El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12
By Damon Runyon.

7 but this is not the time 10 talk OF
/ breaks in view of the marked disparity
/ between teams Big Larry Mclean
who had to fill the vacancy behind the
/ bat, at last contributed the blow that
| gave the Giants their one run.
McGraw took no chances with SnOd-
! grass in centerfield. Title ShafeT
/ played that position again and Herzog
! was at third.
! Athletics Display Pepper.
The Athletics went into the game
with more dash than they have dis
! played at any time during the series,
! even when they were winning. 1t is
a peculiar outfit these Mackmen, 81
| lent and rather administrative at all
| times, but always carrying a tremen-
dOus wallop that can disconcert the
stoutest pitching heart. They seemed
TO go in today to end the fight and
they did. They fought with a pepper
ish energy that was in rather marked
contrast to the defence and offence of
the crippled Giants.
Four Acres of People.
By 1870 every seat in the Polo
grounds was taken ana the four acre
field was banked in with people. The
seventh regiment band furnished the
music. Three young men armed with
megaphones mounted the concrete roof
of the Giant coop, and bombarded the
multitude with songs
The crowd seemed somewhat de-
pressed compared to the mental atti-
tude of previous crowds, and it did not
even work up enough enthusiasm to
pelt late corners with peanuts and balls
of paper. which is ever the way a New
York crowd manifests its interest in
affairs. Perhaps the weather had some
thing to do with the depression The
sky had been masked by clouds from
early morning and there was a con-
slant hint of rain. The sky had been
masked by clouds from early morning
and there was a constant hint of rain.
a nd
the very air was moist
sun Smiles Weakly.
The sun broke out for Just a moment
as the Athletics appeared in the gate
way under the right field bleachers
and then quickly hid itself again. The
Maekmen came on slowly, as is their
custom. a blue sweatered, gray uni
formed body of the efficient looking
men. but they displayed more ginger
than ever before as the crowd roared
greetings at them. Beside the bench
was gathered party of persons who
were evidently inmates of the sleepy
Quaker City, as they woke up very
suddenly on the entrance of the Amer
Of noise with tin horns and tin voices
Boosters for. Players.
The Mackmen seemed so pleased that
they waved their arms at their sup
porters before lodging into their coop.
Larry Mclean, survivor of the Cincin-
natl Reds and the st. Louis Cardinals,
WREN he broke into a worlds series IN
time to make a real star of himself.
got a great greeting as he louneed
across the field. but the real outburst
came a moment later when the gate
swung open and Christy Mathewson
and John J. McGraW came in, the lat
ter in 4 newly laundered uniform Of
pristine Whiteness that contrasted
strangely with the muddied apparel Of
the "Old Master" The crowd clapped
and yelled for five minutes as the pair
sauntered to the Giants bench.
Recruits show themselves.
Rube Schauer. the $4,000 recruit, and
sOuthpaW from the Three league, who
may one day be pitching worlds series
games themselves, warmed UP in front
of the stand with Grover Cleveland
Hartley while the Athletics engaged
in batting practice that so impresser
an opposing team. One by one the
heavy hitters of the Philadelphia team
ball to the far reaches of the 10 with
young Wycoff lobbing them over. Theo
Goulait, q Giant recruit, pitched to the
big town boys when they had their
batting practice
HerzOg and Baker Fraternize.
Charley Herzog, of the Giants, and
John Franklin Baker the slugger of
the Mackmen, fraternized over in front
of the Athletic bench before the game.
Herzog and Baker came from adjoin-
ing towns on the Maryland shore and
Herzog gave the slugger his start in
baseball, hiring him to play for a lit
tie team representing the HerZog home
town OF Ridgeley some years ago. They
are still the best of friends.
The photographers buZzed about the
field swapping the various celebrities,
who are photographed a hundred times