The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-22

good baseball rom All over AfnHfiga
gather 81 TIE city on the eve ~ the
fret treat game ~ the worlds series
between the Boston Red Son and the
New York Giants
All the hotels are fun TO overflow
inr. AZ though the stage here has
been set Tor some Krcat conwfntion.
Talk o. the corridors and hobbies
ana wherever two frientH meet
whether In the theatre or on tbs street
an turns on ne chances e. the i've
great rival teams
Toward midnight comes ERE promise
from che weather bureau man that
FAIR skies vii favor the nrst same
and everyone givea q SIGH - happi-
ness. over in the lobby ~ the I'M
perial can see en- oner posted for
900 Cor q pair ~ reserved seats. I'm
vious riances are east ~ the fans
around here 40 the badges on the
press boys coats You have a feel
ing On looking az your hadFs 81 be-
ing one 81 tae very select. ana
whisper behind you n Gee. ain't he
the lutxy Euv." only adds 10 your self
impcrtHnce.
Happy. Co Lucky cro,sd,
The ronfera have arrived from BoH=
ton. 60 someone says. and a few mo-
mfntn later Z hear che footing ~
horns and soon Freat wave ~ bass
voices singing fhe old Boston war
cong 'Teasie" sweeps down the Great
White Way re happy ga-lucky
crowd and they are soo7 cncamped az
thoir headquarters az the Martinique.
tuaf across the street from ua
The first thought of those whQ have
slept throuGb the night Is % verify the
report 81 the weather man-sahi The
Hun On shining hrishty-it Is The
morning on October s-=eariv morning
too. but I can be from my window
eHdied whlrlpooia % eager pedea-
triann pressing toward che mecca of
an their Interem=fhe Polo grounds.
Pm soon out on the street and on
old Broadway penuanIH are every
where. the red and white ~ the sox
and fne white and blue of old Giants,
enc pride of New York today
Coiar-coior on uu sides. shop win
d0af Eauv feckcd praciaiming. y
love ms wife. but Oh you Larry Doyle.
end urzL "F0r the love of Mike knock
Wood"
paradiua tha streets co the us"
subwavu and surface cars ] see eaEer
youngsters with flashing eyes and
dImuled checks. stald merchants with
halr Huversd hy the raress of time.
mafrsnY women leading tots and We
varioua fair ones leaning upon arms
masculine. above which CLEAN faces
whose every expression speak stronE
Oh ~ deep emotion aayielnW with each
other iu paying tribute to the spirit
az strenuous Ameriranism Iu ita n
ggHfH te the Erandcst pastime Of all
Im now nearing Thirty fourth
street and in Few moments the
hundreds 0f loyal Boston rooters,
headed bp their bis brass hand. appear
from their hotel on their way up
broadway playing "Thereu he q hot
time lu Boston tonight"
soon Q am Thoroughly imhued with
enc same fever and decide 60 leave FOR
fle park earlier than I bad hrEt anti
cirated-I ann undecided the on
remIur crowd carries me with them
fu thg IL" station and into the car.
I syerHsar "a whisper uf "Thereu be-
many "a sick gauf Iu This town to-
night Z presume hr was neither a
prophet ur tha aon OF q prophet. bus
De- proved t0 be a nooi Euesaer. AM
Hulaure calls sounded IONS and loud
HHout t.t5 D. m- bat that's ahead of
my story
Much Baseball Dope.
The afr a CON OF baseball dope
reach any conclusion you might. and.
believe mr. there we're some couciu-
tIona reached on our way 90 thn
Er9unda
AZ 1890 We reach one Hundred and
f1fu sTftb street and -au out at Polo
Fruands' o. sounded. The line ~ hu-
rsn beings wtth bat one thouEht iu
mind 10 stretched eight blocks down
tra a thrunr characterized by e.tect
E1od humor among tho men and un-
flIHaW courtesy toward the re1tIer
scN Rnmors ~ an sorts are fiy.ng
around and very soon 2 heEin % lock
around ard finally locate tHe special
press Eate=out ~ the way Uf the
rraWd-Haid safe being Erared ora
esther eide tY one Hf New Works spes
gaH n f1u uniform and HIfb a double
EuwI at me tarlHIIIe when 3 pre-
cent mv coupon clip f1r removal Of
frst same rhF.k thoy EmiIIuEy wave
mr an=tm handed "a red button and
from thIH time aa Im not even re-
0urrfFd f1 show fho urEef=slmp.F
show tIn button Uu the lapel of my
gaat=fhH face brings about au in-
what 8 bold
Inside che grounds af last A. {
stand Coz "a few moments booking at
tHr lively spectacle within fhe uiearh-
frH Z thinks of che millions Hf people
from thr Atlantic ta thc Pacific 8ud
az far south AZ cuba who On "a couz
uir of hours win tr p.rtarinr the
drama soon 90 be- enacted ou che
aruunda before me A atupeudous
Trims This baseball game.
TIE Great Poia Grounds.
The FIRST EiimpHe uf the complete
ness on the Polo grounds fairly takes
luca breath auar#ldeaI In every
sense when ease 81 handling and hous-
luE comfortably to.oo0 people De- the
oezideratum. Constructed entirely of
concrete and iron 60 ioaxu a. firm as
tle eternal halls
Just a moment 90 look at that play %
us surface marked with broad white
Nnta separating fair from foul terri
tgry--smuafh al velvet and rg1.uus
an apex at Jhe piigHrrs 1aNa-tle acid
slopes down Co tHo h.e8rhera and
Erand stand. an records fHF attend
ance seem Do he Eu.uE ny tnC BOARD
a. FEN moments before uraH