Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-08
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PLAINLY
AUCUSThFAv0R|TES
IN WORLD SERIES

McNeely and Harris on bases, two
out and Goslin at the bat. That was
the situation in one Of the early in
nings of the World Series game
Tuesday. And the crowd in front
OF the Journal score board which
had been very quiet and almost mo-
tionless al far as casual observer
could tell. suddenly began to give in
dications of nervousness. Little
movements which individually
would not be noticed, when coupled
with the many other motions in the
crowd produced a rustling which in
dicated without doubt that the gath
ering was anxious for the outcome
Of the next play.
This phenomena was noticed sew
eral times by the men working on
the Journal score board and the var
ious ways In which different men
expressed their restlessness. uncon-
sc.ously, were indeed varied. One
man would stroke his face. another
would walk more than he had been
doing, while another would begin to
shift his weight from one foot to
the other and back again. Men who
had been sitting down would stand
up while others would do just the
reverse.
and when the above play resulted
IN three scores through Goslin's
home run. the cheer that, broke out
proved that the crowd on Tuesday
was in the main a Washington
, crowd. as It had been at every game.
and thoy were not slow to show
thc!i appreciation of the Washing
ton advantage. Later when the
,, Washington team had gathered In
several NOR eruns and given them
! selves quite a lead. the expression on
| many faces was that of complacency.
! one of those. well l guess that will
holt them for a while" looks.
In the whole the Augusta fans
| were animated. discussing each play
| with their neighbros and showing in
their faces their feelings as the
game progr cssed. OF course there
! would be once and while a man
who would give no indication or ms
feelings, preserving the same stoiid
look at all times but such ones were
exceptions to the general rule.
The interest of the fans held
! throughout the entire game ana IN
spite OF the fact that in the ninth IN
ming the rain began to fall they held
tuelr places tUtIl lllc ilil'i
ment. They were apparently un-
| conscious of the rain especially when
| the Giants seemed in n fair way to
oven things up in the ninth, and q
| lusty cheer resulted when the final
| outcome of the game was given out.
The Journal score board is a great
help to the fans and many have COM
mented upon 1t. There are times
when traffic noises drown out the
megaphone announcement, although
these times are few in the course OF a
game. but the board always puts the
fans right at once.
The Shme fast service will be given
the fans at 2 o'clock on each day for
the remainder of the series and
everyone interested Is invited to be
present when the first bali-is pitched.
An indication of the interest which
has developed this year in the world
series Is given by the statement OF
Frederick Mason Of this city. who was
present at the first game in New York
Monday He says. you don't have 10
ask many questions about the teams
or the individual players. There are
80 many people in that vast throng Of
$4,000 who are bubbling over with
baseball data that the air in the i'm
mediate Vicinity Is full Of it. The
whole history Of the first player that
walked across the field before the
game opened. was told. Every angle
Of every player Is portrayed at all
times by the enthusiasts sitting near
at hand"