The New York herald., 1921-10-08
FAN THROWS A FIT
AS YANKEES LOSE
One of Crowd Watching Elec-
trio ScOreboard Overcome
by Flashlight Story.
THRILLS SATISFY 5000
Every Play of Game Closely
Followed as COlOred Bulbs
Unfold the Details.
THRILLS SATISFY $4,000

They say that Miller Higgins threw a
fit at the Polo Grounds yesterday. but
investigation developed that 1t was only
"a figurative fit. But a citizen threw
real fit out in front Of the electric score
board on the south facade Of the Stewart
Building. 1t was as complete fit as
human being ever produced. His
brother, who was with him, told Patrol
man Collegeman that the name was FL
raer Beisiegel and that they lived in Bo-
gotta. N. J.
Mr.. Beisiegel threw his fit while the
Giants were batting in the seventh in
ming. He did 1t on the sidewalk on the
west side of Broadway, near Warren
street. For all the attention he attract
ed he might just as well have thrown it
in Bogota, because. despite the fact that
he was surrounded by nearly $4,000 peo-
pie all yelling as loudly as possible. no.
body paid the slightest attention.
Eventually Mr.. Beisiegel's brother.
Hector, dragged him from beneath the
feet of the crowd and into the car
tracks in Broadway. There. while the
Giants continued running around the
bases and the increasing crowd kept on
bowling every time an incandescent
lamp sparkled on the score board erected
by THE NEW YORK HERALD and The
sun, Mr. Beisiegel finished his fit in
comparative obscurity. His brother as
suring Patrolman Collegeman that 1t was
quite all right and that Elmer could go
home unassisted, helped Elmer to his
feet and they resumed their gazing at
the score board. But it was all over as
far as scoring went, and Mr.. Beisiegel
departed for Bogota saying that It was
worth 1t.
1t was by all means the largest crowd
thus far. Likewise 1t was the noisiest
AS wildly as 1t had cheered the Yankees
victory on Wednesday and on Thursday.
1t yelled for the Giants. 1t was one of
those crowds that doesn't care much
what happens just so that 1t is plenty.
At least 1000 men and women in that
crowd had come equipped with bnocu-
lars The police didn't have anything to
do but watch the scoreboard. 1t being
a perfectly human crowd, there was
some gambling. Nothing could have
been fairer. The batter would hit the
ball and the little lamps would show
him bobbing on to first. The board
doesn't show the length of the hit and
the crowd doesn't know whether 1t was
a single or double or triple until the
flying lamps come to a standstlll. Then
a placard tells the story in a word
AS the lamps snapped toward first
some one would offer to bet the runner
would get to second. Generally the bet
was a quarter. He'd be snapped up and
then they'd stand there on the verge of
apoplexy awaiting the verdict. Nobody
could he accused of crookedness. Both
parties to the bet started even In igno-
rance.
The police stationed opposite the edi-
toral Offices of THE New York HERALD
said there were at least $4,000 persons
in the throng. 1t wasn't fluctuating
throng. 1t came to see those lamps flash
and 1t stayed until there was nothing
left to flash about. A Philadelphia
business man eaid that over in his town
Connie Mack hadn't seen so many people
all season.