The New York herald., 1922-06-07
BaSeb1H'S TrainedAninulS
in Pennant Parade TODAY
Noah Would Be Jealous of Menagerie Lined Up for
Ostentatious Ceremonies Planned for Flag Rails
ing in Coogan's Circus Plot.
nv w. O. nrcGEEHAN.

The pomp and pageanfry attendant
upon the raising Of the Giants PEN
nant. which were drowned out yester-
day. will take place at the Polo
Grounds to-day. With the extension
of time the management hopes to
make the ceremonies bigger and more
impressive.
Complete details of the troop to
parade and the kne Of march were
made up yesterday. The Giants in
uniform, led by John Joseph McGraw
in person, will head the procession,
followed by a band. Under com1and
of Field Marshal Killifer the Clubs
will follow in light marching order.
Col. Charles A. Stoneham. president
OF the Giants will command a strong
detachment from the Lambs Louis
Mann viii lead In person battalion
from the Hams. Joseph Kelly VIII ride
in the ambulances with the survivors
of the Old Oriolse.
The menagerie wagons will come next.
The wild Hugheyjennings which flaps
It's wings and utters the wierd cry OF
"5yeah," will be driven by IN It's
wheeled cage. There Will be herd OF
wild goats OF umpires collected by the
Giants during their travels The ele-
phant herd, consisting of Fred Toney
ana Shufflin' Phil Douglas. win be in
the line of march. driven by experienced
mahouts.
The commissary department VIII be
under personal control of Commissariat-
General Harry M. Stevens. The First
Peanut Infantry will cross the field en-
echelon followed by the ice cream cone
batteries. The rolling kitchens with the
franlxfurters being made red hot will
bring up In the rear The troops VIII
carry new mustard spoons purchased for
the OCCASION They VIII present
spoons" when passing the reviewing
stand.
When an those IN the line of march
have crossed 70 deep center field the
band will play appropriate music while
the new NATIONAL League pennant is
raised to the same staff which has been
sporting the American League pennant.
After the flag Is raised Judge Francis
Xavier McQuada. the orator or the
Giants may make a few impromptu re-
marks. During these festivities an
armistice will be declared and the UNI
pires VIII be allowed to fraternizo with
the players.
Following the ceremonies there VIII
he n regular league baseball game be-
tween the Giants and the Chicago Cubs.
This game win be the opening attack
upon the Giants by the Western clubs.
The Giants. back from none too sue
cessful tour OF the sticks are now faced
with n battle to retain first place In
the league.
While these ceremonies are on at the
Polo Grounds there will be an uncere-
monious game between the Dodgers and
the Cincinnati Reds mt Ehbets Field.
Mr.. Ebbets, the good old squire OF Flat
bush, r. not raising any pennants this
year nor any saia<ies either. There Will
be no bands at Ebbets Field. no blaring
brasses nor jazzing saxophones, but
there will be plenty Of chin music rem
dered by the F1atbush Fusiliers. who
are all smoked up over the recent dashes
Of the Dodgers.
without batting n ball the Dodgers
went into tie for third place with the
Cardinals yesterday. The Cards In the
only game played by the National
League yesterday were knocked Off by
the Boston Braves, which set them back
and automatically hoisted the Dodgers
into place with them. The Dodgers are
not so far from the top at that and Mt
the rate they are climbing they may
annoy the Giants considerably during
the long siege which starts to-day.
1t was announced mt the Dodgers
office yesterday that the already for
midablsE pitchins-staff Of the tsazp had