The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-10


| orowas through the 6Ay1ighs hours.
No display was humbls enough to -.
Oape notice and mono wAs bts enough
| to appasL An expedition crowd II to<
hardened by monstrocitiss sn0 stroOi'
| ties to gasp 1t snythins. Ton azores OF
power machinery. shr1sking ana pusiina
with exploding gAsolens. brought ex-
I Carnations Of surprise ana adnaira-
| ton, but % did the old colored NANNY
| who sat all day in . sewing machine
| exhibit At the auditorium smoking .
J pipe.
I, F1etcher's Errors Help Sox.
| Fletcher was broken-hearted to-
! night over his poor game at shortstor
| for New York. Two Of his three giar'
ling errors aided materially In the max
| ms OF runs by the Red Sex.
Wagner starred at short for Boston
accounting ten chances aud executing
a brilliant play in the ninth inning
when on the dead run he Speareu
FIetcher's grourdcr with his gioVed
! hand. turned and sh 1t the throw. that
Stahl also took with one hand, nail
ing Fletcher at first base. There was
an unusual lot OF base stealing in the
game for a Worlds Series contest, nve
bags being pilfered. OF these Hooper
stole two and Stahl one for the Red
Sox, while Herzox and Snodgrass each
beat Carrigan's throws. Hooper. Tor
the Red SoX. haa "a field day. lie
knocked out three hits. stole two
bases, scored once and Sathefed IN
three flies in the outtield.
Murray and Herzog we,e the heavy
hitters for the Giants. Murray dupii-
Gated his telling work Of yesterday
with the stick by hammernS out
single, a double and a triple. EcrzoS
also got a single, a two-baSSer ano a
three-base hit and sent up sacriEct
flv opportuneiy. Mat.ewson's controi
was perfect He did not issue base
on balls and famed four men. Doyie
played a sctntillatinS game at second
for New York.
I'VE have stopped the Red SoX on
their home grounds. said Manager
unremit.ing sunshine Throughout the
day meant dollars for the Fair Asso-
citation. The behavior of the sun on
au.importaut Richmond Day is the
one haunong Nemesis. To the ideal
Indian summer weather largely was
attributed the $4,000 or more Increase
in attendance over the big day OF last
years Fair.
At night the thermometer fell no.
ticeabIy. but the blue, star-lit sky PEE
dicted no disturbance. and auSured
well for the morrow. 1t was ccoi
enough to put ginger into. the Mid
way crowd. but not cold enough to con-
geal it's hilarity. Ice cream cones
were a staple article OF Diet. and the
cold fig waters sold well 4 few OF
the older men affected Overcoats. and
a few women displayed furs-but they
formed a coId-blooded minority.
Nixht Crowd Was Enormous.
throughout the afternoon the crowd
stood six to ten deep against the ran
enclosing the race-track. This was the
case not only In the vicinity Of the
grandsrand, but for three-fourths OF
the distance around the mile course.
Viewed from the centre. the whole
race-course seemed to be enclosed by
one continuous ring OF humanity ciose
against the barrier
The night crowd sravitated to the
region Of the barker and ballyhoo. and
to the vicinity Of the grardstand. be-
fore which was enacted. in thunder and
colored Are. Perry's victory on Lake
Erie. The multitude ucsyed tight.
packed through the whole program OF
free acts. and did not broak until the
farewell piece Of fireworks sputtereo
it's illuminated good night.
It broke then to take to the Midway
"a mad lane Of confetti, and alive
with the sounds of the jungle. 1t was
the Mardi Gras again Loony Is tho
right word. Men of respec liable stand
Ing in their community. bought TOW
DO ldles for which they had no earthly
use. lured on by the cry Of the poodle
seller:
"oh, Mamma! Buy me poodle dog.
bring me home q poodle dog. SEQ what
you can get for a nickle-no license to
pay!"
The Bankers Barked.
The psychology Of the Midway
crowd defies alolysis. 1t was worth
" lille watching last night Reason took
flight. Men who hadn't thrown base
bali in twenty years wasted real money
trying to punish inanimate puppets.
Women who habitusuy refuse to accept
photog -aphers which are the products
OF less than three separate sittings
consented to enter the picture mans
booth and were delighted with the
CHASTITY tin-Qpes.
over all brooded the mystic spirit
OF the spieler. the creepy ton-tom OF
ca nnibal-land. the discordant sQuawk
Of motor horns. the shrill unmusical
singing of the old plantation free
shows, the yells OF the dog sandwich
man. the coy invitations of the ring,
the-knife" girls. the strident offers o:
the "guess-your.weig men-aN OF
these and a hundred other noises adj
ded to the bedlam and drove reason
from his habitat.
The pickpockets were abroad, too.
Not SO numerous Al In previous years.
but plying their usual game. More
than one visitor missed his watch and
a half-dozen lost rolls. At the State
Fair police Station. l. l. Veiines. of
Raynor. Va. reported that he had been
relieved Of a gold watch and chain
valued At $4S Wallace Bruce, who
lives near Ginter Park. lost $50 in bills
taken from his trousers pocket A
number of others registered COM
plants.
Parade 81 Prize Cattle.
The stock event Of the day came in
the afternoon with the exhibit on the