The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12

I<ooHdTu useO MS neart ana nead ana
arm so cunningly that Philadelphia
should have been set back with only two
hits. Stocks double. which started thu
game. but which led to nothing more
than an o%ccasio to bring out the real
excellence OF the courageous s%outhpaw,
fell two feet In front of the mighty
Speaker simply because that fielder lost
the drive in the sun.
That sight OF Braves Field to-day.
crowded to its very last inch of room.
was n never to be forgotten by any
one within the park. 1t was more han
a typical baseball crowd II was a typi-
cal crowd OF dyed in the wool fans. b.
cause Of the fact that the playing field
In a worlds series never is encroachei
upon the gales had to be closed in the
faces of many thousands eager for ad-
mission.
Not All the Crowd inside,
Gafney's plant Is a magnificent edi-
flee. the grandeur OF which was obscured
by the packed throngs which
filled its every nook and Granny. for the
s~tupendOus immensely Of the multitude
was swallowed in itself. The main grand
stand overlooked the historic Charles
River. where now and then n racing
shell SKINNED leisurely past as IL the
occupants were trying to penetrate the
concrete walls for a glimpse within.
The 43, 900 within the park-for there
were that many counting the reporters
and iremen, ushers. vendors n police
Nv not the only onlookers. The
roof Of a new armory behind the right
field wall served as a perch for several
hundreds more. The roofs of the boat
hnISps on the river frnpt Urna pnl ha-
hind their loads of humanity. The work.
men Of a railway coaling station behind
left centre field hauled a loaded coal car
up n hundred foot inclined track and
made of II an observation station.
There was hustle and hustle from
dawn until midnight. Throngs poured
out OF South Station like angry bees
out Of a hive. from the arrival OF the
earliest morning trains until game time.
About the hotels the widest confusion
prevailed. Wise, indeed, was he who
provided against the night by reserving
rooms in advance. Before noon the
hostelries were selling their hall room,
and cots were at a premium.
The traffic facilities OF Boston, eficieat
as they are under ordinary circum-
stances, were completely inadequate to
handle the great press Of fandom, and
many tHOuSdIus Hdu 10 walk from the
Back Bay section to the ball field and
home again. Every street car was
packed to overlooking. many hung to
outside places Of vantage. Taxicabs and
hacks. which usually depend on the
Harvard-Yale game for their richest
harvest. sped SO rapidly hither and
thither that the meters and the horses
were almos. worn out by midnight.
FAM Of Fair SEX Add to Scene,
An hour before game time the lines
for general admission stretched snake
like from every booth a quarter Of a
mile and more away. Outside the en-
frances the crush was so great that il
was wonderful the way the women
squeezed in with the composure and
unrumpled dress they displayed in their
Krandstand and bleacher seats. And
there were thousands upon thousands OF
women out to enjoy the game and the
warm sunshine that chased away the
mornings cl..ll breezes. They looked
very pretty. indeed. in their rich tone
of colors on those rare occasions when
the faEs and hats n noise making
contrivances were stilled "A moment
But these occasions were rare indeed.
Boston is jealous of its baseball reputa-
ton.
Even in the dullest moments of this
momentous battle the crowd was en-
Enthusiastically animated. but on those
occasions when some critical play was
on hand the spectacle was irresistibly
charming. The front rows would spring
to their feet in enthusiasm and then the
great throng, rank after rank, would
follow. like the ripples from a stone
cast into a placid millpond.
The city police did yeoman service
both within the park and without
There was some confusion among the
waiting throng beyond the gates hut
nothing that approached the usual near
riots characteristic of such tremendous
gatherings. The police maintained the
lines in good order and kept open pas
sages for reserve ticket holders. Evil
IDENTIFY those who were disappointed in
not gaining admission to the park dis
persed down town to the bulletin boards.
B%lueconts want to See II.
About the middle of the game MANY
of those policemen who had been on
duty outside the park appeared one by
one on the armory roof across the way.
swelling the already closely packed
columns there. One section Of the
armory roof had n very soldierly APP
pearallce' me drop OF the root TO TINS
wing was so steep that 1t was impos-
sible for the occupants to maintain safe
sitting positions. But nothing daunt.d
these rooters lay across the ridge
boards anchoring themselves under the
arm pits like so many soldiers gaping
over trenches in mimic warfare.
BOstou's Royal Rooters were never
more loyal than to-day. but their best
efforts at "Tessie" hardly could be dis
tinguished. nee the game was under