The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-03
WEATHER CLERK NOT
IN FAVOR WITH FANS
Again Drenches Thousands
Who Watch Returns on
"The Sun" Board.
NJ CHARLES r. MArH1soN.

II Jim Scarf. the genial floor walker
of the weather foundry ever runs for
Aldermen or some other important office
In the gift of the people, the entire base
ball vote of the precinct will be cast
solidly against him. For two days In
succession ne has drenched the fans OF
the city while they were trying to as
certain what the Cincinnati Reds were
doing to the Chicago White Sox. II
merely goes to show what would have
happened to our baseball population II
the series included New York team In
the lineup. On the other hand the dis
corning and intelligent weather purveyor
OK Cincinnati provided q hot sun and
blue skies.
But Mr. Scarr's peculiar tactics failed
to Campen the ardor of the genuine New
York fans, for yesterday they again
turned out en- masse to get the returns
| from the ringside in the Queen City OF
the West On Wednesday the enthu-
siasts braved Des Moines drizzle. while
yesterday they stood in Muskegon mist
4 for hours.
The crowd about THE SUN bulletin
board in front of the Stewart Building
on Chambers street and Broadway was
| twice as large as 1t was on W. unesday
and Il was noticeable that the White Svx
rooters had their full strength out.
/
| on Chambers street, Broadway and the
walks through City Hall Park. nearly
all the big office buildings had organized
| observation squads armed with field
glasses. who reported to the forces at
work.
No Response to Fire Call.
While the score board was In the
midst Of its descriptive work fire en-
gines dashed down Broadway, making
| the customary clatter. Ordinarily this
would have been the signal for a rush
to learn where the fire was, but the fans
barely turned their heads and then re-
sumed their study OF the board.
young man who had n front position
in the standing room only section was
bareheaded and in his shirt sleeves, but
he never took his eyes of THE SUN
board for three hours, and every time
the Reds did anything spectacular the
youngster waved his bare arms aloft
and screeched like a calliope.
Most of the noise during the game
was made by the Cincinnati rooters, for
the Reds took up the hitting in the same
inning in which they scored fve runs
Wednesday.
Fourth inning again." screeched q
Red rooters. Its bunch they will lam
the Sox four straight"
"Jes' wait" snorted a White Sox man
It'll Gleason gifts them yorktown hams
In Sheecawgo. Oh, boy. what
slaughter! I"
The White sox people had little
chance to exercise their lungs until thu
sixth, when the announcement went VI
that Buck Weaver had hit two basel
, and then had been set on to third through
, a balk by Sallee.
Jackson's name was hoisted as th'
next batter and the Sox sympathizer'
howled expectantly. But as the 5oart
, detailed a strikeout for the shoeless one
/ and the retirement of the side without Z
| run, the Red clamor drowned the groan
! of the Chicago crowd
: sox hooters Excited.
The White Sox crowd set up a shou
, In the seventh when THE SUN boar
showed two runs on two singles ant
one four base wild throw by Greas.
, Neale. but after that the news from
! Cincinnati was all Red and White 80,
+ enthusiasm oozed away in the mist.
' tragedy that was not known to tn
) thousands who watched THE SUN
] board occurred during the sixth innin,
when a pulley wire broke and tn
boards mechanism ran down like tn
! works of grandfathers famous clock
Frank Lewis and Ben Larner. the op
n orators. were white faced with terror.
A Suffering snakes" shrieked Levi,
= "I'll bet them Cincinnaty runs is scram
q bled all over the White Sox part o
a 1.-THE board"
e For few minutes Lewis and Larne
were pulling wires like a successful poll
tician, and when they finally got tn
- wheels to going again they were seve
a plays behind the telegraphic repor'
= These plays were run of in record tim
!. and the spectators attributed the della
NJ to Kid Gleason chewing the rag wit
the umpire"