Evening star., 1924-10-06
BY JOHN b. KELLER.


POLO GROUNDS. NEW YORK. Oc-
tober 6.-New York is somewhat fed
up with world series, but it probably
will endeavor to get a real kick out
of one in which both its big league
representatives are not the contend
ers for the title. The crowd was late
in filing into the Polo Grounds for the
initial game here of the annual cham
pionship tournament, but by $50 the
spacious stands were well filled. and
the fans were arriving so rapidly that
every seat was likely to occupied
by game time.
There Were not enough fans at hand
to give the Giants much of a recep-
tion when they first took the field,
hut the Nationals were generously
applauded when they first appeared
However. as the Giants stepped up
for batting practice at 1:35 O'Clock
there was a great roar from the mob
In the stands.
A fine chance the scribes in the
basement press box here have to see
much of the pre-game action on the
field. More than two-score camera
men kept themselves in front of the
press box most of the time before
play began. At that, there was not
as much swapping of pictures as at
Clark Griffith Stadium Sunday.
Big Bill Edwards and Babe Ruth
had their faces ''mugged" few min
utes before game time. Big Bill used
to kick 'em just as far in his foot ball
days at Princeton as Babe hits 'em
now for the Yankees. While posing
they cut off what little view of the
field the photo men may have left.
Real Summer weather prevails for
the engagement. 1t is so warm that
most of the scribes and wiremen have
peeled off their coats, while shirt
sleeved fans were numerous in the
sunny parts of the stands.
Freddy Marberry, husky young
Texan, attracted much attention
when he warmed up for the Nationals
The fans here know much of Freddy's
great pitching ability. He was
Yankees during the American League
campaign when he acted as relief
pitcher.
Hugh McQuillan. veteran right
handler of the McGraw staff, loosened
his arm for the Giants. He, went
about his work with a little more pre-
y,
but showed nothing like the speed
of the National
With a right-hander slated to face
the Giants. McGraw went back to his
lineup of Saturday, using Kelly
in center field, Wilson in left field
and Terry at first base.
Manager Bucky Harris decided at
the last moment to use the veteran
Memo Leibold in center field, instead
of Earl McNeely. fiashy recruit
purchased from Sacramento in August.
Harris wants all the steadiness he
can get in his combination.
A band paraded across the field and
took it's place in front of the box
occupied by Mayor John F. Hylan of
New York. All stood at attention as
the musicians played 1.-THE Star Span
gled Banner
manager of the Nationals, held a
Giants. and Bucky Harris. playing
manager of the Nationals held a
lengthy conference with the umpires
after the band quieted. They dis
cussed the ground rules and pow
vowed generally.
Umpiring today will be done by
Bill Dineen of the American League
behind the plate, Ernest Quigley of
the National League at first base,
Tommy Connolly of the Johnsonian
circuit at second base and Bill KLEIN
of the older organization at third.
John F. Hylan, New Yorks chief
magistrate, tossed out the ball to for
mally open the game. There was little
excitement attending the ceremony.
McQuillan started the game well for.
the Giants. His first pitch to Leibold
was a strike Then came a ball. When
Memo finally connected with the sphere
he rolled to Friech.
A roar Of applause greeted the Ma
tionals' young manager when he strobe
to the plate. Harris soaked the ball,
too, but it fell in the hands of Pep
Young in right field.
Sam Rice, who always has played
great base ball on New York
fields. gave McQuillan a deal of trou-
BILE in the first inning. Washington's
mano'-war offered at only one Of