Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-13
CROWD BRAVES THE
WINTRY WEATHER
TO WITNESS GAME
BY H. C. HAMILTON.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Oct. 49,,
overcoats and furs took the place of
bunting and flags here this afternoon
as the Giants and White Sox met in
the fifth game Of what started out to
be star spangled world series.
Stars and spangles blended this aft
ernoon. Snow and rain did 1t. Bleach
ers, grandstands and pavilions lost
their flame 81 red in composite of
red and washed out blue.
TRYING TO KEEP WARM.
Sickly looking bunting and depressed
flags fluttered in frigid breeze as the
Giants took the field at 1920. 1t
warmed up some as the pep increased,
but the effect was hardly noticeable.
The stands hit the crowd in the nose
as they reared in gray and bare green
spots Of emptiness as the game time
drew on. The crowd stood and shut
fled its feet or swung it's arms to keep
warm while the Giants went through a
stiff batting practice. Swathed In
brown sweaters. the new found heroes
Of baseball took healthy cuts at the
ball as righthanded, second string
Fingers served them up. John Nc
Graw was cocky at second base in the
practice. His players fooled around
in the sun and gave the impression
that only the Giants are due to win.
The White Sox had en- their bat
ting practice earlier and as IL to prove
John McGraws expectation of right
hand pitching, Eddie Cicotte had taken
his cut at the ball. Slim Sallee was
either still kidding the crowd or was
picked up to pitch, for he was in there
hitting along with the regular lineup
iowever. Sallee had done the same
I hing In the two games at New York.
THE SAME OLD BAND.
The same band that whooped up
military marches during the first two
games of the series. was out again to-
day and had no alibL Just as much
noise was pried out of the third base
line as on the first appearance of the
Giants.
1t seemed a practical certainty that
the crowd would not even approach
the $1,000 mark set in the first two
games. Half an hour before game
time 1t was doubtful II half that num-
Der were in the park and the feeding
line was slim. Outside the gates
scalpers had been stopping probable
patrons Offering to buy or sell tick
cts. That they would be stung with
the extra game seats they had on hand
was a fact that stuck out all over the
frost chilled park.
sALLEE WARNS UP.
Slim sallee entertained the fans with
a brief warm-up while the Giants in
dulged in batting practice, but the fans
took no notice. They were in the park
merely to see ball game and left their
pep at home.
The White Sox kept close to their
bench as the Giants batted in prelim-
mary work. A row OF seats outside
the dugout held the mascot Not
white clad player was to be seen.
Their warm-up had bee snappy and
they followed it by completely oblit-
Grating themselves. Benny Kaufr
worked hard before the game Seven
teen cameras got him and was still
looking for ammunition when he hiked
to the bench and rolled himself in q
checkered blanket.
The White Sox took the field for q
warm-up. Russell worked out with a.
lot of stuff
Across the field, on the first base line
Slim Sallee and Poll Perritt both
worked. McGraw evidently was un-
decided and it appeared he might give |
his only dependable right handler a
chance II Sallee failed to show the |
proper amount of stuff
Russell was alone. Despite Cicotte's
appearance in the lineup 1t was evil
dent Rowland intended finally to shoot
Alexander at the National lea guers.