The Washington times., 1915-10-08

PoosPohS siiS oPShAo ~~ ~.~
there should be lots Of fun afterws
that necessary green wall. Let's tt
The spectators in this town had a,
merry time yesterday. It was horde
that swarmed around the Bellevue
Stratford yesterday afternoon and early
evening. In the pouring rain they
haunted the various entrances. bowling
baseball tickets. buy or SELL" II you
asked them how much they charged Tor
their tickets. they promptly came back,
Forty dollars for three In the front
row. Any to SELF" And right there
seems to come the hitch. The specula-
tors don't seem to be getting on any
too we'll this season. President Baker
has their number.
Tho streets of this quiet town are filled
| with these takers. all shouting that
! they have tickets to sell: A conserve.
tive estimate is that less than ~ yoo uoHess oscns
tors But WOW, how they are charging
| for what they have! II you don't hap
pen to know Garry Hermann, Ban
you may barter with these SPECTATORS
and pay $40 for three 50 seats. You may
also pay S25 or $50 for three 81 seats.
II you wear 2 red press badge DOZENS
seats in the reserved press section.
But when you come down to brass
| tacks, you'll find that the speculators
| are trying to buy tickets, not sell them:
They have been short-changed by Bill
Baker.
Now for this center field stun. In 1913
| the Giants. then In q fight for tho PEN
nant with the Phillies under Charlie
Doom, made = horrible howl because
mon people in the center field bleachers.
| The Giants claimed that white shirts
and waving score cards interfered with
rnssr nUw with 'a tSe % Fedsra League deelared
the game forfeited when McGraw's
gentlemanly thugs declined to continue
' the afternoons entertainment. As soon
as John Tener came In as boss Of the
| National League. he bounced Bill Bren-
nan. But the forfeited game had to be
settled and the one remaining frame OF
that that game an was, was played on. making
Now comes the worlds series of 1915
| and those center field bleachers will
once more be filled with fans. waving
of things. umbrellas. It's fact-the
| Philadelphia club Is going to Jam a lot
OF nuts in center field. where. through
spyglasses and periscopes. they will at
to those things Grover Cleveland Alex
ander shoots toward the disc they call
a platter. What arc they going to do
about It"
over at the Aldine. headquarters Of
the American Leaguers. Bill Carrtgan
laughs at the tales told him of those
center field bleaohers: So do iris
Hore msTres. CO. Sady aoYs gsso R%,h
mob. those Red sox. But way out at
the Majestic. where most Of tho Phillies
are living, different story Is heard
The Phillies admit that waving score
OF the home boys.
We've reen what happened when we
had that series with the Giants" :" calm
ly announces that bronzed athlete. G. C.
ting. That's why the Giants kicked
They got the worst OF It. hitting worse
than we did. We didn't kick, because
We were ahead. But II we had been
SO there you are. fans Of tho Capital!
The spectators have been put to the
bad. Whenever they begin this series,
this center field stun may find the same
be settled one way or the other. and
, II you believe the Red Sox at the AL
dine. the fetish is going to be thrown
) over the garden wall into Broad street
,1d,a., That band p Of .,Taa maniacs: the "Royai
this morning from New York. They
lead was Jack Kilieen demon leader OF
} the rooters. and Johnny FHtzgerald;
ohce n mayor OF old Boston town ana
, now retired. to lead the Royal Root
ers,' into the haunts of the enemy.
, Phi adelph!a doesn't take to these
chaps from Boston. Four hundred Phil
, ly fans have lost a chance to see the
, games here because the Royal Root
: ers' insisted on coming here and has
, the backing OF Joe Lannin, owper of
the Red Sox. Therefore, there were
glum faces In the throng lining the curb
and no cheers greeted the Bostonians.
,, But that didn't bother them In the
marched along in the slimy mud. Their
, banner read. I'VE have never followed
loser, Here's to the Red Sox. Cham
> pions for 1916"
> Ed Walsh. secretary Of the Washing
q 4 ton club. Is among those present. Walsh
|. thinks. OF course. that tho American
!, League Is going to finish on top Of the
. heap. Having said that. he wended his
> way, followed by kindred souls. to the
, palm room.
q = Bob Callahan. another Washington
. Ian Is also here. looking large as life.
? Tho coming Of President Woodrow
2 Wilson to the worlds series Is beins
delphta club. He will be rushed from
the station at North Philadelphia to q
8 side entrance behind the third base sec
o ton OF tn" stand and shot, with his at.
. tendants, through a tunnel into spo
= cial set Of boxes. It Is impossible tC
t state right now whether he will be ex.
pected to root for one side or the other
But II he Is a wise man-and he has
.