The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-14
FANS GATHER
At GATES O5
POLO GROUNDS
THEY WILL REMAIN THERE ALL
NIGHT-TIcKETs IN HANDS OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MARE
OF MAIL ROBBERY TO GET
TICKETS.
ny Associates Press.

New York, Oct. lathe stage 81 g,t
and the curtain Is about to be raised
on the final act OF the season memor-
able in baseball. Both the Philadelphia
Athletics and the New York Giants are
ready for the fray. The pitchers for
the game tomorrow were not chosen
tonight, or If so the managers would
not divulge the choice.
Tickets to the series are now mainly
in the hands of spectators, who are
charging exorbitant prices. Disclos.
ures that spectators has obtained
great blocks Of tickets precipitated a
tremendous row among the fans and
vague charges are mGde OF mail rob-
berry in connection with the ticket
scandal.
There is room at the Polo grounds
for nearly sixty thousand people.
Many formed in line at the grounds
late this afternoon intending TO eat
and sleep at the gate until admitted
tomorrow.
Two hundred policemen, fifty mount
ed officers and a large number OF de-
teCtives have been assigned to the
special force to handle the crowds.
The gates will open at s o'clock in the
morning. II is rumored tonight that
hundreds OF counterfeit tickets are I'm
circulation. The police look for trouble.
as they have been ordered to arrest
ticket scalpers. Betting is practically
even. Many Philadelphia supporters
gave odds OF 10 10 9.
A new feature OF the ticket distri-
button which has Just put many faIi-
on the anxious seat is the fact thn,
hundreds OF ticket mailed to people
who sent In certified checks or money
orders have apparently been lost in
the mails. None OF the mail was reg
istered when 1t was sent out by tho
management and fans who failed 20
receive their tickets apparently have
no recourse except 20 apply to the
postofflce department for tracer.
The total receipts Of tomorrow
game will be made known as soon as
the struggle is over.
The money received for boxes ard
reserved seats will have been counted
before the games begin, so that tho
admissions 70 bleachers and grand
stand will be compiled by the time the
seventh or eighth inning ends. Tho
national commission Will be on hand
to approve the report and make 10
public Immediately. The expenses will
include che hiring OF clerks, police.
ushers and door tenders, postage and
advertising, possibly amounting to S.,
600.
The decorations OF the new stadium
at the Polo grounds are being rushed
to completion today. Painters were
busy at sunrise putting the final
touches OF color on the friezes bias
reliefs and patriotic shields.
Between the flag poles on the top of
the grand stand are dozens Of largo
American eagles, brilliantly gilded.
The face OF the upper tier Of boxes
bears the national emblem, the red.
white and blue standing out in bold
contrast against the concrete boxes.
The upper frieze is made up Of groups
and figures in bas relief. supporting 2
series of crests emblematic OF tho
eight cities OF the National League.
The color treatment is in polichrome,
ivory, dark gray and gold with touches
OF vern1ilion and navy blue.
The flaRstaffs, twenty nine IN mum
Der fly the flags OF each Of the Ma
tional League cities and National
streamers. The new stand, which
closely follows the lines OF the Roman
amphitheatre, was designed by Her
bert H. Hertz, who designed several OF
the New York theatres.