Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-13


struck 10 yesterday morning 1t was an
nounced at the New York base ball clubs
offices. 1913 Broadway, that every re-
served seat for tomorrow's worlds cham
pionship game between the Giants and
Athletics had been sold.
only tickets for Tuesday and Thurs
day are left!' shouted the gray-coated po-
licemen and plain-clothes detectives VINO
had been keeping an army Of fans in line
since o'clock. There amt many of
them left, and It's a case of first Corners
first served" So eager were the fans
to secure seats at this public sale that
they began to gather about the st. James
building, Broadway and 18th street,
shortly after 1890 o'clock yesterday
morning. The management had fixed y
O'Clock as the time for the beginning of
the public sale. yet these early Dirds
didn't mind the long wait. In fact, many
Of them saw chance to make some easy
money. These persons headed the line
which gradually heightened until six
hours later ii extended from Broadway to
eth avenue, then south to 25th street and
halfway through toward Broadway
again.
line these enterprising hustlers proceeded
to auction them off to the highest bid
ders-the late Corners. From 81 to 50
was paid for the vantage points and
business at o'clock was rushing. Wild
eyed fans wanted to be first at the six
ticket windows. up one flight, and there
was such a jam that the management
decided to begin the sale at 1:15 am.
Spectators had their agents in the line.
each allowed to purchase four seats:
Messenger boys clutching punches OF
money were sandwiched among young.
middle-aged and old men, who stood first
on one foot and then on the other, or
leaned against the buildings and ratings
for half a mile.
Crowds of men and women on the way
to business stopped to see the human
serpent as 1t crawled slowly into the big
Office building. Spectators were there
In droves. evidently working In the in
were advertised for sale. Soon the jam
began to interfere with the traffic and
the bluecoats were summoned. They
made everybody not in the line get
move on. and they hustled the spectators
off the sidewalks without the use of
clubs Everybody seemed good natured
and there was very little confusion.
Up where the ticket sellers were hand
ing out the pasteboards the private
sleuths had theN hands full. The crowd
climbed the winding airs as fast as the
graycoats allowed and care was taken to
keep the spacious office free from dis
order. In three hours time 10000 per-
sons had passed into the building, with
iralf as many standing in line on the side
walks. 1t was said that 5000 grandstand
seats for tomorrow's game at 81 and So
each were disposed of, while nearly 5000
seats for Tuesdays and Thursdays games
were paid for before the supply was eX-
hausted.
The spectators agents soon turned
over their tickets, and at IL O'Clock per-
sons who We're unable to buy seats for to-
mOrrows game at regular prices We're
dickerfng for pastebOards held at eX-
orbitant prices. The spectators readily
obtained IS for So seats and s. for 50
tickets, and as the demand at this high
tartn increased the prices scared until
seats were purchased at four and five
times their face value. Yet this line Of
business wasn't conducted in the stree,
but in stores and doorways, where the
fans were steered by wtdeawake hustlers.
Whenever the detective didn't like the
looks Of a would-be buyer in the line
they turned him back. but they admit ted
that the task of keeping tickets out of
There were too many unknown men who
We're in spectators employ and 1t was
impossible to spot them
President Brush said that he did not
believe many OF the boxes had been Sc
cured by spectators. He supervised the
box sale personally and investigated as
many OF the purchases as possible New
ertheless boxes were purchased at some
of the hotels for $50 each. covering three
games. while in one case box was
bought for $780, Conservative estimates
placed the amount of money paid to the
club and spectators for seats at tomor-
rows game at not less than 100000. The
clubs gross receipts will foot up more
than 500, 900. 1t Is believed, for this game
alone, while the other games, IL three
are played here, will net an enormous
sum. Not more than 1900 open stand
seats at 81 each will be placed on sale at
the Polo Grounds tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock, and 1t Is safe to say that the
line will begin to form on Sth avenue at
midnight. A furniture dealer in Harlem
sold more than hundred camp stools
yesterday to residents of that section.
who intend to head the rush into the
bleacbers. It Is estimated that the crowd
tomorrow will not exceed the $1,000 mark.
The betting on the result of the series
Is at even money. although the Giants
have been quoted 7-to-5 fayorites. Ath-
letics hackers tried to secure these odds
yesterday, but as soon as the money was
produced Giant supporters asked for
eveps. Many bets at even money were
made that Mathewson would not pitch
the first game. as there seems to be an
impression that McGraw will save him
/ for Mondays battle in Philadelphia, put
| ting Marquard In against the worlds
champions in the first contest. Many
Irumors of big wagers reaching beyond
the ten-thousand-dollar mark were re-
ported TO have been made, but particu-
lars were lacking. 1t was said that a
seven housand-doilar commission was
sent here from Philadelphia, but il could
not be traced. Among the big fellows
who are Zeady to back the CHATS Tor