The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-05-14
EASTAND WEST
Elm CLASH AT
I.,.,.. DETROIT
Fifteen Thousand Acquire Thrill After
Thrill as the Two Great Teams
Swing Into Deadlock in the First
Two Games
By Dave Wyatt

Detroit, Mich, May l0--Great in
tcrest is being revealed here as the
first intersectonal baseball scrap
swings into the 1927 race The Bacha-
raeh Giants, headed by Cannon BALI
Redding, made their first Western
stand here Saturday, and absorbed a
licking at the hands OF Pete HIS
Detroit Stars. There was much heavy
Juggling, hashy playing and such an
open show oil real hustle and fight that
the fans were forced to their feet time
and time again on the look for a spir-
tied fstic encounter, so earnest, so fu-
rious and fiery did the players of the
two teams go about the order OF the
days play.
Sunday Demonstration
That baseball interest is at fever
heat in Detroit was clearly demon
strated upon Sunday, when more than
nine thousand persons choaked all en-
frances to the playing field and
whoopcd mp for the good old game in
a highly spirited and most deafenlng
manner. Aside from the game, the
most impressive feature OF the after
moons event was the orderly manner
IN which the cuihuscd deyotecs OF the
game entered. the park At the first
league games last year the Detroit
Stars home suffered no small amount
. OF damage IN trying TO house a large
audience OF patrons, many having
their nerves raging at high pitch over
their long stand IN the endless lines
al the ticket windows. There was no
disorder whatever this iime. and the
management established a precedent.
and a weighty one. The writer has
watched tine action in handling large
crowd, Tor many years throughout all
sections OF the country, and we never
witnessed the spectacle OF such a
large crowd being put into such a
small park without delay or friction
such as was done at Detroit.
Extreme Popularity
y parade is not an easy accomplish
mcnt IN many cities, no matter what
the occasion. The Detroit Stars Mai
agemcnt strung ont an endless chain
OF gasoline chariots and a thirty piece
band, whirring through many OF the
main streets OF the city, led By motor
cops, and followed b. hundreds OF
pedestrians on loot with all sorts of
uoise-making devices, and il was on
the Sabbath day
Tenny Blount. president and owner
OF the Detroit Stars, gave the Negro
National League sort OF prosper
Gus cast by heading the parade with
his new $1,000 Marmon car. the occu-
pants couehed therein being DR.. J. b.
Amcs. Dciroit's leading physician
aud orator: John Connors. treasurer
Of the New York Baeharach Giants:
Frank Young sporting editor OF the
Chicago Defender Dave Wyatt, pub
licity man OF the league. and John
Tenney Blount Machines containing
the ball clubs and many civic bodies
OF Detroit and Canadian well wishcrs
OF the league followed in the line and
out to the baseball park. \ large floral
design OF star was planted IN the
center OF the playing field, the two
teams and many citizens formed in
a semi-cirele around the design, pic
ture was taken oil the scene; then DR.
Ames belched forth with a world OF
well chosen and encouraging oratory.
thereby sending the athletes off to a
good start. The Doctor also threw
the FIRST ball over the plate.