The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10
CROWD OF 10000.
Watched Brilliant Practice of Teams
Before Game.

Watched Brilliant Practice of Teams |
Before Game.
Shibe Park, Oct. 10.-Twenty thou
sand excited Philadelphians and some
anxious New Workers came OUT
to Snibe park today to see the New
York National League champions en-
gage the Philadelphia Athletics in the
fourth game of the worlds basebai'
SERIES A victory for the Philadelphla
club today would make 1t only neces-
sary for them to win another game 10
capture the baseball honors for 1918,
while the Giants would have to reel on
three straight to win the series. Sun
another murky day was furnished LOT
the sport. Dull clouds screened the
sun giving indications OF shoWery
weather while now and then Vasrant
drop of rain fell. The diamond was in
fine condition and the players said II
was lightning fast but the outer mead
ows were sodden and slow.
The New York club came on the play
ing field ready to make gallant stanu.
Manager McGraw told steamer "A,
Demaree to be ready to take up ths
Ditching burden and the former Moblle
moundSman replied:
.'Give me half the lead the Athletics
gave Bush yesterday and we Will go
back to New York winners tonight.
Some of the Athletics players admit
ted Demaree would probably prove
nuzzling proposition because of his Pc
culiar delivery.
The Athletics were prepared to send
either Shawkey or the Indian Benoer
to the pitchers box, while the New
York fans behind the Giants bencn
wondered If Connie Mack would un-
cover another sensational young SLAB
man like Bush to blast the hopes OF
the National Leaguers. The crown
filed the unreserved stand long before
the players came on the field but the
was
not until the fielding practice had end
ed that the last of the seats was oc-
cupied Fletcher, shortStop Tor the
New York team, may not be allo"eu "
continue in the world series II a com
plaint to the National COMMISSION To-
day by Umpire Connolly that Fletcher
used ogscene and profane language TO
him after Shafer had been called out
at second in the ninth inning OF yes
terday's game is found to be true, II ~
probable Fletcher will be ordered out
of the remainder of the series and QUIZ
erwiSe punished
Athletics and Giants Work Together.
The Athletics and Giants workea
out together in early batting pfacllce
during which Eddie Collins and Larry
Doyle, while awaiting their turn a.
bat aged in. a lively tanning pee
over certain plays made during the
game. Baker and Herzog, who came
from the same section of the eastern
shore of Maryland, were together as
usual during the early practice, talk
ing over the potato crops down on 11 llrG
farm. The fans have come to call
them the Maryland twins. HundrcoS
thronged the roofs of the houses along
Sonerse and Twentieth streets Ad-
ditional temporary stands were pullt
on some of the roofs yesterday ana
although the building department OF
Philadelphia officially notified the
property owners that in the event OF
Il 10 l.
| sible. every seat and every chimney
| that was not in working condltlon was
| occupied. There was rlft IN the
| clouds a little after 1 o'clock and with
the breeze coming out OF the "es'
there was less chance OF RAIN
show Good Form in Practice.
The, fielding practice of the Giants
was punctuated with brilliant fielding
and snappy throwing After Merkle
had warmed up at first base he was
| relieved by George Wiltse, the left
hand pitcher, who took care of flrs'
base and saved the game 1or tnt Iit
| Giants here last Wednesday py HE
! fielding and throwing.
| The sun came out clear and strons
inst before . O'Clock and the sun field
ers had to put on their SMOKES
glasses. The Athletics also shoMee owe
fine form in fielding practice and came
in for loud cheers from the hoih'
crowd.
Lapp warmed up near the AtnIetlc
bench while Demaree and Wilsol
warmed upon the New York side INES
The crowd quickly figured that De
maree and Bender would be the pltcn
ing choices. Bush also WoTheu ~, 81,
| stiffness out of his arm with Lapp am
a few minutes later ShaWkey came gu
and warmed up his pitching arm.
. Bender and Schang were the selec
: | tion of the Athletics and Demaree AM
Mclean for the New York Giants, a
announced for today's game UmpIr
Egan gave the decision at the piatt
Umpire KLEIN took the base paths
Connolly to right 1leld ana Ollpii
| Rigler to left field.
Wild Crowd Forms Long Line.
Philadelphia, Oct. 10.-There wer
lively times around Shibe PARK IN IN
5 early morning hours more imam on
} thousand fans were in line at o clQc
when the night police detail was shift
| ed to the day squads. w nile IN
: change was being made, the police 10
= a time lost control and there Wer
free fights in several places ABOUT IN
| park for positions in the lines. Stron
| men pulled weaker ones out OF tnei
places boxes and boards We're throw
| and there was q general mixing u
when the full detail of police arrive
and restored order. At $50 o'cloc
t the police estimated that 1000 pei
sons were waiting for the gates
E open, despite threatening weather
, Shibe park is situated in the reslder
tiaI part of the city, two story mouse
e bordering on the left and right fiel
e sides of the grounds. Many complaint
/ were made to the police OF the stea
. ing of milk, bread, newspapers an
door mats from the front door STEP
of the householders, but the polio
2 were unable to determine who anon
e the big crowd were the offenders. Tn
, police picked up more than TWO doZe
t of the mats they found in the posses
sion of waiting fans, but no arrest
= were made as the authorities coul
r not prove they were stolen. The MAJ
> | were taken TO a police station to ava
: Identification hY the OMnerS.- IW