New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21


ing that he hoped there would be some
good old-fashioned smuggling, for no
didn't like TO watch pitchers battle.
lie got his wish for the first man up
! for the Rivals, with two strikes and three
balls on him, met the next Offering OF
the Acme twirler squarely on the nose
and sent the ball over the fence Into the
pavilion to tho south of the park. The
game was a see-saw affair throughout.
the Rivals just managing to win In the
ninth by an to Z score.
/ In all, go games were played at the
opening of the elimination series. more
/ than 1900 boys Joining in the fun at the
/ twenty-seven parks and Fairgrounds set
aside for the purpose. 1t would be I'M
/ possible to give details Of such vast
array Of games, but the results or all
will be found in another column. Sew
eral games, however, had special feat
/ ures which deserve mention.
One of these was played in Thomas
Jefferson Park, between the Kenyons
and All Stars. II took eleven innings
1 10 decide the conflict, in which only two
errors were made and which resulted In
a victory for the KenyOns by score OF
/ . TO l. The showing of both teams In
dicates that they will make a strong
bid for the championship.
Nine shutouts also marked the first
games, the teams holding their opponents
scoreless being the Lakerun a. c., Am
sterdam A. c., Essex Juniors, Deerfoots,
Imperials, Thorpes, New Era and
Heroes.
Two tie games were played the young
Stuyvesants and Superior A. c. battling
to a 8-S draw in Seward Park, and the
Nacomas and Waynes taking part in
80 conflict OF Tompkins Suqare Park.
The Lincoln Midgets and the Boy
Rangers each made II runs, which was
the high score record. The Triounes'
who perhaps thought the name they
chose for their team would bring luck,
were disappointed The LakewOods de-
feated them in Seward Park by score
Of g TO 2.
The Tribune League boys who had the
Gcod fortune 10 be numbered among the
1900 who saw the Giants play Pittsburgh
last Monday are still thrashing out their
experiences, and many amusing incidents
in connection with the great day" are
just leaking out.
1t will be remembered that the New York
National League Club officials, in extend
ing their invitation TO the boys, made one
demand-that the lads appear at the Polo
Grounds in uniform. as none without ball
toys would be admitted
Now It so happens that hundreds Of the
Tribune leaguers have no ball suits, and
when such apparel was required for ad-
mission to the home OF the Giants these
youngsters were in quandary. The Sew
ard Park boys. however, reached happy
solution Of the problem. They selected
committee Of three to visit the stores OF
the Leighhorhood. explain their predica-
Yrent TO the proprietors and If possible,
arrange to rent ball suits for the day.
The plan worked, and the majority OF
the shopkeepers consented TO let out the
suits at a charge of from 20 10 80 cents
apiece. The next thing was TO raise the
required fec. Scores accomplished this by
running errands, hell rg aged men and
women cross the traffic filled streets OF
the neighborhood, carrying grips for
strangers who appeared and by various
other similar methods.
/ If scores were successful, however, in
their efforts to gather a few pennies.
scores Of others were not, and the prob
lem was not yet entirely solved. 1t then
occurred to the committee that they could
make one suit do for two boys.
They figured that one boy could wear
the baseball shirt, and that with almost
any pair of short trousers on he would be
entitled to pass the portals Of the Polo
Grounds. The other boy could don the
baseball trousers, and with an old jersey,
sweater or gray shirt he, too, could be
eligible. And that's the way hundreds of
the wideawake East Side youngsters got
the opportunity 10 shake the paw Of John
McGraw and see old Hans Wagner eat
'em up at short
Along this same line there is more good
news for The Tribune baseball boys.
/ Plans are under way to give the teams
making the best averages each week an
opportunity TO see the Giants in action
again a little later in the season.
Other treats also are in store for the
members Of the league, and the pathway
leading to the handsome cups and medals
| is going to be strewn with loads of things
to bring JOY to young New York
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