The New York herald., 1921-10-10
BLEACHERS MADNESS 4
REACHED CLIMAX IN
YESTERDAYS GAME
Cheer Leaders Russell and
Cloyd in Hot Compe-
titiOn.
MANY HILARIOUS SCENES
'Herald's' Blcachers Reporter
Spends a Joyous AZ
ternOon.
MANY HILARIOUS SCENES
BY EDWARD ANTHONY.
The Bleachers.


discover, to our dismay. that ther,
Isn't good seat left in the left fielt
bleachers. We are about to leave foj
the centre field section when we are
recognized as THE New York HERALD.
bleachers reporter and offered seat b,
dozen fans. Our fame is spreading
Which seat shall we take? We think
we'll try this one near the left field fou
line. No; we shall have to pass that
up Here is Danny Russell, Giant
cheer leader, grabbing us by the arm
and insisting that we sit beside him
We feel flattered. Russell is the
King Of the. left field bleachers, and
1T has always been our ambition to
sit beside sovereign. Russell is a
democratic king. He has just slapped
us on the back. Shall we slap him
back? Sure! Here goes! "Attaboy!
he shouts. We like kings who shout
"Attaboy!"
11:20-We ask Russell to mind our
seat while we go for stroll along the
runway. AS we survey the mob in the
centre field section our curiosity is
aroused. Where do they all come
from? Are they all New Workers
We break into group Of fans and
put the question. "Harlem!" respond
five or six. "Brooklyn!" shout an
other group. "The Bronx" cry three
others. Richmond" pipes another
voice. Everything except Queens"
We observe. "Whaddye mean--every-
thing except Queens?" cries the wag
Of the group. "The place is full of
'em!" The assemblage gave US the
horse laugh. including the nearby
queens. t
All the Way from Louisville.
IL :40-We continue to explore. We
are looking for some out of towncrs.
Ha Here is a man who halls from
Louisville. But it has taken US twenty
minutes to And him. The bleachers. 1t
seems. are full of New Workers.
Z IL :00-We return to our seat in the
left field beachers. We overheard an
animated debate as to whether or not
Warren G. Cloyd. cheer leader of the
Yankee bleacherites. will dare to don
straw hat, as announced by him yes
terday. Cloyd Is now wearing a modish
brown felt affair that blends beautifully
with his pinlSish red hair. Is he hold
ing the straw hat back; or has he lost
courage? We shall see.
IL :15-The peerless quartet of the
left field bleachers, consisting of Peter
Lastro. Ralph Jodice, Theresa Sloan and
Emma Thompson, all of Manhattan.
oblige with q group of touching ballads.
Much applause--and some brickbats
One guy heaves hard boiled egg. How
can a bleacherite afford to hcave eggs
around? We are puzzled.
IL :25-Al Schacht. pitcher of the.
Washington team, introduces Nick AL
trocl1 to the bleacherites as the next
Mayor of New York. Altrock delivers
a stirring address, in the course of which
he Is hit by three oranges. four apples
and a mysterious black object that looks
like an overripe banana. These might
be referred to as the fruit of his labors.
IL :30-Cheer leaders Cloyd and Rus
sell begin whooping 1t up. Zowie
What yelling Hear 'em? ''Gi'nts
Gi'nts! Gfntsv' "Yanks! Yanks
Yanks! !" And more of the same. We
shall not attempt to say which mob
yelled the louder. AS member of the
press. we strive to be impartial Not
that our impartiality is getting us any
where. To show our fairmindedness we
have just joined the Yankee rooters in
a yell for Babe Ruth, despite the fact
that we are. sitting in the Giant roofing
section. We are hit behind the ear with
n section of ham sandwich for our
trouble.
Big Man in Small Space.
1:So-A fat gentleman, putting con-
siderably. tries to squeeze into seat
few rows away from U.S. He Is about
4S inches wide and the space he is trying
TO wedge himself into Is 9 inches in
width at most. "Move overv' he cries.
Nobody moves. He offers a boy dol
lar for his seat. The boy agrees and
the bargain is made. After the pur-
chaser of the place sits down the same
fans that refused to make room for him
moves over and makes room for the kid.
who pockets his dollar and seats himself
with grin beside the corpulent gent.
The crowd roars. The kid buys a dol
lars worth of peanuts soda, frankfurt
ers, candy and what not. The crowd
roars again. The fat man looks foolish.
45--A lively discourse on the order
OF the following is going on behind US
"He will - "He wont!'' Ten to one
ne won u! Wnat are tney taking
about? Ha We hear mention of War
rem Cloyd. We have 1t! They are di-
vided over the prospect of the Yankee
cheer leader donning his straw lid. We
shall see
1:55-An ear splitting yell goes up
from the mob to our right. What has
happened? Cloyd has put on his straw
hat! Whoopee' Look at him And
hear that bowling mob! What Is that
soggy triangular object that goes shoot
ing past Cloyd's head? A section OF
custard pie. What is that dark round
object that dashes to pieces against his
left ear and spurts tempting juices In
all directions? A luscious plum. What
is that long thin object. tho color of
India rubber. that bounces off his right
eye? One Of Harry Stevens's frank
furters. But Cloyd Is a stout hearted
chap and he braves the bowling mob. |
He may be covered with custard pie, but
the straw lid remains on his head There !
Is courage for you!
2:00-The players take tie field We
needn't tell you who won. You've read
that elsewhere by now.
$3.50 (after the game)---In the pres
ence Of the craziest crowd we have ever |
seen go mad Giant Cheer Leader King
EIssell fastens on the coat of Yankee
Sineer Leader Cloyd FIVE feet of black |
and purple Grape, bearing the inscription |
IN. Y. Yahkees--died Sunday. October
.. 1921"