, 1922-10-05
Big Interest IN
WORLD 'SERI0US"
ELECTRIC SCORE BOARD and DIRECT
WIRE At ELK'S H0ME GIVING
LOCAL FANS THE dope"

The entire city went base ball mad
yesterday and for an hour or two lit
tie else was talked about but the
clash which was taking place in New
York between the Giants and the
Yankees. winners of the ]pennants in
the National and American leagues.
The exceptionally close race which
preceded the announcements of the
final result has kept the baseball
bugs on tio toe for the past month
and when history repeated itself and
the two New York teams again be-
came contenders for the champion
ship of the world local interest
reached a fever heat.
Realizing that everybody would
want complete and authentic news OF
this premier sporting event, and want
it quick. right off the bat,-wc may
saw. The Republican set out to sec
that its friends and patrons got
What they wanted. The assistance
and cooperation of Manager H. j.
O'DonneIl. of the Elks' club were
requisitiOned and negotiations en-
tered into with Geo. E. Peasants.
manager of the Western Union. with
the result that those at the ring
side" at Elks' home and the hundreds
who awaited themselves of The R".
publican's telephone service knew the
whole story within a few seconds aft
err 1t happened.
The electric score board at Elk's
home was the center of interest as it
showed the game in every detail
nothing escaped. Balls. STRIKES, base
hits. base runners. players, umpfres.
outs. runs n 'everthing-all in plain
,{o,r ;,,,t ac thny orn,rrnd In an
adjoining room a telegraph instru-
ment clicked merrily and told the
tale Just as it was licked off by an
operator in the press box at New
York polo grounds.
The service furnished by The Re-
publican in this instance should not
be confused with the ordinary bull
letjn'' service with which smaller
towns and cities are supplied when
worlds series or other big sporting
events are coming off. either by
news bureaus or telegraph COM
panies. TIL" excellence of this serv-
ice was made possible by the fact
that Rawlins is one of the principal
telegraph offices in the entire United
States, a fact not generally known,
even in this city where the company
has some of the most interesting
telegraph equipment in the world, In
stalled.
During the worlds series the city
IT .Rawlins is on the main line OF a
gigantic loop. which circles the en-
tire country but which serves only
the principal cities. The Geographic
account OF the great baseball classic
started on its long journey at the
mark thence through Chicago. st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Seattle, San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles, Salt Lake, RAW
Inns. Denver. Kansas City. st. Louis.
indian polls. Philadelphia and back
TO New York. consuming less than
two seconds for the round trip and
passing through Rawlins going and
coming.
Opinions in Rawlfns seemed to be
divided about $3.50 as to the relative
merits OF the Giants and Yankees
and hackers could be found easily for
either team. When the Giants were
declared winner Of the first game by
a score Of 3 to 2. there was a yell OF
approval that showed that Muggsy's
men we're prime favorites with at
least a large percentage Of the local
fans. The anne high class service
will be given at Elks' Home every
day OF the series.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius M. Herboux.
Of LYONS, Colo. old time residents Of
| Re Wins, are visiting in the city for