The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-09
Over One Thousand Persons Stand In
Line all Night In Order to
be on Hanr early
Today.
WAIT FOR THE GATES
More People Arriving Every Minute
and Another Record Crowd is
Expected for Second Game
Of Series.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
BOSTON, Mass, Oct. Boston out
did itself today in the matter of
weather for the second game of the i
worlds series.
That same fall tinge which was evil
dent in the atmosphere around Cog
ans Bluff was even little '.nipper"
up here, but it failed to freeze out
over 1000 boys and men, and q half
dozen women who gathered last night
In a long thin line in order to be on
hand, when the gates opened at nine
this morning.
The restless and ftful sleep of the
night guard was disturbed along about
four or five o'clock, when less early
birds arrived and arrayed themselves
at the end of the line BY eight O'Clock
the waiting crowd had increased to
nearly 5000, and when the gates
opened it was estimated that fully
5000 We're on hand, with more coming
every second.
Boston was over-joyed at the pros
pect of seeing Mathewson in action
today, While the Red Sox followers
are confident that the veteran will
fall just as certainly as did Tesreau.
Big Six has tremendous lot of
admirers here, as in every other Ma
tional League city. He is looked upon
as pitcher who can always be count
ed on for a good game and the best
he has in stock.
Manager Stahl stated before noon
that II he warmed up well. Ray Col
Inns would be the gunner picked to
oppose Matty. Collins, young, strong
and a southpaw, is regarded as a
formidable opponent, and the issues
promised to be clean cut-youth
cleverness and stuff on the ball on
one side and GOODNESS, experience
and the greatest head" in baseball
on the other. 1t was regarded as more
than possible that in the event of Col
Inns being sent to the slab by Stahl
change in the Giant lineup would
be made in order to throw in another
right-handed batter against the Bos
ton side wheeler. 1t is expected that
Deyore, weak against a southpaw
pitcher. would be replaced in left
field by Snodgrass, Becker relieving
the latter at center. For the Red Sox
Carrigan was counted to replace Cady
behind the plate.
There can be no discounting the fac
that, whether their attitude is JUST
fed the Giants are actually more
confident today of winning the series
than they were before yesterday!
contest. 1t is now evident that Woo
was more of a DOGGY to the Giant.
than they had cared to admit Thu
fact that they We're able to hit him ant
that contrary to all reports, he is onl!
a two-handed individual after all, ha,
taken a load off the Giants minds
They are really convinced that thu
Sox are not the equals of last year.
Athletics, in either hitting or fielding
The Boston aggregation are alread,
mentally spending the big end of tn
receipts. Tesreau was easy. Surel.
he was the best the Giants had il
stock. Anything less effective mus
be still easier. It is all very simple
to Boston fan
Play will be called at two p. m. tc
day, and while it is not likely tina
the crowds will approach the turn gu
at the Brush Stadium yesterday, tn
S. r. O., promises to be hung out be
fore the call of play.