The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-10
5000 PH|[LY
FANS F ACE
SCA[PERS
Ticket Trust Again Corners
Seats and Scandal Is Re-
neWed in Quaker City

temperature was Summertime. ranging
around "A. Every available inch in
the stands seemed to be flied, and
the housetops surrounding Shibe park
were crowded.
The spectators were more enthusi-
astic than they were at the first
contest. and they cheered and sang
enthusiastically while band of rs
pieces rendered popular airs.
Walls arose from the Threats OF
the competing ball players when
they awoke to the realization today
that their dfvvy in the world series
receipts this year would be less than
was shared. by the players who par
ticipated in the 1912 affair
The national commissions 1918
ruling against any one being on the
playing field during the course of
the game is responsible for this. The
Philadelphia stands can seat only
10000 fans. Two years ago an av-
erage of $4,000 spectators squeezed
into the Enclosure, about 5000 Of them
being grouped around the field. The
prices here were boosted this year,
but the increase from that source
did not Offset the other loss.
PLAYERS SHARE CUT
The players sharing in the world
series battles reached the high point
last year, when the Giants and Red
Sex split sI47,572 In 1911 the Giants
and Athletics drew down s127,s10. but
this year it looks as IL they will be
lucky to grab off s115. 900, which will
net each player on the winning team
about $1,000 and the losers about
$4,000 each. against approximately
$4,000 and $4,000 each last year.
The victory OF the Athletics yester-
day juggled the betting odds back
in their favor today, and offers OF
10 TO that they win today's game
and the same odds that they will
win the series were made with
mighty little Giant money in sight.
Even though the Giant rooters are
not backing their favorites with big
wads Of money. they are In no way
discouraged. They still feel that the
New Workers will grab the highest
honors in baseball and stoutly main
tain that the tide of battle from now
on Will shift in favor of the Giants.
The greatest little bunch Of alibis
ever manufactured are being placed
on display today by the several thou
sand New York fans who are here for
today's game. Each and every one of
the aliois state that the Giants have
n rrvfrn
outlucked. They point to sundry
events Of the games
Marquard had an off day on the
opener" the Giants fans were declar-
Ing today IF McGraw pitches him to-
cay he'll come through a winner. Mat
~ good for his next game. and either
Matty or Rube will grab OF the fourth
game for New York"
SCALPERs ON THE JOB
Meanwhile Philadelphia has gone
wild over the Athletics. Everywhere
one wanders one is promptly and en-
Enthusiastically assured by a Quaker
City resident that the Athletics so far
outclass the Giants that the Athletics
need only to go through the formality
OF playing during the next two games
to earn for them the worlds series
banner.
uc oiu ccAbeFS DeTedDOutS VINO
fail TO take very great interest in
baseball, perhaps because the game
was discovered after their time
were extremely nettled during the
early hours of the day by bands COM
Prising members of the younger gen
GRAFTON parading through the streets
and emitting ear splitting, college,
like yells for the Athletics and the
individual members of the team.
While a crowd of about 1000 lined
up outside the ball park today and
engaged in scramble for the several
thousand unreserved 81 tickets. the
ticket spectators were as plentiful
around the downtown district as
mosquitoes after light summer rain
Because one of the local judges re-
Gently ruled that scalper violated
a law only If he sold a ticket under
its real value. the scalping individuals