New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
White Sox and
Giants Play
For Soldiers
World Series Teams Entertain
Two Regiments at Garden
City in Joke" Game
By Crantland Rice

sat upon the Sox bench yesterday a.
Garden City and watched the practice
of the late world series contenders.
Lieutenant Taylor, who is q nephew
Of President Ed Barrow Of the interna-
tional League, is a fan Of 100 per cent
intensity. lie IS now recuperating M
this country from bullet hole through
the lungs, obtained IN one Of those
rushing Canadian assaults upon Hun
trenches.
As Lieutenant Taylor sat watching
the Sox in practice there came around
the bend of Long Island NAPLES tn
military music OF band. And Wit
the bands lull there came the sound o.
marching men. The l65th New York.
under Colonel Mine. and the ll7tn Hi
nois, under Colonel Riley, six thousand
strong, were on their way 70 sec the
White Sox and the Giants the last
ball game between big league player
these six thousand will see in q long.
long time.
Lieutenant Taylor who still saw
thrill in baseball, despite the fact that
he had been over the top more than
once, lost all momentary interest in the
athletes on the field.
His attention was centred upon the
first squad and the many squads and
companies and regiments thereafter
that came around the maple bend IN
marching order picked men from New
York and Illinois.
The Canadian lieutenant made but
one comment. Il was this: They have
the Prussian Guard beaten to death
And you could sec tina, he meant every
information.
Came to See Ball Game
At any hour or at any day now the
Rainbow Division will be on its way
across-not 20 look At ball games, but
to
Hold its rendezvous with Death
At some disputed bsrricade,
when spring comes back with rust
ling shade
And apple blossoms I'LL the air"
But for the moment France and the
Hun beyond were one detail and the
ball game was another. This was
proved after the order 10 fall ont was
given. Immediately after sergeant,
acting as cheer leader for the mo-
ment. jumped out in front OF the llh-
| nois detachment.
Whose going 20 win" he asked.
"The White Sox," rosred 1900 lusty
Western voices.
"Are we downhearted" he queried
| again.
"No." was the answering reply in
even double volume.
And then the men from Illinois
proceeded 10 cheer Rowland, Collins,
Weaver, ard all the rest IN turn, while
the men of the l60tb New York (the
old Fighting 69th), with no heroes 10
cheer, merely looked on and waited for
the games start.
As a ball game, this seventh meet,
ing between the White Sox and tho
Giants was close upon a joke. Tho
White Sox started out 20 play ball, but
the Giants. minus Zimmerman, Robert
son. Fletcher and Rariden. picked up
about where they LETT off in that fourth
inning Monday. They muffed hy balls
and skidded around until the Sox were
leading 8 10 /, with Joe Benz facing
Demaree. Then the Sox, too. decided
to subsde, as it takes two TO make
quarrel. and the occasion was only
relieved when Middles Shsfer entered
| the game at third and gave the Guards
men merry inning or two.
Schaefer Makes Hit
Schaefer made the big hit OF III. day
when, caught in a chase between third
and home, he put on duplicate rec
Of the Great Tim attempting 20 over
! haul and outsprint Eddie Collins.
Schaefer had the way thoroughly
cleared and then started on his des
perate dash to the plate, sliding safely
over, as 5000 men ia khaki. who were
! wise to what happened on Monday,
cheered their approval.
Il was bum ball game, but for
I those getting ready 70 sail Tor France
the quality of the game didn't appear
p, 10 matter. although it would have been
far better occasion If the Giants had
made fight for It.
Before the game General Mann, who
threw out the first ball, entertained
League Presidents Ban Johnson and
John K. Tener, with others, az lunch
con. The notables among the msgnates
were all there, but d number OF regu-
lars on both clubs we're missing. Tho
days greatest excitement came around
the third or fourth inning, when $4,000
world series programmes. sent out By
Frank Stevens, were distributed among
the troops, who made swift PUSHES for
the souvenirs.
Facing Real Series
But as some fan has just written In:
: rs hero Of world series a hero
these days? Or is he" The answer
, IS that while the Giants and White SoN
, went out to give the show, the star
actors were the men in khaki, who are
facing world series that makes the
late lamented affair look 20 be Jus. q
trihe tame and subdued.
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