Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-06
Sideights on Second Game of Worlds
Sercies That Ended in Draw

New York, Oct G.--Ail the lngred-
ents of an old time carnival day were
distributed about the Polo Grounds
for the second game of the worlds
series. but the crowd departed leaving
them unmixed. The stage was set for
n panordma az fascinating and as hui
man as a gladlatorlal combat in n Ro-
man coliseum, but the curtain never
went up.
The crowd remained strangely
apathetic and generally impressive
until The last two innings. Veteran
spectators. who travel across the CON
tnent more to Whit the smoke of bat
tie than 10 see a pitching duel, pro-
nounced Il one OF the most undomon-
strative gatherings ever collected ut
a ma ior sporting event.
So blase were those in the reserved
sections that when the ninth inning
ended at a time approximating their
customary hour to get ready to cat,
that thousands loft their seats, moved
toward the exits and hundreds left the
arena 10 avoid tho jam Of getting "A
seat on a subway or elevated train.
And this despite the fact that the
score was n tie--3-3, and every player
was on his toes and beginning to look
nasty at the umpires.
The hombardment Of ungontle Cpl
taphs directed at Commissioners Ian
dis was thing apart. 4 few hood
lums started II. and a few thousand
others gave 1t headline possibilities
through their curiosity 10 see what
the commotion was about. Only q
few knew where the commissioners
sat and many Of those who struggled
and fought through the emptyine
stands to the scene 81 excitement
went home without finding out.
The official time Of tho game was
two hours and fortY-onc minutes
monotonously slow for a l@agne game
and incredibly deliberately for q
worlds series contest. The spectator,
may have taken their guinness from
! the players who went through th'
game ~ IL engaged in n very Reri-
! Gus business, and pleasure could come
afterward. The athletes were neither
clipper nor peppery. They talked
some and shouted encouragement t'
their pitchers. but they lacked tbs
vivid spark that makes the GROVE
sec red
The official weather recorder lifte'
his nuse from sheaf ~ dusty rec
nrds and said II was the hottest octo
her In New Works history. Th'
air was dry and close and "old sol
tried 10 mix little mucilaee In hi
Icannon ball RAYS When It ended mos
everyone tugged 20 get up from III
seats. sauirmcd and opened his moutl
with the discomftlng expression q
"stickfness."
To get n hand I'm the early innings
player almost had 20 duplicate tn
feat OF Atlas and move heaven an
earth. When F'risch made his awe
some catch OF SCOTS terrific ground
, or near second. the spectators loosen
ed up. But they soon closed as quick
iy and as securely as the station gate
| Wnen IellpN running w IoN'h
train,
II was n situation where the play
ers had to encourage the crowd
2 get into the game and enjoy IT.; NJ
the crowd urging the athletes to q
4 In and play It.
/; That proud father, Bamblno Rut
: was, az ever. a cynosure. Wh'
: Barnes floated over his slow ball ri
8 Il missed the plate. the fans proteste
: They demanded that Ruth be given
chance to strike out.
Ward received a greater outpourir
for his home run than Meusel did.
At that. when throats began
bark, It was apparent that 1t was
Yankee crowd. Being lat home" {
Yanks hauled down the 1921 worl'
champions" banner OF the Giants, a
substituted one reading 1921 Anne
can League champions"
Umpire Hildebrand. behind the pls
received much attention from Sha