The New York herald., 1921-10-06

and ticket holders were waiting Tor their
unch before going to the grounds. know
rg that their seats would be held for
them.
The Giants. led by Coach Cosey
Dolan. reached the playing field from
the clubhouse just as the big clock set
in the back fence of the right field
bleachers marked H. O'Clock. The
noise really began then, and the Ma
tional League champions began their
practice in front of their dugout. - tn,
home dugout-because yesterday the
Giants were the home team and the
Yankees occupied the visitors quarters
Change DuGouss To-day.
To-day things will be different. Then
the Yankees will be at home and the
Giants will be in the dugout reserved
for the alien enemy. The Giants were
roundly cheered when they came acros
the field and began practising. but the
first really big yell of the day went up
when the Yankees came. on, led by Mil
| Ter Higgins. Close behind the manager
Of the American League champions
walked the giant Babe Ruth. his round
| face bright with smiles as he lugged
huge bat with which he hoped to smash
| the hopes Of the Giant pitchers
| Boxholders began dropping in rapidly
about l O'Clock, and before long the
| boxes were filled with as many promi-
nent people as attended the fight be-
| tween Dempsey and Carpenter at Jer-
sey City. Sir Harry Lauder was recog-
nized as he entered box and received a
cheer. Then came former Gov. Smith.
waving his hand as few hundred greet
cd him with 'Oh. you AL -
The boss of all baseball. Judge Kene-
saw NJ. Lands. was an early arrival in
the National Commissions box. Other
notables scattered about the grandstand
were William II. Edwards. Thomas +.
Foley, William J. Burns, head OF the
bureau of investigation of the Depart
ment Of Justice; w. II. Moran. chief OF
the United States secret service; August
Hermann. owner OF the Cincinnati club.
George Washington Grant, owner OF tn
Boston Braves; Harry NJ. Daugherty.
Attorney General Of the United States
Charles +. Murphy, leader OF Tammany
Hall; Albert ID. I.asker, head of the
United States Shipping Board; Harry
Payne Whitney DR.. Royal S. Copeland,
Health Commissioner of New York
Charles II. Sabin. chairman of the board
Of the Guaranty Trust Company; c. X.
G. Billings: Tex Rickard, most famous
OF all sport promoters William G.. Nc
Adoo, Stephen b. Elkins, John d. Ryan.
William L. Corey and hundreds equally
well known.
Stars of Business World There.
Every profession and business was
represented by its first magnitude stars
IL the Polo Grounds could have been G.
imated in terms of financial power and
dollars yesterday would have been wrIt
ten down in staggering figures.
There were probably more picture men
on and about the field than had ever
been seen at world series game At
least three camera men ran and jumped
about the field for every ball player on
both teams. with Ruth the centre OF all
their action. The Bambino was photol
graphed In every conceivable pose and
from every angle. and when the photog-
raphers gave him rest for a minute
they snapped Frank F'risch and the other
Giant and Yankee stars.
There was more activity In the big
press enclosure than anywhere else on
the grounds. because at least 500 news
paper writer's were on the Job flashing
out to an anticipatory world the least
bit Of news about the players on both
clubs. Almost 200 of these were from
other cities, where the interest In TIE
series is but little less keen than In
New York. There were so many writer's
on hand, In fact, that the ordinary press
enclosure was too small. and a section
OF press seats rising all the way back
to the wall OF the lower grand stand
was built I'm to accommodate the OBJ
servers.
The Giants had the first whirl at bat
ting practice, the Yankees relieving them
Of / us.
The first thing that Ruth did when he
stepped rp 20 bat was 20 slam a ball
over the right field fence, a feat that
brought almost all in the park UP on
their toes with deep regret that the game
had not started. for great many OF
those present went to the game with no
other purpose than to see Babe hit
tome run. II was 1 80 o'clock by this
time. and most OF the people that were
coming were there While the Yankees
we're batting the ball about Boyt and
Mays came out of their dugouts to warm
up and Douglas began 10 throw the ball
to Jesse Burkett. the old time outfieder
and now coach for the Giants.
The hand. which for some time had
been quiet, began b, boom away again
shortly before 2 o'clock. and then ap-
peared IN centre field. leading a group
>,hat Included Gov. Miller and Mayor
Eylan The Governor and the Mayor
went into their boxes, the latter to a
hox near that OF Judge lands. and
everybody felt that the time had come
to start the game.
II was 2 :05 when the megaphone man
announced that the batteries would be
Mays and Sch'ang for the Yankees and
Douglas and Snyder for the Giants. The
Mayor Immediately chucked the ball,
and the four ump,res--Moriarty. Quig-
ley, Chill and Rislcr--tooa their places.
At precisely $40 o'clock. with Elmer
Miller batting. Douglas threw the FIRST
ball Of the game.
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