New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-09
WALTER JOHNSON NOW
AN AUTOMOBILE OWNER
Most Valuable American LEAGUE
Player HOn0red as Was
Jake Daubert.
CHALMERS GIVES CAR AWAY
Quaker City No Whit Behind
New York in Matter of Ticket
Speculation - Other
Notes of Game.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune ,

Philadelphia, Oct. S.-Walter Johnson
Of the Washington Senators. acknovl.
edged to be the greatest pitcher in or.
gained baseball, received his Chalmers
automobile. the reward for being tho
American League, just before the teams
took the field at Shibe Park to fight the
second battle of the struggle for baseball
supremacy this afternoon
Hugh Chalmers president OF the Chal.
rners Motor Company, made the presenta-
ton speech, and in congratulating the
Idaho speed marvel expressed the hope
that one day he would have the pleasure
Of seeing him lead the Senators TO VIC
tory in a worlds series game. Johnson
voiced the same sentiment.
The players of both teams stood around
and smiled broadly as they shook hands
with johnson. wishing him every success
in the world. RUDE Marquard, by way OF
christening the new car properly. rolled,a
new ball over the top.
The newspaper men received everypat.
tention from the management Of the Phil.
adelphia club. The press badge was the
open sesame" for everything. from the
theatres and automobiles to the press
rooms, where typewriters, copy paper and
refreshments were free to ell. The Pen
and Pencil Club, home OF the Philadelphia
newspaper men. also extended a cordial
welcome to the visitors. Nothing was left
undone to add to the comfort of thevisit-
ing writer's.
The ticket spectators piled their|trads
with little show Of respect for the police
At practically every corner along Market
street shifty eyed individuals had blocks
of the tickets, for which they charged fat
prices. Their victims were many. too. for
those out-of-town fans who were barred
from the Polo Grounds on Tuesday were
determined TO see the game at any price.
Some OF the chauffeurs who drove the
press cars had Barney Oldheld looking
like selling platter. The way they darted
horseshoe curves. on one wheel, It seemed,
caused not little anxiety on the part
Of their passengers.
! One OF the houses across from Shibe
| Park had the windows removed. A Phila-
| delphia policeman declared that the ten
ants feared Baker and his numerous
| home runs"
The roofs Of the houses which overlook
the park all had specially constructed
grandstands. which were filed to capacity
at 80 cents a seat.
McGraw anticipated Connie Mack's ser
| lection Of Plank. IN the batting practice
he had Ferdie Schupp and Bunny
Hearne bend them over. SO that the bat
ters might train their eyes on port side
| pitching.
| Matty gave the Quaker City fans" an
inkling OF what they might expect from
| him at the bat. Twice in the practice he
put the ball whore no fielder could pos
sibly have caught II. Demaree also
pushed one into what would have been
safe ground. and then refused 20 Try
| again.
Jim Thorpe warmed up in centre field,
and the rumor was that McGraw would
play him. Jim pulled down a couple OK
hard hit balls. making one-handed catches
with the ease and grace OF Ty Cooo.
The Philadelphia Police Department was
we'll represented at the grounds. More
| than three hundred cops were there In
time 10 witness the game, and OF these
no fewer than one hundred were stretched
along the outskirts OF the field. serenely
perched on empty boxes and roofing Tor
the home team.
Two Philadelphia rooters when leaving
the grounds were discussing the game
| Said one: II wouldn't have missed this
game for 800. In fact, the ninth inning
was worth that alone Neither would
l." his friend replied And I'm gao
| Matty won. He is the greatest plIche'