New-York tribune., 1922-11-03

Along about the third week in A
Nessrs. Rupert and Huston, will
residence to the fans. but in the meal
hers of such sociable clubs as the ST
sa,.ated Carpenters and Joiners, P
unfortunate and innocent bystanders
by Major Tom Birmingham, the engil
astep right this way" pipes up ths.
xatcr, sand I'll show yoa the greatest
ssseball plant in the world, bar none"
fhs party follows with all the enthusi-
ssss Of sheep being led to d convenient
sbattoir. Standing out on the green
sFsfd with which portIy Phil Schenck
las already covered two-thirds of the
nlaring field, the guide and mentor
ueinted out the immense area on which
lie athletes may romp. Just for an in
Mcssion, it is sixty-hve feet further
fron the Yankee home plate TO the CEN
ar held bieachers than the corresyond-
.se distance on the Polo Grounds. II
/, sugsested that the Yankee outfielders
m equipped with bicycles for chasing
81 balls that go over their heads.
The party then plunged under the
s.ands Plunged is used advisedly.
Major Birmingham had on suit OF
clothes that Cap Huston discarded
when he was handed q uniform for the
ssanish War. He was further equipped
With a slouch hat that should have been
seft beiled, but was only soft. His
shoes looked as though they had been
ert ont Of solid mahogany. His little
psrty had overcoats, white collars,
sAined oxford ties, jaunty hats with
trick feathers and a cargo of smiles
when II started. After the first plunge
through moist concrete, over 4joists,
desn coal chutes, ap ladders and out
Oh the lower stand, everything had dis
appeared bat the overcoats.
aDid you ever see such fine concrete
work." queried the Major joyfully.
aIeok at those pillars. Look at those
Boxes. Look at those stands" eyes,
and look at my Sc hat! There's more
concrete on 1t now than can use in
three CT four weeks" groansd one of
tho party. But the stands are mag
nifcently done. They don't have any
afternoon teas up at the Yankee
pours, it's concrete he is pouring. The
gentlemen on the mixer" the form
builders, and the laborers who "spaded"
40 industriously that no obnoxious
4honeycomb" should appear, have
turned out a wonderfully smooth JOB
on the stands. When Cousin Egbert
Barrow yanks a gambler out Of the
rear sests and gives him gentle
shove. the said gambler will be able to
slide right down on his nose to the
epidermis or disarranging his native
dignity.
Here" said the Major, pointing
toward a criss-cross Of ''2x4" Turing
ssrips, I-beams and steel rods on the
rear promenade, "is the lunch counter
and soft drink bar. Looks great, eh ?n
No one wanted to hurt the feelings Of
The Major, so it was only whispered
taat 1t would be great lunch counter
for an ostrich that had yearning for
broken glass and ten-penny nails. i
The party then clambered up lad
der to the mezzanine, which will be
the best place in the park from which
20 view ball game, but there was no
Dali game yesterday and somebody
sossed q red-hot rivet into the group
that sent it scurrying up more lad
dcrs to the ton deck. More concrete,
enough TO complete the seats for the
$4,000 the grandstand will hold. Just
a. Major Birmingham led his prey to
skylight to take them to the roof
willing worker dumped a barrowful
Of Sand down through the hole and
wrecked the party. That's more sand
than ! ordered" grunted the guide
as he shook it out OF his clothes.
However. up he went, followed gin
sssly by his victims. eve were on
the top stand, now he takes US to the
roof. What next?" queried one Of
she party, who was studying the ef-
facts Of drain water and plaster on q
blue serge suit. ''See that fiagpole
over there on that coping?" asked the
Major, "Flagpole on the coping? Good
night, Majos!' came the shouts. "We'll
% pretty lucky to get down, not to
mention going any higher" Aad down
they came.
The $4,000 bleacher seats are all
Nady for occupants, and have been
painted real Hibernian green at the
specisl requeat OF Colonel Jacob Rup-
pest, who said he was born ana brought
ap TO respect the umlaut but lived to
love the shamrock. There is 400
gard elnder track encirciing tho dia-
@eM and outfeid. On this speedway
Tnsl Schenck, Colonel Rupert, Colonel
hustca and Uncle Wilbert Robinson,
81 As Dodgers, will set worlds rse-
eid fes weight at that distance in O
aelay event that will feature the OPEN
isg ceremonies.
40 speed the departing guests a
sspenfer up on the third floor tossed
sewh two inch plank that must have
Ssen explosive. It sounded like the
somb" that Ban Johnson threatens
e 4 mrow at the American League meet
as After his first three jumps one
!. .he party who intended going to
scslty-seeond Street found himself in
Suaf. Street Brooklyn. "Come again,
ss.ss, said the Mayor. "Yeah, next
pnl, u We get these suits cleaned
stne," was the answer.