The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-08

sleighbells. smiled and relished his sur
'roundings, for he felt at home.
400 SEATS HELD FOR eosToN's
LOYAL RooTERs.
At the far end Of the northeriy
sweep of the lower tier OF the grand.
stand there was . stretch of vacant
seats that doomed up after the rest Of
the stand was filled. Naturally this
reserved space, carefully guarded BY
special policemen. was the subject of
continual inquiry. Gradually the in
formation seeped through the assem-
blaGe that the empty seating space was
being held In reservation for 300 root
ers from Boston. kind Providence BE-
tween them and all harm. amen.
For the frst time since II bsfsn 10
blow the big steam whistle in the rail-
road yards adjoining the Polo Grounds
was applauded when It sounded the
lunch hour at noon to-day. The man at
the whistle cord was evidently q Giant
rooter, for when ne had blared out the
signal for the Interboroush employees
to eat he followed It up with . series Of
,oots. The FIRST three went unnoticed.
The next was cheered. Three more
reused the crowd Of $500 to tumultuous
applause. Problem. II .. 900 rootsrs In
the Polo Grounds unanimously indorss q
steam whistle at noon. what are the pos
sibilities Of Endorsement for . Giant
home run - 3 o'ciockf
At nlb o'clock tnerc popped out Of .
door under the right field bleachers two
figures In uniform. one IN the white
stockings Of the Giants. the other In
black trousers, and red sweater. This
was the first time the crowd had been
offered IN opportunity to look on
regular ballplayer, and those two attn
letes will probably never hog baseball
stage 20 effectively again. They tossed
q baseball back and forth for fifteen
minutes and retired into q recess be-
tween Q whlsEey sign and the interiock-
ing underwear sign.
PLAYERS TO GET FROM $1,000
TO $500 BONUS.
A. they faded from view the crowd.
tired OF amusing itself. began to roar
| for some assistance from the regular
diamond performers, who are to draw
down from 5000 to $500 apiece for
| their toll In this series. Speaking OF
toll, never did the work Of ball play
er look more like toll TO the writer
than to-day. Tho muiti-millionaire en-.
gnges IN deals threatening not only his
| kssH ~
sinds Of holders OF bonds and stocks
The captain Of industry hoids In hi,
power the Jobs Of hordes Of Men ant
women. The editor and author launch
great thoughts that may sway the
minds OF millions. The politician swings
states and the nation to his profit Of
loss. But all these work alone. They
frame and execute their own campai sns
Tho ball player In a worlds series
with the eyes OF the nation upon him
must depend on the skill. the judgmen
and the daring Of eight other men
He may make no mistake himself. bu
the mistake of one other may rende
useless the effort and struggle OF tn
one occasion OF his lifetime. Playini
baseball In a worlds series Is index
equal to sentence OF hard labor.
The Giant came on the field at 1?.4
o'clock and were acclaimed as no glad
iator Of old was ever greeted. Il
orderly disorder. their arms an
shoulders protected by cardinal colore
sweaters, the athletes representing New
York town ambled across the field
, They tried TO look unconoerned. an,
the efforts OF ball player to loo
unconcerned constitute about as cont
cal Q spectacle as can b. ina sined
with photographers buzzing about thef
the Giants shed their heavy Jackets
! and In a moment the thud of the base
! ball IN the padded glove was maxim
the only sort OF music the fan likes I
hear.
NEW YORK FANS GIVE REcEP
TON TO RED sox.