New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-08

! apparently Just as good, II not so far up
in line No one, by the way, was per-
mitted to have more than one box in
the line.
Chilly Night for Fans"
II was cold and chilly on the ave-
nue., and the wind came down from
Coogan's Bluff, and the people in the
line turned up their coat collars, and
those who had oyercoats slipped into
them. Those who didn't have them
reached in their hip pockets One boy
was seen to unroll a bundle and hur-
riedly slip into a pair of trousers No. ,.
| He had yet another bundle under his
other arm.
There were a good many familiar fig
ures in the line remembered from last
year. One of these was Arthur Thomp-
son, one-legged negro, who came
from Pittsburgh. Near him in the line
were three other Pennsylvanians. Will
lam Wallace, Charles Bass and John
James, all of Scranton.
Every one was good natured. and
Sergeant Sullivan had TO participate
as one end Of a sketch team in the big
vaudeville show. His three men were
increased five times by midnight and
were due to remain until o'clock this
morning, when the men detailed es-
pecially by Commissioner Waldo will
take charge.
The Commissioner will send one hun
bred uniformed men up to the grounds,
| ten of them mounted. They viii be
under the charge of Inspector Dennis
Sweeney, with four lieutenants and
ten sergeants. There will be other
representatives of the Police Depart
ment scattered through the crowd, bu;
one WON'T know them for they will be
in plain clothes, looking out for pick
| pockets
There were about four thousand fans
in line yesterday afternoon when the box
offices were closed and the announce
rnent made that al 1.-The reserved seats for
the three games had been sold. The crowds
which waited all night far outnumpered
| those who were In line last year, even
| though only reserved seat tickets at s
were on sale. At one time, just before
| the windows opened at 9 o'clock In the
morning, the line extended twenty blocks
| leading from the entrance Of the grounds
down Eighth avenue TO 155th street, ther
west one block to Bradhurst avenue
south to 145th street, through 18th street
west to Edgecombe avenue, and then
south to l3Sth street.
II was a good humored crowd that be-
gan 10 gather after midnight, and num-
bered several women, who took up the
long vigil Before daybreak forty police
| men from the different Harlem precints
| in command Of Inspector Sweeney, had
| straightened out the fans and formed
| them in line At $3.50 o'clock, just after
the opening Of the sale, it was estimated
by the police that FIVE thousand persons
were on hand. From the gate Of the Pole
Grounds south about five blocks the lines
ran, three and four abreast.
| There was little disorder, and the DO
lice mad TO make only one arrest. This
was when Samuel Chapiro, waiter OF
No. s21 West 18th street. refused to obey
orders.
! The first ticket sold was purchased BY
Thomas L. Brennan, OF No. 225 West 4Sth
street, who had held the first place II
Lime, he declared, since o'clock Sunday
afternoon. He said that he bought the
tickets for w b. Leonard; Of Elmira
The second man in line was Eugene VIII
son. of Belleville, y. j., and directly IN
the rear OF him was Thomas Fleming oil
the same place.
Woman Arrives Early.
The first woman was stationed In l55th
street. near Bradhurst avenue 1t was
estimated that there were about six hun
dred men I'm front OF her. She said she
was Jennie Smith, OF No. 1919 Willoughby
avenue. Brooklyn, and that. she was a
Giant rooter, bent on seeing the games
She arrived about 3 O'Clock in the morn
ing and was cheered as she took her
place.
Miss Smith had camp stool with her
AT about 6 O'clock she felt weak from
hunger and asked several OF the men In
line about her il they would hold her
place while she went TO a nearby restau-
rant and got something TO eat. They said
they would About fifteen minutes later
Miss Smith returned.
The sale began about twenty minutes
after 9, and during the early morning
was very slow. IT was estimated that only
about four thousand seats had been sold
an 10 II o'clock After buying tickets the
fans" we're required to pass through the
ground and out the rear entrance. On the
Speedway and eagerly waiting for the APP
pearance of those who had purchased
seats were a group Of men. presumably
speculators. who offered various amounts
for the seats. The man who had beer
seventh IN line. was offered S5o Tor MI
seats, while man who had hfteen'f
place received an offer OF $50. The offers
were refusod
IN going down the line Lieutenant Ricn
ard OConnor saw cripple, who hao
lost the use of his legs and who support
ed himself on crutches. Tie was JONI
PoDak. Of No 1896 Second avenue, and
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