Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-10
HING FRANCE 900 GAZE ON A DIFFERENT [
BENTON WINS FIRST BIG GAME OF
THREE FOR GIANTS OVER THE SOX

Fletcher and was tossed out to tIoIl,e with
JACKSON az bat, the crowd sirpad o,, enc
held and the game was stopped uptii tbc
ponce dispersed the gathering Jackson
touled the first pitch. but on Tho pcxt ba
was out on fly 60 Fletcher FOR the eral
out of the game.
Ihis third game broke ON tho sbiyerinr
multitude that cheered i'm tho stapde met
as the first two games We're bound roy,,d
with bunting in Chicago. 4 host Of nag-
stlls sta,I, reared lhelr slim heads from the huge
stands and flung old Glory 10 the breeze
From the peaks of the staffs al each cpd
OF the horseshoe grandstand France and
Great Brltain We're given a place I'm Ameri-
ca greatest sporting event The Tricoior
Oh the ngntlng republic swung from one pole
and the Union Jack graced the other
The Giants started batting praoticc q,
l2;2O and Benny kauf hit three line drivSs
into the right field stands As tho balI
sailed into tie home run" Territory lie
crowd stood up and yelled tin its lungs gave
out
At 12:40 virtually every uureserycd sea,
in the park was filled. The holders of re-
served seats came late as usual and it was
not until nearly game time that the crowd
of $4,000 odd fans was on hand
Big Jef Tesreau laid the ball over the
plate for the Giant hittcrg i'm batting ll,ac-
tice, and they walloped it Justify
Thorpe Reports Early
Jim Thorpe and Hans Iobcrl we're the
first members Of McGraw's team to put i'm
an appearance and they were given a rnuy.
ing ovation The Giants cleaning nov
! white uniforms are trimmed with royal
purple and they make quite showing
The appear incc of Benny Eaun. IIcinic
| zimmerman and George Burns a few min
utes after l. o'clock was the signal for
pandemonium TO break loose. BY that time
there were 10000 bugs i'm the stands, and
they showed the Giants that they are with
them heart. lungs and all.
Man ger Mctiraw strutted on TO the field
at 1880 and the crowd cut loose again i'm
"a wild cheer
At 12:52 the White son romped ont on
the field.
The ovation they received as they neared
the bench was hearty however, and they
dOffed caps in Acknowledgement.
Clarence Rowlands little daughter Beu-
lah came onto the field with her daddy,
| and the photographers made a rush 10 get
! the picture.
The Chicago players wore the same
uniforms that were used I'm Chicago. They
are white trimmed in blue. and the stock
ings are striped with rcd and bluc.
Speculation on whom MCGraW would send
| TO the mound in tOday's game was picnti-
! rul as the hour Of playing drew near
The majority of the exporting persons
at the ring side" picked slim Sallec. aud
| slim took his turn regularly i'm batting
practice
Rowland announced on the way to- New
tba ,,ia,ts i .i, ,,'tI - ,,,, 60
! no reason e,. LnIi,,.t, tra, H., Iii
/ change mis- mind
! White SOX Take Field
At go o'clock the Giants left the field
| and the White SoX trotted out for batting
| practice Mel Wolfgang stepped on the
bi,ters FTGers 10 ''SS up the o"lI Tor l'o"lah1 5
| Toward game timn tba weather nrospects
| were somewhat uncertain
The sun hid behipd scattering clouds that
| passed over haaI al tutar,aig I'M few.
| looked for auotb,r ~oi,,g,,,.,,,
Tho Giants tnol, tho Gcld ,g,i,, ,t .o
/ for fielding urocti,s NTrCraW bit Iuety
| grounderg to the iuiieIders while LEFT TcS-
! reau Sch,inn and Tor,,,,, cbosod l<auff
! Robertsor- Tborne and Eurns agter long
! nies
The upper rranIstands and the boxcs in
| which ali Tho rcsaryed sents ave Inrated
ranidiv dlred nm
| p,st-,.,d so,t h,l5... ,,,,o lot, 20, Van.
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I me idhs pIphe mo N"iu'li'lous Ci''e'
! at the ciose OF the piece
Rune behton came 0ut 10 warm UP tor
| the Giants' with Bill Rarlden catchlng' az
SIX minutes TO O'Clock Eddie Cicotte and
! Roy Lynn came out TO warm up Tor the
! White SoX.
| C-;G.L p.o.
Clarke Griffith had a score Of assistants
! III the SIanuS touaL, tahlns up a coiiecuon
s5s S@sh ps @e@ laS Si;a or 5nd s5' N every sea" a''
ss% s Sss 9z5 Il soJ il: %ns al n5S q. @ , sp:s%:
! BY lO:do Q CLOCK thefe was crowd OF
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| M, ,', hro,le tbrn,,gh rra,. h,pl.s oP
o,o,,d. shnr,I,. after IA o'cIorE and The frst
! ','r,, ,,.,. 4,r.atad ,.itL , ,fner 1,bo
| band was on hand early and answered to
| cncore after encore. while a male octet
! b "a