The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
Crowd Becomes Rough While
Trying to Buy Admission
Tickets.
IN THE LINE

warning to do their shopping early will
have to pay fancy prices to spectators
or miss the boxing classic tomorrow
night. The las, admission tickle, for
the Jess Willard-Frank Moran cham
pionship bout. which will he held IN
Madison Square Garden. was sold be-
fore noon yesterday.
In order to avoid unnecessary confu-
sion at the Garden before and after
the contest the promoters Put the un-
reserved seats and standing room ad-
missions on sale at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning. This action almost caused a
near riot.
As early at . o'clock yesterday MORN
ing ines began to form and before the
box office had opened the throns
STRAINED back from the window in both
directions for two or three blocks Just
before Q o'cloc the crowd became 40
rough that the reserves from the East
Twenty eighth street station were called
to restore order. In h line were
dozens Of women. Hundreds had no.
been accommodated when the last of
the first come first served" stock had
been exhausted.
.Crushers" "a Line.
In the lines were many habitual
'crushers" who represent spectators at
ticket sales for worlds series and the
big football events. These men tried to
repeat In spite OF the precautions tllt
had been taken to prevent purchasers
from getting more thar two p~astcboaris.
More .han one imprompiu scrap re-.
suited.
Two thousand tickets for general Id-
mission were disposed Of These were
sold at 81 and 81 each. Each ticket
entities the holder 70 a position IN he
upper tier. None Of the seats il ,.-
served. There Will be 800 standeeS -
all allowed by the Are dcpartn,nt--.n
the crows nest.
The capacity Of the Garden is II. TOO.
I, WAS stated unoificially last nirht iHIt
IN. total receipts had touched $1,000"
This included the sale Of every 50. 50.
$40. SIS and $50 seat. Richard has r"-
served 81 0OU worth Of 81 seats. Tho.
viii hc no sale of tickets AT IN" Garicu
Saturday light.
Arrangements for caring for tn" w.
throu6 that will see ;ic ''ou'c :
we're completed Yesterday. Fv" en-
frances will be used to aN":d congo"
ton. Printed instructions ON cd'h
ticket specify the pa. ;iculIr entrau''
the holder Is to use. Leu john 7
Waldron Of the lire department TftH
u staff e e.gn. rscn will hv IN c",r-c
inside tine building. Inspector !oIn
Grey OF The police department WI co'a-
mand a squad OF plain clothes dctr 'tiv'S.
Inspector Bo,an OF the Fourth District
will he In charge Of $50 un.fo med p"-
iicemen. In addition there Will bc the
regular force Of Garden ushcrs and ht;y
experienced circus employees to ..c'p
look after the bewlldered.
Many Notable Bosholdcrs.
Many notables. Including Mayor
Mitchell. Mayor Curley Of d ston. former
Secretary of War Garrison. Judges.
bankers, actors. theatrical men and
o. .-s. vii b. at tie r!ngsidc. \ par
tia, lst of those who have purchased
tickets follows
Suurcm. Court Justic" kcogh. Mary
Pichfori. Geraldine Farrar. .I"hn Mo
e.. rmack. David B.lasc, and mis- drugh-
tor. rmcr Justice Morgan j. oBr.cu.
former tu!ted States District Attorney
Henri w. Wise. George NJ. CONAN. sam
H. Harris. Jack WEIGH, Morris ies.
JohI Philip Sousa. Charles Dillingham;,
Irving Berlin. Moses climbed. Frank J..
Gould. Edward l.. Adams Of NordrlI X
Mans. J. NJ. Amory of Amory \ Sons,
Nelson =. Asle!. Robert 4. A't,rbury.
Til. Idore Shouts. james \ Baker. .Ir.,
Henry ~Baunberger and John i Barrett,
Morris Terrell. James Rascovsr. Charles
| H~utchlus, August +. Kuntze and g. T..
knoplauch.
Charles l.. Bri,,on, Frank T.. Br.nley,
Winthrop Burr. y. L. caipentc'. CHAR
enc. Edward chapman. Daniel 'hauu-
cey. Harry Content. William Is. De iit-
ven, Morgan Davis. BaIarh h"pinirh.
Anthony J. prcxsl. ir- Aired l."6e'",n,
Il. \. Ferris. StIyVesant iiSh. lr, Milton
|. Frank. otto ~. Gunner. HARRY l..
Guthrie, i,oh"rt II llsls,y, T.. u Did
stead. colgate lIovt. jr.. I~"or"'l :,
Rarhe. Stew art Bar, II. j. l!arthol"uE'",
,i.ory" II. Bachelor. Sailing W. H''uch.
William y. iieid-ii. r. g lisu"di :. oliver
g. Billings, ThrA or KIt adm, Henry nl"'t.
E.nur;h lips rdNan l"e'' ' R~lsI"WitE.
Iu'i1 g. HouNi.r. Jtm'. ". l;ov"r. J'.
rome j l'anaig. =. H. k-"ti, NIuihrur
Hurr, Howard BY'cIe., T.. N''aur l..
'ahr. " N'im r Galway. y v 'iliud-
lrr. l!.nuing Chambers. \l'hlr torlins.
rrederick l.. Dahn"y. T. ic 'oppct,
charles VI. u. witt, Nn"rt i'ranck",
Joseph W Hartman, Phil!p NJ l.yilg,
sidney Schi-ft-lIn Schuyi-I. Sandy Ding
wall. Henry lJa4ian. AZ Hay.uan. Wiil
Couuor, Paul Keith. Henry Watterson,
William 4. Brady, Eugene Walter. Mark
, I.@uscher and Martin Beck.
Charles NJ. WceghnaI. oNnor Of the
Cubs. has come oil for the bout with
Harry Moore. n hotel man Of Chicago.
and Dave I.ewisohn. who signed Willard
for the bout, and Sergt. Mullen.
Mayor 'ur.sy of Boston VIII have "a
his party Patrick Nr'iov"IH, % subway
cont. actor; Donald McI'rntiI g. rr,l
manage" OF 'nc BustOU \'WH WIltol
j. tirusveror, contractor, and !. T.
Dtouncil, Il wholesale mason
IN jude Morgan !, pHyi"n's bon viii
hs Edmond O'Bri"n, W rrttt nf Trtr"!,
Jordan a Pratt Judge 'iiidrisl""vc aud
other Judges.
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