The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-13

good naturcd throng, where there 1,
u surccase from toll and care and Al
unbending that for the noncc puts al
or = level Something is about to
| happen, Here In Richmond 5000 nco.
pie crowd the space in Tenth street
bounded by Main and Cary, with eyes
glued on the electric contrivancc Oh
the front Of The Times Dispatch Build
ing, for that clever piece OF mechanism
| Is IN touch with the Polo Grounds in
Tar New York, and viii simultaneous
~ reproduce the happenings in the
great event" Ana the great throur
is In sympathetic touch with, SAY. some
ten millions Of people, who are Keyed
10 inc same nigh tension. No, it's not
. presidential election nor an en-
cyclical. neither is IL a proclamation Of
war The worlds baseball champion
ship series Is on Let the commercial
and Industrial world keep silence nosv
Tor Il couple. OF hours. or. as Tor that
matter the hum Of industry would bc
crowned by the tumultuous cheering OF
Who could but pity the few clever
old ranrods who pass along tho high :
way and dcs"ant upon the foolish
ness OF Il crowd OF sensible men going
crazy over a game OF ball!" These very
few Scdatc and phlcgmatic souls think
II Is simply an old game Of cheer
miny.' or extraordinarily entertaining
to a few boys-but. an! they have not
national games eXhilarating zone, For
professional baseball Is the greatest
game on earth. II IS at once scientific
philosophlc. health giving, highly and
clearly sportful. and is a game that
develops in Il marked degree mental
alertness; ingenuity calm judgment
and developing the best mental and
muscular powers of the player. Tho
game trains tho eye TO acutcness o;
vision, and the curve ball artists give
wonderful exhibitions ia the realm OF
physics.
The worlds championship series is
a titan contest between the champion
teams OF the two great leagues of thu
United States. Here is whore Greek
meets Greek in a tug of war that faS-
cinatcs the majority OF American men
and women, boys and girls. II IL the
great escape valve for pent-up Amer
lean enthusiasm: IL is an antidotc ioI
the blues and self-centrism, AMI when
the tumult and the shouting dies the
millions of enthusiasts go back 10 thcii
daily srinds both cheered and re-
And it is worthy of remark that the
efforts OF clean men TO lift the gam
fyingly successful There is now no sus
picion OF thrown games, and tn,
cheatcr or Incorporate man are no'
wanted Indeed. the, game has dc.
veloped men OF marked qualities OF
nobility, and the most popular teams
with the masses are those teams whict
are specially noted for their mora
qualities. There is. unfortunately. mucf
private gambling on the games, Du,
these same people bet on electlois hi,'
minded twho are of course. the sail
Of the earth) would have been please
to hear the answer TO the question
where was n celebrated pitcher on ths
evening after his great performance
In notable game. He was attendine
his mdweck church service II was
the sign of a hight toned gentienai
when Christy Mathewson one yeai
ago had pitched his heart out to oseo wi.
unro frustrated by n teammates muf
OF Mer the last batted bail OF the game
when thousands of ma lee; 81 YER ere
omendcr and Matty's coveted prize
went giimnering with the nennant. th'
old warrior went over to aneGtionatGi,S
tan tho loser OF the game on the Shoul'
Jer and said Never mind, OLD boy
YOU did your best. and accidents WI
happen sometimes"
'-'7 W. NJ. BICKERS.
Richmond.