The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-10
EVEN THE v. MEN ARE
CRAZY TO see Series
One of tho Gentler Sex Waits In Line
All Night TO See Giants Play, and
Cop Makes "a Few Comments.
by DAMON RUNYoN.

| New York. Oct s.--"Sets right there
nearly all night with baby in her
arms, she does" said the big COP. re-
ferring to particularly soggy spot
near the Eighth avenue gates OF the
Poio grounds this afternoon. He
ruminAted over the recollection
amt that hell of a note?" he in
quiref. finally ''settin' there with
that baby waitin' to crash into base
bail gamer"
I'm say 1t is said the fellow with
tne damp pink WHISPERS, plaintively,
hut look at mel +"
She's little dame" continued the
cop, calmly. Don't weigh more than
ninety pounds even after she's soaked
with rain. She has an empty SOAP
oox Some guys get 1t after she goes
INSIDE and make a bonfire over on
Manhattan field there to keep warm.
Thinks ! to myself, I'd like to see the
color of your old mans hair. ma'arn.
Nlettin' you SIT out all night with Kid
waftin to horn into n ball game, but
when l try to give her a buzz to find
out who she lis and why she Is pullip'
this stuff, 1t don't take me no time
TO fiEure just abous how the old man
stands around his Joint" the cop went
on.
She as much as tells me 20 mind
my own business" he said She Just
the same as tells me to go to Chi
cago. She says she's here to see this
worlds series and that she's goin' to
see Il. She says she always sees all
the games the Giants play in the regu
lar season, and always sits in the
same seat, and that she's goin' to have
the same seat today or bust some
thing.
And all this time concluded the
cop, the kid is poundin it's ear like
anything. Amt that a hell of a
note?"
"INl say it Is said the man with
the damp pink whiskers. New look
at me. l."
What became of her? asked one
OF the crowd
The last | seen of her she is lam
min through the gates" said the
cop.
Talking about tough luck" said
the man with the pink whiskers
Have look at me. Have r peek
! this way If you're even thinking OF
tough luck. Listen now.
| Il play poker all Sunday night
| trying to win myself wad to git in
THIS game. which I do with a few
/ dimes besides for car fare Then /
work all day Monday and last night
! | wait All night In line out here to
! horn myself into a nice seat 81
most freeze to death, and / never
see a morning so much behfcd time
| in my life and l crush right in and
/ spear myself a seat DOWN I'm front
act there all mornin in the rain and
! spend the spare dough | got buyin
! sandwiches to keep from starvin' and
! then they go and postpone the game
l can't set up all night tonight be-
/, cause I'm too much loser on my sleep
already And besides I lost my rain
check
AS a rule. the umpires in a series
assemblies and take sounding before
postponing a pastime but on this oc.
casion the national commission did 1t
4 When the commissioners took a look
at the baseball lagoon, Messrs John.
son and Herman were SO appalled,
at tho sight OF so much water thai
1t was feared for moment some Of
It would have to be used on them tC
bring them to- This calamity was
avertcd, however. and tie commits
- sioners boated back TO the Waldro
! tn deep sea going cabs. talking abou
nauFht else but oil that water apg
wandering whore II all came from
Maybe Noah IS sore on the series.
said Herman solemnly. They tel
= me there is no carbonic gas in tina
i water neltheI Well It's a funn!
; world
= Thousands Of people were soake,
: in the h'eacher seats before the gam,
; was called off The favorite heat
: protection Of the New York baseball
fans--wadded up newspapers--wal
: used urril the papers goaked to
. pulp.
: When the postponenent was an
/ "a nj 10. Ia -
| to the Ansonia~ The Giants dis
appeared one by one to their homes
after listen to another talk by Mana
Manager McGraw