The New York herald., 1922-10-07
BIeacheriteS Make Merry
and Many Monkey Shines
Two Wildcat Persons Talk Things Over and Make
Numerous Wagers, With Caustic Comments
One Lady Hurls Her Hat.
By EDWARD ANTHONY.

speak Of" pipes up Victor MannelIa Of
Newport News. Va. Il wasn't taking
any chances on sleeping. ! stuck around
in front Of the Polo Grounds all night
And we had a great time. You should
have been with us instead OF wasting
time sleeping. Three of us had harmo
icas and some Of the boys could jig. -
we started "A vaudeville show. The cops
came over and watched the performanoe
They We're good sports. I'll say-such
good sports that Il was on the point a.
suggesting that they blow their whistles
and ring their clubs against the pave
ment while we played our harmonicas
and we'd have regular Jazz band. But
l decided TO let well enough alone
20. John Sharkey loses his rain
check. Think it's going to rain. boys"
John anXiousy inquiries. NO" chorus
his neighbors and John breaths easily
again. Why ask the question, John?
Didn't THE HERALD say no?
:29-Messenger boy appears on the
field with a telegram. AS he walks
across the outfield a bleacherite advises
Make him give you a tip. kid :"
Groundkeeper Fabian Appears.
Groundkeeper Fabian plants
his camp chair on his favorite spot, to
the left OF the left field foul line. and
prepares TO see the ball game Henry
gives the grass an afectionate pat as he
sits down.
:33-John Sharkey who is doing his
best TO ish US with copy, arises to
announce that he has constituted himself
cheer leader Of the Giant rooters. The
announcement does not cause much ex-
element It's an unemotonal crowd
No. it isn't after all A lady
Il
her hat and throwing it at Mr. Sharkev.
who graciously passes II back TO the
sixth row, where she sits. Sorry ! an
noyed you, lady" remarks Mr.. Sharkey.
but them Yanks arc a bunch of buns
and / can't help roofing for the Giants"
AAfter all. a hat isn't a very exciting
missile. and we're tempted to change II
to soda bottle OF something. but In the
interest of truth we must let it stay.
We don't want the boys to call US liar
when we appear to-day We have
enough 10 answer for as il is.
/ :36-A boy appears on the runway
with an armful Of baseball guide books
and makes a valiant effort to sell 'em
"rhe best dime you ever spent. n you
spend itn' he hollers. Nobody buys
! :40-The messenger boy. having de-
livered the telegram. is one his way out
OF the park. AS he passes the center
field bleachers the gentleman who adj
dressed him before hollers. "Wen, did
you get the tip. kid?' The kid mods
He got the tip And all is well.
;45-The guy who refused to make
room for US an hour ago asks us for p
light Shall we give it to him? Oh
we'll here goes. What do we care To-
a match! And maybe he isn't a bad
guy after all.
1:49-A guy who doesn't need light
for he's very nicely lit--staggers
down the runway and offers to bet sic
on Cincinnati.
r. :51-Bancroft muffs a grounder in
/ practice. The Yankee rooters razz him.
/ An astute Giant fan observes. Save
your lungs, boys. The game doesn t
start till ."
/ :53--A fly lights on a fans ice cream
cone. What's a fly doing out here ."
asks the fan. Must be an outfed hy."
we observe, like a fash.
! :55-The fans beg Lefty ODoul TO
I toss a ball into the bleachers Lefty
complies. He puts something on fhe
ball--a drop perhaps. Because il hits
guy and drops him. But he isn't badly
dented In a second or two he returns
/ to normalcy
/ 1:5S-The band plays "The Star
Spansled Banner" Take your hat or r.
some one yells to n thoughtful soda
peddler The soda boy saves tho situs-
tion with kidding comeback "An
right" he says. and complies then
points 20 his white visored cap that re-
sembCs an Admral's and adds. Sure
I'll take it of II you say so. but We
naval officers amt required to un-
cover"
10 A ball game takes place.
4I5-Commissione Lands enters the
clubhouse. What's he going in for
a fan inquiries. "a rub DOWN."