Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
IMMENSE THRONG
AT FIRST GAME OF
1914 WORLD SERIES
Thousands Storm Gates Of
Shibe Park After AlI-Night
Vigil.
WEATHER CONDITIONS FAIR;
'SCALPERS' BUSY, AS USUAL
Police Round UP Dozen Specu-
lators Who Try to Reap tiar-
vest at PubIic's Expense.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9-The sun
was not shining in Philadelphia early
today. but if it had been it's more
or less famous slanting rays would
have fallen upon some 5000 sleepy,
bedraggled men and boys waiting in
line for admission to Shibe Park for
the first battle of the worlds series
between the Boston Braves and
Athletics
Most of these watchers had their
positions throughout the night. Many
were sleeping at their posts at 1880,
propped against the cold concrete
wall of the ball park. The gates 10
the b1eachers were not opened until
10 o'clock this morning. but the line,
which began forming Wednesday aft
ernoon, remained solid to the last,
and new arrivals put in their appear
ance as the morning wore on, giving
the police plenty to do in an effort
to preserve order.
1t was a motley looking crowd that
was waiting for admission to the
field, where Chief Bender and Dick
Rudolph would probably match their
cunning this afternoon. The ground
was Uttered with dirty newspapers
and scraps from the lunches carried to
the scene by many of the watchers.
Around s o'clock was the breakfast
hour. Vendors appeared and the fa-
vorite breakfast dishes were crullers,
oranges, bananas, popcorn, chocolate
and coffee. There were no women in
the all-night line, but by daylight
GaXaral n
were lowering on the outskirts of tho
bleacher line.
Best places in the line could be
purchased for $1.50, with scale rang
ing on down, according to the posi-
tion occupied. Some of the boys in
line were endeavoring to sell out and
announced that upon disposing Of
their place for tpday's game they in
tended to Immediately start another
line for the second tussle tomorrow
On Somerset street to the north of
the park and on Twentieth street to
the east carpenters were busy erect
Ing temporary bleachers ON the roofs
OF apartment houses overlooking the
playing field. These stands are an
institution in Philadelphia, but an at
tempt was made this year to pres
vent this scheme of taking monev
from the hands of the hard pressed
baseball magnates. Being director OF
public safety, Director Porter started
safetifying by stating that all sheds
which were up yesterday must come
down.
The director of public safety held
the stands were not safe, but those
being erected today were inspected
by the building department. The
stands on the roof will accommodate
at least 5000 if Director Porter
doesn't carry out his threat to place
a policeman at the door of every
house and prevent fans from entering
to take a place in the out-of- bounds
seats.
Philadelphia was still all worked
up today over the ticket situation.
A dozen spectators were lassoed by
the police last night, but several
times as many more were operating
on Broad street, making soft voiced
advances to anyone they thought
might invest a. few extra dollars to
see the games. Three of those ar
rested were later released. but the
others were held in $500 bail Stories
Of where and why tickets have gone
are flying thick. One story is that
the fuss between Managers Stallings
and Mack really had Its first start
when Stallings asked the Athletic
leader for a pair of tickets for an
uncle who Is coming from the south
Mack said he didn't have them.