New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
President Wilson Delays
Game, but Largest Crowd
of the Series Doesn't
Mind a Bit.
By JEROME BEATTY.

By JEROME BEATTY.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 9. President VIII
SON and Mrs. Norman Gait. his hancoe,
cav the Red Sex beat the Phillies TINS
afternoon. The President was I'VE
minutes late. and proved that he IS OF
more Importance than Ty Cobb. mere
has been some doubt abou5 the relatiye
imuortance OF Mr. Wilson and hr.
Cobb. The officials held up the worlds
series until the President arrived
which was more than they would DO
for Cobb or anybody else we can
think Of.
II was the first time. as far as we
can learn, that two ball clubs, four um-
hires and 10000 spectators ever walt
ed for one man TO arrive before they
started their afternoons scrap FOR
worlds championship.
William +. Baker, owner OF the CLUB,
fought his way through photographers
and handed the President n ball, which
the Chief Executive, after posing for
the picture men in 2 pitching attitude,
hurled out to Mayer, and the game
proceeded Rigler plate umpire, car
ried the first ball pitched over to the
President. They do things differently
in Philadelphia. Had a Polo Grounds
cop seen the President with ball, the
officer would have ordered him to
throw it back.
To-day's crowd was larger than yes
terday's. The park was filled to ca
pacity, with 20,3O6 as the paid at
tendance.
II was one-man victory for Bos-
ton. Fosters three-hit game was a
splendid exhibition, but he didn't stop
at being defender. He led the Of
fence against Mayer, making three
hits. one double. Probably no man
in this series will beat Fosters record
of three blows out Of four times at bat.
He made himself the same number OF
hits that he Above. the Phillies.
Niehoff and Stock, pointed out as
weak spots in the Phillies' inheld,
played sparkling baseball.
The Phillies miss Killife. Morsn's
great catcher helped warm up the
pitchers yesterday, but his throwing
was weak He still fav RS his shout
der, even when making short throws
Kllifer at mis- best would strengthen
Philadelphia Burns deserves great
credit for his hard work in filling the
breach, but ne is not the steady back
stop that injunction Bill" used 20 be.
Cactus Cravath drew a whoop out OF
the crowd in batting practice when ne
whanged a fly into the centre field
bleachers.
Al Demaree pitched to the Phila-
delphia hitters, which confirms the
opinion that Moran doesn't intend %
use Demaree in any Of the worlds
series games.
The Phillies seemed TO be practising
on driving the ball far and high, rather
than low and on a line. Cravath man
aged TO lift one over the right field
wall before the warm-up ended.
During practice the band was in the
open, back OF the plate. The musicians
didn't love their music more than they
did their lives. for in the midst of a
ragtime tune they stopped while the
French horn player lodged high foul.
Referring TO the first sentence-the
ball players, not the band, were
practising.
The band was "Hummel's 1st Regi-
ment Veteran Band" but the leader
wasn't enough of veteran to keep
from jumping nervously every time a
foul whizzed over his head.
The. groundkeeper had done good
work on the diamond. and it was much
faster than yesterday, but still far
from perfect. Damp spots remained
hack Of fist and second, but the base
lines looked solid.
The corps of song pluggers was in
creased from three to seven to-day.
When all seven pointed their mega
phones ir your direction, often a sharp
cared person could swear that they
were singing.
A sign on the Ford plant said. 1.-TWO
Worlds Champions. The Ford is one.
The other is ?" What would
you guess to be in the same champion
ship class with the Ford?
The opposing managers were little
pals. While the Red Sox were taking
batting practice, Moran and Carrigan
stock back in the pitchers box and
chatted
If you think the celebrities in the
boxes are afraid of publicity, you
ought to see the women smooth back
their coats and the men fix their hats
when the photographers come along.
A telegraph operator came up 10 the
press box gate. He carried a package.
Operator Instruments" he said,
pointing to the package.
"All right. DOCTOR" said the usher.
Before the President and Mrs. Gait
came in. nineteen photographers. two
of them with motion picture cameras,
stood lined up ready to fire.
At l:i0 the band started the "Star
Spangled Banner" Everybody stood
up. hats off, peering for the President.
Two policemen in gold braid came in,
followed by imposing looking men, who