Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-06
MAD RUSH FOR SEATS
AS TICKET SALE OPENS
Women and Staid Business Men Vie With Messenger
Boys in Efforts to Gain Prominent Place in Line.
Many Hundreds Fail to Get Tickets

BOSTON. October 5--SeekcrS of re-
served seats took on the appearance of
bleachcr crowds to-day in the scramble
for reservations for the world series
baseball games which begin here on
Saturday. They swarmcd about the !
ticket Office at Fcnway Park in lines
broken often by the cagcrncss OF some
enthusiast to obtain earlier possession
OF tickets. Women and Staid business
men We'd with messenger boys and
others in their effort TO gain prominent
places in the line.
No actual disorder developed but the
police were called upon to reform lines. !
and club employees cndcavorc6. unsuc- 1
cessfuliy; to placate disappointed arpll-
their written requests for seats.
The rush for .eservatinns was a
this .year ires!den; J. J. Lannin. OF
the Boston Americans. explained. be-
cause. OF the late date upon which the
American Lea que race was decided By
this system. successful applicants were
assigned ii number calling for tickets
desienation OF the seats as in other
years. Those first in lines obtained
the better seats. as they, were dis
was TO obtain this advantage that APP
plicants sought the leading places in
the lines.
MORE DISAPPOINTED
PROBABLY THAN EVER BEFORE
In all probability. club officials agree,
moro persons have been disappointed
throush failure to receive, tickets, this
year than ever before. Hundreds of
requests have been refused
An indication Of the number OF re-
fusals was shown in the Statement; to-
day OF a man who Speculatcs in such
tickets that he had caused eighteen let
tiers to be written, each asking for two
the granting Of only three of these APP
The police patrol of the ticket lines
lie a al ..tf 4 nv Ill
ing tickets are first warned away ami
then arrested if th.y persist one ar
tives are said to be in touch with the
distribution of large blocks OF seats
FURNISHED to municipal officers. the ro-
lice and fire depa ,nents and various
public service companies to he certain
that none OF these blocks is turned TO
private profit.
BECAUSE of delay in obtaining worlds
series tickets. some OF the players
missed train for Worcester. where
game with the Phiiadelphin Americans.
Others delayed their appearance Tor
practice III Braves Field for tho same
reason, !, was said some Of the play
ers had experienced trouble in having
all their ticket wants satisfied The
session at Braves, Field which Manaeer
affair. in which everybody seemed TO
take il easy.
Barry said his recently broken hand
was still weak, and that he was doubt
ful whether he would be able 10 play
in the big series.
BOSTON MARKS TIME
FOR SERIES TO begin
The world champion Boston Amer
1canS, marking time from the end OF
the season which brought them another
brooklEn Nationals on saturday in de-
Tense OF greater baseball houors, Iii
C CHGa Io I,Si a one s,oGr Headed by
10 oppose the Philadelphia Americans
IN !, game arranged to assist me-
mortal fund FOR The old-tmc umpire.
John II. Gaffney. Others OF the team
Went again TO Braves Field, where the
ITea s"'n S,na Were plnyiSd for light
with tn" latter group said that the
boys arc in good shape. except tor
Whether either or both would lie
able TO take AN active par, in the series
WAS sim uncertain. he said
Close followers of the team predict
ed to-day that Carrigan himself would
catch the opening game, with Leonard
as the pitcher
early was reflected to-day in the ar
rivals at hotels of hundreds of WISH
tors. some Of whom AT least had come
ahead OF time hopimGrto get the pick
OF seats. Hotel men reported early
indications OF a tremendous business
requests for reservations having taxed
the capacity in several Instances to
stalled
worlds ss-ri"" as AN event as wide
spread in interest as the name implies
was shown by requests 10 club and
press officials Many persons had sent
inquiries from the battle front in
France some weeks aro. from the
Canadian northwest by. telegraph
within the past week and from Mexico.
The committee in charge Of press ar
rangements reporting greater de
mana Tor newspaper representation
than ever before said today that an
Diicattcns had come from Canada t'uhu
and Panama.
WILL SHOW FANS
SOME real. PLAYING
,aiN 1--WE H are Eoing q on: 10 win, and
our team has played good ball All
season. ana we held the lead almost
AZ! the NAY through except for a day
or Two here and there" We measure
UP TO the RED Scx. and with our team
playing It's b'st bali right now, there
Is no reason Why !, can't win Wen
4naTd. toombs, Cheney, pfcfIcr and
smith vii show them some pitching
ana we are not Worrying"
Rnbc NarGuarG who is rcportcd io
{ nave boon selected 20 pitch the OPEN
Ing gam" Tor Brooklyn. said he was
3 III top form now: and that Brooklyn is
= 10 rear from Boston ne added We
-~ measure rit'' up 10 their STANDARD
IN eNeFE departncnt and. believe me-
we are gong 10 Trim them All | hog.
Is thAt ] can pitch the SANE sort Of
paH mat ! have been pitching during
the last CoLpl" % WrriS
we VIII he ri.h, a, their ;h,oa,s
AZ me time, declArcd Jack Coonhs.
II any on" believes Boston is roiuu
to ride right oye. " II, is rcckonims
Meyers" 800 ny
The hrst his wager here ON Nv.
when it was stated that = l. Smaihrrs
s snno 0""her ~ faSt horses. had placed