The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-05
CROWDS STARTED
AT MIDNIGHT TO
GET INTO LINE
Night Was Cold With Raw Wine
and Occasional Showers To
Chill Fans

New York, Oct. 5.-New York was
awake early today to enjoy the initial
game of its own worlds series. Hours
before the two teams, the Giants and
the Yankees, went to battle at the
Polo grounds. crowds of fans from
the four corners of the earth, were
hurrying toward the park, hoping to
gain admission to the Mecca of the
baseball world.
Some, in fact. didn't sleep at all. At
midnight several of them gathered at
the entrances to Brush stadium, the
first in line and the first in the park
if they didn't fall asleep and awake
to find some more alert fan in their
place. BY l o'clock about 50 of them
were in line.
Heading the line was Charles NJ. .
Kierst. 90. a fireman from Auburn,
N. Y. He said he had not missed a
worlds series yet and doesn't intend
to. Behind him was Leslie Carpenter,
a Is year old high school lad from
Jamaica, while third in the line was
Joseph Jakoud. 26, also OF Auburn,
who came to New York with Kierst
The boy had managed to wiggle his
way between the two up-staters and
they were good enough sports to per-
nit him to stay there.
But perhaps it was just as well that
Carpenter was second, as he was a
strong Yankee rooters while Kierst
was for the Giants, so that the first
two fans in the park this morning
were evenly divided in their senti-
ments as to the winner Jakoud had
hoped to make it two straight" for
the Giants.
1t was cold night for the waiting
fans. A raw wind, accompanied by
frequent showers brought out over
coats, blankets and even old newspa
pers to keep the enthusiasts warm
But the inclement weather failed to
daunt them. They stuck to their posts
like sentinels. Not few brought their
! own sandwiches and hot drinks in
vacuum bottles. while others bought
early breakfast of hot dogs and coffee
| from vendors who did a lively bust
| ness.
The fans afoot were not the only
ones among the early arrivals, mum.
ber of automobiles reaching the sur
rounding streets soon after midnight
Drawn curtains indicated the occu
pants were asleep awaiting daybreal
and a chance to buy a ticket.
Boys did a thriving business selling
small wooden boxes to those in line
so they could rest their weary bodies
But they had short use OF them as the
police ordered the line of occupant!
to destroy them soon after they were
purchased. Even this did not peev'
the fans. They complied willingly
Toward daylight. as the crowd grew
larger and the line longer, the police
had some arguments to settle, but i
wasn't strenuous labor.
Among the early arrivals was Mis-
May Abrams, of New York, who, ac
!; companied by her brother, had in
tended to wait in line until the gate
: opened. But she changed her min,
: when it became chilly, and left will
her brother, their places being takel
quickly by two more stout-hearte'
walters.
If the opinion of the bleacherite
was any Indication of the outcome O
the game, the Giants will win. AL
along the line the National Lacquer
: were favored over the Yankees, ye
those who supported the latter clu
made up in noise what they lacked il
| number. They proved good debater
on the fine points of the game an
this aided in making the time seer
: shorter until daylight. And as one ia
remarked: ut helped to keep ther
J warm"
n Fair and Cool
New York, Aug. 5.-Fair and COG