Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-10
RUDE BENTON HANDS
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quarters. The bleacher gates had beer
opened for the crowd long before and
it was certain there would have been 9
capacity crowd there. The upper tiel
of seats in the grandstand and the
boxes were all sold out long ago.
Band Music Helps.
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 CAPTAIN y
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 as day broke
was brushed aside by the combined eff
forts of the sun, the band and the real
~ization that the Giants are back on the
home field to retrieve 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 Giants throughout the sea-
son and who still are trailing along.
The sun gradually grew warmer.
Gates Are Opened.
lower grandstand were thrown open
The gates to the bleachers and the
at 9 O'Clock. Long before the time for
the game to begin the grandstand tiers
bore a laughing 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 zap
hanE, Mineola and other concentration
camps nearby were there and they rub
bed shoulders with blue-clad jackies
and marines from naval bases in khaki
There was a spattering of British uni
forms, both naval and military.
Both Teams Welcomed.
The Giants, headed by McGraw, APP
peared. on the field at 1920. They
were given a great reception by the
thousands already in their seats, but
were hardly more enthusiastically vel
coined than the White Sox, rho ap-
peared half an hour later. AS the
Giants filed across the field, Benny
Kauff and Heinie Zimmerman, who
were treated roughly in Chicago, were
especially warmly welcomed by the
home fans. The Giants batted mostly
at righthanded pitching in their prac-
tice, while the Sox limbered up on the
side lines. The Sox wore their home
uniforms of white, with the American
flag on their right arms and red, white
and blue stockings instead of their us
ual gray travelling uniforms. The
Giants were dolled up in freshly washed
white uniforms.
Crowd Grows Steadily.
By lis the lower grahdstand was
practically filled, and also the center
field bleachers. The upper grand
stand filled slowly, but it looked like
a crowd of at least $4,000. The New
York fans watched the Sox in their
batting practice closely. Felsch, Jack
son and other sluggers hammered the
ball solidly.
The field was somewhat heavy. All
water had drained off well, but the
lines were somewhat soggy.
Cabaret Singer the Star.
The crowd amused itself az the play
ers warmed up by laughing at Johnny
White, a cabaret singer, who stood in
the lower grandstand tier calling for
cheers for the Giants. He favored
Heinie Zimmerman especially and was
dragged onto the field by other sing
ers to lead a cheering section behind
third base. White dashed up to the
batters box, seized Zimmerman by the
arm and was photographed with the
Giant third-sacker. Then he led Zim-
norman to his cheering section, where
he called for and received three cheers
for the man who was abused so in
Chicago.
White has been a constant attendant
at Giant games this year.
The White Sox warmed up against
.righthand pitching, the C~hieagoans APP
parently expecting righthanders to OPP
pose them.
When the Giants took the field for
fielding practice, they were given a
tremendous ovation. They responded
to the cheers of their home friends with
some snappy, sharp work that was a
great contrast to the booing the Giants
clan received in Chicago, and it showed
in their practice work. Fleaeher and
Herzog set the territory about second
base on fire. MeGraw recognized the
White Sox sacrifice game by laying
down hunts.
Baseball Hotables Present
Hank Gowdy, hero Of the Braves
Athletics worlds series, was among