South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-08
ALEXANDER Is SENT
AGAINST BOSTON S0X
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long to gain admission. When the
advance guard of taXicabs hove in
sight, the cheer that had rent the air
down town was echoed by the tired
and almost disheartened watchers in
the long quest at the gates.
sun Hunts Cover.
on the heels of the national COM
missions announcement that the
sun again went into hiding beyond a
mass of lowering clouds, but Herr
mann declared he would stand pat.
Umpires View Grounds.
The umpires. acting under orders
from the national commission, hustled
out to the park shortly after o'clock,
spent nearly an hour in making their
examinations and then went back to
make their report TO the national
commission which had scheduled It's
meeting for 10 a. m.
The prospects of a postponement Of
today's game seemed to please the
ardent Philly fans and those others
who had risked a bank roll on the
Phillies' chances to win. 1t was point
ed out that il the first game were
played tomorrow instead of today it
would enhance the chances Of the
home town outfit because il would
give Grover Alexander a chance to
work in the first two games of the
series against the Red SOX.
The big question-"Who will pitch
for Boston in the opening game?"-
remained unanswered in an official
way during the morning, but one of
those inside tips from the Red Sox
outfit was that Bill Carrigan would
pin his hopes. in Ernest Shore. his big
right handler. whose work was one of
the main factors in the 1915 uplift of
the Red Sox.
Spectators Are Busy.
While the players literally champed
at the hit in their eagerness for bat
tie the fans infested the hotel lob
bies seeking-and getting betS-and
an ever-increasing army of ticket
spectators swarmed through the
streets offering two SO seats for an
average price OF $50 a pair.
These specs" became SO aggressive
in their buttonholing OF every paSser-
by that the police time and again had
to drive them away from their bases
of operations.
The plunging on the series grew to
an immense scale during the morning.
1t seemed that everyone who had d
dollar in his pocket wanted to wager
it. The betting on the outcome Of the
series remained at even money. while
the Phillies continued as favorites in
the betting on the first game at odds
of to 3.
A bet of $4,000 even was made
early today. a Red Sox fan making
the offer. which was snapped up by
five Philly fans who contributed
81 900 each. A combination bet of
81 900 to $500 was made by a Phil
adelphia rOoter that the Phillies would
win the first game and the series.
Fans Wait i'm Line
One Of the really pathetic features
incident to the world series clash was
the suffering endured by the 4 200 fans
who waited in line for the dollar un-
reserved seat windows TO open at II
a. m All through the night they
held their places-men, boys and
upon them, wetting them through TO
the skin. When morning brought a
drop in temperature, many shivered
as with ague, and hundreds were
driven from the line to their homes
because Of fear OF pneumonia.
Because OF the rain-soaked ground
none in the line took a chance on lying
upon the earth 10 snatch a few hours
sleep and those who had no chairs or
soap box seats had TO stand and en-
dure the torture.
1t was a bedraggled. weary. bag
gard-looking little army that faced
the dawn-a sight that stirred a sym
pathetic feeling and caused one to
| ponder on the ground-hold that base
| ball has on the American public-a
| hold that makes them willing 70 en-
dure 10 TO Is hours OF agony just for
1 two hours of entertainment.