The Washington times., 1913-10-07
5000 FANS WAIT.
milne At DAWN
Drilling Rain Fails to Drive
Enthusiasts From Posts at
the Gates.
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gaze moved upward. 1t looked liks
rain" In fact. II drizsled.
with the last word said in so far as
this tattle Of Harlem could be found on
PAPER. and the warning forces primed
for the fray. arguments as to whether
a solid base hif from the elements would
offset both The cunning of Mathewson
ana the slugging of Baker took the
place of baesban talk
Mist Becomes Heavier.
Az the mist became heavier unl-
brellas were put up in the crowd. The
throng grew momentarily. OF the 81
O0o who were on hand at O'Clock.
more than 500 had waited throughout
the night. Fifty or seventy-iive women
arrived between and o'clock this
morning and took up their position i,l
the line of watchers. Small boys, anXi-
Gus to sell their places as the hour for
the opening of the gates approached,
occupied the choice positions There
were probably go youngsters, tired ami
sleepy, but loudly calling attention OF
the newcomers to their PAGES.
One boy sold his place for g. As time
wore on. however, prices declined ana
the average was about 81 Tor a place
in the line by, 3 o'c.ock. With drizzle
and dark, lowering clouds the best the
weather man could offer, speculation as
To the pitching choice of Manager Nc
Grav. OF the Giants. was increased
leu-fold.
The general belief yesterday was that
Mathewson would be given the opening
assignment. With the coming of clouds
and darkness, however. Rube Marquard
doomed up as the likely choice. Dark
days were made to order for Rube's
fast curves. Putting on his speed, he is
fairly unhitable when he shots come
sizzling up from behind the breastworks
OF darkness.
1t seemed certain that Shafer would
80 to center field and Herzog to third
base in today's game
Twists Leg Again.
Snodgrass put another twist TO his
Charley horse yesterday, and may be
kept out Of the entire series. Larry
Doyle has rounded into fairly satisfa.:-
tory ahape. and will probably be at his
regular station, at second base
McGraw Is not worrying over the loss
Of Snodgrass. He is confident of vic
tory. Mathewson, Marquard. Tesreau.
and Denaree. the big four, are On edge |
McGraw only awaits the call.
Connie Mack is satisfied that the Attn
lefics will conquer the Giants. The
hoard of strategy, consisting of Mack. |
Harry Davis and Danny Murphy. held |
a midnight session. and went over every |
detail Of their Preparations for the se- |
ries. Nothing was overlooked, and Nc |
NIL hox IN ell
cunning at his command to catch the |
forces on guard.
Gender and Plank are in perfect shape !
This much the strategtsts admitted. IrI
these two Will pitch every |
game. Bender never was in better form, |
form the feats of an Iron man" such
40 made Jack Coombs famous, il neoes-
sary.
Have No Fear.
The Athletics do not fear the Clan.
four had an easy time in the National
League. compared to the rough and
rocky road the Athletics were forced
to travel. They pick Cleveland, Wash
ngton and Chicago teams In the Ameri-
can League as the equals of the Giants,
and they beat these three in the race
for the pennant.
Neither do the Athletic strategists
fear the batting of the Giants. Nc
Graw's betsmen will be weakiings with
Bender and Plank arrayed against them,
they declared. They claim to have in
side information that Larry Doyle will
not be able to play his best game. As
Tor Mathewson, they are pulling for him
10 appear as the gunner in the opening
set-to.
III he does, McGraw will play into our
dc
While these strategists were laying
their hnal plans and McGraw said his
last word in preparation, 1t was at the
Polo Grounds that the real activity is
u evidence. The gates opened at 9
o'clock There were $1,000 unreseryed
through twenty-seven gates. There was
a rush for the choice seats but it ap-
peared that all who came fairly early
would be certain to get seats.
Use Newspaper Umbrellas.
Women. who stood with men and boys
n the long lines. took their chances in
The race for seats. Before the gates
we're opened. when the rain was driz-
ling down, the women sought to shell
.er their hats under newspapers This
MSS tip to others in the crowd who
lid not have umbrellas Newsboys
S3peo hdINest, as tney SOLO papers |
1t from cents UP, and the line of
WIS soon blanketed with
mass of paper
Betting was brisk during the MORN
ng. 1t was estimated that 1900. GO had
'een put UP on the game before mid
light last night. Most Of the bets have
'een made at even money. The biggest
,ets have undoubtedly been made by
?. z. Smathers, an ell operator in the
'tock market. He is said to have
sagered between $4,000 and 100000 on
be Athletics.
Many bets Of 5000 or more have been
made, but they are in the minority.
eost of the bets have probably been
,eld to 81 900 or less. but there have
'een countless numbers of such wagers
Make Big Protest.
. The question of the reserved seat
ickets was still a sore spot with the
ans today When spectators came
o the fore and made good their asser-
lens that they would have tickets for
ale, great protest went mp.
Where the tickets came from il not
inown. but they brought all the war
rom 80 to $50. James E. Gaffney. oWne.'
the Boston National League Club. is
OF disposed TO drop the Investigation he
tarted yesterday.
He has demanded that the National
investigate. and declared
oday that he would press the case
Heavy Bets Made; /
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