The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-07

gave way to dawn
and the first gray
IL streaks Of light Al
ss$s tered over the Polo
grounds today, near
y ly 5000 tired-eyed,
A rabid baseball fans
stirred uneasily In
sNsSSSs five separate lines
kxW waiting the chance
chance to buy the
m first tickets for the
-NN= opening clash be-
Crrprrh1r tween the Giants
- and Athletics. Their
gaze moved upward Looked like
rain in fact, It drizzled. When
the word was said insofar as
this battle OF Harlem could be fought
on paper and the warning forces prim-
ed for the fray arguments as to whether
a solid base hit from the elements
would Offset both the cunning Of Math-
ewson and the slugging OF Baker took
the place OF baseball talk.
Crowds Wait all Night.
AS the mist became heavier, UNI
brellas were put up in the crowd. The
throng grew momentarily. OF the
5000 who were on hand at s o'clock,
more than 500 had waited throughout
the night. Fifteen or twenty women
arrived between and 4 O'Clock this
i morning and took up their positions
in the line of watchers Small boys
anxious to sell their places as the
hour for opening of gates appeared,
occupied the choice positions. There
were probably $50 youngsters, tired
and sleepy, but loudly calling atten-
ton Of newcomers to their places.
One boy sold his place for SO. AS time
wore on. however, prices declined and
/ the average was about $3.50 for a
place in the line by o'clock.
The first persons to enter the Polo
grounds when the gates We're opened
at 9::37 were Aileen Woods and her
sister, Doris. The young women stood
In line all night last year and Man.
ager McGraw, admiring their pluck
ordered that they be permitted to sc
( in ahead OF the crowd today.
4 The first regular watcher to get a
ticket and rush for a seat was Joseph
Sullivan, of Brooklyn. He had been
! in line since Z o'clock last night.
There we're at least 10000 persons
/ In line when the gates were opened
They stood ten and twelve deep foi
block near the ball park The line
then stretched across 155th street t.
Bradhurst avenue and down Bradhrrs
for nearly quarter of mile tht
fans standing two and three abreast
It was an extremely orderly crowd.
Scores of women were in line by
O'Clock. They were shown the great
est courtesy. More than $50 polc'
were on duty under Inspector Titus
They had little more to do than urg'
the men to remember there wer'
women In line.
Most of the early crowd break
tasted In the grandstand or bleacherf
Both men and women had lunch an
breakfast packed away In suit cases
boxes and bundles of all descriptions
The crowd spread out quickly throug
the unrescryed seats and larghin
first calls for breakfast sounded fror
all parts Of the park.
The fans came thick and fast as tn
threats Of rain departed and at 1913
the line stretched for thirteen block
from the Polo ground gates.
With drizzled and dark, lowerin
clouds, the best the weatherrnan coul
offer, speculation as 10 the pitchin
choice of Manager Mcf5raw OF tn
Giants was increased ten fold. TIL
general belief YESTERDAY was tina
: ,tthewson would be given the opei
: ing assignment. with the coming
: clouds and darkness however, Rub
I Marouard doomed MP as the likel
I choice. Dark days were made
Z order for Rube's fast curves. Putin
on his top speed he Is fairly unhittabl
| when his shots came sizzling up frol
D behind the breastworks Of darkness
! Tegreau war looked upon as the &c
: ond choice. McGraw was uncertai
> Conditions prevailing would settle tt
r issua. II seemed certain that Shat
: would 70 TO center field and Hero
|, 10 third base In foday's game. Sno
grass put another twiet In his charl