New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-14

ticket would zoe scrutinized closely X
would he an easy matter. he salo, 10 de-
fe9t the bogus tickets The New YORK
baseball club could do nothing tc pre-
vent the circulation OF the tickets he
said except 20 warn the public to oe on
its guard.
These bogus tickets explained. MI
GRAY said. why the spectators seemed
90 have such big supply. He thought
the number would run into the thou
sands
Toward midnight little ticket booths
began sprfucing up all along Eighth
avenue near the grounds. Groggy anu
angry enthusiasts were invited 20 step
right up and plank down anywhere from
81 10 s1e for "a single seat. A low grow'
seemed 70 rise from thc darkness ano
ripple of into mutterings that some one
was surely in league with the specul1-
tors against the faithful supporters OF
the national game.
Bio 5onfres Lighted
BY rar the most astonishing slgh' was
that which the big field on the west SIDE
OF the Polo Grounds. and the famous
Coogan's Bluff. overlooking the ball field
presented after darkness. All over these
sraces great honhres We're lighted ana
here and there some OF the more enter
prisirp had brought small tents 50 that
tn country about the grounds looked
not unlike a regimentsl encampment
Groups OF men gathered about these
6res ON the reld and hluh. and ate
lunches ana coffee warmed over the
hres. We're and there big automobile
with iony party Of young men and
Noms.. anu with big hampers dned with
food. recalled the good times attendant
mon an all-nigh, trip to the automobile
races Al W-stburv and Mineola II other
yesrs. .--.
The continued clash between lnc.,
sans two strongest passions. baseball
and speculation. has driven this com
nluritv into q frenzy. Every seat al
The polo-Grounds Tor any one Of the three
games composing the worlds series is
calling forth twenty applicants nineteen
Of whom are kicking IKE steers.
rough estimate places the number
81 kIckers. therefore ut S,135.ooo fans
After adding ro -his respectable total
600 ~ the 1G5. o0e VINO are going 900 see
at least one 3f -he games. since about
that proportion Will have pad the spec
uIerore' prices, and then suotractiAs
1000. GOO for applications, the more con-
servarivs Total II 100000 Aickers Is
reached. This is about lie population
Of Chicago or Paris or 81. Petersburg
is very large percentage OF hits goodiy
number is voicing It's composite COM
rlsint night here I'm New York Their
rrSt count charges 4 ;sak Of thousands
of tickets 10 Spectators. who We're
hawking single seats right and left yes
-aroav for 81 and sc and s.. and three
game tickets for So and SIS and SIS.
The second count charges larceny or
loss OF checks. money orders and tickets
ir transit or az the Offices Of the New
York Baseball club, in the -. James
building. e6th street and Broadway
Grove Held Back BY Pinkertons.
The three Official box ofhccs OF the
..us. on .he second floor n the II. James
Building. had sold eli reserved seats FOR
.9-dav's game bF THURSDAY night, but
yesterday they remained open 20 dispose
~ single ,ickets for the games on Tues
day ana IT'D ursoaS. a see''iiis ii-0D
Ba-oir held in check by six or more
Piuke--ous crowded the elevators or
Fought ite way up the stairway durins
~ homo ..,s+a-dav many 10 beg FOR
-a.,.-ss,. eats IN eDfto Of the .onspicu-
...,. -,.,.. char ,o surr seats remained
,.,.- -,o-. 80. SIX r,r -he return ~ the
ynoray -he-. had sent boz mail. although
the rlib management had announced be-
.o~e selling auv seat whatever that 20
return ~ money to unsuccassful appll-
eants would be made before Tuesday.
EVER member Of the clamoring. dis
appointed thr9ng seemed 10 be calling
for William Gray secretar~ Of the base
ball club. M. Gray. his nervous system
. wreck sat .H his inner Office sur
rounded by stacks Of mail while the
Jerks 10 me ou'eF ofi'Ies rspeal-a 10 A..
,.'.1 ~ To"Tes-s t1- ill.,. ~et,,rr or none.
were either errtly refused or entirely
iguored until finally Pinkertons We're
stationed ~ me over ha.I"ay 10 ASK ASK
en- ~ t,,r,, -. ,,l'-sr.1,7,,,io,,s-, nos
Who wanted tickets to to-davs game or
mo wanted 'hecNs or money ORDERS re
karurNDteTg SQreHC Runners,