The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-05
OPEN GATES FOR
NEW YORK GAMES
AIT 8 IN MORNING

rJauy siYorf. Oct. 5.-H there be an
nnx1sua1 number of superstitious OF
possibly, temperamental players on the
heam wtrich. John McGTaw starts
a~ainst sthe white Sox at Chicago TO
morrow, the first game OF the Worid
kexiea already is lost to New 1ork-
MANY ball players and cspeclany
those, ON the Chants insist that prece-
dent s1be Followed with minute aceu .
Srrvs And IL is in just this point that
onesoftthe expected and usual parts OF
ne ubd6r series viii be lacking, as
HarrvsN. Hampstead, president OF the
Giants, win not go to Chicago to see
Min team start the annual classic
there.
Herupstead insists that he viii exert
nxr.u1ds long distance power for VIC
knrv.Fanha Will implore fate or what
aver it Is that helps ball players
hc5xewe@ greatness to add sting to
the Chants bats and strength to the
n1tchewS arm Henpsteald declares ne
- eacxdhcdng q pleasure he has looked
korwazd to for four years simply TO
axure New York patrons OF the sport
Mke BEST of protection and arrange
kncufs at the games to be played here
I,uoz1ny and "Wednesday.
ht5the last minute 1t was found that
nprnsA d1rect1ng head was vitality need
"a here to take charge Of the ticket
hrrznsenentss2 John p. Foster, Sec
rafaky OF the club, was willing to ham
idls ta1sua, but when asked point blank.
Boater, bzinked a couple of times and
ejdmdtted he would like to see the Sc
orfes. Eddie Branndca made no pre-
kemrea OF the fact that he wanted to be
I~t1the< dront to see the boys go over
dIh8 top at Chicago. Brannick and
1ozter ere In Chicago, which left ii
kzp tDtl6r. Hampstead to start his team
pundSu ~ fbfer 7randicap.
1t alus cannounoeda by MIR. Hemp;
lstead yesterday that there would be
&no public sale Of reserved seats. Ht
lde12nred+fhat the 5000 upper tier seats
anti box seats had been taken b5
r1arnbers OF the "a other clubs in thk
1.-TWO Ademgues friends Of the contestins
tteauus and patrons Of the local game
fU1,ot buy seats for the sea-
son. There were so few reserved
Be4tsethat 1t was found impossible K
Hist any OF them for the general pub
aio.
An the lower grand stand ant
sblearanexs seats at the Polo Ground
w1u be unreserved and will be sold OF
it.he, day Of each game There are ;
iThet gates win be opened at . a. m. OF
tthe 1norning Of the game and seat
jwi1 bo@sold on tho idea OF first come
Iflrst| served. Only one seat viii b
t@old to each person at the window
!and tho purchaser must agree to g
Into theebaH park Immediately afte
securing his or her ticket
Xkds arrangement, according t
EuaertHstead. viii preclude any specu
.1affon OF tickets in This city and wi
{deny New York "a chance to have
ficdrs4 scandal such as seems to hav
texcf1Bd Chicago during the last fe,
days Further TO prevent any scalF
tsrs from WORKING, Hampstead Offer
n H. r0wphrh of $3.50 for the arrest an
}c0nyiction&of any found Illegally spec
luIHk1nE In ytickets
Ec1DdEs viii be sold at the Eig1t
4AwsnneAenNrances only, and sJdmissio
yfD nhe upper grand stand reserve
fsec<1pnsTwfH sn3e from the Speedwa
teufrsnoes'to the grounds. Both til
supper and lower ticket windows q
bthe Gzlzfzth avenue side OF the par
Ew1l bet opened, hut II the congestio
1Xots too great the windows opposit
1.-THE ezewaked&sta4don VIII be closed ar
k<1clzgts viii be sold only from IL
{Erouqd f1oor windows Mr.. Hem1
<stead advises all who want to pu
kH1aae ft1ct1ets who will ride to til
Eround on fheseIeyzted to get OF
f145th street and Eighth avenue al
.EWuIB 6he rest of the way
Ih@ games in Newt York wiz sta
{pr0mptzy at O'Clock each afternoo
1.-TWO bands have been engaged to ke<
1.-THE early crowd from growing t,
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