Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Good Seats for Only 81.

| Most of those who waited south seats
! in the third base bleachers These, at a
dollar each, were as good as the seats
at first base for which So was
! charged, but with reservation assured
to ticket holders. There were 10000 of
! these 81 seats. Arrangements to care
, provided for the admission of about
5000, more than half of whom were
forced to stand behind fence stretch
ed along the farthermost recess in CEN
ter field.
Although all the $4,000 reserved seats
had been assigned in advance. not all
had been called for when the ticket Of
! fees closed last night. and there was
an unexpected opportunity to get cholce
places at the eleventh hour. This an
nouncement in the morning papers
brought early to the field several au-
tomobile parties. members Of which
took turns standing in the lines. A
further opportunity for positions in the
! about 1000 admissions. emitting the
purchasers to stand in the rear spaces
of the stand.
These numerous provisions for the
public reduced the sale of such tickets
as spectators had been able to procure
and the traffic in seats today was al
most negligible. A few vendors were
arrested by plain clothes officers, who
formed part of the force of 400 police
men which Supt. Crowley directed in
various activities in and about the field.
Crowd Cheers Boston Players.
A mighty cheer greeted the Boston
players when they appeared on the
field little after 1 O'Clock and began
their batting practice. Manager Carri-
| gan sent one of his numerous left
ban
hill to give his club some practice at
batting the offerings of q port1 slider
in the event that Manager Moran of the
Philadelphia team should call his err
ratio left-hand singer, Eppa Rixey, to
the pitching slab Hardly had the
Philadelphia club come upon the field
when Manager Moran began to warm
up Rixey, to see how his curves were
breaking.
Manager Moran was confident his
club would have to face Dutch Leon
ard. the star southpaw Of the Red Sox
Accordingly. he motioned Rixey to go
out and give the club some batting
practice. Bancroft switched his posi-
ton at the plate and batted right
handed. and this brought up only one
left-handed batsman, Luderus, in the
Philadelphia batting order.
The crowd began to arrive in large
numbers near 1870 o'clock. BY that
time all the cheaper seats were filled.
First Inning.
hiIadelphia-Stock got a two-ba Sc
hit to center when Speaker lost the
ball in the sun.
litzell. Stock going to third. The Bos-
ton fnfield came in close, with Paskert
up.
Carigan almost nipped Stock off
third.
Paskert fou!ed out to Gardner
Cravath struck out. The stands were
in an uproar.
No runs: one hit.
Boston-Hooper flied out to Cravath.
Scott famed Alexander had more
speed than he had last Friday.
Speaker flied out to Paskert
No runs, no hits.
Second Inning.
Luderus struck out
Whitfield flied out to right
Niehoff flied out to short.
No runs; no hits.
Boston-Hoblitzeil hit to pitcher. who
tagged him on the line.
Lewis singled to left and went out
stealing. catcher to short.
Gardner flied out to left. No runs.
No hits.
Philadelphia-Burns singled TO right.
Alexander hunted to Gardner, who
threw to first, but Hoblitzell muffed
the throw and both men were safe.
Stock sacrificed. third to first.
Bancroft singled to center, scoring
Burns. Alexander went to third and
Bancroft went to second on throw-in.
Paskert flied out to second, Barry
making great catch.
Cravath flied out to left
One run, two hits, one error.
Boston-Barry flied out to center.
Carrigan walked.
Leonard struck out
Hooper flied out to Stock
No runs, no hits,
Fourth Inning.
Observation-Disclosures famed.
Whitfield flied out to right
Niehoff popped to Scott.
No runs; no hits
Boston-Scott flied out to center
Speaker tripled to right
Hobby fl ed out. center and Speaker
scored on the sacrifice.
Lewis flied out TO center.
One run; one hit.
FANG nm nISARIED STEAMER