Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-31
SEAT SALEFOR
TY COBB GAME
TUESDAY OPENS
Stands Already Erected And Dia-
mond In Shape-$1, 900 Rain
Insurance Taken

There were several cash orders
on hand for tickets and reserved seats
to the Ty Gobb-Detroit-R Rochester
baseball game here next Tuesday
when the sale opened this morning.
General admission tickets at S1.0O
and so cents each are on sale at all
the drug stores of Americus, but be-
cause Of the impossibility of split
ting them up among several places,
reserved seats are being sold only
at the Times-Recorder office.
There are only 1874 reserved
seats, and when these are disposed
of no more can be had. OF these
500 are Immediately behind the home
plate, protected by screen, and are
beng sold for SO cents. On each side,
down the first and third base lines,
are two other reserved seat sections
for which charge of 25 cents is
being made.
The erection of these seats by
John w. Shiver has been completed.
There are eight rows, on the grand
stand elevation plan. By arrange
ment with the manager of the De-
troit-Rochester teams, every cent of
the receipts for the reserved seat sec
tions will go to the Playground as
sociation, the right to participate in
them as part of the receipts under
the visitors contract having been
waived This means that the reserv-
ed seat sale will pay for the con-
struction Of all the seats, and per-
NIT the three grand stand sections to
remain on the playground as perma-
nent equipment, feature which will
be appreciated in future games at
the Playground.
$1,000 Rain Insurance.
To provide against loss by rain,
an Insurance policy has been taken
out by the Playground association
calling for the payment Of $1,000 if
as much as one-tenth of an inch of
rain falls between 10 a. m. and
A p. m. of the day of the game,
regardless of whether the game is
played or not. This will protect the
guarantors, which are the three civic
clubs of the city, against loss on
expenses in preparation for the event.
The diamond has been raised and
leveled and is in perfect playing con-
dition, and the entire field lis in
splendid shape for first class game
of baseball by big league players,
Plans are being laid for the hand
ling of a very large crowd in Ameri-
Gus on Tuesday. Indications are
that hundreds will be here from
many miles around, in addition to
the large crowds coming from near
by. The city people also will turn
out in large numbers.
Food for Hungry.
TO help care for visitors to the city
committees of ladies and men under
the Craftsmanship Of c. J. Clark, will
operate lunch stands downtown near
the city hall where visitors unable
to find accommodations in the restau-
rants and hotel that day may obtain
sandwiches and drinks. While limit
ed profit for the Playground is ex-
pected from this service, it is recog-
nized that it will be of value in max
ing 1t unnecessary for anyone to 20
hungry because Of the large crowd
and limited facilities for handling
them. Light lunches, etc, will also
be sold at the Playground.
Traffic regulations for the game
are being worked out by the various
ticket, ground and traffic commit
tees, which viii be announced later.
4 hat Tuesday will be one of the
biggest business days in the history
of Americas, if weather does not
interfere, is expected The occasion
is the regular monthly Golden Rule
sale day, which was moved up from
Wednesday for this particular oc-
casion only in order not to conflict
with the Ty Cobb game by coming
the following day. This event is
becoming more successful each
month, and it alone is expected to
draw a huge throng. The farmers
auction sale at the court house at
0 o'clock will be an event of the
forenoon.
Another event of the day will be
county high school track and field
meet at the Third district school.
following literary contest the night
before. All the county schools will
oe closed all day for the occasion.
The curb market, which was
launched on the last Golden Rule sale
day, will be held on its regular day,
Wednesday,, and not on Golden Rule
sale day this month Next month
they will fall on the same day again.