The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-11
GIANT CLANS ARE
SLOW To GATHER
Not as Big Crowd Out Today Tor 'ns
Fourth Scrap of Star Spansied
Banner Series as Was
There Yesterday.
sox RIGHT ON DECK
chicaaoans Not Discouraged by their
embarrassing Yesterday-Sen-
ton Seems to be East
erners' idol.
rBy C. HAMILToNI

| UNITED Press Stan Cores pondent-j
! POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, Oct
| l1.-New York fans turned out slow
| " to supply the enthusiasm that would
| help the Giants as they battled mere
! this afternoon to make 1t a fifty-nfsy
proposition with the White Sex
Grand stands and bleacheTs both
had many bare spots at 1870, although
the day was more cheerful than yes
terday, when more than $4,000 were IN
the park
Before noon threatening clouds had
been chased away and warm sun
greeted the Giants when they took the
field al Il O'Clock An hour later the
White Sox entered the gate from
center field and went to their dugout-
The playing field was much faster,
point which it was contended would
be OF benefit TO the Sox, a speedy
team
The same old band supplied music
behind third base and the same crowd
OF singers tried 10 put pep into
crowd that cheered only sporadicaliy.
The Giants took q snappy batting
practice after the crowd had done its
sole cheering for Ruoe Benton, hero
OF yesterdays game. Benny hauT
ally uaaoticed
Dave Robertson took a few shots
az the right field stand Calling on
his team mates to witness. he cracked
one into the upper right field grand
stand. the ball bounding over into the
bleachars- II was long drive and al'-
parsntiy impressed the crowd Zim-
norman was hitting poorly in prac-
tee.
Sox Not Discouraged.
The White Sox warmed up on the
side lines as they watched the Giants
bat around They worked against left
hand pitching. Claude Williams going
into the boz. This appeared TO elm
mate him as possible starter for the
Sox. Jackson, Felsch, Gandil and the
other White Soy heavy artillery men
were going fine. Il there was any de-
preston in the ranks OF the American
( leaguers il could not be observed Ed
die Cicotta was On the lines warming
I'D with the other players, disre-
ga7dinz the shots from the stands.
The lire OF fans feeding into the
stands vas thin The upper tier, the
reserved section Of the grand stand
nfled slower than any other section
I There vas no Wild rushp al the gates
+ for seats IN the unreseryed section OF
the grand stand and in the bleache-s.
Z The fans appeared 70 take il more as
! Just tail game than anything else.
The heaviest crush was az the hot
dog stand, where those Of the faith
. tul -ho had been long 81 the grounds
we're warming themselves With hot
coffee and sandwiches
Tie Giants evidently did not Ell
pect left hand pitching from the SoI
to- nsT worked against right handlers
az they took their vamuD- Poll Per
rft- ~as fl the boz for only brief
period and then was called 10 let big
Je@ Tss-ssu 90 the warning up Be
Ing short q right hand pitchers, Nc
Erzv also had IL Beard and Hans Lo-
oe-- II -1e box FOR warming up pitch
Ing
As The White Sor took the field
.7r their fading practice, Ferdte
Scz-pp vent OF the side lines 10
VAIN uP for the Giants. He was
zIocs- He lasted slightly more than
~ inning against the White Sox
Ehsa he Etz-tad Sunday in Chicago.
Ha Eas zst1z lots CT stuff and ap-
pe-eztiy lad hts usual control.
Fzhe-. Who worked Sunday, for the
Sex warmed mp for Chicago He
zfzo va alone