The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-09
THIRD PERFORMANCE
TAKES PLACE TODAY.
York with All the Necessary Prsp~
for the Continuance of series.
ny DAMON RUNYoN.

I last HfBBt
The third performance goes on at the
Polo grounds tomorrow afternoon.
| After viewing the two matinees In
! Chicago the critics seem somewhat d.
vided In opinion as TO the nature Of
! the show.
! Some say II is tragedy. Some pro-
| nounce II comedy. while others declare
| II sheer farce. The Manhattan Island
| experts on baseball drama unite In the
| belief that II should have a stronger
| third act TO get over In these parts.
! A good funny fall of the Chicago
| White Sox would undoubtedly tone up
! the finish for Broadway. IL the per-
| formaoce tomorrow is like those which
| took place In Chicago. the Giants may
be just as well close the box Office and
| send the show to storage.
| 1t Is good stout trunk. but II Is not
sound proof, and the noise made by
| Benny's apparel kept the other luggage
| In the baggage car on the Michigan
limited awake all Sunday night.
! Benny had been cast by many follow
ers of baseball drama for the role OF
| leading man In the show which opened
In Chicago Saturday, so he went equip
ped with scenic effects to ft the part
Happy" Felsch stole the show on
Benny. and now Benny's sartorial ap-
purtenances are good for nothing, ex-
| cept 10 wear. Hap" Felseh In ono of
| those fellows who wears clothes which
cannot be heard more than a block
/ away. Thus the vagaries of baseball
fate are again made manifest
Bill Farnun. of the movies, who
understudied Benny on the great
sartorial scene. using big yellow
| lather coat. and a cap with Scotch
accent, which knocked the Chicago
provineials right out Of their Ave dol
lar seats returned to New York with
the Manhattan Island members OF the
cast
Bill is representative of the crowd
which followed the Giants to Chicago,
"prepa rod" as the papers say. TO
back his home team club 10 the last
penny" He is representative in that
he has the last penny. all right.
The worlds series spent today
spread out along~ the lines OF New
York Central. The Giants occupied
four special cars on the Michigan
Central limited. although Phil. Nc
, CURE contended that it would have
been more appropriate had they been
walking back However. walking
would have taken up almost as much
time as 1t requires to get order
, In the wel-played dining car. and
the Giants had to be here for the
opening tomorrow. So they rode.
. Giants Are Amazed.
. There was nothing Of what one
might call merriment on the train.
( The players were not particularly
. downhearted, but neither were they
I especially joyful They had not en-
= tireIy recovered from their utter as
n constituent over the result in Chica go.
n Mons OF them had even anticipat-
o ed ANYTHING worse than an even break
in the first two games That the
I. Son would rake" them IN both
g games is something which never en-
!. tered their calculations.
{ After Terdy schupp breeDed through
= the opening inning SUNDAY the
e Giants settled back on their side line
with sigh OF relief confident that
:. he was right and more confident
+ that when right" schupp was un-
g beatable When he got two runs
d nnd"r him, they thought II was a
l. cinch.
We lost all his stun ouicker'n yot
l. could bat an eye said one of the
n players yesterday, Nobody can ac-
d count fer It He had IL when h
st It."
y In other words Schupp was unable
a 10 put his curve and twist on tn
e bali, after apparently having perfec
command OF it in the beginning !
- is not an unusual occurrence
~ Fred anderson the snkt ma fleT '$Wfs,
y relieved schupp with the bases ful
and retired the side. and who thu
got away under auspicious circum
STAGES. had much the same expert
'e euce
re II couldn't break the ball where
10 wanted to" said the North Carolin
"a dentist When ! was bile to put
81 around their knees they co,-t4-'t hi
>" IT, but the trouble was couldn'
y. keen It there"
" They're a funny hitting club
'e commented Sallee. the old sunbake,
- side winder from st Louis VIII
"a pitched we'll AGAINST the Soxs in tn
~ opeuing game only to be beaten b
- Happy Fe1sch's homer 'Tha
~ Fnlsch Is the only one who swings a
-. the ball The rest Of them stand II
- there and hat as If they were Jus
y, irving to meet It
mot one Of them IS hard tn p'tc
to mean there are no little fellow
on the club--at leaft none who bate
III against rne-and they are not niue,
Il. on working n pitcher That ha
n. Felsch hit off me was curve. ha
waist high and he hit good too. T.
r. fen the world although think tn
0 wind pushed 1t along n little"
A Pitcher Compliments EMPIRES.
r. II may please silk O'Iouchllu t
A. hear thai "Old SaI' paws him quit