The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-12
|CROWD FRETS OUTSIDE
UNTIL GATES ARE OPEN
Wait Of Four Hours Ends Only
After Umpircs Decide
1t Won't Rain.
AUTO HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Stuck in Mud, Truck Tugs. Grgs,
Fired by Observation-Disclosures
in Mysteries.

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was reached. The surface ot the Io,
Grounds wasn't exactly muddy, but f.
was just soft enough to provide hoa,y
going for the base runners. As 1t had
been announced that the gates would
he opened at O'clock. several hundred
fans who evidently wanted to sell tholr
places stood in line all night A. )
o'clock 5000 persons had arrived In
Eighth avenue and the police promptly
formed them into half n dozen separate
lines. Soon the rumor spread that
owing to the thwatening weather
which might keep the attendance down.
the players of both teams wanted 10
have the gdne postponed until to-mor-
row, whcn a record breaking crowd
would surely attend
AS matter Of fact, the PLAYERS have
nothing Ia do with postponcment.
According to the rules It was up 10 tho
umpires TO make a final ruling. three
of the four to agree. So az II 80 o'clock
Cmpircs DLoughin end Klein walked
out upon the diamond to make per-
sonal obs 'rvations. II wasn't raining
and the field seemed to he drying up
rapidly Umpire Evans was sent for
and he promptly informed OLoughl;n
and Klein that any conclusion drawn
by them would he indorsed by him. For
some unknown reason the urnpircs be-
fore making decision called up Messrs
Lynch. Johnson and Hermann Of tho
National Commission. Secretary Heyd.
Ter Of the National League and Pres!-
dent John T. Brush Of the New York
club on the telephone This occasioned
further delay and $4,000 impatient fans
were bowling:
"rlay BALI" "Open the gates," at
isn't going 70 rain"
A few minutes before 12 o'clock tho
umpires issued orders to place the tick.
cts on sale and the turnstilcs were made
ready for the eager throng. In less
than an hour ill the fans in the street
had been admitted To the lower grand
stand and the heachers to prepare for
the he.ated rush OF 10000 more Police
Inspector Sweeney had charge Of the
arrangements In the street and every
thing passed oN smoothly.
Again the Fire Department enforced
the law against crowdlng the aisles and
the promenade in the rear of the grani
stand, which probably was the reason
why the sale Of admission tickets was
stopped shortly after 9 o'clock. Last
year, when the attendance figures ex-
ceeded $1,000. several thousand persons
We're allowed to stand up in the covered
structure at So a throw But. with tho
fire regulations enforced. II is believed
that yesterdays attendance figures If
3f,502 will not he exceeded at any Of
the other games
II was estimated that 1000 automo-
hilcs were parked on the Speedway and
in the ne!ghborinG open lots. When this
game was over the traffic squad regu-
lated the departure of the machines. but
could not prevent a mishap that caused
much excitement. In a vacant lot near
the Eighth avenue entrance the mud
had been churned up so that 1t was over
foot deep in places. a big machine
carrying eight passengers sank In one
of these mudholes, with one OF the drive
wheels submerged over the hub. An
auto truck. which was there for Just
such emergencies, was hitched to the
car. but could not extricate II. Boards
were placed under the sunken wheel
with no succesA. Suddenly the exhaust
flames and dripping oil from the auto
truck set fire to the grass and brush
blaze was in progress. There was
danger Of gasolene explosion, and as
there was no water aavilable the crowd
got busily TO work with sticks and
blankets, finally extingulshing the hlaz..
Some shovels were procured and after
half an bour of hard labor the big car
was dragged out Of the hog to level
ground and rolled away.
There frNnp n
serious accident on the wooden stairs
leading 10 the elevated runway from the
main entrance to the 155th street
station. The stairs became 40 congested
that the rails creaked alarmingly under
the pressure Of the jam. Suddenly two
men started to move downward. which
caused human waterfall in which
several women tainted The police
cleared the stairway and thereafter
would not permit more than a dozen
persons to ascend at time.
Probably the first case Of Mysteries
caused by noisy roofing was seen in the
grand stand behind the press quarters
during the first inning. Two Boston
fans began making n terrific racket with
Iron pans rigged with an attachment
working like couple OF metal drum
sticks. AS the din Increased loud pro-
tests from the men In the Immediate
vicinit availed nothing. But when a
young woman in one of the boxes. after
putting her fingers In her ears, sud
denly began to cry II was time to call
halt. The graycoated policeman, how
ever, declined to interfere and the iron
panning continued until Harry Stevens
Calantly asserted himself. Mr.. Stevens
told the Boston noise makers that II
they didn't throw their implements of
torture away he himself would throw
them out. As Mr. Stevens looked as
thought he meant business the nuisance
was abated and the woman soon dried
her tears
A. G, Spalding and Mrs. Spalding with
several friends occupied box behind
the netting. Mr. SpaldinG came all the
way from Point Iona. Cal, to see the
big game and to root for the Giants,
He was particularly interested in Joe
Wood for the reason that back In 1876
he had made a record Of winning games
as pitcher Of the Bostons OF that year
that was never equalled until Wood
excelled It this year Mr.. Spalding In
tends to see all of the games before
leaving for the coast.