The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-01
CAPITAL CITY
IN WEIC0MET0
BASEBALL MEN
Sedate Washington FOrgets
Cares of State to Cele-
brate Victory
COOLIDGE TO SPEAK
Seats About All Sold Out For
First World Series Game
Saturday

Washington, Oct. l-Sophisticated
old Washington cast off its dignity
today to welcome home in sandlot
fashion it's American League pen
nant winning baseball club. For
about the first time in history the
city had a chance to stage its own
parade, cheer it's own heroes and for
get that it was the sedate capital OF
the nation.
High officials of the government
sighted their state duties to turn
out for the general scramble for
points of vantage along Pennsylvania
avenue and shout yell of greeting
to the team that has given the city
it's first pennant in the annals OF
baseball.
President Coolidge week ago
carefully reserved an hour from the
demands of his official duties to
take leading part in the home-com-
ing celebration, every detail OF
which had received the official stamp
of approval of committee appoint
ed by the district commissioners.
The reception committee arranged
to meet the players in the American
League park in automobiles and
whisk them to Peace Monument, the
starting point of the parade, in order
workout before the celebration.
All Wanted to March
Because pretty much of the entire
city wanted to march instead Of look
on, the committee limited the parti-
cipants to few representative bod
les. A squadron of mounted police
formed the vanguard. Other units
included the United States Cavalry
Band from Fort Meyer, the Washing
ton Riding and Hunting club in scar
let coats, the city's "most beautiful
young girls dressed in white and
mounted on white horses and ,auto-
mobiles carrying representative citi-
zens.
BY starting the parade at 4:3O the
committee allowed 40 minutes for
the parade down the avenue to a
point behind the White House, where
the program called for brief ad-
dress by the President to the play
ers. Anticipating the huge crowd
that would gather the committee ar
ranged for band to afford enter
tainment while the thousands who
chose the avenue as their grand
stand shouted and cheered the pro-
cession to the White House.
AS finishing touch of the pro-
gram, the team will be guests at a
banquet tonight.
Announcement was made THAT
practically all the 10000 reserved
seats in the ball park had been sold
for the first game with the New
York Giants to be played Saturday
i. and Sunday. This leaves only about
= 5000 bleacher seats to 60 on sale.
Arrived at A. M.
The American League champions
arrived here shortly before 9 o.
clock from Boston. Despite the early
hour, crowd Of nearly 1000 rushed
the gate and greeted the players as
they left the sleepers in the train
shed.
Each player was cheered by name
as he stepped from the train and the
team literally had to battle its way
through the jam to the waiting taxi
cabs. They expressed themselves as
expecting tough struggle with the
, Giants but were confident that the
flight" that landed them at the top
of the American League would also
net them the worlds championship.
Walter Johnson, it is understood,
is the selection of Manager Harris
for the first game Saturday and
Zachary, southpaw, his choice for
the second contest. .''..,..