The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-08
Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston,
Invaded New York Polo
Grounds with 800 Rabid
Beantown Fans.
FIELD is INVADED
EARLY IN MORNING
Weary Hours Before Game
Began Occupied by Great
Crowd Smashing Hats and
Eating Peanuts.
(National News Association

NEW YORK, Oct S.-This is the
day. The day of something most fear
fully and wonderfully, it seemed at the
Polo grounds. At 2 o'clock this after
noon the tens of thousands that had
been sitting in the crowded stands
since 9 o'clock and standing in line
before the box office indefinite hours
before that had tired Of chewing sand
wiches and the rag, of breaking to
all the straw hats in
sight, and had started on derbies.
when a great glorious relief came to
pent-up feelings. Mayor John J. Fitz-
gerald and 800 rabid Boston bugs
brought the break in the monotony.
When Fitz and his followers entered
behind their big brass band pandemo-
mum broke loose. Nobly did the lighter
brigade strive to make as much noise
as the home teams crowd. With heads
erect the Hub horde marched to their
places in the stands back of first base
never flinching under the taunts that
were heaped upon them in company
with a fussilade of sandwiches. There
is suspicion that Harry Stevens, hol
der of the sandwich concession at the
Polo grounds, had something to dc
with the planning of that fussilade. Al
any rate, it was the means of liquidat
ing hundreds Of his stock or more
than 100000 appetite appeasers. The
supply gave out before the game wa.
over, with voices faint from hunger
calling for sustenance from all parts
Of the stand.
Boston Bugs Attend.
The invasion of the Boston fan.
headed by Mayor Fitzgerald is unique
in Worlds series annals. The 800 tick
cts which admitted them were placed
on sale in Boston at 9 o'clock thi,
morning, pursuant to the special orde
of Ban Johnson, president of thu
| American League. 1t is taken as signi
fcant of the advance of the nationa
game that there is no record of pre-
town furnished worlds series con
tender accompanied the team out t
see the opening game.
Every precaution was taken today t,
avoid another ticket scandal. Whel
, the sale of unreserved seats began a
g o'clock a dead line was drawn ol
Eighth avenue and 155th street, max
ing it impossible for spectators to ge
near the lines of patrons leading t.
the ticket windows. Persons who di
not fall into one of the regular line
were compelled. to remain south o
155th street.
Betting Even Money.
| There was no such thing as prevail
ing odds in the betting today. Th
odds were of the oldest sort. MucI
betting was done, but in a chaotic way
Probably more even money bets wer
laid than any other kind. The fact tha
!, the Red Sox have formerly been cor
sistent favorites was Offset by tn
plentitude of gambling money whic
is always characteristic of New Yorl
and by the fact that New York wa
playing on home grounds. Offers of l
to s were made that Wood, the Re
Sox star boxman, would pitch two viii
ming games in the series. Several boo
makers gave four to five that yo
couldn't guess the Giants pitcher fo
the first game. Odds of to 1 were o
tap that the Giants would be victor
Gus in at least one game of the S.
ries. 1t was taken for granted tha
Wood would pitch today's game fo
Boston, but no one knew who woul
be in the box for the Giants. Manage
McGraw himself said up to the tim
of play Ball." that he did not kno'
who his selection would be. He ha
had all his pitchers keep in condition
New York bookmakers estimate
this afternoon that over half millio
dollars had been wagered on the s.
ries Fans all over the country hav
been making all kinds of bets; frol
the polite candy-and-cigars wagers b.
tween bugs and "buggettes" to th
$40, 900 proposition registered by th
bugs" of the New York Stock z,
fah