The Washington herald., 1909-04-13

There were representatives Of every
class Of society. from the high govern
ment official in the box to the bad urchin
clinging to limbs Of trees around the
fence OF the grounds
Every inch Of available space withir
viewing distance was occupied-the grand
stand, sunny and shady bleachers, ground
surrounding the diamond. house tops,
fences, and trees. The number of spec
tators within the limits of the park alone
is estimated at 1900. and there is no tell
ing Just how many fans caught a glimpse
Of the afternoons activities.
Fans Begin 10 Arrive.
As early as II o'clock yesterday morn
ing the eager ones who got little or no
sleep the night before for thinking of the
next days pleasure. began to form In line
outside the park BY midday the line ex-
tended the full length of the roadway
leading TO the gate and half way down
Seventh street TO Florida avenue
And still they came. Cars reaching the
terminal every few minutes left the great
majority of passengers. many Of them the
same old dyed-in-the-wOo fans who have
turned out regularly for the past ten or
fifteen years. BY O'Clock. the time for
opening the gates. the line extended for
distance OF several squares. When
"Reddy'' O'Day. who has been on the lob
Tor many seasons. put his weight against
the massive gate leading TO the grounds a
cry of approval came forth from the
throats of several thousand impatient
walters.
Then the grand rush started.
continuous line OF humanity dotted
the entrance road for the next three
hours. anj kept the ticket men and those
in charge of the turnstiles on the go. and
al pace that seemed a record-breaker.
Business Manager Fowler had the busiest
day Of his career. and directed his staff
in good shape.
Grand March Begins.
Promptly at o'clock the first National
appeared in uniform on the porch of the
clubhouse in right field. and a cry Of de-
light went up from, the thousands OF
spectators Then started the march The
Nationals, with Joe CantiIon in the lead.
and closely followed by George Stallings
and his bunch Of Overvaccinated recruits.
The Cavalry Band, which had its place
in the left section Of the grand stand, got
the move on its rival under leader Pts
torio and rent the air with the tune OF
Gee! But I'm Glad to Get Home
The popular tune gave way to
Dixie. with Leader Pistorio in
the leading role. AS usual, the good old
Southern tune gained the favor of the
crowd, and for several minutes cheers
and hand-clapping greeted the popular
melody The Cavalry Band, not 10 be
outdone, struck up combination Of ma
tional anthems, and was equally ap-
plauded.
stands Are Crowded.
When the bellman gave the signal di-
recting the start Of the afternoons hos
tilities. the stands were transformed into
mass Of humanity. There was only one
OF the expected missing. and he was no
less than our honored Vice President.
who had been expected to toss the first
ball on the field The crowd was a little
disappointed. for every one had expected
10 see the genial statesman.
There were representatives in every
branch of life in the grand stand-states-
men, administrative officers. lawyers. and
ministers. Most prominent were Speaker
Cannon. Of the House Of Representatives:
Commissioners II. B. F. Macfarland and
Henry l. West, Justices McKenna.
Wright, Clabaugh. Stafford, Gould. An
derson; Uncle Nick Young. who has
rarely missed a game at the National
Park, and any number Of Congressman,
who voted for an adjournment on the first
real baseball day Of the season.
a party Of thirty-third degree rooters
from the Center Market attended the
game in mammoth sightseeing car, and
were much in evidence A constant toot-
ing OF horns and an occasional shout in
which all took part. stamped them among
the loyal ones.
In conclusion. a word OF praise for the
creditable work Of the police force under
Capt Doyle Is in order. The men han
died the crowd in style.
Few of the Many.
Representative Serene E. Payne. Senator
Scott. Senator William Alden Smith. Rep
resentative Mckinley. Senator Hemen-
way. Senator Loudenslager, Representa-
tive Hinshaw and wife, Joseph Wilson.
Thomas Hume. John Henry. Nicholas
Young. Louis Weaver. Louis Johnson.
Fresnin Mcmahon. Sidney Bieber. Thorn
ton Chesley. Harry Rapley. Frank Far
rsn, president Of the New York American
club; Mrs Rheem. Clarence Newbold. E.
J Walsh. Victor /. Woodbridge. II. J.
Chesson, c.. w. Forsberg. r. II. Sinclair.
capt Doyle, Of the police force; Charles
Padgett. w. w. Barnes. Worthington
Campbell, Charles Perry, J. Barnard. H.
Johnson, s W Woodward. Trude Me-
COrmick. Christian Heurich. ]. II. Happ.
Francis A. Blundon. Harry Wardman. J
Hadley Doyle. William Mckinney. Allen
D. Albert. D. J. Kaufman, Francis A.
Blundon. Harry Kaufman, Clarence Nor
ment William Fowler. Edward P.
Schwartz, Robert Harper. President Fin
ley. Of the Southern Railway: Joseph
Watson, Dennis G. OLeary. John Mev-
ers, Samuel Satterfeld, Ferd. Anderson
Or. G. @. Lennon, Ralph Simon. Charles
Dulin, j. Freeman. J. Geraci F. A. Har-
rlson Fred Nelson. Thomas Sheridan
James Sprigman. Clarence Hecox. George
F. Mccormick, Myron G. Hauser. T L.
Martin, d. S Snowden.
The Following made I'D a party from
the Center Market Club OF Thirty-three
Degree R0Oters:" c. Z. Nichols. Fred
Newman, Joe McGee, Marshal Smith.
Austin Jarboe, Frank Hoover. George
Hoover. William Hoover Ed Lachland
beIt 'OIuSOHi sam Wendall. Ernest En-
inert, Charles Emmert, Edward Liner
lex. George Brunger. Ray Harrison.
Charles Johnson, William Pumphrev
Charles Hunter, Marcus Cooley. George
Johnson, William Mcclellan. Cara Voigt
Harry Buscher, Joe Trip Hans Schrotb
Oscar Cook. Charles Wilkerson. Edward
Steele. S A Gath. Jim Bischof. Patrick,
Long. Harry Mulligan. Arthur Cannon.
Robert Howell. T. Davis. Fred Spicer
Harry Watson and X. Murphy.