Evening star., 1933-10-05
ROOSEVELT LEADS
CAPITAL FANDOM
President Throws Out First
Ball in Crucial Contest
for Grim Griffmen,

Drawing threatening showers that
kept crowds below capacity at Grifith
Stadium. President Roosevelt, the Ma
tionals' first fan, this afternoon tossed
out the first ball to open the third game
Of the grim battle between the Mats
and New York Giants for world base
ball supremacy.
Nearly 10000 faithful supporters OF
the determined Washington team
banked about the rain-drenched dia-
mond. let loose roar Of acclaim as
the President raised his right arm, took
a good grip on the ball and hurled II
in the general direction of the as
sembled players
Heinie Manush the popular Washing
ton slugger. beat his teammates in q
mad scramble to catch the presidential
pitch. Another roar went up from the
crowd as he hugged the ball and appar-
emily made plans to preserve 1t as a
souvenir.
President Foresoes Wind-Up.
The President struck a careful poise
with his hand held high over his head
Tor the benefit of q host of photogra-
piers emassed in front of the flag
drapted presidential box When he
finally decided to make the throw, lie
bothered little with wind-up. merely
making few passes in the air and
then cutting loose with the ball.
The immediate arrival of the presi-
dental party was preceded by grand
march around the field by the nattiiy
uniformed band. which came to stop
in front of the Presidents box. a
bugler sounded Hail to the Chief" as
the White House car drove on to the
field and halted near the Washington
dugout. A burst of sunshine dispelled
the gloom just as the President stepped
from the car and entered the box, ac-
companied by Marvin Mcintyre and
others of his aides.
While the huge throng stood rigidly
~ attention Capt. Stannard led his
band in The Star Spangled Banner. -
There were few preliminaries after
the President threw out the ball and
the Nationals trotted out to their places
on the diamond. Pitcher Whitehill
wound up and the third game OF the
world series was on.
Field Quickly Covered.
Three-quarters Of an nour before
game time, rain made the staging of
the game problematical. Attendants
uncovered the huge tarpaulin and hast
lily spread it over the diamond as those
Of the athletes who were limbering up
fuN II fAl6 .ta.<l RI
preparations. however, continued as the
band in uncovered boxes and the OPEN
faced stand in left improvised with
newspapers and score cards. protection
from the elements. Undaunted by the
drizZle, the Army Band came on the
scene and paraded around the field to
the tune of stirring march as small
army of photographers clustered In
front o. the presidential box in antici-
patton of the arrival Of Chief Executive
Roosevelt The President, delayed 10
minutes by a shower, left the White
House at l:20.
As the precipitation lessened the can
vas cover was removed from the field
while the man who operates the loud
speaker PACED Judge lands with the
request that the commissioner of base
ball. who is supreme. HE himself to the
presidential box to ofhciate as chairman
of the Reception Committee to greet the
author of the Nations new deal. With
bare patches visible in many parts of
the stand and with the musicians facing
the focal point of the spectators-the
tionalS resumed warming up on the side
lines, including Earl Whitehill. nomi-
mated to pitch for them.
The Giants, however, stood around
in front OF their dugout in sweaters to
protect them from the raw air. al
except Fred FitZSimmons, veteran right
handler, who was to start the firing
against Whitehill. He busted himself
limbering up his arm, with the assist
ance of Gus MancuSo, his battery mate
"Not Whipped" Says Cronin.
I'm sticking to Whitehill for the
pitching today" said Cronin quietly
shortly before game time. and we'll
win behind him This can't keep going
on. We're not whipped yet by any
/ means"
Terry stuck to his choice of Fitz-
simmons, despite terrific temptation
to toss Leroy (Tarzan) Parmlee, the
young flreballer. into the fray. The
dark day was just made for Parmlee's S
last Ddll, UuG IIlc yOuIlSSUSi lldS UccLi
none too sure of himself since break
ing the wrists of two hitters with
curves that got away from him in
the closing stretch of the National
League campaign. His control is none
too good at best.
In the Presidents box as the
game began were Stephen T. Early
his secretary, and Mrs. Early; Mar
vim Mcintyre, another secretary,
Rudolph Foster, chief of the executive
staff; Col. Clarence Watson, military
aide; Capt. Vernon. naval aide; DR.
Ross T. Mcintyre. naval physician at
tached to the White House, and Miss
Paula Tulley of the secretarial staff
Mrs. Roosevelt had a speaking engage
ment and could not attend.
Rabid Fans Out Early.
The "circus seats" in the angle OF
the sign boards in deep center were
filled with a rush before 9 o'clock this
morning. This triangular temporary
stand was jammed with a vociferous
aggregation of leather-lunged men and
boys of the "rabid fan" variety, hoping
a chance to dodge homers from Cos
Inns or Manush's bats-and only
slightly fearing balls from the fail OF
Mel OFT.
BY IL o'clock there was a meager