The New York herald., 1921-10-13
$1,000 hot Dogs
ARE SOLD each DAY
Manager Of Bleachers Kennel
Discloses Startling
Figures.
WILD STORM OF PAPERS
Another Fan Bribes the 'Her-
AIDS Small Stand Re-
porter.
WILD STORM OF PAPERS
ny EDWARD ANTHONY.

nesday, IL o'clock.--As we saunter
down the centre field runway a man
swears at us. He says we stepped on
his shine. He's big guy and we lose
no time telling him how sorry we are. He
tells us to look where we're going the
next time. We promise. He goes on his
way mumbling something under his
breath. We fear he has said something
unpublished. We must have removed all
the polish when we stepped on his shine.
1f:15--we arrive at our favorite
haunt in the left field bleachers and
discover that every seat is taken. Shall
we have to root in the ccntrefeld
bleachers? We hope not The man whose
shine we ruined is sitting there. and he
may spy us and belt us behind the ear
when we aren't looking. What shall we
do? Ha here Is Raymond Schultz. Chi
cago's hottest fan, offering us seat.
Thanks. Raymond! It's good seat.
with an excellent view OF the fight that
is going on to our left. Nothing like
a ringside seat at fight. Zowie that
was a peach of right to the eye! But
we'd better conceal our enthusiasm, The
recipient of the wallop is glaring at US.
IL :30--It is snowng. No, we are mis-
taken. It's only a paper storm. Every
one is tearing up his newspaper and
chucking the scraps In the air. We
don't get the idea. but it seems to be
fun. We think we'll get into the game.
Here goes our first handful. Whoopee
Now for our second. Zowie We're hav-
ing grand time. Never knew Fellow
could have so much fun throwing papers
around. When we get home we're going
TO tear up all the old papers In the
house and chuck 'em around. We hope
the folks won't mind.
Truckman Offers Ride.
ii :45-Anthony Allis. Matty Allis.
Jsck Hennessy and Louis Roseman. local
fans, come up and introduce themselves.
Jack drives truck. His truck Is out
side and he says he'll drive us home II
we put his name in the paper Let ue
think. Doesn't this amount to bribery?
And haven't we been bought too many
times by the fans? Yes BY Gosn:
we'll show em we have scruple or two
left Do you hear what we are
telling, Hennessy? "A member OF the
press can't be bought for a ride on the
back of a truck" Is what we are say
ing. "Whaddya mean-in the back OF a
truck?' pipes Ifennessy. whats the
matter with sitting in the drivers seat
with me?" oh. well. that's different.
Hennessy. Why didn't you soy so IN
the first place?
12-An excited debate is going on to
our right. A Giant fan refers to frankie
Frisch as the Fordham Flash. A dis
gruntled pro-Yank opines that "Fordham
flash in the PAN would b liore appro-
pirate. There are words.
l2:15-We get an idea. Wouldn't 1t
be fun to know how many hot dogs are
sold on the grounds In day? Sure! we
leave our seat In charge of Raymond
schultz, with instructions to shoot to kill
a. s,1 a. n ond On mi
in quest OF the hot dog statistics. Where
are we going to ge. the information?
We don't know. but we're going to come
back with IT. We amble gayly down the
runway, stop the first frankfurter sales
man we meet and ask him pointblank
for the dope He 10 so amazed by our
query that he almost drops his basket.
II guess you think you're swart!" he
shouts when he RECEIVERS his poise.
Don't get SORE we offer pleadingly
be good fellow and tell me how many
dogs are sold on the grounds In day.
I'll buy one IL you tell me-" who do
you think you're kiddin?" he rctorts.
plunging his fork savagely into the frank
furter he Is selling to customer few
seats away. He wields a mean sausage
fork. that boy--and meaner mustard
spoon. Maybe we'd better let him alone
and seek our information elsewhere.
Hard to Figure.
Hal here's moro cheerful looking
vender. How many hot dogs are sold
on the grounds in q day. buddy?" we
ask him. He grins. We grin back. He
doesn't say anything. A hopeful sign!
He's figuring it out, no doubt. But
no, He's walking away from us
There he Is pointing us out to a customer
and observing yeah, that's the guy.
He's nuts. Just asked me how many hot
dogs are sold on the grounds. Can you
beat it?"
We come to the conclusion that we
had better seek our information else
where. Obviously these venders do not
take us seriously. Where are we goins
to get the dope? IIa An idea' well
ask the guy in charge Of the shack I'M
derneath the stand where the h,t dogs
are cooked. We make a bee l'ne for
the shack and ask for the manager.
He appears In jiffy and we stite the
purpose of our call. In 10 time we dis
cover that he's regular guy. Sure,
I'll tell you,'' he says, with a pleasant
smile. During the series we've been
averaging a sale of fifty boxes cJntain-
ing thirty-five dozen frankfurt,r5 each.
don't know how many chat makes, but
it's whole lot. Figure u out Tor your
self" Out goes our pencil and pad and
we begin to figure. In iess than half
hour 1--WE are an able mathema.'cian)
we succeed in solving the problem by
algebra. Twenty-one thousand frank
furtersl Imagine it, Puffed with pride
over our discovery. we return to our
seat in the left field blsachers.
:00---A lady in back of US wants to
know why Pitcher Harry Harper's $
shirt sleeves are red. A nearby fan
volunteers the information that Harry
Is fond OK tomato soup. .snother bleach
erite declares that Harry used 10 be n
fireman. We wonder who Is right?
1:i5-The big sensation OF the se-ies Is
sprung. A fan who has just bought a
bag OF peanuts hands the vender a ten
dollar bill Neighboring bleac,e-ites
arc staggered. Everybody wants Ia
know where the guy got the ten. A ten
dollar bill Is lot Of money 10 PIT on
display In the bleachers. The vender
can't change II. ANY one got change
Of ten?" he hollers Loud cries OF
Thanks for the compliment and
Know any more jolSes?" from the fans
1880 Arguments. cheering. paper
throwing. hat busting and what not.
2.O0--fpiav baflf"