South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-27
LONDON LOSES
DIGNITY AS SOX
ANNEX VICTORY
Kings and EarIS Sit Still in Sur
prise When Real Fans I'm
loosen Crazy Cries as Giants
are Shown of Midget Size.
BY DAMON RUNYoN

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lish football field in the heart OF old
Chelsea doomed the weird war chant
OF the American while his ma jesty.
King George Of England. and 10000
OF his subjects sat listening
What had been going along as a
purely perfunctOry exhibition OF
Americas national pastime. to be DO
lltely explained TO curious BritOns at
ones elbow. suddenly took on an as
pect OF a real baseball battle and sew
eral thousand temporarily expatriated
Americans wedged in among bewilder-
ed Englishmen and let their voices
drift out into the haze.
They momentarily forgot their
neighborS and the courtesies of the oc-
caslon; the sky line Of London seemed
10 fade into dingy smokestacks OF
upper Harlem, for IL had come TO
sundown and the last half OF the elev-
enth inning with the score tied be
tween bail clubs bearing the names OF
the New York Giants and the Chicago
White SoX Out Of the packed stands
rose voices that Enthusiastically tWanged
of New England and rasped of Chi
cago as the owners raised the old IA
miliar cries of the American bleach
er gods while the British looked on
and marveled.
Game Is Explained.
Leaning over the railing OF the roy
al box neryOusly Juggling at his short
brown beard the ruler Of Great Brit
ain smilingly heard the American am
hassador, Walter II. Pages hurried
explanation Of the situation. Up 10
the last of the ninth it had been just
a rather snappy exhibition OF base ball
few elements Of real excitement
The majority Of the spectators-es-
pecially the Americans were more in
/ terested in the king than in the game.
but with the Giants two runs ahead
and two out in the last OF the ninth
sam Crawford. the great slugger OF
the Detroit Tigers, slammed out a
home run into the center field bleach
ers, driving home Buck Weaver from
/ second-that was when those Ameri-
cans really began to cut loose with
some hOme-like enthusiasm. Even
/ the British seemed TO sense the tense
! excitement OF the situation. One
could close his eyes and easily imag-
/ inc himself in any stand in America al
the critical moment Of the game. in
the last OF the ninth with none out.
! Tom DAILY. the White Sox young
| ster, who has been playing first base
on the trip, smashed another homer
{ into the bleachers in the 18th inning
/ giving the White Sox 20 4 victory.
| ending not only the game, but the
worlds tour It was a fitting finale
Will Sail Saturday
Z 1t has been decided not to play any
more games and the party will sail
! for America on the Lusitania Saturday
afternoon.
Chelsea field is a great oval en-
closure that is supposed TO seat 60
I 600 persons, but British must have
queer ideas Of figures for after 90
! 00o got into the stands Thursday aft
ernOon it would have been impossible
/ to get 10000 more I'm with the aid OF
+ shoe horns. Yet one OF the newspa-
( pers here placed the attendance at
$1,000. Americans can now under
stand about those crowds OF hundreds
Of thousands they have been reading
, about all their lives attending foot
! ball matches here.
The ro,sal box was an enclosure in
I the center Of the grand stand just be-
/ hind the catcher's position. 1t was
fenced off from the rest Of the stand
| and decorated with the royal colors.
A screen had been placed along the
| front of the grand stand TO protect the
/ spectators.
The king was a trif1e late in arriv-
/ ing. bat the stand was packed when
! he finally appeared about 3 O'Clock.
/ He came in an ordinary hmousene
with Ambassador Page and with only
a couple Of equerries.
In place OF "a royal crown, the royal
dome was topped by a plain derby
hat AS his majesty entered the en-
closure the crowd rose, barred heads
and remained standing until the king
was seated. Then Jawn J. McGraw.
Charley COmiskey and Jimmy Gala
han appeared in the royal box escort
ed by TT. g. Bunnell, the advance agent
Of the tour They were introduced
one by one 10 the king by Ambassador
( page. King George shook hands with
) each man. said he was glad they We're
I here with the ball clubs, and hoped
they were enjoying the visit Bun
neil then handed the king baseball
! His majesty handed it 10 Callahan
which amounted 10 the ceremony ot
| the king pitching the first ball INA
| ball was put into play AT the start of
| the game. but was then given i'
Comiskev as q souvenir.
ATcGraw and Callahan were botn
dressed I'm citizens clothes and did not
appear on Tie field throughout ne
game The king cOnversed steaoll
with Ambassador Page who explained
all the fine points OF the game. The
royal visitor seemed 10 ne very deeply
interested in the sport.