The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-17
FORGET ALL ELSE
TO WATCH GAME
Final Test in Baseball War
fare Proves Mettle of News
paper and Public.

Greater interest hath no man than
this; That he will stand in the middle
of the street during the busiest Of the
afternoon, aiding and abetting his fell
low men in blocking traffic, contending
with the street cars for right-of-way,
oblivious to everything but the sweet
words that float to his ear from the
business end of a tin megaphone con-
cerning baseball game being played
nearly 5000 miles away by persons who
probably are not even second cousins to
him.
Such was the behavior Of thousands
of Salt Lakers during the hour that
the world S baseball championship was
in the balance. Staid and dignifed bust
ness men, lawyers, doctors, ministers,
every class of persons in whom the ma
tional Instincts are uormal-deserted
all else to watch the mighty battle.
Traffic had to fight every inch Of its
way through Main street in front of
The Tribune Telegram building while
the game was on. Nor did the street
car crews, the auto drivers and the
deamsters appear so terribly piqued
when they were stalled within the
range of the big megapbone. From
every window opening on the street
within range of the reports cluster
of beads protruded out over the ledg-
ing, ears cooked in anxious eagerness
to catch the news.
The hive Of interest ceutered IN
front Of The Telegram Office, where,
through a giant megaphone, each play
or point of consequence was doomed
forth to the cheering crowds. sizzling
hot of the wire. To be sure, down the
street n ways another crowd awaited
patiently the reports from another
| newspaper Office, but to any one sufli-
| but the baseball game it was readily
apparent that the announcements from
| the other Office were but echoes, and
often tardy echoes, of the Telegram re.
ports. Gardner's long fy to- the field
bringing in Yerkes for the winning
run, was public property and the
crowds were scattering from The Tele
gram Office before the patient walters
down the street were served.
Eight games were played in the
series, and The Telegram s service was
of the Herald Republican on seven ou,
Of the eight days. On Tuesday wire
trouble caused few seconds delay IL
the reports. but with this exception The
Telegram service was perfect.
| The same intense interest that
packed Main street with cheering fans
prevailed throughout the city. At the
University the afternoon classes were
demoralized because Of the enterprise
Of the Chronicle. the University pa
per, which printed up-to-the- minute
bulletins on the game. Hundreds of
| students througcd about the bulletin
| board when they should have been in
their classes. Several faculty members,
not actually rivetcd to their duties.
mingled in the crowd Of fanatic
| students
Betting was strong. with tho odds ia
| vo>ps New York, before tho game.
though after tho deadly eveness OF the
struggle became evident the odds fell
away altogether Much money changed
hands and many new hats were pur.
chased.
Private John Weaving of Fort Doug.
las lost wager with Corporal Ham
mond. which will he paid in public this
afternoon. Weaving must push Ham
mond in a wheelbarrow down Main
street, up State street and all the way
to Fort Douglas, three miles from the
CITY