The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-29
IRISHMEN GREET HEARST.
HE rs OVERWHELMED WITH EN-
THUSTASM Ar CELTIC PARK.
struggles From FOOIDall Field TO Grand
stand and Back Again FINALLY Sue
ceeds In Tossing the Ptgskin 10 open
Game Between Cork and Tipperary.

a Game Between Cork and TIpperary.
William r Hearst got n riproariOus recep-
ton at Celtic Park yesterday afternoon 4.
Cork and Tipperary were buttiug each other
at Gaelic football when Mr.. Hearst drove
into the park and 5000 Irish men and
Irish women were packed in the grand stand
and around the oval following the game
excitedly. The instant he appeared the
jerseyed football players dropped the game
and made a rush for him. The whole crowd
lost interest in the games n surged around
him, sweeping the police Oh their feet and
dragging the candidate from grand stand 20
field and back again.
1t was the worst rough and tumble re-
coption Mr.. Hearst got this campaign.
Police Captain Joe Hayes hadn't enough
men to form a flying wedge and the oops
couldn't do a thing with the crowd. Hun
dreds of husky lrishmen, yelling at the
top OF their voices, broke through the thin
police hedge around Hearst, knocked the
COPS to one side and amused themselves by
slapping the candidate on the back. good
hard slap "a that made Mr.. Hearst Vince a
bit, although he seemed to be tickled,
grabbing at his hand and hailing him up
ro~ariously.
In the storm centres around Mr.. Hearst
only the big husky fellows had a chance
TO keep their feet. Little men were buff
feted and whirled out Of the crowd, feet
crushed and rib sore. At one time there
was danger OF a serious accident A frail
picket fence in front of the overlooking
grand stand held bach perhaps 5000 people
that wanted to sally onto the football field
and watch the candidate reopen the Cork
l. 49, -a.ml.s-
TO the referee. The fence held for a few
minutes, but the press got SO strong that
a section Of IL let 20 and literally dropped
hundreds from the grand stand incline onto
the football field. Nobody was burt. This,
however, was more from downright good
luck than anything else. The incident
created a lot Of confusion and excitement.
Mr.. Hearst intended to appear at Celtic
Park at $50 o'clock. but he didn't get there
until Z. He was nursing a severe cold in
bed most Of the day and applying slippery
elm bark and lemon juice to a sorely rasped
throat. He was informed that the Irish
brigade was waiting for him and that no
woull ave to plt in an appearance. h
Hon. Uement j.. DriSc)ll, whose business
il ia IN 1t 'aishtea out the tangles that the
Gilsev House confusion squad gets Mr..
He st iI;O, got him into a carriage with
Mrs. Hearst and landed him eventually in
the miGst Of a ~whooping, cheering, rip
rollictiag crowd that had been waiting for
nearly two hours.
Capt. Eayes with a half dozen policemen
tried to cut a lane through the mob, but
they showed and yelled to no advantage.
Every foot Of the wav from III park en-
trance to the ball field the crowd had it's
will with Hearst. By main strength, n
after a dozen men had been knocked end
wise. the police got Mr.. Hearst through a
little gate on to the athletic field. Then he
wanted to go to the grandstand. and, al
though Capt. Hayes argued with him,
he insisted on having his way. There was
another hand to hand and rough and tumble
scrap to best a way to the grand stand n
the candidate was somewhat dishevelled
when he found a haven there. Then Mr..
Hearst decided that he wanted to 60 back
TO the field and the police had their work
to do all over again. All the while hun
dreds of voices were yelling. Speech,
speech, speech. I" and Mr.. Hearst was laugh
ing and pointing significantly to his throat.
Somehow the police managed to get
him. a solemn and serious person named
Whslen, and Father NJ. j. Henry q the
Immigrant Girls Home on the field. Father
Henry took on his hat, bowed to the grand
stand and made a speech which every
body cheered wildly and nobody heard.
Father Henry said that he came to Celtic
Park to have the pleasure Of thanking the
United Irish American societies for giving
a benefit for the Irish Immigrant Girls
Home, but that an additional pleasure and
honor had fallen to his lot.
1T gives me great pleasure said he,
-to present to you the next Governor OF
the Empire State. the Hon. William Ran
dolph Hearst, who IA voice Keeps his
promises. Hooray!l will throw out q foot
ball and open the game bet ween the counties
Of Here, here, somebody, what are those
~counties9 A voice: Cork and Tipperary
your Reverence Cork and Tipperary."
long applause and cheering.l
While Father Henry was speaking Mr..
Hearst saw the fence bullying out and hear
it's pick cts c~reaking. He grabbed a cop
and said:
people from crowding against that fence.
II you don't look out somebody will be
hurt"
Before the cops could get there the bar
rier cracked and gave way. Those who
| fell into the ball field Joined themselves
to he mob already around Mr.. Hearst
and did their hest to increase the racket.
There were all sorts of yells that broke
OUT OF the general noise. The IriShmen
hailed Hears as Governor, nominated him
for President, demanded n look of his hair
and roared for a speech. He legged OF
frUm talking and by sign language made
it understood that his throat was raw.
Somebody found the football and handed
1t to him. Capt. Hayes and a few cops
beat a few square yards clear around him
\ and gave him elbow room Tor the star
act OF the day. The Cork and Tipperary
gladiators lined up and gave a cheer. Mr..
| Hearst raised the pigskin up high over
his head. lunged out with i. 2 sent the
ball flying out over the heads OF the crowd
twenty-five or thirty feet.
The police formed in ron OF him and
started for his carriage, but IL was a slow
and p~erilous passage. He was slapped
on the back, hammered in tho ribs by en-
thusiasts, pulled this way and that and
finally landed safely laughing like q school
boy. As his carriage passed out OF the
grounds the crowd gave him a long and
enthusiastic cheer.
This afternoon Mr.. Hearst will start on
his final upstate speaking tour. Tonight
he will speak in Syracuse and Auburn.
Tomorrow afternoon he will address meet
ings in Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Geneva and
| CGnandaigua, and tomorrow night he will
speak in Rochester. Wednesday there will
be three daytime meetings at Medina,
Lockport and Niagara Falls. and Wednes-
day night Mr.. Hearst will wind up with the
three meetings In Buffalo.