The sun., 1919-04-14

Nneu tne Hranusthnd, pointing TO spot
200 {eet up in the blue that any of the
wen read members of the chorus among
me spectators could tell you was an
'areoplane." AN airship carrying a lady
--everything as advertised
Inc feminine passenger. according to
Information which 8. Goodfriend, chair
man or the publicity committee picked
out OF the air, was Mrs. George Nc
Manus. wife of the cartoonist, who quail
med for mixing up with theatrical folk
oy having acted in THE Newlyweds'
when her husbands caricatures had a
go at the public from the stage. Pearl
waite, who oirculates a good deal In the
iooVes. had been expected to go Up in
1e blplane, but 1t was explained that
according to their contracts these Aim
stars aren't allowed to risk their necks
except when there's q camera handy 20
get the full beneft of It.
So Mrs. McManus put on one OF those
nice aviation coats with the lovely fur
boas fixed to the collar. drew on the
prettiest pair of aviation top boots.
suitable for the cavalry of the clouds,
climbed into the tractor OF Roland
Rohlfs, son OF Anna Katherine Greene.
the novelist, and chief instructor at the
Curttss school. and set sail for Mineola
FOR the honor OF being the first woman TO
ball at the umpire from the skies.
For Mrs. McManus carried with her n
baseball placed In a straw filled sack.
which was intended to be auctioned of
and had therefore been decorated with
pictures by her husband and an auto
graph by Daniel Frohman, which made
| IL almost priceless. After circling above
the diamond for q few minutes, Mrs. Nc
| Manus threw the ball down and narrowly
missed Director Dick Jess in centre field.
Next time. as Mrs. Mechanics explained
laughingly after landing at Mineola and
returning to the Polo Grounds for an
ovation from the crowd, she hopes TO do
| better.
Harps on Their Uniforms.
That business being over with, the
song writer's took their positions in the
held, wearing harps on their uniforms
appropriate in some cases. Johnny
Evers took the umpire's place behind
the pitchers box, with Willie Richie
ana Benny Leonard refereeing on the
bases as soon as they could separate
themselves from the professional hand
| shakers in the crowd.
Nine. Alma ClayberR, grand opera
singer. threw the FIRST ball in The gen.
| eral direction Of the Polo Grounds, and
brated JuIiets In the grand stand, some
OF whom could hardly be distinguished
from the ladies of the ensemble with
whom they mingled. settled back to wit
ness the first game of tho season at
the homo Of the Giants bringing back
tender memories OF Matte and McGraw.
Unfortunately not much can be told
here OF the actual details OF the game.
because Sam Levy stood alongside first
base and coached both sides impartially.
and Sans legs are no shadows. even in
baseball stockings. But, though 1t was
hard to see much Of the game around
SANS underpinning. II can be said that
early In the fracas Umpire Johnny
Evers, who has been noted for the line
or hot Scotch he frequently handed UNI
pires, received a dose OF his own med-
cine from Mike Donlin when he gave
his old friend bad break in decisions
that would have been good for a couple
or pop bottles in the old days.
Donlin's Repartee Downs Evcr..
1t was observable that Evsrs was all
broken up by Donlin's repartee, for
Evers retains much OF his youthful
slmness and could therefore DO dis
cerned between Sam Levy's legs Then.
according to reports which drifted
| around and past Levy. the actors began
| batting in runs. evidently spurred by
the fact that the song writer's have
| won three OF the four preceding con-
tests. tied the other and left the actors
to do all the brain work OF explaining
| things. Somewhere about the third in
ming Benny Leonard called a player out,
and the bleachers. feeling that he was
swerving from the truth, started the
wild Indian yell.
wen, take me out" shouted Benny.
Take me out I know OF lots better
Jobs than this"
And to show that il wasn't a dare
| Benny started to walk off the feld--the
| first time in his life when he threw up
the sponge. But his friends persuaded
linn to go back and show that WASH
the worst he could do in the way of UNI
piring. He did few minutes later. re-
| sulttng In more howls more defiance
( from Benny and more sweet smiles TO
| draw him back to work.
Then about the sixth inning the police
dog decided TO liven the game up. He
| sprinted with the players around the
bases, varying this by chasing the bali
or getting tangled up in the players
legs. The officials carried him off sew
eral times, but he didn't mind a lack OF
sympathy-all he wanted was action.
| Finally in the eighth inning he proved
80 elusive that Director Dick less de-
| cided to capture him-and didn't
| In bis pursuit around the field he
was followed by the other officials. in
the following order. as they passed the
| grand stand: Alexander Leftwich, Vic.
tor V. Kass. Abe Kutner Eddie Van
Buddie Whelan. William A. Carey and
| the rest were just a streak. They
failed too-more help was needed
Hey, Skinnay. run like everything (!
shouted Director Dick Jess to A
| Strassman of the publicity committee
| And the committee. as they flashed
! under Ahe wire in the wake of Al, were
Edward F. Breier. Willard d. Coxey
| Arthur Levy, Victor J. Wilson. Terry
Ramsaye and assorted sizes Of press
agents.
Glad Mitt Rush Ends the Game.
And while this horde of officials wer,
proving what a success they were a
| giving dog good time the Grove
In the grand stand--especially the
younger set--were released for the Sc
| rious business of life, which meant flow.
ing on 10 the field and shaking hand.
| with Benny Leonard, az well as Willie