sc
vers roasting. He declared Mercy
was a Chicago man who had no SEN
timentai interest whatever in the Bos-
ton club, and that the Boston man
agement would d. well to get rid Of
him and put in his place a Boston man
VINO could see something in the game
besides the dollar that ratified into
the till of the club, The statement
of the mayor was published broad
cast and unless the Boston fans are
good at forgetting the incident will
put big trimp into the receipts or
the club next year
y,
Johnny Keenan, and their band OF
faithful followers is to insult all fan
dom in Boston. McGreevey and Kee-
nan are popular and have considera-
BILE political influence and the fact
that the royal rooters paraded with
their band at the close OF the next
TO the last game. ''booedt- both McRoy
and McA1eer and did not appear at
the park next day, taken in connection
with the statement OF Mayor Fitz-
gerald, was enough TO cause McAleer
concern. McAleer is out with an
apology and Ban Johnson Is doing
his best TO square matters for him.
Mayor Lands "Matty.'
BOSTON. Oct. 1s.--The victorious
Red Sox received an enthusiastic
greeting from thousands Of admirers
this noon, when members OF the
team. headed by a band. rode in su-
( tos from Park square to Faneuil hall
where there was speech making and a
reception. Manager Stahl rode in the
first automobile with Mayor F'itzger-
aid. and WAS generally recognized b.
the people. as were other prominent
members of the team, and the play
ers were kept busy lifting their hats
! as tho crowd applauded.
Mayor Fitzgerald presided at til
! Faneuil hall meeting and after max
ing a speech in which he praises
every member Of the team no in
.traducad Joseph Wa aker, ca naaaas'
for governor: John J. Attridge. presf
dent OF the city council. and ever.
member of the team, some of whom
! spoke a word or two.
The mayor declared that as mayo
~ tire cts tfs. wotifd do all in hi
! power TO convince the Boston base
! ball managers that more twenty
/ five and fifty cent seats should b
! sold at Fenway PARK next season
| There will be no excuse mex
| season." he shouted, flor the man
! ayers to charge one dollar for tn
I majority Of the seats. for they had
| most prosperous season and shout
| do justice to the baseball public"
The mayor praised the Giant
! highly. to the delight of the crowd
/ and said that he would write a let
! ter TO Manager McGraw telling hir
j that Next TO our peerless team NeS
/ York has the best aggregation o
I baseball players in the world" III
j praised Mathewson's work highlS
, and the crowd went wild when h
| declared that the Boston players ar
| entitled to one-haif the receipts o
! the fifth game played because Of tn
| to tie.