New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-03


Of the worlds series, but because OF
misunderstanding has not been able TO
reconcile itself 10 the fact. For this
reason, and this reason only, the writer
! believes it only fair to state the truth,
/ the whole truth and nothing but the
| truth.
To protect the public the New York
/ club arranged TO throw open the vast
majority Of seats 20 general sales each
day of the games-on the principle of
first come. first served. To guard
against manipulation and speculation
in these general admission tickets each
purchaser will have to enter the
grounds directly he receives his paste
board. All of the lower grandstand and
/ the bleachers are open to the public,
as in the last worlds series at the Polo
/ Grounds in 1918. II was not at all diff
cult or even inconvenient Oh that occa-
( sion for any one to secure fine seat
if he went TO the grounds two hours
before game time.
One Hundred Thousand Seek Seats
Aside from the boxes only the upper
tier seats of the grandstand have been
reserved. These accommodate approx
matelv 5000. When only 5000 accom-
modations are available for a demand
of 100000 il is hard TO picture the in
jured feelings of those who must be
disappointed perforce. Cut this 5000
in half and you have more nearly the
number of tickets for sale at the dis
posal CT the Giant management
For organized baseball, its adherents
and champions must come before the
general public The National Commits
sion. which controls the series, has TO
look out COR its people Promoters and
players Of the minor leagues are le-
gion. and these all throw their burdens
on the triumvirate. Every effort Is
made to treat the press of the
country fairly. The active press
those reporting the Gsmes-alone are
shown the courtesy OF free admission.
But the adherents and friends or the
press, too, are legion, and the commits
sion does all IN its power 20 help THESE,
its friends, to secure reservations.
The contesting players must provide
for their wives and families though at
full tariff. II is not strange, then. that
outsiders, those who 20 infrequently 70
the games through the championship
- h. as.aV
happen TO be better heeled than the
dyed-in- the-wool fan.
Il was 10 protect the dyed-in-the-
wool fan that the New York club this
season vouchsafed the usual public
sale Of the reserved seats. Through
out the season check was kept on the
patronage. Those who attended most
often throughout the season received
first opportunity to purchase the re
served chairs. Season box holders had
the first opportunity TO purchase boxes.
That the home demand exhausted the
limited supply is in no wise astonish-
ing.
Names on Tickets
A few reserved seats may fall into
the hands Of the spectators. These
wolves of amusement trade generally
/ find some means TO get their clutches
I on wares that are in demand. This
will be no fault Of the management, for
4 this year the New York club is printing
on the back of each ticket the name of
/ It's purchaser The club reserves the
right to refuse admission on a ticket
/ illegally procured. The work of print
ing these names involves much expense
and inconvenience.
The New York club is shouldering il
so that it may go, before the public with
| clean hands. In view of which all il
would appear the anvil chorus has Sc.
lected an unjust strain. To those who
have failed TO secure reserved seats the
remedy is at hand. There will be
plenty of fine accommodations at a
lower scale for those thoughtful who
have the gumption TO make ap early
start to the grounds.
The novel idea of Harry y. Hemp
stead of having each purchasers name
printed on his ticket is likely to thwart
/ local attempts at counterfeiting This
evil was attempted here on previous oc-
/ casiOns when the Giants qualified for
the annual classic. Even now in Chi
| cago the management of the White SoX
and has issued warnings through the
/ National Commission.
The return of Herzog to the Giants
seems TO have treasured New York
fandom. At least reinsurance was re-
[ fiected in the betting odds around local
| sporting centres. a number Of rather
stiff wagers were laid last night. with
/ McGraw's team a TO fGvorite. Her
/ zog proved by playing through q
: double header at Philadelphia that he
will be fit for hard usage in the tilt
with the Sox. That is all New York
wished TO know.
Secretary John B. Foster Of the
Giants made q flying trip to the city
( yesterday. In spite of the rush, John
was the same collected and calm per
sonage who can discover moocher .
mile off through any Of the human
senses. John preserved his sang froid
in spite of rather serious railway acct
/ dent somewhere in the mountains" as
! he puts II, that came perllously close
| to running the Giants chances against
| the White SOx The train on which
| the Giants came East was in a bsd
/ smash-up, but none of the players was
I injured.
Pitcher Swiglcr. Of the Giants. a re-
cruit from the University of Pennsyl-
vania, was operated upon for Rppendi-
citis at a Philadelphia hospital yes
terdsy noon. His case was reported
/ serious.
The estate of the late Robert B.
/ Ward, president Of the defunct Brook
! Ign Federal Club, has settled out OF
/ court claims for salary brought by Bill
/ Bradley. manager, and Claude Cooper
outfelder These players were bound
/ to the Brookfeds by three-year con
/ tracts, which had not expired when
NAM. bo.waap oryepi1ed baseball and