Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10
ARTHUR FLETCHER, GIANT
SHORTST0P, IN DISFAv0R
Fined $50 by the National Commis-
sion for Foul Language to Um-
pire Connolly Yesterday.
THOUSAND IN LINE ALL NIGHT
Record Breaking Early Morning
Crowd, Waiting for Gates to
Open, Starts Fighting for
Places of Vantage.

SHIBE PARK, PHILADELPHIA, Oc-
tober 1O.-Twenty thousand excited Phil
sdelphians and some hundred anxious
New Workers came out to Shibe Park to-
day to see the New York National
League champions engage the Philadel-
phia Athletics in the fourth game OF the
worlds base ball series. a victory for
the Philadelphia club today would make
it only necessary for them to win another
game TO capture the base ball honors for
1915. while the Giants would have to reel
off three straight to win the series.
Still another muriy day was furnished
for the sport. Dull clouds screened the
sun, giving indications of showery wealth
er. while now and then a vagrant drop
of rain fell. The diamond was in fine
condition and the players said 1t was
lightning fast but the outer meadows
were sodden and slow.
Giants Practice Brilliantly.
The fielding practice of the Giants was
punctuated with brilliant fielding and
snappy throwing.
The Athletics also showed fine form in
fielding practice and came in for loud
cheers from the home crowd
Bender and Schang were selected as
the battery for Philadelphia, while Dem
aree and Mclean were picked to work Tor
New York.
Snodgrass went to center and Shafer to
third Snodgrass batting first, In Her
zog's place I'm the lineup.
The crowd filled the unreserved stand
long before the players came on the held.
hut the reserved sections filled slowly, and
1t was not until the fielding practice had
ended that the last of the seats was
occupied.
Fistcner IL Fined $50. M
Complaint was made to the national
commission today by Umpire Connolly
that Fletcher. shortstop for the New
York team used obscene and profane lam
guage to him after Shafer had been
called out at second In the ninth inning
of yesterdays game. Connolly went into
details in regard TO the language used,
some of which, he said, would not bear
repetition. The commission has taken
firm stand against rowdyiSm IN the
worlds series, and Connolly's assertion
led to an investigation which resulted In
Fletcher being fined $50. The commission
decided to permit him to continue to play
in the worlds series, however.
Chairman Hermann of the national
commission said this afternoon that he
hal received written statement from
Umpire Connolly reporting certain acts
lowing "A close decision Shafer in the
ninth inning OF yesterdays game Fletch-
er too:l exception to the decision, II ap-
peara and Indicated his displeasure to
tic Id after the game. Mr. Hermann said
the commission would consider the report
later.
Teams Work Out Together.
The Athletics and Giants worked out
I,,.
ing which Eddie Collins and Larry Doyle
while awaiting their turn at bat, engaged
in a lively tanning bee over certain plays
made during the game. Baker and Herzog,
who come from the same section on the
eastern shore of Maryland. were together,
as usual. during practice talking over the
potato crop down on the farm. The fans
have come to call them the Maryland
twins.
Hundreds of people thronged the roofs
OF the houses along Somerset and 10th
streets. Additional temporary stands were
built on some of the roofs yesterday, and
though the building department of Phila-
delphia officially notified the property
owners that in the event of accident they
alone would be responsible. every seat
and chimney that was in working condi-
tion was occupied.
There was a rift in the clouds little
after ] O'Clock. and with the breeze COM
ing out OF the west in cupfuls there were
better prospects for game uninterrupt-
ed by rainfall.
Fight for Places in Line.
There were lively times around Shibe
Park i'm the early morning hours. More
than 900 fans we're in line at o'clock,
when the night police detail was shifted
10 the day squads. While the change
was being made the police for time
lost control. and there were free fights
in several places about the PARK for
positions In the lines. Strong men pull
ed weaker ones out OF their places. boxes
and boards were thrown and Their, was
a general mixing up when the full de-
tail OF police arrived and restored order.