Crowd Psychology Of Convention
Revealed In
Photograph And Story
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NKA Service Writer
Convention Hall, NVw York. Jun*'|
28.-? What is the attitude of a run-J
vention cr?wil toward the events J
transpiring before It?
Pretty much tin* same as that of I
any cirrus crowd.
A "spellbinding kevnottr may be
hanging i?r?'carlou>ly np<?it a *lcni!-|
er phrase?
Hi- may l>- balancing ever ?*o neat-j
ly 011 a t!iln win- of political policy? J
Yet tlicre arc thousands gay.in:|
at the ?th?*r rings ami stages audi
comment ing: ? *.-? Mrs. S??-atid>??.
that tunny barnstormer from Such!
ami-Such."
Or??'Thero the big lights.I
They're going to take some pic ,
turea."
Or?"Look! Tli1 p'h Kill ltryau|
up there! Ami Mack."
There hi.?cms to little dojflil/
about it?the roving eye* have if", li
?t were possible to draw direct liut'4
from the tens of thousands of Vy* a
the result would be a gigantic-/Spid
er web clgsign.
Only at momenta of high emotion
alism; only when excitement take*
the floor and when crises are reached
doea there seem to bw a center of
attention Otherwise attention roams
about the great auditorium like tht>
tiny page boy with the piping voice,
lost 111 the clutter of noises.
After the emotional momenta
they settle back In their seats/"rest
lesa aa youngsters in a schoolroom
after the exciting episode / of the*
teacher sitting on a pin has' passed.'
The women, in particular. aeeiu
to crave excitment.
For many of them it la their flrat
convention. And. like the small boy
at a circus, they don't want to miss
anything. They have ben told that
a convention is full of"thrl)ls. It is.
But there arc times when only the
tralmxd seals perform. Then la the
period of necka craned at every an
gle and arc.
But let the , fringe af hysteria be
Major League Baseball
NATIONAL UvVit'F
Friday'* Score
Pittsburgh. 0: Chicago, 0.
Cincinnati. K; St. I^ouis. 3.
Cincinnati. 6; St. I?ouln. 2.
Bonton-NVw York- rain.
Philadelphia-Brooklyn?rain.
Standing of TciunM.
I,.
Now York 41 21
Chicago 3f? 2 4
Brooklyn 32 2 8
PlttuburKh 31 20
Cincinnati 'JO 3 4
Ronton 24 34
Philadelphia 24 33
St. Louis 23 3H
AMERICAN LKAGVE
Frhla)'* Score*.
Chicago, 9; HI. Louis. 3.
Boston. 5; New York, 10.
Detroit. 1; Cleveland. 0.
Philadelphia-Washington?rain.
Htandlng of Teamn.
W. L. Pet.
Washington 34 27 .557
Detroit 36 30 .545
New York .-..31 28 .525
Boston 30 ? 20 .508
8t. Louie ?30 30 .500
Chicago 30 30 .500
Cleveland 30 32 .4 84
Philadelphia ;23 2 6 .469
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Question ? Bases are filled and
the hatter hits an Infield fly.
The shortstop drops the fly
on purpose In order to make
a double play t?jr throwing the ball
to the second baseman who touched
his baae and threw to first. Umpire
declared the batter out and allowed
the runners to go back to their bnses.
Answer?Batter was out. Hun-,
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Thin Is a photograph of mental attitude. Occasionally motion pictures reveal thoughts of ac?
tors. Itarely Is a mental process caught In one photograph. Notice the attitude of the delegated
assembled In the I>einocratIc Convention Hall at New York, specially the women In the inset group.
The picture, taken In one of those frequent moments of ajMthy that come in a spirited gathering
shows that little attention is being |?aid to the s|?ea?ker.
touched and all eyes focus as direct- !
ly as any camera lens.
It's an interesting study in phy- .
etiology?these convention crowds; |
a psychology somewhere between
that of a schoolroom, a sight seeing
wagon and a circus tent.
They all want the clowns to come
on. They all wait expectantly to see
what will happen to the boy who
put over a wicked shot with the boan
Khooter.
i the bases. The umpire could not al
I low them to do anything. If the
I shortstop dropped the ball the run
j ners wore privileged to advance if
they could.
Question?Runner on first. Hat
ter hits the ball to the shortstop. The
latter throws to fir*t retiring the bai
ter. Runner on first goes to suc
! oud. First baseman throws to sec-'
on and the M-cond baseman touches
> the bag. Why shouldn't the umpire
I give a double play?
Answer?Because there Is no
chancc to make a double play by |
simply throwing the ball after the i
batter has been put out at first. That
ended the force. The runner going j
to second from first must be touched |
after the batter Is out.
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