The Washington times., 1933-10-06
MONTE WEAVER
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FOR CRGN|N
Victory Today Means Much to
Nationals; Sunny Day
Brings Out Big Crowd
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the stands. Today the female
attendance was much higher.
= The women were brightly
dressed, colors flaming where they
sat in the stands. The gray
and brown effect Of yesterday
gave way to a rainbow of hues
today.
But the most notable change
from the first game here was the
alteration in spirit Of the spec
tators. Even the President OF
the United States and two bands
couldn't quite lift them out of
the doldrums yesterday.
Today they were happy and
they wanted the world to know it.
The world. at least that part of it
within hearing distance of the
stadium, did know it.
The highly trained vocal cords
Of the genus fan were sup
plemented by cowbells and other
noisemakerS.
Out in the right field pavilion,
where the sturdiest Of the. fans
cit daily during the long grind
Of the summer the noise and
cheering were most intense. The
boys and girls out there seemed
to want to put their brothers and
sisters in the other sections to
shame.
Triangle Fills Early
The center field triangle, the
Elysian field of the fan who loves
his baseball but can't spend more
than $1.10 for a seat was the
quickest and most enthusiastically
filled section.
Many of the 1000 who sat
there had been at the stadium
all night, waiting for the gates
to open at 8 o'clock.
There we're two fans for every
seat in the section.
The uncovered seats in left
field seemed to hold bigger at
traction today than yesterday.
There were still many untitled
seats there by game time but
thousands were in the stands an
hour before the game started.
The lucky ones who had seats
in the grand stands and in the
boxes took their time in turning
out. They were just as happy
about the prospects of the team
as were the others but their
$3.50 and $3.50 entitled them to
dswdle over luncheon before the
game.
President Listens In
The pre-game festivities were
far below yesterdays par. This
was due largely to the fact that
the President stayed in the White
House where, like millions of
other baseball enthusiasts he fol-
lowed the fortunes of the two
teams by radio.
Washington's candidates for
world honors were given a rousing
ovation when they leaped onto
the field about noon for battling
practice.
A small segment of the fans
congregated in the bleachers in
the left field were hoping that the
boys had their batting eyes with
them and would drive out souvenir
balls for them to put on their
mantles. Several of them did.
News photographers were re-
luctant to retire to the percheS
which had been constructed for
them over first and third base on
the upper tier Of stands. They
stuck to the playing field as long
as they could, shooting Griffs and
Giants with equal abandon.
Police Force Turns Out
Police arrangements around the
great park and within it were
perfect, although it seemed that
the rest of Washington must be
policing itself. Fully half the
force seemed to be out to take
care Of the fans.
The great volume of traffic
which concentrated on the park
moved through the adjacent
streets without any jam. Naturally
it had to slow down as it ap-
preached the bottles neck but
it moved generally with dispatch.
It was harvest day for the
taxicab drivers. They just got
their new rate into effect in
time to add dime to the charge
Tor bringing passengers to the
park.
SERIES PICKUP
That victory of yesterday was
probably the best ticket seller in
the book. It gave the fans eVi-
dence that the Griffs have found
themselves, and that instead Of
the lamb being led to the Slaugh.
ter as appeared from those first
two games in New York, there's
going to be real fighting dis
played.
HubbelI Pitches Today
Who'j afraid of the Big Bad
Wolf?
Certainly not the Griffs. Even
knowing that they are again to
face New Yorks Mr.. Hubbell, they
grin with joy. For they are play
ing now in their own back yard.
They know every blade Of grass,
every inch of the playing field and
they are playing to stands filled
with friendly cheering fans who
are squirting them on to that
championship.