The New York herald., 1922-09-17


The game was resumed shortly after
Witt was carried off the field with
Smith playing in right field and ,feuseI
in center. The crowd was so thick in
the bleachers that II was impossible
for the police to find the man who
threw the bottle, Witt dropped so
quickly from the force of the blow he
appeared very badly hurt
This ending marred what was one
of the most dramatic pitchers duels
ever fought by that pair. Shawkey
and Shocker The Yankees got a run
in the second and another in the third.
held Shocker safe. though it looked as
though the Browns might tie with a
barrage of hite driven through Ward
in the sixth. AS it was they got one
run in and had Colonel Tillingha st
LHommedieu Huston on the verge of
nervous prostration.
The Yanks played to-day with per-
feet confidence in themselves In fact
they looked more like champions be-
hind Shawkey than they have for some
time.
Delegation Greets Tourists. :
Quite a delegation OF the local fss
natics were at hard TO greet the Yanks
with wreaths Of wild raspberries ar the
Union Station. but they entered the
city by a detour They were met by
merely impromptu reception commits
tee which turned loose quite a iittls
repartes as the expeditionary forces
alighted from the train. Babe Ruth was
the target for most OF this. and as ths
| Babe had not yet breakfasted he re-
torted with an inarticulate growl
They call the engagement which b.
gan to-day the little worlds series
ago and even squatting room in the out
fields was at a premium. The enthusi-
asm which was lacking when the Giants
played their crucial series with ths
Cardinals In tine same historic spot has
simply bubbled and overhowed Since
they abandoned the Cardinals to their
fate the pcpulace have placed all their
hopes and fears In the Browns
The gates to the bandbox park rers
opened at noon and the record baseball
crowd for this town occupied strategia
positions and prepared 70 get historical.
This was more than three ball games
70 them II was a series IN which the
entire future Of 81 Louis was concerned.
The Loyal League OF Pennant Root
ers which ran out on the Cardinals
when they started TO lose to the Giants
occupied their same stations to-day ia
root or run for the Browns.
The athletes with the expeditiorsry
forces feel. too, that what IS to hap
pen between now and Monday night will
have considerable 70 do with the nnattss
of their winter spending money Colonel
Tillinghast DHommedieu Huston sls1
wears the harassed look OF one who
realizes that he is about to learn very
shortly whether his million dollars
worth OF athletes are 10 enter their
new park next year as champions or
just lot OF ball players.
Fans In Line From Midnight.
The park was packed almost to rs
capa city an hour before the time set
for the game Some Of the stcerags
customers had been waiting in line from
midnight the night before Bobhy
Quinn. the business manager OF the
Browns had installed some new held
boxes where the dugouts used 70 bs
and every inch OF space in these was
filled Il was estimated that there were
something like s2,noo customers in the
park. which Is the record crowd for =
ball game here.
The attitude Of the multitude might
have been taken as somewhat hostile.
The customers booed Babe Ruth as no
came 10 batting practice The Babe
retorted Gayiy b hammsrins the ball
over the right field fence During this
1. 49,
the Browns. frsternized With Eddie
Bennett, the Yank mascot The mas
cots seemed to be on quite friendly
terms.
During the wait the saustters on the
grass became restless and the two
mounted police In the field had to ride
up and down constantly along their
lines. While the Yanks we're going
through their preliminary stunts vol
unteer chorus IN the grand stand raised
the chant Of HAL. Hat. the Gang =
All Here" hy way of defiance. The
song was taken up In other parts OF
the stand
Uniformed members Of the Loyal
Pennent Rooters League moved about
the bleachers trying to coax out sons
organized cheering, but organized cheer
ing does not 20 NJ q ball game. Tho
baseball customer either squsw rsu-
cousls or turns loose with an utterly
unorea aizod scream Of delight The
squawk seems to give him the greatess
relaxation.
Rad BnI ripr Arrives.
At 20 Bill Pipp. father Of waltes
Pipp. the Yankees long arst bsseman,
entered the park equipped with Grand
Rapids iron boiler nodded after the
I famous iron hat ~ Col. Tillinshasr
/ !. .,Tiorn,edieu Huston. Mr. Pipp posted
himself In = box behind the Yank dug
out and waited for the hostilities to
start
At 75 Bob shawkey wearing his
flame colored flannel shirt, began 70
timber up the souphone upon which the
hasehail history of this current season
NAV swing. Urban shocker. the Yanks'
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