Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10

| A merchant from South street. with {
! wagon load of umbrellas, found business
! rather slim. The average fan will stanC
| for a little rain unprotected while II il
rains hard he knows the game VIII bt
| called off. The umbrella man was tolo
| that he stood to lose, no matter whicf
way the weather went"
Drug stores near the bail ground did
| a good business last night. There was
| something i'm the air that developed hun
| dreds of coughs along the hair mile OF
| fans All kinds of cold cures had trial
to ward off possible attacks of pneu-
fnona
There was another disa grecable sur
prise in store for the fans this morning
when the walking restaurants Increased
the price of food. Slim sandwiches,
which sold two for five yesterday,
jumped to five cents each. and coffee
went to the regular restaurant price of
five cents cup. IT was learned that
the vcnders had a conference early this
morning and, realizing what a con-
venience they were to the baseball low
ing public. agreed to reward themselves
accordingly.
Several of the players on both teams
have received offers from vaudeville man
ayers. but the inducements, for some un-
known reason, are not as good as in
former years.
Police stations near the ball park had
a record breaking night for drunks. Many
were so disappointed at the Braves un-
expected victory that ordinary language
failed and something definite had to be
done to properly express their loyalty.
Youngsters near the ground found
new angle for making money Fans in
line who wanted . regular meal paid the
boys for holding their places while they
went to restaurants for breakfast The
enthusiasts then returned in much better
condition to wait for the battle.
Many of the "roof-top" fans were root
ing hard for Boston at yesterdays game.
They had been unable to get seats, com
ing in town at the last minute. and they
were particularly bitter, ss they asserted
the Philadelphia club had not given them
a square deal.
Get a mega phone"' shouted n staunch
Philadelphian to Brave rooter, who
was making himself heard on a goth
street roof. The Brave rooter grabbed
newspaper. obcyed instructions, and
soon gathered a crowd OF several hundred,
who were anxious to hear every play.
Even the home fan stood underneath
and took the Kidding" checrfuily.
Heard from the goth street roof tops:
Bender should worry-maybe he's only
'Stallng. "
"The Rabbit may only be knee high.
but he's got some reach-he just knocked
down the score board"
IF any one wants to buy me drink !
they will have to wait until the game is
over" said one of the men who were
using megaphones to give the plays to
the ones below.
Did you see that pay?-The Rabbit |
just stood OH his ear to catch that one"
Double plays don't always win the
game"
"Wheooooo Cwar whoop)-did you see
that striker" yelled one fan who was
several blocks back
Fans who sold their places and then
efused to give them up caused several
fights in the line this morning. In one
Instance the buyer of the space dragged
the temporary owner out of line and de-
handed his money back. In the fight
which followed several others became in
'olved and half a dozen policemen chased
he fighters from the neighnorhood Sew
raj sympathizers who had been in line
III night lost their places.
1t was surprising to find how many
ckle Philadelphians denounced the Ath-
etics for daring to lose the opening /