The Washington herald., 1917-10-13
GIANTS LEAVE NY.
in HAPPY MOOD
Sallee Likely Slabbist in Game with
White Sox Today.
By DAMON RUNYoN.

Chicago. Ill, Oct. 12-song and
story enlivened the Journey Of the
New York Giants from Highbridge
to the Lasalle Street Station "Hype"
Isoe. the famous wandering trouba-
dour of the Roaring Forties. got the
old ukeIele out of the icebox at Jacks
and brought 1t on the trip.
A Mushroom quartet was promptly
organized and II distributed enough
sour notes along the right of way Of
the New York Central to curdle all
the milk in Indiana and Illinois.
1t was reminiscent Of the good old
days Of the open town in New York
to see "Hype" curled up over the
"'uKe," snatching melody from It's
strings with his prehensile fingers,
while Ferdinand Stubblefeld Schupp
chased the harmony with a fast curv-
ing voice
Ferdinand is one of the most musi-
cal guys in the league. When the
iazzing begins Ferd can't keep still
Arthur Fletcher, the short fielder,
also has a fine air cooled voice. which
ne dearly loves to play with, and he
took an active part in the closeup
stun today.
linen lDcTc Is E1tlnlc ZsA4uAucA
Heine has a voice which reminds one
of pastoral scenes. such as the lowing
herd winding slowly DER the lea, espe-
cially the lowing part.
The worlds worst tenor came to light
from the lungs Of Harry Fink, the
milk-fed boy from the Catholic Protec-
torate, Of the Bronx. When Fink sud
denly hurled his voice into an opening
in silver Threads Among the Gold, T"
the engineer brought the train to n
stop at La Porte, Ind. He thought
the conductor had stepped on the
Finally a terrific rivalry in song
developed. The gang Of correspon-
dents who are with the Giants, and
who have a car to themselves, laid
claim to "Hype's" services. and took
him away to their end of the train,
where they organized another dis
tressing scene OF vocal violence.
The ball players, bereft of their
music, hunted up Frank Becher, of
"Sweethearts" and Miss Springtime'
fame, who is travelling with the club
and got him to sing for them. This
was taking an unfair advantage OF
the correspondents as they had no
bass singers with them They had
nothing but sopranos.
This morning, somewhere in Indiana,
the train passed through a young
blizzard. which pasted snow against
all the telegraph poles and trees. 1t
was cold and wintry all along the
route. and it is by no means summary
in Chicago tonight.
The Giants left New York on the
hop. They went directly from the
Polo Grounds after the game in taxi
- - k.sNA - loo A
big crowd hung around the clubhouse
waiting for them to appear and when
Benny Kaun came out he was fol-
lowed around by a mob, like a cham
pion fighter.
Benny wore a green hat, Z green
suit, fancy topped shoes, and rain
bow necktie. He had a handful of
mail, which he read in the taxicab
en- route to the station, showering
scraps Of paper along the route.
Benny does not keep a letter file.
Most of the correspondence con-
tanned advice to Benny how to hit.
By the time the advice reached Benny
he didn't need it.
Bill Farnum, OF the movies, came
with the club, still wearing that big
yellow leather coat which Is the envy
of all beholders, and claiming to be
5000 ahead in his betting on the
series.
Little Bill McAulifre. who served as
the Giants mascot this season, also
made the journey. Bill has a uni
form. and everything. The ball play
ers took up a collection for Bill,
which netted him s5i15.
1t is believed that McGraw will
start Sal Sallee against the Sox in
the next game. II will almost surely
be old Sal or Benton The Sox will
probably never get another peek at
a Giant Highlander.
Having had i look at him on two
occasions, the Giants are more than
ever convinced that the stories about
Eddie Cicotte's shine balF' are nom
sense. If he has anything freakish
in the way Of curves, they do not
know it.
Davy Robertson says he hit high
fast ball and two spitters on Cicotte
in the last game in which Eddie ap-
peared.
Hes got a dandy splitter and a
slow knuckle ball." says Davy. but
there's nothing extraordinary about
his delivery"
The players are Inclined to the be-
lief that Danforth used some sort OF
sailor however. The ball Kauff hit
ION the left-hander was high and fast
The ball he hit on Cicotte was high
and inside.
"All I regret" says Benny. rs that
I didn't catch hold of that ball the
time 1 almost swung myself off my
feet when missed. That would have
travelled some"
Benny never did think much Of any
thing less than a home run, anyway
A single is his idea of zero in the bat
ting line.
The Giants would not be greatly
surprised IL Rowland started some
pitcher who has not been expected to
figure in the series at all against
them
I'VE didn't look for Bedient in 1872. -
remarked Charley Herzog when this
possibility was suggested. WED
hardly even heard of him before the
series. But it was Bedient who stop
ped u.s."
The last time the Giants saw Be.
dent he pitched against a little town
up the State this season for a semi
pro club.
Gotch Seriously III.
nrf 1o-Frank Gnfph