New-York tribune., 1922-10-05

Great Throng
Roars Homage
To MatI,ewson
Return of the Old Master to
the Polo Grounds Is
Brightest Of Side Features
By w. !. Macbeth

The Giants beat the Yankees. as
they seeci TO have the habit OF doing
ever siaeo New Yors's two big clubs
firs. hooked u2 in 1900, and apparently
took TIE *irst step toward McGraw's
third ehh@1ionship. II Mac attains
this ambition he viii tie Connie Mack's
record Cor premier baseball accom-
9lishments. But he viii do more, too;
has already done more, N fact. in
cInchins MS eighth major league
champion slip banner.
McGraw's warriors, fighting desper-
ately In tho face OF odds. triumphed
for toe Little Napoleon in this most
important opening game as they had
triumphed for him in the National
League pennant fight. Once more Nc
Graw showed his canny acumen in lug
q ng supposedly dropping pitching
staff to attain best results. And still,
when all is said and done, it was Just a
bali game
The series IS Young, not even tte
result OF first blood seems so much.
i re crowd rather than the game was
the spectacle. The most notable as
sembiage that ever graced our national
pastlme thrilled through the two hours
ana more or .ervid play. 1t was play
becoming worlds championship, save
!or one ileeting moment when a double
barfeled error ny Nehf and Young
seemed to boot away hard fought ar
sunlent for the champions of the world.
SUch a crowd as was therei Il
teemed with class and culture. II be-
spoke III undeniable argument New
orks proud reputation of sports
manship. A trifle partisan it may
have been toward the Yankees while
rn
result. Il seemed that Higgins team
that the crowd was pulling for an
American League victory. But that
fact simply heightened the point at
lssue-tac sportsmanship Of Gotham in
ever pulling for the under dog.
Governors and Others
Three governors, several prospective
governors, handful of ex-governors-
these were but a few OF the notables
who throbbed again to childhood's love
as the two greatest teams in the world
battled for glory and pelf Futurisy
Day could not duplicate the wealth OF
social splendor as represented in the
boxes. The history Of baseball finds
no single incident where were gathered
together such financial pillars of the
fair Repuhlic-yea, of the world, for
that matter. The bankers of tho
: United States. in convention in this
city assembled, were some of the most
vociferol sly profuse in their applause,
And, like the rank and file Of the
dyed-in-ths wool bleacherite fan. all
were fair and unbiased and unstinted
in paying va!or its due whether vaior
radiated from the white homo uni
forms of Giant or the visiting gray
| of Yankee
Splendid was the crowd and even
more resplendent its good nature, its
absolute fairness and keen apprecia.
tion of honest effort. 1t was ike turn
ing back times pages for dozen years
to grasp that spirit which pervaded
one and all who looked on and In watch
ing cheered as Justify as college grad
yates. In one of the boxes sat two
national characters. One, General John
j. Pershins, is likely to go down in
history as among the most illustrious
of conquering heroes. The other was
Kenesaw Mountain Lands. commits
sioner and savior of our national game.
But to me the outstanding high light
Of the most perfect October baseball
day and game was not those many
pillars of a world gone mad, nor yet
again the conquering hero OF a world
war for right and justice, nor yet again
the savior of baseball it was the home-
coming of the Old Master.
Matty's Greatest Ovation.
Matty himself was there Christy
Mathewson; Blk Six in person. An
immortal, if ever there was one, so long
as tradition and memory of our national
pastme shall endure Typical of all
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