The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-10
WORLD SERIES
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France and Great Britain were given
a place in Americas greatest sporting
event. The tri-color of the fighting re-
public swung from one pole and the
union jack graced the other.
A band was stationed behind third
base and helped get up the football
pep that fitted in with the weather.
''Stars and Stripes Forever" "El Cap
itan" and other military marches
blended with cover There and other
popular songs of the moment.
Depression that seemed to hang
over the great city like a fog at day
break was brushed aside by the com
bined efforts of the sun, the band and
the realization that the Giants are
back down on the home field to re-
trieve laurels lost in Chicago. Two
down apparently is a phrase that has
no place in the bright lexicon of those
thousands who have followed the Gil
ants turnout the season and who are
still trailing along. The sun gradual
ly grew warmer.
Crowd a Happy One.
The gates to the bleachers and the
lower grandstand were thrown open
at 9 o'clock Long before time for
the game to begin the grandstand tier
was a laughing, happy crowd of fans
that whistled and sang as the band
hit one after another well known
piece of music.
Navy blue and the olive drab- of the
army blended in spots. Men from
Yaphank, Minneola and other concen-
tration camps nearby were there, and
they rubbed shoulders with blue-clad
jackies and marines in naval uni
forms. There was a smattering of
British uniforms, both naval and mill
tary.
The Giants, headed by McGraw, ap-
peared on the field at 1920. They
were given a great reception by the
thousands already in their seats, but
were hardly more enthusiastically
welcomed than the White Sox, who
appeared half an hour later. AS the
Giants filed across the field Benny
were treated roughly in Chicago were
especially warmly received by the
home folks.
The Giants batted mostly at right
handed pitching in their practice.
while the Sox linbered up on the SIDE
lines. The Sox wore their home uni
forms of white, with the American
flag on their right arms and red, white
and blue stockings instead of their
usual gray travelling uniforms. The
Giants were dolled up in freshly
washed white home uniforms.
Sox Fielding Heavy.
By 1915 the lower grandstand tier
was completely filled and but for a
patch in the center field bleachers the
outfield stands also were crowded.
The upper tier of the grandstand filled
slowly but it looked like a capacity
crowd of at least $4,000. The New
York fans watched the Sox in their
batting practice closely. Felsch,
Jackson and other sluggers hammered
the ball solidly. The field appeared
somewhat heavy. All water had
drained off well. but the lines were
somewhat soggy.
The crowd amused itself as the
players warmed up by laughing at
Johnny White, a cabaret singer. who
stood in the lower grandstand tier.
calling cheers for the Giants. He ia
vored Heine Zimmerman especially
and was dragged ont the field by
other singers to lead a cheering sec
ton behind third base White dashed
up to the batters' box, seized thinner
man by the arm and was photo
graphed with the Giant third sacker.
Then he led Zimmerman to his cheer
ing section. where he called for and
received three cheers for the man who
was abused so in Chicago.
Before the Game.
Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. 10
Twelve thousand fans rushed into the
Polo grounds today when the gates
were opened for the third game of the
world series. Many of them had wait
ed all night. There were two lines
each six blocks long when the gates
opened.
Gloom brooded heavily over the
| fans most of the morning but just