Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-06
EMPTY SEATS
I UPSET OF SERIES
,,,.oId pasteboards Worth s2e'-
400 Source Of Worry to
Both yanks and ants
POLICE HELD DOWN CROWD
NJ cpASTLAND RICE

N, (HA bEti'D SN"
x,r York, Oct. EN- the midst OF
ns ..,,i,e as vivid and as radiant with
= So 49, tbe background for Mr.. Grny e
CO... c~,.,r in n Country Churchyard.' or
hI, 'n,ermcnt Of Moses upon Neoo :
the r,omntninsidr. the Yankees TOOK
lones long ,cao townrd Wor" Nnrie
me r M NJ bea ing the Giants, TO w. IN
ne debut gar" 60, .,o ,-orho,s ond
4 fol o'na, , suffered violent wrench
the ,.~ S,~| wore tilted upside down.
as inv, n,ocs Of frenzied hordes storm
lu he cates. 5000 bare seats in inc
ing .ns lands caFt their sonber shadows
"ss uppSs rho field like so many haunanS
euyb nf sorrow in BANQUET hall or
Vsa"or we. orcbes and hickering candles.
7sa w. IL mace Of tho Yankees win
hn% Sv The uulcashed fury Of n crash
nns ~ V,iocE they won by the unbrokcn
',ng ',os,sr %.' Of n defense as fawlsss os a wall
Of steel.
't p"o, ~ tbc superb pitching of Car!
usrs ~'" who's. undcrhand delivery turned
s..l every Giant except Frank Frisco,
10 Yankee defense soon tiattened ou'
%s Giant attack beyond all recognition
WV ,Se more alert Yankee ofensc slipped
SiItbely through Giant creviccs Tor the
n'sSf,i 'sSnf,ing Phil Douglas. with his
.u;sting spitter and his battling speed,
sN,tsd Huggins' IIowitzers up and
lawn S the line, holding them 70 three
% cI.,n blows throughout the afternoon,
srt At vital moments his support began
>" tote on sieve like aspects: AMI
tS,ougb these few openings the Ianks
scrriei mcrr!ly TO victory.
The game Itself, at certain stated
Intervals. might have electrified q
n,owd cast In a different mental mold.
Tnr outside of brilliant pitch Ing. the
p.ubIno himself drove in the first run, ,
HiLe McNally stole home, Frank Frisch
hammered out four hits and Roger
psrkinpaugh gave display at short
,bst flashed like some rajah y main
;.rs, IN the glare of an Indian sun.
put through these various pyrotech. :.
,;es that ordinarily should have had
ths fanatic frothing al the mouth, there
Was no answering upro0r from the
stands. no fanatical upheavHl to make
one forget those 5000 empty seats that
represented something more than cash
a,Scit of 800, 900 In IL day and time
when s25, 900 is nothing to push Into
ths gutter with the Zip Of fras2ied
sboe, Il was undoubtedly the haunting,
mocking presence Of these So''o untaKch
seats that cast depression upon hoth
sthlctics and non -Combatants alike
Contest of Vim and Dash
Tie players fought with vim and
dash. but they must have sensed the
narrowing omen Of Il depleted account.
And, after all. who could blame Il big
part of the crowd from cracking under
The heavy strain? For weary hours
they had stood in line or practiced
quick starts for ticket offices in the
hope of bagstng $3.50 seat. They
had known the mental anguish OF many
days of worry, and their broken sleep
appointed hopes.
And then, having survived the tidal
wave, they were forced to sit and gaze
moodit upon 5000 choice, untaken
seats at only $3.50 throw. No won
der, as all these bnrc, bald spaces loomed
above them. that more than a few for .
got all about Carl Mays, Frank Frisch
and Mike McNally in the deep depres-
sion Of the moment
Part Of this fan shortage WAS due to
police regulations. which turned back
many without tickets. Part Of it was
due to the universal belief that the
crush would be 30 great around the un
reserved gates that only trained foot :
ml tackle could hold his feet before
the charging mUltitudes. At any rate,
the 5000 bald spots in IN exclusive New
York World Series was more OF an
upset than the series could eyer hope 10
y. no matter what may happen until
ne hnal runner il retired some late
afternoon next week.
When the word goes out that good
seats were Az plentiful as steers in Texas
tse expected rush may develop today.
But We are no longer prophesying. The
piagmatic dope Is now defunct and
,aoy for embalmment and the sepul-