Evening star., 1924-10-01
TITLED TEAM GREETED
BY ENTHUSIASTIC FANS
UPON ARRIVAL HOME
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the first out of the gate. Behind him
came Marbeiry Joe Judge, Peckin-
paugh and Memo I-eibold. And troop
ing along in a string were the others.
Each heard his name yelled time and
again. the crowd apparently afraid
that il might hurt the feelings of the
players If 1t missed single one.
Quickly the players hurried to pri-
vate machines and taxicabs. anxious
to get to their homes for few
minutes with their families before
reporting to the ball park for prac-
tice shortly after ] o'clock. Every
day, it was made plain, they are to
be at the stadium for practice as
to keep fit and in fighting mood for
the severe test of the opening of the
world series Saturday.
Bat Boys Lofty View.
But, if Washington is anxious about
the outcome of those games, its pen
nant-winning bal team most as
suredly is not The Federal express
had reached Baltimore before the
Griffmen began to poke their frowsy
heads from behind the green curtains
of their berths and yell Justify for
the porter to know whats this
town." Assured that it was Balti-
more. they tumbled forth from the
hay and from that moment waiting
newspapermen had no reason TO COM
plain about inactivity
Ask frankie, the bat boy. what he
thinks about the whole thing-the
remnant and the world series alike
and he'll answer something like this:
Whats all the fuss about? Good
night, the time to shout was month
ago. Why, it was a clnch. we mad
that pennant all ironed out and prop
erly creased with special place
built for it in my bat bag four weeks
ago. The Giants? Say, you're not
kidding me, are you? If you've got
any extra money and want to make
a lot more. easy. see, soak it all on
the Mats They're there, l tell you.
Fought Every Inch OF Way.
But the most severe work frankie
had to do with the team was TO col
lect the discarded mau1ing poles OF
the Griffmen after they had whaled
out hits and do lot of hoping when
the pinches came. So we turn to Joe
Judge. veteran and idolized first
baseman, who was grimacing at
sporting section of a New York pa
per- when a timid scribe found him
and timidly asked: We'll, Joe, what
did it?''
Joe looked up. quiet like. just like
when he is watching sure out come
h Irtling over from Bluege, put the
paper down in his lap, stuffed one
hand in his coat pocket and slowly
replied: Nerve. Go1h, it was a fight,
though We played like madmen out
West; we had to. We were never
so surprised in our lives at the way
those Western teams fought US
fought us in the face of the boos and
protests of their own fans.
I'm ST. Louis, for instance. You
know we knocked St. Louis out of
the pennant race two years ago and
I guess they just smacked their lips
in anticipa ton when we landed in
town, needing that series like we
never needed anything else in our
lives Man, they came at us like
an avalanche. Ken Williams played
! the best base ball of his whole ca
| reer.
Discounts Dope on Giants.
why, he was running back to the
fence, over to the grandstandS. every
where, gobbling up what would ord
inarily have been sure extra base
hits. And every time he did it the
crowd booed him. We knew that the
country wanted US to win, and that's
what helped to keep us fighting. But
say how do these people get this
way, anyhow? Just look at this?"
Joe handed the reporter the sport
ing section of a New York morning
paper. In it was an article. syndi-
Gated, written by a sporting trained
SEAL" who had it all figured out how
easily the Giants were going to walk
right over the hapless Nationals, stop
only long enough to wipe their feet
well, and then proceed into the throne
room of the entire base ball world.
Look here at this?" continued the
frankly angered Joe. THAT bird
gives US 50-5e only in nerve and
fighting spirit. That's absolutely un-
true. We've got the edge on them
from the standpoint Of pitching. and