Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-04
FIRST SERIES GAME
DRAWS $4,000 FANS,
WEATHER IS IDEAL
Great Play Anticipated as Hour
for the World Contest
Nears.
RUTH PROMISES HoMERs
nv Associated Press to Every Evening.

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Polo Grounds. New York, Oct. A.
The two New York bali clubs the
Giants and the Yankees engaged to-
day I'm their second family Tight for
the honors OF the annual worlds
series Thirty.1ve thousand spccta-
tors made up of local citlzenry. with
hundreds from out of town. f2cked
out to the Polo Grounds to see the
intcrnccine embroglo between the win
ners of the National and American
Leagues renewed after an armistice
since last October when the Giants
captured the Yanks. bag and bnggage.
II was an ideal day for the game.
A coppery sun plowed IN n cloudless
sky and there was midsummer
warmth I'm the October air.
III this weather holds we shall
see some pitching" said Bob shawkey.
| the Yankee hurlor. FOR you can't
beat the old sun for oilfng up soup
bones"
New York took It's local worlds
series calmly, a New York team was
bound To win, anyhow. and there was
no mad rush for the unreserved sec
tons In the upper grand stands and
bleachers. There was plenty OF room
| for the early corners and there were
seats to spare at noon. The reserved
sections in the lower grand stand
with every seat sold. did not fll NJ
until game time. OF course, the usua
brass band was on hand TO keep earl,
comers I'm good humor. Nick Altroct
and Al Schaacht did their baseball
ciownng acts before the game.
All the players of the two clubs re
ported in good condition except Nc
Quillan. the Giant pitcher. who was
slightly hurt by q batted ball In III,
practice yesterday. and the "ston,
brulse twins" Nehf and Bush wht
have about recovered from simila,
ailments To their heels. and were
ready TO oppose each other on the
hurting hill today Babe Ruth eait
he was in shape TO play and did not
think his wrenched side would bother
him.
| let 'em stick the ball over" said
the Babe, who hustled about the clui
house. "I'll swing all right Same bal
in both leagues. you know. and it vii
travel just ms far If / get hold o.
t."
An engrossed testimonial signed b,
Governor Allen G. Ritcbie. OF Mary
land, Brother Paul, head OF st. Mary
Industrial School of Baltimore apt
others was presented TO Babe Rutl
before the game. Ruth went to schoo
AT St Mary's. The presentation wa,
/ mas I., h,r
mittee from Baltimore.
The Giants were the technical hom.
folks for the first game and wer,
early on the field taking a long bat
ting practice. George Kelly first base
man OF the Giants crashed n couple IN
the bleaehers TO the delight of tn,
throng.
i Johnson, right handler. and Coacl
Cosey Dolan took the pitching noun,
during the Giant batting practice
Art Nehf and Jesse Barnes were tn,
National League pitchers TO TAX.
part In trying the ranges OF the field
The bleachers were packed at o'clocl
and nearly every seat in the uppe
stand was filled. 1t looked like n ca
pacity crowd.
The second real cheer OF tho da
came when the Yankees, family dis
guised as visiting team I'm suits O
gray, came marching across the fiel,
while the Giants were at batting prac
tice. Then an army of photographer
overran the field snapshooting every
one in sight. Everett Scott shakin,
hands with Bancroft. the two Meuse
brothers In poses OF the "Californi;
twins" and Manager Higgins in con
sultation with John McGraw. on tn
weather, perhaps
babe Ruth was che last. to arrive
walking across the field toting his tw
favorite bats.
George Murray, right handler. of
Tered up some select shoots for tn
Yankees to shoot at. Bush and Shaw
key were in the Yankee lineup as the,
took their batting practice. Then
southpaw, Manley Llewellyn. gave tn
visitors some portside fiinging.
> Gates TO the unreserved stand
were closed some time before the club
took the field for a fielding workout.
The Giants took fielding practic
first and turned off some snappy play
around the middle section of the inne
garden.
Judge Lands. high commissioner O
baseball. and General Pershing wer
tho fret Of the 1iSti,,x,,;a,.za