The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-31
CAPACITY CROWD ON
THURSDAY PREDICTED
Advance Sale Indicates That
$4,000 Will See Dodgers
Meet New YOrks.

Between $4,000 and 10000 fans will
witness the opening exhibition game be-
tween the New Yorks and Dodgers at
Ebbets Field Thursday. according TO an
estimate made yesterday by one of the
officials Of the Brooklyn club. This means
a capacity crowd, with the bleachers
packed as tightly as collection of hu-
man beings can be squeezed in. The
figures are based on the advance sale of
boxes and reserved seat tickets, practi-
cally all OF which are expected to be gone
when the turnstiles begin TO click. I'm
reserved seats. which make up the bulk
of the total. will not be placed on sale
until the day OF the game. Altogether. II
~ calculated that, including the big Sat
urday crowd. about 10000 persons wall
witness the three contests this week.
The Thursday game is expected to at
tract three d.stinct classes OF patronage
followers Of Frank Chances New Works.
of the Dodgers and OF the Giants, the
latter because OF their acquaintance with
Wilbert Robinson, the new manager OF the
Brooklyns. when he was assistant to John
Mc,;raw the last three years. The fact
that the event signalizes the first debut
of Dodger leader since Bill Dahlen's
coming out" five years ago lends extra
magnetism for Brooklynites Kid Elber-
field. another old fsvorite. will appear In
Brooklyn uniform as assistant to Robin
son and even may get In the game for
Il while NJ shortstop. special section
of seats behind the Brooklyns bench IL
being reserved for admirers of Robinson.
Work on the playing ground al Eb-
bets Field In finished and all that Is
needed now Is sunshine to dry out the
sodded inheld and outfield. which re-
sembled IA quagmre yesterday. Without
sunshine in the meantime fast base run
ming Thursday will be out VI the ques-
ton.
President g H. Ebbets OF the Brook
lyns IL expected back from the South this
afternoon or tonight TO look over ANA
ratify arrangements for the games His
son. Ebbcts. Jr.. closed arrangements ye%-
terday TO have Shsnnons Twensy-thlrd
Regiment Band give the usual concert.
and he also obtained the consent OF Post
master Kelly OF Brooklyn to throw out
the first ball.
Though several members of the New
Yorks are expected to arrive home to-
night. the main body Will not retuoi
until after the game in Baltimore 20
morrow according 70 latest word from
Frank Chance They viii go directly TO
the Colonial Hotel. Columbus avenue AMI
Eigh,y-frst street. where they viii hs
auartered for several weeks at least.
Following good nights sleep, the play
ers will take lunch In Brooklyn Thursday
noon and VIII be AT the field about
o'clock for practice.
Another week gone and still no Fed
.ral League schedule. Baseball men ar"
beginning to wonder whether the Fed
magnates really did agree on an entire
schedule or whether they simply cs-
tabllshed the opening day programme
In the latter case they suggest that
maybe the various club owners are NJ
odds over the arrangement of the later
dates. each one naturally desiring to have
IL advantageous to his own team There
is the added possibility that they may
be waiting to make sure that their ball
parks will be in shap. by April 10. the
day announced for opening, also that.
for some reason, they may wish TO avail;
legal developments In several matters.
The fans are Interested to see how the
campaign eventually Is mapped out.