New-York tribune., 1908-10-09
Thousands See the Giants Redfen
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was cut off from the rest of the party. and was
being pushed back when she recognized
and made the centre of a flying wedge that got
her into the grounds, despite the foolish efforts
Of many who had credentials to force their
way through the narrow entrance that was left
Perhaps the maddest man of all the tens of
thousands who failed to get in was Harry Ste
vens the caterer. Like most of the others who
failed of admission, he had tickets Of all kinds.
but a great mistake made at the little en-
trance in Eighth avenue in having represen-
tative of the club present, and Stevens. like
many others, was victim of the police, who
blindly obeyed orders to let no one IN. Harry
Payne Whitney managed to get in just as Ste
vens was barred out and it just after he
had forced his way in that Mrs. Bresnahan was
knocked down.
MANY newspaper men, with the special passes
that entitle them to entrance 10 the grounds no
matter who else is kept out, were barred by the
police who recognized neither credentials nor
tickets in many cases Generally speaking the
men outside tha grounds, and particularly the
mounted men, were intelligent In their etorts 10
give those really entitled to entrance chance
to reach the little gate that was the storm
centre But many, after they had been pushed
10 that point were hurled back by the oncers
ins,de who used no discrimination IN letting
in with the help of the policemen outside and
r.oc on the point of being bodily thrown out
oin when one of the policemen outside came
to his rescue, calling out, Here don't throw
him ont. we've Just been working ten minutes
to get him in
TICKET HOLDERS HAVE HARD TIME
The object of closing the gates so early was
To prevent the crowd from encroaching on the
field but it was hard TO understand why those
who held tickets for reserved seats or poXes
should not have been let in AS result there
we're MANY empty seats in the reserved sections
of the erandstand and, after the game started,
many took seats to which they were not entitled,
q practice that was winked at by ushers who
has been "seen" It was taking a chance. as
the holders of tickets could have claimed their
seats had they been able to get in but II was
seldom that one of the trespassers was dis
turbed.
= 10 conservative to say that 10000 persons
.a,, or tried to see the game. The crowd inside
was not the biggest that ever jammed the Poio
Grounds. and has been exceeded at least nVe
times this season. but that was due to the carry
closing Of the gates. Thirty thousand may De
SET down as seeing the game legitimately' thaI
ie bv having admission and going in order TO q
place in the grounds.
But at least as many more saw the game OF
snatches of It, from hundred places outside
They, svvarned the elevated structure, packed
the viaduct across 155th street ten deep from
the rail. and were jammed in thousands on the
great rugged height of Coogan's Blun
Every roof that gave a glimpse of the
field was hacked all the afternoon, was every
poIe that overlooked the grounds. The roof Of
the Putnam Railroads train shed was black
with people and every fence around the Polo
Grounds was lined with and boys who
could not be driven back.
FIRE USED TO CROWD IN.
Thousands swar7ned into Manhattan F1eo'
and once there burned down fence 20 get INTO
the Polo Grounds only to be driven back by
the poIice One small mob attacked the stand
and nushed and fought to get through. Finally
no entrance being found, stones and rocks were
used in regular bombardment- Policemen
ouelied this mob after a hard fight by turning
a hose on but not before one special crncer hau
heen captured by the crowd, which tore mos
.of his gray uniform off and then fought for
rags of 1t souvenirs.
4 few venturesome souls made their way to
the top Of the grandstand, and then entered
into a combination to make some money 1hey
got rope and ladder. and five hundred men
and bows paid 81 apiece to be hauled up 10 d
nrecarious seat on the ridge. Two or three
the direct intervention Of Providence can ac-
,count for the fact that one was killed After
the game this crowd jumped down to the lower
stand by way Of the top Of the stairway TO the
reserved seats and number of those who were
going out were hurt jumping men hit them
SOME FANS BURROW THEIR WAY IN
After the game started the policemen relaxed
their attention for a moment. and the respite
WAS long enough to enable n hundred or more
men TO crawl under the new grandsta1d back
of third base. They burrowed through to the
front and then began a hail Of kicks on the
boards Many planHs were kicked through as
the officers vany looked for the source OF the
noise and through the holes that were made
two hundred or three hundred extra rooters
culckly poured out on the field
There were fights here and there in the crowd
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