The Washington times., 1911-10-14
IDEAL WEATHER
FOR FIRST GAME

tion must come after the series Is
played. But even this Is much more
than Hermann or Lynch promised.
Lynch was in a defiant attitude when
interviewed. He didn't know of any
ticket scandal; he thought everything
was going along in first class shape;
the public was being taken care Of
properly and the whole thing was
begin its Investigations" Mr.. Hermann
was asked at the Waldorf.
What is there to investigator" was
New York club did all in it's power to
keep the tickets in the hands of tine
public and away from spectators No
man can say word to me against
soul sonn of honor" no Then eSH Mr. Hermann en- en-
dent of the New York club.
He was led back to the subject Of the
every speculator and agency in town.
but before he could reply Mr.. Lynch
took up the subject.
'.AN this talk Of biz punches of tickets
nes he said of 81 eosTse i may y
be true that here and there speculators
have a few tickets. but as for having
anv large quantity. it is absurd. This
nothing. I'll bet there Isn't a single
any large quantity Of tickets"
John A; Heydler. secretary and treas
sure as the other two that everything
was all right" Nor was John Bruce,
secretary Of the national commission.
gone wrong in the method Of dis
tribution, although they didn't know
where.
every fan who would like to see the
av,Bx ha % 1f n
Hermann" Then. satisfied with this
expression he added: You're all
overlooking some big facts. First OF
all I think there Is a great overesti-
1t won't be anywhere near as big as
reported. And for the number of ad-
missions there were something like
| 10000 applicants. Somebody is
bound to be disappointed"
pointment among the followers of tn,
game was presented at the headquart
ers of the New York National Club
Between two and three hundred angry
Gray today. demanding tickets or theil
money back. They We're those who hat
sent mail orders for tickets accompanied
One man displayed "A Cancelled checl
for $3.50. He wanted to know why tn,
management htd cashed the check II h,
couldn't have the tickets. All the salts
| GOt was assurance Inat every
thing would be settled next week
The ruling price OF tickets for Satur
days game today was from $6 to $40 fo
the ~ tickets, with a proportionate ad
vance for the seats regularly costing So
Vice President Sherman was one O
| those disappointed in the distribution
His mail order for a box has not beei
filled and his money win be returned.
Every reserved seat for today,
game has already been disposed of
According to national commission fig
ures there are about IA, 900 reserYet
seats in the lower grand stand, exclu
sive of the boxes. and the So seats Al
the upper stand number $500. Their
are 344 boxes, each seating foul
people.
placed in the bleachers IL they 81
close together. and the circus seat
ought to bring the total of 81 admis
sions up to 10000 Figuring on thi
scale the first days receipts are like
ly to be:
i,400 Seats at So each. .s2s, ,oO
$500 seats at So each.......-.. 25,5OI
344 boxes at $25 each ........... S,6O
10000 field seats at 81 EACH. 10000
| 1921
II standing room is sold to thos
who are willing to be packed alon,
the broad promenade back of tn,
seats in the lower stands and alonI
the runways, probably 1000 mor'
could be accommodated. Therefor,
$4,000 is a reasonable estimate fo