Evening star., 1924-10-05
SECOND GAME NOTES CLEANED
FROM TREMENDOUS THRONCS

screaming crowd in the early morn
ing bleachers.
Too full of pep" to contain itself
the crowd at first seemed too large
for the seating capacity of the SI.10
stands. To officer Sheldon fell the
task of squeezing them in. And for
the way he did It this smiling young
man not only won the shouts. cheers
and applause of the crowd. they took
up a fat collection and presented him
with huge box of the finest cigars.
Said one grizzled fan who had seen
many world series, I've seen Nun
dreds of policemen at world series
games, but never one who could han
die a crowd like this man has
Husband and wife led one of the
two all-night lines waiting for the
bleacher seats. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
phonso Sullivan of 1905 Potomac
street northwest brought blankets
and a big bag full of homemade eat
ables. They took their place at the
head of the line with Mrs. Sullivan
first. They got a front bleacher seat.
The other all-night line was led by
j. f. Miller, 400 Tenth street north
west: |. KRISTEN of Baltimore and
l.. II. Beasley of Richmond, Va.
One gets a fine view of the pro-
ceedings from here in the press box.
but its working under difficulties.
The sun was so hot the brass instru-
ments of the telegraphers were like
electric irons long before the game
was due to start.
Imagine 400 frenzied, wild-eyed
fans. hard-boiled newspaper men
| writing on typewriters, debating into
telegrapherS' ears and generally rails
| ing a general racket and you have the
press box at a world series. Trying
to concentrate is as impotent as SELL
| ing overcoats in the middle of the
| Sahara Desert.
This is tho fifth world series for
Nick Altrock. He said so himself just
before today's game. His first expert
| ence was s pitcher for the Chicago
Cubs in 1906 against the White Sox.
| Then he has clowned at the last four
series, including, of course, this one.
Nick was presented with an empty
half-pint bottle before the game by
the bleacherites, in appreciation of
| death dance performed while the
band played dirge. Taking the
bottle, he pronounced it corn
whisky container, adding Another
dead one for the morgue."
zling effectiveness on the bleacher
crowd, and many sunshade was
improvised from newspapers, hand
kerchiefs. programs, etc.
Clark Griffith saw that one faith
full all-season rooter was rewarded
with a free seat in the right field
pavilion. This rabid fan, known to
all the team members as "Greaser,"
is of dusky hue, never-f1agging opti-
mism and lusty voice, and he hasn't
missed a home game this season. At
critical stages of each game his
familiar figure would rise up and
pace back and forth as he yelled
hoarsely for "Waltah,'' "Seach a =
rye or '-Mistah Harris" to come
through"
"GreaSer' saw yesterdays game
from a choice seat handed him, it is
said, by Mrs. Griffith. That guy de-
served it," declared Altrock today.
Will Rogers, accompanied by Mrs.
Edward B. Mclean, occupied a promi-
.nent lower tier box today. He and
| Mrs. Mclean posed for snaps at the
| insistence of news cameramen. VIII
said he believed the best team would
| win today-based on some inside
| information"
John A. Heydler, head of the
National League. made himself as in
CONSPICUOUS as possible in a box along
the first base line. He did not seem
to relish shot" taken of him by
a lone photographer who spotted him.