The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-27
George V. Immensely Pleased
at Seeing Baseball as
1t Is Played.
BECOMES A REAL "FAN"
Royal Box Target for Fouls
Which Make Monarch
"Duck" Frequently.
sp,cisi Cable Des,ascA TO ru. sux

London. including the lame and the halt, |
saw the white sox beat the Giants In an
eleven inning game at the Chelsea football
grounds to-day by the score Of 8 to 4.
Daily. the first man up In the eleventh
inning. won the game with q home run.
I, was a wonderful crowd to get to-
Fether on such short notice. The base
ball men until they actually arrived here
had done nothing to advertise the visit.
Advance agents who were In London some
time ago did nothing to boom the exh-
bi,,on. but the visit of the King assured
the success OF the exhibition. From the
public viewpoint this was regarded not
merely as the visit of man interested.
as the King is. In all branches OF sport.
but as an opportunity which was readily
taken to demonstrate the cordially OF his
friendship for American visitors to Eng
land at a time when more than one inter-
national matter Is unsettled.
The game was not an exhibition affair
but hard. earnest, clean struggle which
showed every phase OF the American ma
tlonai game except n triple play. 1t was
significant of the English interest In the
contest that not a single person left the
"
he'd the attention Of the spectators
throughout and frequently a magnificent
hit. a brilliant piece 81 fielding. some good
base stealing or a double play aroused en-
,husiasm worthy OF the strongest lunged
American rooter. The weather was ideal
for the contest. being mild and fair.
The appearance on the field of the mas
CO., Dan Callahan in full panoply in the
preliminary practice and the fake fumbies
BY the players. which enabled him to
make a home run. set the crowd wild with
enjoyment
king Met by MI. Page.
The King arrived at the grounds
promptly at 3 o'clock. accompanied by his
personal friends Rear Admiral Sir Colin
Keppel. Sir Frederick Ponsonby and Lord
Granville. He was met by Walter II.
PAGE, the American Ambassador; Irwin
I.aughlin, the First Secretary Of the Amer
lean Embassy: Capt Symington. the
American naval attache, and Lieut.. Col.
Squiers, the military attache. and es-
corted to the royal box. The multitude
arose and cheered, while the two base
ball teams lined up In front OF the box
and gave three rousinE cheers and a tiger
.or the King.
king "Pitches" Fs-st HALL.
Ambassador Page then presented John
J. McGraw, Charles A. 'Comiskey, James
Callahan and Joseph Farrell to the kinE.
who shook the hand Of each man heartily
and said: 81 am delighted to meet you
and to have the pleasure OF seeing the
teams play"
The American Ambassador then handed
q new ball to the King. which the lat
ter threw to Callahan. thus symbolicaily
pitching the first ball. From that moment
until Daily knocked his home run In the
eleventh inning and won the game for
the Sox the King was intensely absorbed
Ia the contest. Ambassador Page sat at
HE right and Secretary Iaughlin at his
lsft TO keep the King posted on the plays.
The King was q bear for information. He
did not miss a single point and insisted
on every detail OF the play being ex-
planned to him. But II was not necessary
to explain anything to him twice and
by the end of the second inning he had
Srasped the rudiments Of the game.
In the eighth inning with three men
on bases and one man out the batsman hit
To FIRST, who threw home. thus preventing
. run. Tho King Immediately said:
~ Sc the wisdom Of that first base
man throwing home because II stopped
run"
1t was In this inning that Pitcher Benz
hit q batsman with the ball which caused
rootsr TO yell:
''rhats right: kill him."
The King rocked back and forth with
laughter and when the player took hi
base the King, who was stiil laughing
remarked:
He certainly deserves something fol
being hit"
On another occasion a foul nearly hi
Q policeman who was standing on thu
side lines causing him to duck and thu'
lose tho dignity which he should hav'
maintained In the royal presence Again
the Kings merriment equailed that o
any Of the crowd. BY this time Eng
lands monarch had become not only on
Of the "fanniest" Of fans but compe
tent critic. and on one occasion when tn
umpire Gained strike the King exclaimed
81 thought that one pretty low"
King Ducks Like Real Human.
INe explanations W w. e"ss'~
hrst furnished TO King George In convep
tonal Language. out It was not long be
fore the ordinary terms Of the dsamon'
were employed and the King was slibi
speaking like a real fan on the bleacher'
HIS grasp and appreciation OF the sc'en
tinc side of the play was unfeignedly real
When foul balls struck the net In front o
the royal box the King ducked back LIN
real human and then laughed At HI
own timorousness. People who have see
King George on innumerable public occa
sions say they have never seen him en-
Joy himself more thoroughly and there
y no doubt that the expressions OF ENJOY
ment which he made to Mr.. Page an
Mr.. I.auEhiin were thoroughly genuine.
on the other side Of the field the her
OF the bieachers was Mike Donlin. tn
Giants centre fielder Mike won the'
hearts within fve minutes Of the oper
ing of the game and thereafter the
sfoutsd mike. Mike" At him on ever
eceanon.
Through Ambassador Page this svenin