Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-08
FORTY THOUSAND FANS
WITNESS INITIAL CONTEXT

Polo Grounds, New York. Oct. g.
Some forty thousand persons SuTged
into tho vast reaches OF the Brush
stadium today to witness the first
ponnant winners of the National
League. and the Boston Red SoH.
champions of the American league.
for tho worlds championship.
Mayor GaynOr OF New York and
Mayor Fitzgerald OF Boston Joined In
tho cheering for their respective
teams. Tho mayors sat together In
an upper tier hOX,
A day of sunshine and Indian sum
mcr warmth was tho pleasant portion
of players and spectators, Not q cloud
flcck"d the aky and the ball players
agreed that 1t was rare day for the
sport.
Excited and anxious fans" gath
cred before nlghtfnll to secure the
first choice of seats Ia the lower
grnndstnnd ana b0ck field bleachera.
But there WAS no need for the ALI
night line. for whom tha gates were
opened ana tho frat rush OF enthun-
instA had been taken care OF there
were SIN $4,000 seats to be had. All
morning there was a constant pouring
of spectators through tho turnstIlas.
Tho lover grundstand was filled At
noon. The upper stands being re-
served were the last to fill and the
teams had about finished their prac-
tlcO when tho last spectators paused
through tho turnB,iieB
Back OF the Red Soy bench were
crowded tho fans" from Boston.
They were there 20 cheer and yell and
they did II with n luatinesa that We'd
with tho cries OF tho New York crowd.
a brass band psrch0d In a stand near
tho loft field bleRchers was drowned
, out 10y the constantly cheering crowd.
The national commission held q
meeting this morning and gave Its In
HtructiOns 20 the umpires.
Neither of tho rival managers was
prepared to announce his batting or
der early today for everything de-
pended upon the selection for box
work just before the game.
Uncertainty over the pitching aelee-
tions Indicated some joekeylng OF bat
ting orders Just before the umplresln-
chief cried PLAY ball" At 2 o'clock
this afternoon,
The early corners began to gather
at the Brush stadium early last Light
by midnight this limo had grown %
500 people. IL grew cold toward
morning and the crowd snpggled close
10 tho high board fence along Eighth
avenue 20 escape biting west wind.
A woman appeared Ia line just afteE
midnight and was oheero6. She WAe
not long without feminine company.
lly sunrise a score OF women had np-
pearod. Club officials estlmated that
there were four thousand people a
the gates at 9 a. m.
Boston was the favoPlto at 10 10
and 10 TO Q. betting this mornlln
found plenty OF Boston money u
sight. BETS at 20 8 that Boston
would win u Joe woods pitches today
were popular with the visitors.
II was announced that Tesfsau ana
Meyers would be the batteries foH
New York and Wood and caAy tot
Boston. ta
Umplres, Klein behind tAa batl
Evans took the basoai RlgleD went q
right field, while o'LAvshlin went g
left field. Tt q
The New York team Oamo ON ~
field at laitt O'clock led by ManaatI
John Mo0raw, who wAFa0 hln hnkf
az the crowd eheert6 xne Ol4r
wore their home uuiIO4nR ~ wNl.|
with thin black HtTlp4 hn8oV UnNlf
the Giants oOeono bA1RnNo and N
tain. was presented with Al aufoIt
bile. The 1ianln thar nlFanl I
batting practioa. 4o4 No4 Uo1 onl
on the field five tnlnnt1n later ~
wors given hearty cheer me