Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-20
speech, IRIS Speaker said the gilt wAs
to be considered as gong to a friend
rather than an employer.
REAL "FANS" INVADE ENGLAND.
Rritishers See First Ball Game Under
Yankee Conditions.


New York, June 19.-Baseball is no
longer the novelty to Englishmen
that it was a few years ago but 1t
was only recently that the natives
had an opportunity to witness the
American national game staged amid
the proper surroundings. Major
league clubs have toured England in
the past and played the game with all
the skill for which the players are
noted but the final touch was always
lacking for there were few If any real
American baseball fans to supply che
natural background for the sport.
With thousands OF; United States
soldiers and sailors now quartered in
England this deficiency has been rem
edied and the Gnglishn1an has seen the
fan as we'll as the player. The result.
as may be ina gined, was somewhat OF
q shock to the staid Britisher and the
newspaper reports elaborated upon
this feature in describing the opening
of the Anglo american league, com.
posed of three United States army:
one navy club and four Canadian
teams, Lloyd's Weekly News published
the following:
I'VE saw little Of Americas riot.
Gus enthusiasm for baseball at tn Ar
senal football ground yesterday, when
after about three hours play tine
United States army team beat the
navy by seven runs to six. From the
moment when Admiral Sims, com.
mander- In chief of the American navy
in European waters, and General
Biddle. the American G. o. G. in Eng
land, started the game with a friendly
throw, there was scarcely g. break IN
a nerve disturbing hubbub. To the
philosophical iGnglishman who takes
his sport calmly 1t was all very be-
wildering and he n1lss have been
thankful that there wery not more
than about 1000 people present. In
this sense baseball is an acquired
taste and perhaps when we become
more accustomed to 1t we shall regard
this enthusiasm as an essential quail
quality.
Yesterday 1t seemed as II these
1000 people made more noise than we
hear from 100000 people on Cup Finai
day at the Crystal Palace. The crowd
were part Of the game Every sailor
In his picturesque white nat and every
soldier in his khaki regarded 1t as
his right to shout his instructions to
the men on the field. The players
themselves kept up a running COM
ment, and there was alec the loud
voice of the umpire procIaiming tho
balls and the Strikes
The play was GOOD, and the finish
close and exciting, albeit we had 70
wait for half an hour before q run
was scored. Then the army went
ahead with three in their third in
ming and one in their fourth But at
the end Of the eighth inning the score
was level at five all. When the navy
obtained the lead in what would ordi-
narily have Deen the final innings IT
appeared as II they were going TO
snatch a win, but after very keen play
the army squared at SIX all.
There Is never draw at baseball,
extra innings being played until a wdn-
ming run is obtained by either side. 50
the match was continued, and at the
eleventh attempt the army Won"
Jones Wniffs Iris Speaker.
Cleveland, o., June 19.-San Jones.
who figured In the trade by which
Iris Speaker became a member Of the
Cleveland team, has the distinction OF
being the first right handed pitcher
to strike out the heavy hitting out
fielder this year and the second Bos-
ton pitcher to turn the trick Gnce
| Speaker became a member Of rthe In
dams. 1t was tlre fourth time Speaker