Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08

Naturally everything In town TO-
day is "the team" and Baker Every
man on the Mackian squad is being
praised. and the town folk are max
ing of j. Franklin a little "tin god"
His home-run wallop of yesterday
has earned the old king new honors.
1t is Baker. Baker, everywhere, and
the brilliant third-sacker Is being
lionized at every turn. Eddie Col
Inns, too. is in the hero class, for
Eddie's doings in the opening num-
ber were such as to win him fat
place in the hearts of the Quaker
fans.
series here would seem to indicate
that the Philadelphians expect their
team to make the series short and
sweet. Some of the experts are CIV
ing the Giants only one game; others
are more liberal and making allow
anee for the Athletics to suffer two
defeats. The New Workers are not
taking the Quakers seriously, and
there is still plenty of money in
sight at odds of to that the Giants
will come through a winner.
The early predictions are that
Christy Mathewson will pitch for
the Giants. and that Eddie Plank
will be in the box for the Athletics.
There is a c.liet tip, however. that
Shawkey, from Our League" may
be chosen by Mack to defend this
fair city, in which event it was said
McGraw might send in Demaree.
The first real signs of life broke
out at 1880, when the two teams
came out on the field for practise.
There was only faint ripple of ap-
plause There was not even a uem-
onstration for the home boys. The
reason is that outside of those on
the bleachers there are not yet many
persons here. The Athletics took the
diamond first for battlng PRACTISE.
They looked more like champions to-
day than they did yesterday, their
new white uniforms being in marked
contrast to the badly soiled garments
of the previous day. Wyckoff did the
twirling for the Athletics battery of
sluggers, and his offerings were
whaled at times to the extreme cor
ners of the field. With the Athletics
standing in a row like soldiers, Nc
Graw breaks into the assemblage and
has a lengthy chat with the Mack
men. 1t is evidently a good-natured
chat and it seems that McGraw is
more popular with the Philadelphia
Americans than he is with the Phil
adelphia Nationals, for it will be re-
called that McGraw not very long
ago was engaged in fierce row here
at the National League grounds with
a Philadelphia player. Today, though,
McGraw and the Mackmen are good
old friends. though sporting rivals.
The Giants are having their early
warming up practise on the right
field side line and are coming in for
much attention.
An automobile presented by the
manufacturers was awarded during
RI
the great pitcher of the Washington
Americans. Johnson was voted the
most useful man In the American
League to his ball team. The pitcher
took short ride around the field and
then was given ''the gate" machine
and all. .=t,,zt,-
The Giants superseded the Athlct-
les and took their turn at batting
PRACTISE Schupp, the left handler.
did the twirling, which showed that
. McGraw expected Plank to oppose
Say what you will, even in practise
the Athletics seem to outshine( the
Giants. They whale the ball harder,
and they field the ball more artistic
ally. Though they may be beaten
and beaten again, from observation,
at least. the Mackmen appear to be
the better aggregation
AS the practise goes on the stands
began to fill up, and so do the roofs
and the windows of the houses that
line the right field and left field sec
tions of the park. From every
vantage point a head pops out, and
1t is evident that the players, the
club owners and the national COM
mission are not the only ones who
are getting money out of the worlds
series.
The crowd was late in coming and
at Las there were still plenty of va
cant seats. The reservations are fill
ing rapidly and a record crowd for
this ball park is predicted. The
grounds hold about $1,000, and If the
ticket spectators are lucky to get
rid of all their holdings, why the ca
pacity will be taxed. All the seats
have been sold so those directly in
terest.d financially will fare o. K