Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
BOSTON CRAZY
OVER PLAY Of
STALL|NGS'S MEN
Thousands of Fans damned
Streets About Fenway Park
in Early Hours.
TENSION AND STRAIN
EVIDENT EVERYWHERE
Tickets for Third Game Bring
Record-Breaking
Prices.
n the Iinitsd Preaa.

BY the United Press.
FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, Oct
12.-Fifteen thousand cheering, yell
ing fans were packed in the bleachers
at Fenway Park at noon today, two
hours before the time for calling the
third game between the Braves and
the Athletics. The gigantic stands
in right field were damned to ca
pacity Temporary bleachers had
been erected in left field and these
seats were rapidly filling. In the
open space, in centre field, between
the stands, men and boys were
standing, packed in ten deep. Better
weather conditions could not have
been provided had a special order
been put in. The sun was shining
brightly, but not too hot. There was
a slight breeze, which completely
cooled the atmosphere and those
packed in the bleachers we're not I'M
comfortable with their coats on. The
Braves appeared at the park by noon.
They Immediately started batting
practice Most of their efforts were
directed against right-handers. The
crowd cheered and generally worked
itself up into game form. There was
q sprinkling of gans in the reserved
seats of the grand stand even at this
early hour.
Outside the parlq there were 10000
people. All WERE clamoring for
tickets and it required the bravest
efforts of the police to keep order
Those In the top seats of the right
field bleachers amused themselves by
tossing money down into crowd OF
small boys and young riots were con-
stantly in progress.
While the Braves are still at bat
ting practice and the stands were
rapidly filing Pilgrim Father ap-
peared in the main grand stand.
About his hat was string of frank
furters. Another hung from his neck,
and ne bore huge sign reading:
For Sale-Braves' Sausages-Made
from Comics Goat"
The Athletics appeared on the field
at 1850. They were given great
reception by the Boston fans. The
bleacherites cheered them to the
echo, horns were blown, papers and
hats waved as Comics team slipped
into its dugout. In the meantime the
Braves were peppering the ball Tor
all it was worth. Gowdy especially
was trying to kill it,. He drove sew
eral into the bleachers. Gather, Con-
Eolly Mann and Schmidt duplicated
this feat to the great delight of the
crowd. The Braves also put in an
extended period at bunting practice
and hammering at southpaw shoots
to be prepared for anything Mack
might spring.
The town is baseball mad. For that
a large section of the United
States and Canada is in the same
fix. Hotels here are jammed. Fans
from all sections of the country have
Travelled hundreds of miles to be on
hand for this crucial struggle to-
day. The town is simply 50 wrought
UP that some inhabitants have for
gotten for the time being that they
went to Harvard. At sun-up there
were upward of 1000 persons waiting
outside Fenway Park for the open
ing of the bleacher gates. At o'clock
others were arriving by the hundreds.
Among the first fifty In line were
two women. More than 1000 men and
boys stood In line throughout the
night, and the women had been wait
ing for hours when the sale of seats
finally began Boys were willing to
sell their places for $3.50 to 81. There
we're nine long lines of waiting fans
down the streets from the
ball park.
Between s and o'clock men and
women were arriving by the score.
All those who had been waiting dur
ing the long hours of the night had
camp stools, boxes or chairs and
were served breakfasts of coffee.
sandwiches and fruit by vendors
swarming about the place. A young
army of policemen patrolled the
streets about the park and there
was no disorder. The few tickets
which have fallen into the hands of
SPECTATORS were bringing record
breaking prices today. Nothing less
than $50 would obtain regular 81
seat. Those In the SO section were
bringing $40 to $50. -Four New York.
ers paid $125 for four seats, which
were together. The seat sale makes
1t certain that O crowd of more than
$4,000 will witness the game today.
1t being Columbus Day and holl-
day here all attendance records for
the local park are expected to be
broken.
Connie Mack must make one of the
most important decisions of his career
in selecting his pitcher II the
Braves are to be stopped they must
be stopped today. Bush, Shawkey
and Bressler are anxious for a try at
the WhannB miracle men. MACK ulu
not give the slightest intimation of
his possible selection. His final de-
cisioin will probably not be made
until it is seen how the youngsters
warm up, and 1t is even believed
there is chance that Bender might
be sent back.
Dick Rudolph has asked Stallings
to give him another crack at the
Mackmen. Stallings has said he
would come back with Rudolph to-
day. but it is realized that II Tyler Is
to be used in the series now is the
time to throw him in. With the
Braves having a two-game lead and
r. home crowd to urge him on, the
time seems ripe for the southpaw.
Unless an even greater game is
staged today. Saturdays tussle will
still be talked of ab,ya everything
else. even when the serie3 is over
A dozen turning points in the game
are being pointed out. Ban johnson
expressed the opinion that Umpire
Byron's decision in calling Schang
out al third In the sixth inning was
rotten Photographs of the play
also show Schang on the base, with