The Washington times., 1908-05-24
FANS PROTESTING
ABOUT TREATMENT
Many inconvenience Bring
Cry From Bleach
critics.
LADIES' DAY FIASCO
ALSO CAUSES KICKS
No Effort to Advise Public Con-
corning Observation-Disclosures
ness in Advertising.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

not easily provoked, think no III; never
taiI' bear all things. believe all things,
hop9 all things. endure ell things, and
nave all the other manifold virtues OF
true charity. as defined by ST. Paul,
and IS that which is perfect is
never likely TO come TO pass in this
man town IN the way OF a pail team,
the fans can't be blamed for kicking
at tHos7 privileges and Conveniences
Whica they now have only in part.
Ihe Times is receiving congratula-
lions from baseball fans of all descrIp-
ton for the stand it took in deaounc-
ing the indifference of the We shing-
ton ball club in the matter OF notifying
She public IN cases Of doubt whether
there will be a ball game
Vigorous protest in these columns
brought the announcement from Presi-
dent Noyes that in the future this over
sight would not occur again. This has
aroused the patrons Of the bali club
Of all kinds to the many inconvenience
which they have long been enduring
with little or no protest. The accom-
modauons in the bleachers and the at
tempts made nowadays to force the
overflow of bleacherites into the 50-cent
stands have been specials marks of at
tack. Concerning the overflow problem
IL may be stated here that there is a
verZ' decided movement IN all major
league cities TO bring baseball to a 80
cent admission basis. and the fans here
are no worse OF in that respect than
those in other cides; but concerning
the accommodations it cannot be de-
MED <here IS much room for improve
ment
From Bleacher Sufferer.
One ardent bleacherne writes as fol-
lows:
Hundreds of fans will indorse your
article of Wednesday afternoon in re
gard to the Indifference Of the Wash
jngton baseball club.
Permit an humble bleacher fan to
make another suggestion. Not all OF
US are privileged to occupy seats in
The grandstand. which has fair exits
Some OF rs by preference. but the vast
majority through the force of circum-
stances, are compelled TO take the 25-
cent seats in the sun bleaehers.
There IS but one entrance 70 the
stand. and a man who IS a little late
can lake his chances on climbing over
g few dozen mortals in order 70 md
seat instead OF one OF the attendants
, keeping open some semblance of an
aisle.
1T is bad enough to enter this way,
but when the game is over 1000 or more
fans are pushing, showing, squeezing and
jostling each other in order to get
through this three-foot entrance way.
endanEering life and limb. Heaven help
Us in case Of a panic Of any kind. Now,
vouI1n't a little consideration for the
bleaeher fans suggest to the manage
nrent the outlay Of a very small amount
10 construct a good, broad runway TO
the TOP and center of the back part Of
the bIeacheT stand?
Would Be Great Comforts.
such a runway would largely do
away with the annoyance caused by late
r Corners and certainly would be a great
convenience after the game in letting
the crowd out quickly, safely, and with
a little more comfort It would also keep
the fans IN place until the game was
over. and do away with the further an
noyance of the disguised ones leaving
the stand early in order to avoid the
crush.
a toilet under the stand would not
80 alniss.
Z And lastly. the pennywise pound
foolish plan of shutting the 25-cent gate
when the bleachers are full in order to
dive the balance into the 5O-cent stands,
is keeping ten times more fans from
.
them .nto other stands. Even the car
rare count with some OF US. and we
don't feel like throwing them away.
My latter suggestion works out like
this,
100 fans kept from park, who can't
afford 30 or 70 cent seats, who
would like 10 occupy the 25-cent
bleachers. or the field. .-.--..-..-....S2 $3.50
100 disgruntled fans buncoed into
paying 50 cents for seat-----.-.---- so
Net loss to the club................. 200
you can just bet your last dollar that
these hundred disgruntled fans who are
compelled TO pay so cents when they ex-
pected 70 get in for IS cents can do
more knocking than all the rest of the
crow put together.
GIVE the humble bIeacher fans fair
show. They do most of the roofing and
boosting, anyway
All Reasonable Suggestions.
Every line of this letter Is we'll worth
the serious consideration Of the direc-
tors OF thu washington ball club, and
every suggestion it contains is not only
reasonable but such as should have
been carried out years ago. The bleach
critics are The most persistent and con-
sistent fans. and are the backbone OF
the steady attendance which has made
porter of a losing ball team in America
There there is something amiss with
the b1r1iness management Of the cluo
was demonstrated not only on Wednes-
Gay but again last Friday, which was
ladies' day. 4 system was adopted OF
con1elling those who took ladies with
them 10 get ladies' passes at the box
ONCE. bur great complaint and eonfu-
sion was caused by the fact that no an
nouncement of this brilliant up-tO-date
plan had been made. The consequence
was that some escorts bought their
seats. went through the pay turnstile,
expected TO md that their companions
had gone through the pass gate and
were astonished that the ladies we're
barred because their escorts had not
been notified about the ticket arrange