The sun., 1916-10-09
M'KEEVERS READY
TO GREET CROWD
AT EBBETS FIELD
All Arrangements Perfected
to Handle Huge Gathering
at Local Series.
BROOKLYN FANS STILL
HOPING FOR VICTORY

Not n bit ,downhcartc cd by the defeat
OF the Dodgers in the first game OF the
worlds series. Brooklyn fans yesterday
began making arrangements for the re-
turn of their favorites and for the first
game at Ebbets Field tomorrow.
Ardent followers In every part OF the
city tried to make arrangements for q
homecoming celebration, but as no con-
certed action was possible II Is probable
that the Dodgers will slide into New
York early tomorrow morning from
Boston, go to their homes and stay IN
seclusion until time for the battle In the
afternoon.
Even less discouraged were Steven
w. and Edward j. Mckeever. the little
heard of but truly important partners
of G. II. Ebbcts in the Brooklyn ball
club. Rarely excepting at the annual
meeting of the National League owners
Dc the Mckcevcr brothers slide into the
l.melich;, but now II IL different. Steve
and Ed. as they are Familiarity known to
tho home %rooters. did not observe the
sabbath yesterday. They were coatlcss
sleeves turned up and wading through
the ticket distribution for the opening
of the series here.
Deep In Trouble.
Eve usually allow Mr.. E.bbets "a
handle the business OF the club" ex-
planned Steven ". between jobs OF an
swering n milton questions and ordering
forty clerks about But Mr.. Ebbets
could not stay away from Boston. and
~ course II IL up to us to see that th'
tickets are handled correctly. As To thai
you can wager that the crowd In Brook
.yn will be pleased with the treatment
accorded them"
There was a breath OF tlcket scanda
ioa around the Highly polished mar
bic iotundl OF f.bbets Field during thu
afternoon. but IL was immediately sa'
upon by the Mckecvcrs. II was said
hat a certain club had lcen sold twent.
tickets and that these tickets were beint
offered far In advance or the price
stamped upon them. An investigation
followed aad the report proved untrue
when the purchasers OF the tickets as
serted they We're still In possession OF thu
~pas;eboaids. The police are c~oopera;in.
with the Mckcevcrs. who promise t.
keep tsc spectators out OF the Brooklyn
end of the series.
Practically all arrangements to handl,
the local crowd have been completed
After consulting with police and fire Off
cials the Mckeeycrs perfected plans 4
care forthc holders 81 tickets and to pro
tcct the patrons both IN getting into an'
out of the Flatbush Stadium. A list o
the directions was given out last nigh
as follows
Hold Your own Ticket.
Ticket holders are particularly re
qu.stcd to hold their own tickets, as n
one Wi, he allowed near the ground
unless possessing admission. on cacl
ticket will h. printed the number OF tn
gate which the old must enter TO tint
the desired seat.
All box seat. SO and 81 ticket holder,
VIII enter the park through the rotund;
or main entrance. Persons holding tick
cts for the 81 seats viii enter tn
Sgrounds NJ Cedar place near Mon;
Toner street.
The gates TO the reserved sections vii
open Mt - o'clock and the gates to tn
general admission ond Unreserved sec
ton will open At II O'Clock In the morn
Ing. All persons are urged 10 arriv" "a
early as possible to faci!!tat" the han
ding OF the crowd and also to avol,
trouble in finding seats.
Automobiles and other vehicles wish
ing TO unload passengers for the gam
will approach the grounds only by VIA,
OF Bedford avenue and sullivan street
After discharg!ng passengers the auto
mobiles must he driven west, lnspecto
Samuel Mct.irny II capt. f'cuuclly vii
b" N charge of a hundred ~ more pole
10 be detailed Ia keep order outside tn
park.
Mgr. McCnrty to start GRn,e.
For a time II was believed tina
Charles Evans Hughes, Republican can
dldatc for President. would attend IN
game at Brooklyn. but as he was un
certain about this the club official
found II impossible to rely upon him 4
toss out the ball which is to start tn
game, Mgr, t.. W. Mccarty. Il grea
fan and friend of the Brooklyn owners
Will handle this end OF the programme
Bands will be on hand 20 keep the earl
crowd amused.
Brooklyu's ninth inning finish at Bos
ton saturday WAS sti,l a topic OF con
vcrsation big enough to drown any ref
erences to the activity of German sub
marines. The stay at homes were stil
sublimely confident that the. batt!ni
power OF the Superbas would cventuall
undermine the Bostons.
Most of the betting fraternity con
coded that the odds on the ser les Shout,
now be 2la to !. with Boston fayorite
AT that figure several wagers OF som,
magnitude were made. one Manhattan
book maker asserted that he had wagere,
$1,000 To $1,000 that brooklyn woul,
win to-day's game. lie opined tina
Hubert Leonard and Jack Coombs woul,
DC the opposing pitChers.