New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-06
Crush at Gates
Missing; Police
Have Easy Time
Governor Makes Unos.enta-
tious Trip to Grounds, but
'FlizzOncr' Is Surrounded
by a Semi-Mililary Aspcc,
kierst Is Days Goat
Giant Rooter From Auburn
Is First in Line NeedIessIv
Waiting Up All Night

80 fair minded man can say that he
VAS either showed, pushed or crowded
Yesterday in an attempt to get inside
he Polo Grounds. There had been so
much talk beforehand about the i'm
possibility of getting any closer to the
stadium thsn Longacre Square that
many ball fans figured they wouldn't
have a chance and didn't even try to
get IN.
The result was that at o'clock
whom the game started, there were
5000 vacant seats in the grandstand
and 1000 equally vacant seats in the
bleschers.
thin stream of persons having
reserved seats moved lcisurely to the
Eighth Avenue entrance and q crowd OF
500 ticket holders was held up at the
Speedway entrances for 10 other reason
than that 500 persons cannot pass
through six-foot gate all at the same
time.
By the end of the first inning any
one who even looked as it he were
thinking of buying ticket for the ball
';amo received a police escort. an in
reduction to some minor official of the
ball park and every encouragement to
20 ahead and buy ticket, or two
tickets, or 1000 tickets.
None Sent Away
Nobody was turned sway. There
we're $50 police, including mounted
squad. all loaded to the eyes with in
structions as TO what to do if the
crowd became threatening. unruly,
hoisterous, disobedient. or impudent
They were all set to push back at least
100000 disappointed fans as far as
l45th Street.
Ropes had been stretched around the
entrance to the Stadium. There were
douole lines of policemen in the street
% regulate traffic. and a double line
of police on the sidewalk to keep the
expected throng from squashing itself
against the wall They were eager and
willing to regulate any kind of ira fic,
motor. horse, or foot, and there was
no traffic to regulate.
The laugh is on Charles NJ. Kierst,
who began forming line in front of
nc ticket Office some where around 5
o'clock Tuesday evening. Charles
csme from Auburn. N. y. He brought
With him a blanket and some sus-
1enance. and slept outside the gates
with one eye open to make sure no
heap New Yorker, horned himself into
place in front of him.
About battalion of persons passed
the night with Keist. 1t was a long,
cold wait. At o'clock yesterday morn
ing there was line of 500 patrons at
The Eighth Avenue entrance and about
fifty. at the Speedway entrance. 1t
showered in the early morning, driving
many to shelter.
Some Merry Testing
The all-night fans and the early ar
rivals were there with blankets, over
oats. sweaters and fodo. They whiled
away the time with song and Jest. But
heir number was small compared with
world series of other years.
AS daylight came on and the sun
came out the lines grew so that when
che gates were opened at 10 o'clock
there were in all about 5000 persons
waiting to get in.
Peanut merchants, chocolate dispen-
sers, sandwich vendors and ticket brok-
ers we're scattered all around the park.
There we're far more food hucksters
han ticket vendors.
The food vending business was poor
64iN .AS SlShSC HcuuiiiS pUciA.tSS 'fa9
awful.
Charity workers with containers
we're posted at strategical points, where
a man had reason to be putting his
hand in his pocket or to the taking it
out of his pocket.
The Governor drove up Eighth Ave
nue. at 1:35, accompanied by motorcycle
police and the sound Of horns. The
Mayor followed him ten minutes later
With a similar escort There was an ao
sence of fourishes and ruffles. The
Mayor had two standard bearers with
nim and the Governor didn't. AS Hiz
zoner passed every one kept quiet to
near the sound Of ruffles.
Police Become Spectators
Soon after the Mayor had entered,
several policemen who had been guard
ng the gates were taken in and told
% watch the game.
The only instructions given these
we're that no one policeman could oc-
cupy more than FIVE seats and that all
would have to file out again in time
. handle the grand exit.
Inspector Cornelius Cahalane had
charge There was no confusion on
the Speedway, where most of the motor
traffic piled up.
No one was arrested, no one Except
tne GIANTS was hurt, and just before
he close of the game the O'Farrell spe>