Evening journal., 1914-03-06
Old GAME
AWAY PUZZLES
The NATIVES
Giants and White SOx AStOun,
Foreigners on Tour. We're
inclined to Laugh

The members Of the New York
Giants and the Chicago White Sox,
who returned home today from
their tour of the world, will
have many amusing anecdotes to re-
late to their fellow players. who were
less fortunate, regarding the way in
which baseball was received by the
natives of the various foreign cOun-
tries visited. No two races or ma
tons, among the many who had an
opportunity TO see the two teams
play, looked upon the national pas
time of the United States I'm the same
way.
The Australians, having seen the
Giants and White Sox in action, are
inclined to "spoof" at our national
game. At least one writer i'm the an
upOdes has gone on record as find
ing It hard to decide whether the
Giants going into action are like a
band of Arctic explorers, braced for
q march due south, or a bunch of
prize fighters getting ready for the
ring Unless they appear for fights
In different garb from that displayed
in this country, we blush TO think
what the Giants must have looked
ike and shiver for the Arctic explor-
ers. The writer In the Melbourne
Age, however, explains. In describ-
ing the appearance Of the American
ball players, the story says.
Some one stands I'm the base with
a wooden bat I'm his hand; some one
bowls or pitches at him; If he hits
the ball hard enough or far enough.
he will get around the ring-in other
words he will get what the baseball
ers call run, and what children call
rounder;. If he is caught off the bat
he is Out-just as he is In FOUNDERS
and If he is not fast enough to get
TO a base before the BAH gets there
he is out also.
But the game. as a game. seems 10
lack tensity and continuous interest.
Il is rather suggestive OF a garden
party. Il reminds the Australian on
locker of his first Open-air picnic.
THE umpire, who stands just be-
hind the striker, combines the duties
of judge with those of herald. Every
time q player went into bat the um.
p!re turned TO the crowd, and I'm
strid(t tones, with a voice that could
be heard all over the grounds, an
nounced to the listening crowd who
the distinguished batsman was. Thus,
IL was, Ladies and gentlemen
(cheers), the striker is Jim Thorpe
renewed cheers), the undOubted
champion athlete of the world" (Tre-
mendous cheering) II the striker
happened to be caught or otherwise
disposed of the umpire sang his dirge
in this fashion, He's Out!
The Chicago players were garbed
IN blue. Apart from the differences
in colors there was not much tc
chose between the teams in the mat
ter Of physique or skill. The New
Workers looked slightly heavier, but
the Chicago players were almost, II
not quite. as substantial. The New
York team started batting, and in
their first inning'-the word has ir
be spelled without an shade three
The ChicagOites I'm their first ven-
ture failed to score. The manner in
which the striker hit the ball, some
times alofi, sometimes along the
ground, but often hard enough to hit
the fence-no slight feat, seeing that
the bat Is not like the cricket bat
but shaped like a walking stick
compelled admiration. In catching
the visitors are highly expert: t.
put ball anywhere near a field Is
certain death. After they had seven
innings each the New Workers were
leading by eight runs TO six. Eacl
side added a run in its eighth at
tempt. and at the finish the game
was, Giants -, White Sox s. Giants
thus won by four runs.