Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09
WILSON
SEESSECOND GAME
OF WORLD SERIES
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s to demanded by the Philadelphia
hackers. Several wagers were laid at
game, however.
The news that nearly 700 bleacher
seats remained unoccupied during yes
terday's game because the fans had de-
thousands to flock to the grounds to-
day. and there was an unprecedented
rush for the one-dollar seats. The
presence of President Wilson, who was
to throw out the first ball, also in
creased the demand for admittance.
The gates had scarcely closed yester-
day afternoon before the enthusiastic
bleacherites began to form in line for
the dreary all-night wait for an OPP
portunity to obtain first-row seats to-
day.
Line Extends for Blocks.
By midnight the line had grown to
several hundred and at 10 o'clock, when
the gates were opened. 1t extended
Tor blocks. There was vast differ
ence in the spirits of last nights
crowd compared to that which sur
rounded the park upon the night previ-
GUS. "nen rain made the long wait a
most disagreeable one as well. All
hands had brought various devices for
making themselves comfortable. and.
despite the chill wind, every one seemed
happy. Vendors of coffee and sand
wiches did rushing business through
out the night and early morning hours.
Judging from the number of vacant
seats at yesterdays game the ticket
spectators did not reap the golden
harvest they had anticipated. It was
estimated that approximately 900 seats
in the grandstand were without oc-
cupants and the greater part Of the
loss undoubtedly fell on the specu-
lators. as the club officials announced
seat had been sold and that thousands
Of applications had to be turned down.
Fewer tickets for the games to be
played in this city, it appeared, found
their way into the hands of the ven
ders and for time they did a thriv-
ing business, sets of three seats in
some cases fetching as high as $50.
Many Dispose of Tickets.
But with the continued rain increas-
ing the uncertainty of the opening
game being played. according to sched-
ule. many fans. who had come from a
distance, disposed of their tickets at
fancy prices, mostly to SPECTATORS, and
went home. Half an hour before the
game started strips of tickets emitting
the holder to admission to three games
could be purchased for almost any.
amount above their face value of S.
To add to the troubles of the vendors.
many of whom were said to be work.
ing for New York concern, fourteen
Of their number were arrested and sew
eral sent to Jail in default of bail.
The national commission, the govern
ing body OF organized base ball, has
started an investigation to determine
the sources of the tickets which have
fallen into the hands of spectators.
They have adopted plan first tried by
West Point and Annapolis in their an
nual foot ball games, and which was
said to be successful-that is, to send
agents around to purchase tickets from
the vendors and then compare the num-
Der with the clubs list. In this way
the original purchaser is revealed. and
that person will be required to show
what he did with his allotment. Men
who are found to have broken faith
tickets to spectators will be barred in
the future, according to August Herr.
mann, the chairman.
Carrigan Lauds Alexander.
Manager carrigan of the, Red Sox
gave most of the credit OF the Phillies'
victory to Alexander. although 1t was
freely admitted by the victors as well
as their followers that the breaks
played big part in the result
Alexander won his game" said Car
rigan. GIVE him full credit, and don't
let any one take it away from him.
He pitched splendid game. but SO did
Shore. I am satisfied with my team.
They did the best they could against
grand pitching. We are going to try
harder today"
Pat Moran. manager of the Phillies,
as usual, had little comment, but de-
81 hot h
than ever before.
Breaks count lot in base ball." he
said, land we got the breaks yester-
day. We played the game just like we
we will try and force the breaks to
come our way in every game. We look
better now than ever before. and with
the first game on ice we have very
good chance to win the world title"
Some disappointment in the failure
of Gavvy Cravath and others of the
Phi.1ies' sluggers to connect with
Shores offerings was expressed by the
followers of the National League cham
pions. and a fee. ng of relief was
orites had one victory to their credit
and that Carrigan's first choice pitcher
was out of the way for a time. Five
hits, the only one of which was driven
outside the diamond being a Texas
Lacquer. was the sum total of the Phil
lies efforts.
Better Stickwork Necessary.
Local fans generally agreed that Nor
ans men would have to do better work
with the stick, provided. of course. that
their opponents uphold the hitting rep
utation they earned in winning the
championship of their league. if they
hope to annex the premier title.
Notwithstanding that the mighty
Alexander was able to keep the Red
Sox hits scattered, the fact that they
gathered one clean hit in every inning
but the ninth for a total of eight was
not lost sight of In the reckoning for
the remaining games. Regardless of
who Moran selects to do his pitching
today or in succeeding games it was
figured that he would have no easy
road to travel.
outfelders Wear Glasses.
AL Demaree served up the benders