The sun., 1917-08-13
SMOKE FUND RISES
WHILE 'FOLLIES' WIN
Triars Try Hard and Mean
Well, but the Score
Stands 2 to 5.
GIRLS AGAIN DO BIT
Stocking Holds S987 When
Bats Cease Swinging at
Polo Grounds.

~ THE SUNS Tobacco Fund for our
soldiers in France was so big that even
FATTY Arbuckle was inconspicuous.
And the crowd came across with
1880 in real regular money-not 20
mention Collector and Head Auditor
John Henry Mearss personal check for
buck. There we're certainly 1000 on
the field but in looking over the total
az receipts one should keep in mind that
many hundreds OF the 1000 persons
present were small boys or Harlem
youths at the voice cracking age whose
contributions amounted TO dimes and
.ven pennies-gifts that measured the
extent Of their bankroll and therefore
doubly welcome and all going far
toyard swelling the total for smokes
and the makin's for our soldiers in
France.
Incidentally, there was a nine inning
bali game in which Miss Ann Penning-
ton OF the "Follies" batted for Marty
sampler OF the Friars in the eighth. and
pan-oficer Russell Vokes, souse dog
for the "Follies staggered around the
bases for Ned Wayburn on more than
one occasion. and Mike Donlin. might
lest bail slugger OF the pennant winning
Giants, batted for some one or other
and knocked a pop ny and was promptly
knocked by 1000 fans. and Jim Corbett
oiled UP the old biceps machinery by
ripping out fungoes before the game
started, and John Henry Mears grew
fray counting the dimes and nickels
and Louis Mann came across with one
80 bill and then had "a relapse and
separated himself from another $40, and
the band played and Eddie Cantor led
Protessah Dabney's Afro-American sill
yer Cornet Diamond Studded Brass
Band and everything.
songs Hamper Game.
Incidentally, the same Louis Mann
note 10 composing room: Don't call him
Looie Mann or he'll get sore-the same
M. Mann described things generally
when he yelled at frequent intervals:
Iay-deez unit Genlmun-Game called
on account OF songs"
The game was called for songs only
temporarily each time, however, but il
was called with 50 much persistency that
the players got chance to rest up and
the scorers while Eddie Cantor, Van and
schenck and the other singers from the
"Foies' wsrbled all over Harry Hemp
Nead's diamond got a chance to catch
up an inning or two during each song
on the box scores they were trying 70
Keep
1t should be said that despite inter-
ruptons the 'Follies" and the Fr;ars
folk ala put up a ball game that sur
prised even Ned Wayburn and Friar
Jack Gleason, respective managers of
the teams. One side, of course, had to
win the game. wherefore the fact Is
scientifically recorded here-if only to
keep straight the records of great con-
tests In American history-that the
Follies' pasted the everlasting day.
lights out of the Frlars.
Far be II from any one delegated to
keep one eye on the game and one eve
on the smoke fund to try to concoct a
box score and reprint II here this morn
ing-especially with Miss Pennington
turning three strikes into a total Of
three bases and then refusing to run
home because she had forgot to get a
permanent wave on Saturday and there
fore was afraid that more exertion would
cause her crowning glory TO sag and
now strlngy And any attempts later
70 start all over on a box score were
nocked galleywise by such interrup-
ions as Mike Donlin. the great Giant
hitter, stepping from his Job OF being one
Of the jumps on the bases to trying to
am a homer and falling down on the
Job.
Score By Innings.
Here, however, IL the score by in
alngs-and it's correct, no matter what
Ned wayburn or Manager Jack Gleason
q the Friars writes to this paper about
the following fever chart:
ms score By innings:
i.iiis:.....:::::::: iiiihis::: sSss:sE iiss :
That's the official score and must stay
:. Don't iettem tell yuh different
-Folhes," runs; Friars, runs. And
Jack Gleason and his Fr1ars ought to be
happy that they got any runs at all, for
Young Mr.. Stringman, pitcher for the
liegfeld Follies" team. pitched a game
mat Matte in his loveliest days need not
have been ashamed of.
For nve innings young Mr. Stringman
the "Fonies" pitched a no hit game
Inen he got in the way of a couple OF
Announcer Loney Haskells wheezes
which had bounced or the Haskell
megaphone, and these mishaps plus a
couple Of hot louismanns that shot out
rom the scoring cage caused him to
come next TO cracking under the strain.
Away They Depart.
It's the nrst half OF the sixt' and the
triars are at bat. Young Mr.. String
man still pitching a no hit game for the
foliies,' suddenly gets raped for three
angles In succession by the Friars. The
Yooelnanns coming toward him were
srking into his system. But then with
"a, ,Se bases filled. only one down. and the
uree quick base hits, Young Mr.. String
nsh-assisted by an all star right field
sVcn by ]. Schenck OF Van and Schenck
he liegfeld Follies"--put the Friars
et on their back in one, two, three or
and any pitcher who can pull out
mole like that without letting a run
makes Matte look like a mere child,
But as the score by innings shows
ny ~ friars made a whirling dervish I'm
~ n just before autumn set In, piling UT
ree runs In the eighth inning and two
III Their half OF the ninth.
l., Ano the Friars jumped inmeasurably
popular acclaim toward the summer.
49, oy inserting into their team sud
Sy as catcher slim, broad shoul
.c young person in khaki. The sigh
,..e e khaki clad man behind the bat
oox started a yell that reawakeneC
horles OF the Harlem Indians-of tn,
~1sinal Harlem Indians.
manager Jack Gleason said the soldel
eNner was Friar-and he was a goot
.cher. Oh, boy, he was good Man
@ ssr New Wayburn said the soldie
Isher wasn't a F'rlar whereupol
ek GLEASON elected the catcher a Friar
save him two weeks card, or prove,
.s ssl ne once Joined the Friars or some
play "' ''S' ''' ''''
Harvard Catcher Appears.
Ior the beneft or waiting world !
spe ne said that the soldier catche