Evening star., 1922-10-04
5000 IN STANDS
FOR INITIAL GAME
Of WORLD SERIES
Throngs Flock to Polo
Grounds for Second New
York Family Row.
NEHF AND BUSH READY
TO HURL FOR OPENER
Only Thirty Stand in Line Over
night-Nick and Al on Hand
to Amuse Crowd.
HO,U Teams Faced
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press,
POLO GROUNDS, New York, Octo-
Der 4.-The two New York teams
the Giants and the YankceS-engaged
today in their second family fight Tor
the honors of the annual worlds
series. Thirty-tive thousand specta-
tors, made up of local citizenry with
hundreds from out of town. fiocked
out to the Polo Grounds to see the
internecine embroglio between the
winners of the National and American
leagues renewed after an armistice
since last October. when the Giants
captured the Yanks bag and baggage.
1t was an ideal day for the game.
A coppery sun glowed in a cloudless
sky and there was Il mid summer
warmth in the October air.
IF this weather holds we shall see
some pitching" said Bob Shawkey,
the Yankee hurlcr. for you can't
beat the old sun for oiling up soup
bones"
Mad Rush Absent.
series calmly. A New York team
was bound to win. anyhow, and there
was no mad rush for the unreserved
sections in the upper grandstands
and bleachers. There was plenty of
room FOR the early comers and there
were seats to spare at noon. The
reserved sections in the lower grand
stand. with every seat sold. did not
fill up until game time, of course.
The usual brass band was on hand
to keep the early -comers in good
h Nirly md S.I If
did their base ball clowning acts be-
fore the game.
All the players of the two clubs
reported in good condition, except
McQuillan. the Giant pitcher. who
was slightly hurt by batted ball in
bruise twins" Nehf and Bush. who
have about recovered from similar
ailments to their heels and were
ready to oppose each other on the
hurting hill today. Babe Ruth said
he was in shape to play and did not
er him.
Stick EN- Over. Says Babe.
Let 'em stick the ball over" said
the Babe, who hustled about the club
house. I'll swing alright. Same ball
in both leagues. you know, and it will
travel just as far If l get hold of it,"
An engrossed testimonial signed by
Gov. Allen c. Ritchie of Maryland,
Brother Paul. head of st. Mary's In
dustrial School of Baltimore, and
others was presented to Babe Ruth
before the game.
Ruth went to school at st. Mary's.
The presentation was made by T. H.
Riley and d committee from Balti-
more.
The Giants were the technical home
folks for the first game and were
early on the field, taking long bat
ting practice. George Kelly, first
baseman of the Giants, crashed a
couple in the bleachers to the de-
light Of the throng.
Only Thirty in Line.
But thirty persons were in line be-
fore the gates at the Polo grounds
able crowd assembled before the gates
early in the evening preceding the
opening of the world series and re-
mained patiently in line until the
tickets were placed on sale at 10 am.
Bernard Berrgran of Brooklyn, who
reached the Polo grounds at 4:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon held first
position in the line and Leslie Carpen-
ter, sixteen, an office boy, was second.
Irving Amsterdam. Hoboken, N. j.,
was third, and Benjamin Berman, Gle
veland, Ohio, was number four.
Most of the early arrivals carried
soap box or camp stool. while several
spread newspapers on the ground and
attempted to sleep.
About 500 persons stood in the thin,
crooked lines leading up to the ticket
booths after breakfast.
Grandmother Dead Again.
A Manhattan office boy whose
grandmother gave up the ghost for
the tenth time yesterday. was first in
one of the lines. In the line was
middle-aged negro woman.
Il done all de washin' and iron
Use agoin' to do dis week, and heah
I fs," she laughed. She said she had
bet. $50 the Yanks would win the
series.
Well up near the head of the sth
avenue line were Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Letcher of Toronto, who arrived in
New York at 4 o'clock this morning.
and hurried from the Pennsylvania
station to the Polo Grounds in a taxi.
Mrs. Letcher was asked who she was
roofing for and replied: Il am root
ing for Babe Ruth. I came ,all the
way to root for Babe"