The New York herald., 1922-10-07

/ or invincible determination before going
back to the beginning of things when the
gates opened at 10 A. NJ.
IL anything the stands filled earller
than on charity day, If one may so refer
to the unfortunate episode Thursday. BY
80 O'Clock 1t was evident that there
was to be as great crowd or greater
than booed the white hairs OF Judge
henesaw Mountain Lands in the decline
! of Thursdays afternoon.
| What shock that was to the Jcd~e
conscious of having had absolutely iiota-
ing to do with the umpires' decision to
call the game on account OF darkness /!
He knows now what Ruth endures from
the tickle public.
At ii o'clock the great sweep OF
bleachers was jammed. as was the upper
grand stand. Only the reserved seats
of the lower grand stand showed empty
curious contrast. The police reported
good deal Of crowding on station plat
forms and in the entrances, but no dis
order. The crowd remains good natured
and without much disposition to get very
excited.
At IL the handsomely paid open air
clowns begin to earn their $1,000 apiece.
for this is the fee that foolish Nick Al
trock and his partner pantomimist, Al
Schacht, are to obtain for their daily
monkey shines. They are versatile
clowns, a
Fans Greet Giant Heroes.
1t was very quiet, almost sedate. at
half past twelve when the Giants ap.
peared through their hole in the wall
and came across the field Carmen Hill.
spectacled pitcher, leading. Bill McNutt
says that Garments father wanted TO
make preacher of him so he became
ball player. Groh, the temperamental.
real star this series, received rattling
applause from all sides, as did Emil
Meusel the slugger. and Frisch the fast
second baseman. Proud fathers greet
some of these young men at their dug
out. Davy Bancrofts dad shakes hand
with him.
Away out in right field by the fence
sat gray haired man who had heard
enormous cheering for himself on these
very grounds, but not for more than
twenty years, Amos Rusle.
The Yankees appeared at ten minutes
after one as the Giants at batting prac-
t!ce sent bulletlilSe liners over the in
field. Little Eddie Bennett, mascot. led
the men of Higgins to the visitors
bench. Tire Yankees looked a trife
downcast, or so il seemed. Their chins
appeared TO be down. The Giants. on
dent and displayed dash and drive There
is not the hearty smash in the practice
hitting OF the American Leaguers that
cbaracterizes the batting tryouts of the
National League champions Ruth did
his best to hit a ball into the bleachers.
but failed. Meusel dropped one into
the bleachers In left center. n stupen-
dous performance. Neither has been
able TO do anything of that sort IN
actual combat, in moments that count
Judge Lands came into his box and
the crowd evidently decided that the
feet was not interesting. There were
nc cheers. Somebody asked soto voce
just behind the writer: What charity
are they playing for today" and
jestful gentleman replied instantly:
The Hildebrand Foundation for Blind
Umpires."
There was considerable grumpiness
left over from the disappointment OF
the evening before. an affair which
seemed indeed to have pleased nobody
The players have been grumbling.
asserting that injustice was done to
them. AS they figure it they will get
a little less money.
Amid an incessant crack of bat
against ball, the half human cries OF
the peanut and pop vendors, the sudden
bursts of unexplainable merriment from
this region and that of the immense
crowd, the scurry of motion picture and
plain ordinary photographers out on
the field. the clicking of telegraph IN
struments sending out bulletins to rim
the world and the pleasant blare OF
the Caseys Band, Jack Dempsey went
to the Giants dugout TO call on thc'
players and get himself photographer
with McGraw.
Just before o'clock tho whole sta
dunn was full and running over and
people were settling for tho game.
There was not much noise. At no Tins
was there feverish excitement There
were moments of hearty cheering or
earnest booing, but nothing very wild.
When Whitley Witt was caught sleep
walking off first base I'm the third in
ming laugh went rollicking around
the stands. When Ruth was tooed IN
the fourth for crashing into llttla Groh
who seemed to block belMmoth's lunge
toward third, Judge Lands shook his
head sympathetically. Ruth shouldn't
have been booed. so AIstty said.
Bursts OF cheering for Scott began
to punctuate the proceedings as the
crowd realized what comeback was
taking place, and after the NTH or
sixth inning. many persons sympathetic
to the Yankees would have hated to sec
Scott lose. But there was no danger
Of his losing. He was master all the
way. this young man who believed in
himself when the world was against
him.