New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
FANS WAIT IN RAIN
Three Hundred Faithful Ones
Stand Up All Night.
NO WOMEN THIS TIME
New Workers Still Insist That
McGraw's Men Have Good
Chance to Win.

Even the rain which came down in to,.
rents early yesterday morning failed IA
put a damper on the enthusiastic "fans,
who waited patiently In line to buv
ticket for the game. Many of them IA.
clared that they were being paid %,
standing there, but they were a small
minority Of those in the long line waitins
at the Eighth avenue entrance to ,hs
Polo Grounds.
Despite the fact that the Giants were
defeated by the Bostons by the close mar.
gin of three runs to one, the fans" v.r.
unanimous In the opinion that the New
York team played a good game. and thera
was no need OF crying over spilled milk"
Although the score for the Championship
series now stands two to one In favor az
the Red Sox, the thirty-third desre.
fans" haven't given UP hope yet, and be.
lieve that McGraw still has good chance
Of winning the majority of games.
For a time II looked as II the gaus
would have to be POSTPONED on account OF
the downpour. Many prayed that II
would continue to rain IN order to give
the New York and Bostons a chance 10
rest after their two previous hard fought
battles. But the groundkeeper was on thu
job early. lie got the infield in fair shape
by the time the umpire called PLAY bally'
No Women in Line.
Unlike the previous game played IN this
city there was not a woman in line yes
terday. Those there remarked that the
reason for the absence Of the fair ones
was probably due to the fact that they
were afraid they would spoil their head
gear.
Three hundred and some odd remained
in line all night. This number rapidly In.
creased toward morning. and long before
the gates were opened IL was estimated
that there were more than ten thousand
persons waiting II was a quiet crowd.
There was no crowding or pushing ard
every one seemed contented to await his
turn at the box Office.
Each elevated train and car that ar.
rived was filed with fans" who were
ready to see the game no matter what
happened. Inspector Sweeney, Captain
Kreuscher and a score or more OF patrol
men had little or nothing to do. The
crowd readily abided by their wishes. In
addition to the uniformed men on duty
there were number Of detectives TO take
charge of any pickpockets. Eight were
arrested as suspicious persons.
Spectators Promptly Arrested.
What probably helped the situation out
more than anything else was the fact
that the spectators were arrested when
they tried TO sell a ticket In view OF that
the crowd felt that each and every one
would get chance TO buy ticket This
they did. The dozen that were appre-
hended by the police were taken 10 the
Harlem court. All but one. who was dis
charged. were fined so each.
1t was not until noon, when the gates
were finally opened. that the women
appeared. Among them were two young
girls, who seemed TO be ever ready
to stop and talk about the outcome OF
the game. From their conversation II 10
hard to tell what would have occurred to
a person inclined to favor the Red sox
After the game, the crowd. which had
increased to nearly 5000 before the open
ing ball was pitched, went away in good
order. The bleachers and the lower
grandstand were emptied in Eighth ave-
nue., while the others were let out at the
Speedway exit.
Many of these waited outside and es-
, corted both teams to the Grand Central
station, where special cars awaited their
arrival. The fans" contented themselves
l~with assuring one another that the Giants
| would carry off the honors to-day, de-
spite the fact that the game will be
played on Boston's grounds.