The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-07
PHILADELPHIA s;
new YORK 4
sluss. as Marks Opening Of World
Series on Folio Grounds
This After
noon.
MARoUARD IS ROUTED
Home Sum Baker Lives Up to His
Reputatlon-chief Bender
in Box for the
Athletics.
by Hal sheridan.l.

| IOLO GHCUNDS, NEW YORK,
Oct. Exactly 1880 when the
Giant squad appeared on the field, it
would have taken shoe horn and
liberal application of soap to have
squeezed another fan into the unre-
served portions of the grand stand and
lbleachers. Ignorant Of this fact, sew
eral thousand fans squirmed along in
the lines leading to the entrances.
| While fire authorities granted per
mission to the management to allow
couple rows of standees 1t was OBJ
vious that several thousand we're to
be turned away. The Giants got
generous round of applause on their
entrance and the roar was re-echoed
with something for good measure
when couple of minutes later, Mack's
contingent trotted on the field. The
Giants dolled up in new hosiery and
new millinery, but only McGraw him
self sported a new suit. The little
manager made up to resemble the
mayor of Spotless town, or brother of
4 Phoebe Snow, loemed up brilliantly
among his raiment-soiled aggrega-
ltion. AS soon as the players had de-
Iposited their pharaphernalia there was
La little feast before the grand stand
in which the opposing athletes shook
hands and slapped each others
shoulders as though they were really
pleased to meet one another. The
camera brigade had a lively half hour
lpicturing the gladstone scenes, Her
zog and Baker in friendly handclasp,
payday smiles being the chief favor
ties with the photographers. Mack
aggregation appeared in their season
worn visiting uniform of muddy gray
which blended easily with the days
general color scheme. AS the visitors
came up for their first batting practice
each was given welcoming round Of
applause, Oldring and Baker coming
lin for a special share when they al
ternately sent long ones into the left
and right field bleachers.
II In the expectation of facing Matty
Mack sent young Wycoff, right hand
err, in the mound for the batting pracs
tice and his team mates promptly
: leaned on his offerings III business
like fashion.
!. Bender was the only Athletic
pitcher to take part in the early bat
ting of the Athletics. At 1880 the
I preliminary of the flub dub was in
, terrupted long enough to permit Ben
milford, the reformed Cincinnati base
ball writer, to do his annual demon
5 stration in connection with presenta
? ton of the auto awarded Jake Dauh
( ert of Brooklyn, as the player of the
! National league regarded as the most
value to his team.
; | McGraw took the Bender cue and
sent Fromme to the mound in the
i Giants early batting practice. He de
!. lclined to tip his own NIT on pitching
!. section however. and sent Matty, Mar
; guard and Tesreau up to try their eyes
! on Fromme's shoots. The practice
, was peppery, but in contrast to the
!. buzz during the Athletic practice, the
! stands and bleachers were enveloped
!. lin funeral calm, while bugs concen
, trated watching stick work of the
Giants. AS If to show the willow
. welding was not to be confined to the
visitors, the Giants leaned heavily or
the ball and Tesreau supplanted Old
, the left field bleachers. The fields
were kept clear of spectators, obviat
, ing the necessity Of ground rules ant
by 1870 the elect had filed reserved
sections.
! A little side light, illustrating the
part moving pictures have come t.
! play In every day life was furnished
/ when John Bunny Wade walked into
J. the grand stand and was given a re
q |ception, upon being recognized b.
n thousands packing the exclusive sec
! ton of the grand stand
r At 1870 McGraw relieved Frommt
o and taking the mound himself during
e the Giants practice, beamed q pleas
J. ed grin as his varied choice offerings
e were mauled to remote quarters o
l. the lot.
i At 135 the field was cleared o
g PHOTOGRAPHERS ana the AtHletlcS wen
l. out for fielding practice.
l. At 1:45 the Giants took the fell
e for practice.
e In the practice work Herzog wen
i to third and Shafer to center field
6 Matty, Vanguard and Tesreau warmed
g up. Plank and Bender were the onl.
+ Athletic pitchers to warm up.
s Play BALL
d When at 200 p. m. today the oil
{ time nerve tingler play ball wal
!. barked by Umpire Bill KLEIN into tth,
+ murky atmosphere settled over Koog
an Bluff, approximately 10000 de
ivotees of the game invented by Mr.