Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-18

Nhtl the Ciiu iuat. rising ahfNlilt
from ihe Harlem lowlands. eoca a.
heights twilight ~ descending 1.-The
N yciiaWiug iiEht uf : hntnid afteFnoen
Ia June. BELOW "a, trimming a great
palace ~ green, ~ diamond shaped
- dark dirt, caught az lts CORNERS by
four white bass, sweep the wooden
stands ~ the Polo grounds. And,
ncnttrred through them. bare speCks
against TIE countless tiers Of sente.
trc TWO thousand pceplc--blnck. Hike
tiior on some great sheet Of yellow
I Eummen paper But we understand
tho phenomena scaut two thuu-
sand With the Giants az home Of a
/ June day. Tbs hugo scorebOard,
rearing hs ugly bnlk above the dis
tAnt hicAcherE tells that shcy are
coming 90 bat for the last lnnlng--t
] hopeless fofmHlitr cat best FOR Sc
I Louis leads. 4 runs ~ Ne wonder
the crowd ans dviudird 90 m mere
scattering Too bnd' The Giants need
every same chicago and PITTSBURGH
are crowdinu hard.
About % leave. one OF the party
uctulnA as
"Aw stay" he SAYS disgusicdly.
] watch SallUc strike out she sidoi'
I We remember ne hcf e straw has
ON the Giants. SO We settle batk in
! our soats and watch Sahce. she 81
pole. who has had the Giants "a his
mercy ali uftcrnoon. Now be begins
bis 1yrations md ne his iung. sicn-
/ der arms meet overhead we see "A
/ confident siuirk come into his face.
re knows this last inning will be
easy
Al the plate Doyle. his bat Jerking
ncrvousig. stands wnlting Then he
aWings--a swift movement typicRl of
tho mRn--aud ihr ball goes buzzing
over the ground toward shortstnr.
comes e sharp throw hy tiny Huuscr
~ 81 Louis but noyle's ncct feet
have carried him 90 nrst ahcnd of the
! bail. Sill tho srorchuurd reads 4 ga
4 . and the stands are silent It's just
the Giants last gasp
/ Now rcd-headcd Murray sluuChcs
4 az 60 the plate ana sends anuihor bali
/ bounding toward sh0rtginp This time
/ HanEer Wheeh dcftly ANA throws t0
I Hugglns az second base Doyle is
forced out and as h. returns % the
bench We see him scowl coming IN
Ne noticed aomethlng. An irritatna
4 grin has settled on ~1llcr's face the
sort ~ q grin expressing tolerant pity
Aud this from lowly g. Louis 90 the
New york Giants,
on first. Murray Is dancing. hat not
/ for long. seymour tho next batter
lswings "a the first ball IA white arc
"
dropping. ending in the waiting glove
lof Opkes, Two are out The Gionlf
lare four runs behind Fewer dark
spccks are scattered through the yel'
how stands Some vague forms thai
have been watching tho game from
the elevated raiiroad tracks disappear
magicaily. as ~ through some grea
trapdoof
BridweH. always trying steps be
side the plate and waits Cautiously
We watch him, but an instant ttri
see Murray dash toward SECOND
Phelps, the 81 Louis catcher. lrt'
him 60 unmolcstcd. Poor Chants
Like Sailee. Phelps is grnning H1
10 their grlns cnrclcssness Replaced
confidence a moment later Salie,
lgiNes RrldwCll base on balls.
instantly we see "a e. mmution ~
front of the New York bench.
short. heavy figure has bounded from
the dugout and is hurrying TOWARD
the coaching line behind third base
He b. MrGgaW--H Napoleon La base
ball uniform and wooden stockings
Then we turn tu Sallcc and are sur
priscd % see that tho smlrk has lof
his face The aspect II the game ha
IchanEed. a third force has entered
50 with the battle Illness chnngo'
Devlin begins the attack hy toariui
a single through the St. Louis inhcid
turn third and jump FOR the plate
only 90 be waved back by the genera
In the coaching lines McGraw real
izes that the psychological effect col
Saliee viii be greater. with the buHe
fun. And misunderstanding his md
neuycrs We lost interest 100 the teams
only We watch McGfaW and Sale,
Tho game has resolved into BATH
between them.
Then Merklc smashing "a hit pas