The New York herald., 1921-10-14
DLEACHERITES TRY
TO Be CHEERFUL
AS WIND BLOWS
nthusiasts Of Hat Smash
ers Is Somewhat Damp
ened by the Weather.
FANS BUSY KEEPING WARM
Old Mike Donovan i'm Reminis-
cent Mood at World Series
Game.
BY EDWARD ANTHONY.

ny ED AHD ANTHONY.
THE BLEAcHERs. Polo GROUNDS
Thursday. 1o:30.-Our teeth chattering
and shivering all over we maneuvre
our way down the wind swept runway.
"A vender tries to sell US an ice cream
cone. We glare at him. The only
thing we are in the market for is a
root warmer. Get your ice cold
drinks here. gents!' pipes a soda boy.
We kill him with look.
10:45-We are once more sitting in
our favorite seat near the left field
foul line. About two thousand of the
faithful are on hand. The boys don't
like the cold weather. They're pretty
quiet. The only chatter we can hear
is the chatter Of teeth. The boys ask
our confidential opinion as to whether
the sun is coming out. We're or. a
paper. they point out, and ought to
know We reassure 'em with some in
side information to the effect that Old
Sol, as he is called. is due to. arrive at
12;s71 by the stop watch. Sol is a
red hot fan and he won't stay away
from to-day's game II he can help It.
But In the meantime it's pretty cold
out here. Some one tries to liven the
boys with an observation to the effect
that Ollie Chill is the right man to
umpire to-day. Loud groans
1.-THE faithful keep triclxing in.
But the wind continues to sweep the
stand and nobody is particularly happy.
The cold weather is making the boys
forget their shenanigans. We are here
n half hour now and no one has had his
hat busted or been beaned by mustard
covered frankfurter. What q nice quiet
bunch of fellers,
IL :20--We go for a walk We've gor
to or freeze to death. Here we are
pacing up and down the pathway under
meath the stand. Ha we are recognized.
We can't go anywhere without being
recognized. Fame is a nuisance. Who
is that beckoning? HaI the gentleman
Is none other than the genial boss Of
the bleachers' frankfurter cookery. He
sees US pacing nervously up and down
and asks us what's the matter. We an
nounce gravely that we are freezing to
death and cf'er our kingdom for cup
OF hot coffee. No coffee 10 sold in the
blsacssre h5 tells us, hut he, offers to
cief, 20 th, grand stand to buy us some
We ~rase fully accept. While we wait
.sr Aoe to bring the coffee we take a
he frankfurter garage.
Eecc rtfon Committee Coming.
r. a reception COMMITTEES Is coming
e. gteel 8! Here's old Bill Morris.
hcsH or tie kitchen, telling us that a
pai.fri of he water in which the hot
dog aro ioiled might keep Us warm
ur. tHs coffee comes. Here are
Frankie Borut and Julius Marshall. pea
nut boys, Offering US q burlap bag to
wrap our frozen feet In. And here's
old Johnny Mcbride. whom you may
recall as Jockey some years back
Offering US a seat on the stove. We
think the boys are trying to kid us.
We hope not We oppose anything that
Is not strictly serious. Nc
Bride. who is now a vender. is loading
his basket with frankfurters and telling
us at the same time OF his racefrack
days. He says he prefers horses to
dogs. but what can feller do when
things don't break right? :.
Hal Here IS Alec with our cup of
coffee. A passing fan seeing us lift II
to our lips offers US so cents for II.
Which moves US to query him on the
proposition of how he gets that way.
Umi This Is good
IL :S0-We go for another walk. Fla |!
Here's Tony Rogers, who minds the
money that Is taken in from the sale of
hot dogs. Tony says his job Is no cinch.
He claims he can't count as fast as the
boys sell. and hopes It will rain to-day.
30 he can catch UP with his counting.
Tony's counting house Is little wooden
hut under the centrefield bleachers.
When we solemnly ask him what pro-
lection he has from highwaymen he re-
spends. "One of Harry Stevens's dogs"
Tony likes TO kid around like that.
11:45--Heres Mike Donovan. old
Yankee third baseman. standing IN
front Of the clubhouse. Mike was with
the Yanks in the days of Kid Elber-
fields managership. Mike Is telling US
q good story. Before was with the
Yanks" says he, "r was utility man
with the old Cleveland team. managed
by Bill Armour. We were playing Phila-
de1phia one day and Rube Waddell was
IN the box. Rube was going great guns.
He had whitfield sixteen men. was sent
vp to bat for Harry Bay. To show how
muck no feared me Rube called In the
outfeld told 'em 20 have scat on the
grass and famed me with three pitched
halls couldn't smell It," We like
Mikes story. We thought IL was going
20 wind up with Mike hitting a homer.
Wktll' fNuUt hAcNtu illiIlSfil Ill over LDD
lot for his folly. We like Mike he's
candid guy.
"sit Down, You Boobr'
IL :00--We return to our seat. AS we
eft down there is noisy cheer. We
acknowledge the compliment with bow.
And then somo one hollers, "Sit down,
you boob That amt for you. The sun
Just came out :" Gosh!
~ :30--Here is Eddie Burke, n red hot
Giant fan. introducing himself. Eddie
says we've been mentioning lot of un-
important things In our stories and II
VIC want real item we might say
something about the fact that he has
witnessed seventy Of the seventy seven
home games the Giants have played this
year.
IL 2:45--Ray Schultz loses his chewing
tobacco and Is forced TO bust up an ex-
cellent six cent cigar for chew. Too
bad. Ray. Six cents is a lot of money
fex one chew.
Sr00-Eere's Yankee cheer leader
Warren Cloyd looking psychologically
depressed. Warren rays his rooters
have lost their pep and he can't get a
man sized whoop out of 'em any more
Too bad. Warren. say we.
Acting Cheer Leader Bin EdsaIl OF the
Giant section makes similar report
Which reminds US TO tell you that cheer
leaders for both sides are required 70
report 10 ug regtfta rIv How ofborwfsa