Evening star., 1938-10-05

the job. Andy Frain. impresario OF
| ushers, brought six captains from Cali
fornia and another half dozen from
Brooklyn, where the boys are used to
everything, 10 supervise handling the
crowds.
Frain said the early gate crashers
tried every gag in the books during
the first half hour. Some posed as
ball players, electricians, carpenters
and detectives. One sprightly fellow
tried to crash his way in by carrying
two saws and ladder. Frain SAID
the sale of bleachers was accomplished
within 80 minutes, a record in his
book.
The brisk wind shifted to the north
west, blowing toward the right-field
seats, 353 feet away. a great break for
Joe McCarthys gunners
Cubs on Field First.
The Cubs, resplendent in their
freshly laundered white uniforms with
blue caps and socks to match, came
on the field first and got the CUSTOM
ary home town salvo of cheers. Coach
Roy johnson dished 'em up in batting
practice. starting Immediately hours
and Is minutes before game time.
Tony Lazzeri, the ex-Yankee, took
the first practice cuts and the Cub
outfielders gazed at the play of the
wind with the ball as he purposely
hit long, tall one to the outer gar
den. The ball was hard to catch.
hooking on the brisk wind and veer-
ing far to the right. 1t looked like a
risky day for the outfielders.
Hartnett, sporting his usual BEAM
ing smile, was quiet and nervous. He
said nothing had occurred to alter the
starting lineup he released yesterday.
I'm standing pat Lee will pitch
and I'll catch-at least as long as
these fingers hold up"
Gabby displayed the first and third
fingers of his throwing hand They
were raw and red.
Not \ Ball in Stands.
Betting into the brisk wind, the
Cubs failed to give pre-game home
run display, not ball going into the
seats. from 353 to 400 yards away,
as they batted around twice.
Lee, composed and happy, said he
had fine nights sleep and was ready
to throw his fast one at or past the
Yankees.
I'm lucky" said the big general
of the Cubs mound staff, because I
only have eight guys to worry about
today. read in the papers that
Rufhng is in bad slump. He's hitting
around .222"
Rogers Hornsby. former Cub man.
ager, was an early arrival
The Cubs will win today" said
the Rajah, but the Yanks should win
the series"
The Yankees. led by Arthur Fletcher
coach and clubhouse lawyer de luxe of
the team, arrived in two buses chap
eroned by six motor cycle policemen.
They landed on the field at 1852 (E.
S. T) more than an hour and a half
from game time.
Photographers swarmed about Hart
nett and Hornsby. asking them to pose.
They did. but after five minutes of
posing, Hartnett dashed off, shouting:
No more. What do you guys take me
for, miracle MANI"
Band Marches on Field.
Just before the Yanks took their
turn batting practice, the 5O-piece
Chicago Board of Trade Legion Band
marched on the field. Dressed in blue
coats. white trousers and leather put
tees. all topped of with white trench
helmets, the band presented a beauti-
full sight. Twirling a baton was Miss
Audrey Corley of Chicago, national
champion high school drum ma jor.
The band parked in centerfield, be-
meath the double-tiered bleachers
awaiting fiag-raising ceremonies.
Grand stand and box seats filled
rapidly.
Joe Mccarthy, last Yankee on the
field, sent word up to waiting reporters
that he, too, would stand pat on his
lineup. The Yanks were all business.
They yelled repeatedly at photog-
raphers to get out Of their line Of
vision 50 they could see the Cub bat
ters in hitting drill.
DIR. John F. Davis, Cub physician,
applied a thin layer of cotton and