New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-09
PATIENT FANS" WAIT
HOURS FOR OPENING
stand in Three Long Lines
Until Gates Swing at
5 O'Clock.
SUN AIDS GOOD NATURE
partisans of Red Sox Mingle
with Friends of the
Giants Without
Battle.

with nothing TO mar the success OF the
A,st game of the series-except the loss OF
The game itself-New York fans" yester-
s,v continued their jubilations over the
..os.,,e Of the heroes Of the diamond In
their midst.
vron the early hours Of Monday AFTER
roon. wfCn the first enthusiasts began 70
ether about the gates Of the Polo
r,opnds TO walt for the opening sale or
',...ssr,ed seats, down 10 the exit Of the
lac, man. from the grounds twenty-tour
hours later, there was not mishap 10
.oou The enjoyment Of lovers of the game
The handling of the crowds by Inspector
s,,esn. ard his men was excellent. the
s.v was IDEAL and the fans in holiday
mood.
For the hundreds of half-frozen men
,r5 a few women who waited In line all
,ight for places up near the ticket Win
Jaws the day formally began with the
orering OF the gates, shortly after S:lS'
A, that time the lineup, which had been
,sss than two hundred up to midnight.
hsa increased until conservative estimates
nlaced the number ST five thousand. Most
NJ these were men who came TO the
grounds with the early hours OF the
morning. making rush about the gates
shortly before o'clock
Along with the men came one CT the
largest percentages Of women who have
ever appeared at the series games
ooons the Arst being the Misses Doris
md Aileen Woods, twins. whose enthu-
dssm and attractlveness won them
placss at the head Of the procession.
From the time of the arrival up to the
opening Of the gates, they took their
share Of discomforts, including the chill
air which swept down the avenue shortly
before dawn, with the othe. devotees OF
the sport.
Line Three Abreast.
With the early hours Of the morning,
Sergeant Dan Sullivan and his fifteen
officers, who had charge Of the crowd,
formed them into a line three abreast,
which extended from the gates at l51th
street down Eighth avenue TO lA5th street
and thence along that street TO Bradhlrst
avenue Along this line hJcksters OF hot
dogs" coffee. milk and Other eatables and
drinkables did a thriving business early
In the morning.
Shortly after o'clock, the crowd was
increasing so rapidly that il was decided
TO open the gates Of the grounds, and hYc
ticket sellers were placed on duty. With
out any signs Of Immature, the tired
crowd was admitted 10 the park. where
they picked out the best seats and pro-
ceeded to make up the sleep lost in the
waiting
AT o'clock Inspector Dennis Sweeney
assumed control Of the crowds. having for
his assistants Captain Louis Kreusher Of
the 4oth police precinct, Lieutenants
Haupt, Gilmartin, Cullen, Doolady and
o'Connor, ten sergeants, ten mounted men
and hundred patrolmen. The inspector
and ms men remained on duty throughout
the day, all remaining outside the
grounds
Throughout the morning the crowd
continued to come TO the grounds, reach
log It's greatest dimensions shortly after
noon. when the line. Indian file, stretched
down Eighth avenue for nearly two
blocks At 1 o'clock the seventeen thou
sand seats selling for 81 had been sold,
and from that time on until the game
fans" were compelled either TO stand up
at g head in that section or else crowd
into the 81 seats. OF which there were
1880 The regular officers Of the police
force outside the grounds and the special
officers inside kept the crowd moving and
bad no trouble
Mayors, Admirsls, Etc, Etc.
The arrival Of Mayor Gaynor a few
minutes before o'clock was the signal
for the final rush for seats, the gates
being closed at seven minutes before the
tine scheduled for the game With the
Mayor in his automobile were Governor
Foss. Mayor Fitzgerald Of Boston, Rear
Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, General Barry
and r. A. {. Smith. Commissioner Rhine
lander Waldo also accompanied the party
u another machine.
The closing Of the park gates in the
faces OF several hundred disappointed
men. who threatened TO beat down the
wooden barriers by sheer force OF avoir-
oupois, forced the police 70 drive the
crowd back 10 the corner OF 10th street
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