Evening journal., 1902-09-15
RANDYIWINE.
WILMTNGTON A. A


Special to the Evening Journal.
Philadelphia, $3.50 p. m.-'There never
was such a time known on the Athletic
grounds as now. Excitement is intense,
and nearly everybody is betting on
Wilmington.
A party Of Germantown people have
Just arrived in two hacks and brought
a huge floral horseshoe for Deal, the
first baseman of the Wilmington team.
The game is called and Taylor starts
in to pitch for the Brandywine. Meh-
Ter catches for the A. A.
Pushing, hauling and struggling, a.
crowd of at least 1000 persons fought
for a little standing room on Balti-
more and Ohio trains at the foot of
Market street this afternoon. They
were armed with flags, brooms and
horns. the aid of which they enlisted
to help the Wilmington A. A. defeat
the Brandywine Club, OF West Chester,
In Philadelphia this afternoon. Moth
ing like it was ever seen in Whining
ton.
At 1 o'clock two special trains, each
carrying over 900 people, had left the
B. & o. station. Apparently the crowd
had not diminished Men, women and
children were clamoring for tickets,
and an increased force of ticket sellers
was dealing out the pieces OF paste
board as fast as possible. Men clam
bered through windows to get into and
out of the waiting room. Hundreds OF
people tired of the big crowd, rushed
to the Pennsylvania station and went
to Philadelphia on the 1877 train.
Enthusiastic rooters were lined up
along the railroad from Market to West
street, and at the risk of their lives
boarded the moving trains as they
backed into the station. The walters
at the station could not find even stand
ing ROOM The railroad and streets
near the station were filed by noon.
Shortly before 1 o'clock the Philhar-
monic Band marched down Market
street. followed by hundreds of base
ball rooters. The band played lively
tunes. much to the delight or every
body.
When those inside the station heard
the banu, they imagined the train was
about to leave without them. In their
hurry to get on they dashed from the
ticket window. leaving their change
behind
Every train that passed out OF the
French street station this morning car
ried crowds of rooters who went to
Philadelphia early in order TO get a
seat at the grounds. One thing that at
tracted much notice was the large
number Of women who went to see the
game.
There is not one shop in town that
has its full number of employees at
work all day. The greater number
worked only until noon. All the shops
were in operation all day, but the en-
ployes were granted permission to at
tend the baseball game II they wished.
l'Ihe Pennsylvania Railroad Company
not only has allowed those among its
employees who wish TO see the contest a
halt holiday. burt it furnished passes to
those who asked for them.
The employees of the Joseph Bancroft
and Sons Company got up a petition
for half holiday. but thia was re
FUSED. However. the firm allowed all
those who wished to take a half holi-
day.
Some men in the different shops took
a whole day off. but the majority work
ed until IL o'clock and then stopped to
so home and dress.
The officials OF the companies real
ized that the occasion is a special one,
and they think IL no more than natural
that the men should want to take a
half holiday and see the big game. II
was reported that some shops had is
sued an order that all men who attend
ed the ball game should consider them
selves discharged. This is not true,
and not shop in the city has forbid
den its employees to go to the ball
game.
The 1.37 train frora French street
was run in two sections.
Market street all mfEning wore quite
a holiday air. The tho,pu zhfare was
crowded with men who usually are at
work. which proved conclusively that
many gave themsely es a whole holiday
in honor OF the ball game. and the con-
test was the chief topic of conversa-
tion. Scraps of conversation in which
bets on the Wilmington A. A. were
freely offered. were waftei to the ears
Of the passersby.
p, B. & w. ard 3. & o. railroad offi-
eials say that at least $3.50 Whining
tonans are attending the game. OF
thls number 900 went to Philadelphia
over the P..- B. & B. road The B. x.