Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07
HUNDREDS Of FANS
milne ALL NIGHT
Fans in New York and Phila-
delphia Endure Many
Hardships.
FEW SCALPERS ON HAND

NEW YORK, Oct. IA crowd of
more than a thousand young men
and boys were besieging the gates of
the Polo grounds at daybreak today,
awaiting the sale Of the first of the
popular-priced tickets for the first
game of the worlds series. It was a
reasonably orderly crowd, considering
the fact that hundreds had stood in
line nearly all night. but with a big
game in prospect the true baseball
fan is always in good humor.
The record for patience was set by
John Harris, chauffeur, who began
the line by arriving at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and who seemed sure
of the honor OF purchasing the first
ticket, after a wait of sixteen hours
Those who gradually fell In behind
him as the night wore on amused
themselves by singing songs and
swapping theories as to the outcome
of the championship. who will
pitch?t and will 1t rain?" were
queries on everybody's lips. To the
first there was divided opinion. Some
we're certain that McGraw, the leader
Of the Giants, would choose Mathew
son, and others were equally certain
that MarQuard would be seen in the
box. The invading camp felt sure
that Connie Mack, the Philadelphia
leader, had decided to start with
Bender.
The weather mans percentage of
accurate guesses was quite as i'm
portant to the fans as pitching and
batting records, however. His fore
cast of a cloudy day seemed verified
by those who took an ealy morning
squint at the sky. The probability of
rain before night, however, did not
seem to be great. The weatherman
himself expressed the belief, I'M
officially that the rain would hold off
until after the game was over.
Betting was reported heavier today.
but still at even money. Professional
bettors do not figure largely in base
ball, so 1t is difficult to obtain def
mite information as to the amount of
wagers, but one estimate described
as modest" places the total sum at
81, 100000 Many individual bets of
upward of s., 900 apiece were reported
as placed this morning.
With all of the 5000 reserved seats
| previously disposed of. the rush of
| the ticket buyers was concentrated at
the gates of the grounds, where 80, 900
| seats were to be sold between s
o'clock this morning and game time,
| at o'clock this afternoon. The early
morning crowd at the gates and the
stir among the thousands of baseball
visitors at the hotels made il appear
| that the day would witness perhaps a
| greater besieging army of fans than
has ever been known. The police ar
| ranged to have two hundred officers
stationed at the ground, and they
were In readiness to augment this
force at a moments notice, IL neces-
sary.
Complaints OF ticket speculation ap-
| peared less acute this year than
previously, but there still was trouble
1t became known that in some quar-
ters spectators had obtained at least
| few patches of tickets, which they
| offered at $50 for three games, a new
high-price record, indicating that the
agents were forced to pay more thar
ever to get hold OF the seats.
| Anxious fans gathered several hun.
| dred strong at the Polo ground gates
| before midnight Thirty thousand
seats. it had been announced, were
awaiting applicants for places to view
| todays game, but these early bird
were taking no chances of getting
| left. Shortly after midnight not les,
| than 800 were in line, many of then
| comfortably seated on boxes or bar.
rels, and occasionally patronizins
vendors Of coffee and frankfurters
who cried their wares up and dowr
| the line. Apparently nearly all were
unauthorized baseball enthusiasts
| there on their own account There
was a notable absence in the line Of
the messenger boy who almost in.
variably figures largely in nocturna
| vigtls Of the sort