New-York tribune., 1922-10-03


gates, men; we arc surrounded"
was forced down the gully and out
just as lad slipped past the porr
sanctuary.
Outside! Outside." ahrieked Bar
row, making wild dash at the in
trudcr. "All tickets were sold out
nearly ten seconds ago." but the little
chap only laughed, He took the
jaunty Babe Ruth cap from his head
and stood disclosed~Miller Kuggins
The Dusty Miller made no secret OF
his errand. He was after tickets, too,
and Cousin Egbert fell prostrate into
q prolonged swoon. Chubby Charlie
McManus and Mercury Mark Roth, the
attaches of the legation, rushed TO the
aid Of their stricken chief, who was
with difficulty revived and helped into
q revolving chair.
Barrow glared at Huggins. "Lemme
tell you somethin'," said the Yankee
secretary to the Yankee manager, "The
twelve Apostles couldn't get seats for
this here entertainment the way things
look now. Your hired men, Babe Ruth,
Joe Bush and a lot more such truck
have been around this office cutting
holes In the linoieum with their spikes
all afternoon. They wanted tickets,
too. The nerve of thern as for you,
here's two small tickets for the first
game only. have the numbers, and
II they show up in the hands of a
speculator you'll be playing second
base for the Philadelphia Nationals
next season" With this dire threat
the exhausted secretary barricaded
himself in telephone booth and fell
into gentle doze.
That about explains the ticket situa-
tion. Colonel Jacob Rupert and Till
inghast L'Hommedieu Huston herewith
implore the fans-at-large not to send
any more applications to the Yankee
Offices unless they merely desire to
give their checks and money orders
trip and return through the mails of
the big city. the portly figure of
Cap Huston was discovered yesterday
in the supporting trenches we'll camou-
tagged with borrowed soft chapeau
tilted at rakish angle over his benign
eountenance.
"Cap" himself had to employ consid-
erable strategy to get past his own
outer defenses, where bluecoats and
private detectives held back the horde
Of ticket sellers. "I'm half owner of
the Yankees" protested the imp0sing
Colonel at the first barrier. That's
turned the guard. "Come again" "Let
me speak to Mr.. Barrow" insisted the
magnate. "See those guys hobbling
down the street? See that bird with
the black eye? They wanted to speak
to Barrow, too," was the answer. 81
know Mayor Hylan. I'm on speaking
terms with Ban Johnson. Why, Judge
Lsndis"--. "Lissen,' begged the cop.
"Please, mister. beat it before l crash
in that iron boiler with a swell hick-
osy club, for the luva Mike!"
The esteemed Colonel admitted de-
feat and was just drawing off his
forces when Ed Barrow stuck his head
out Of the window for a draft of fresh
air. He caught sight of the mastery
retreat of the military expert and ef-
fected O rescue. "War was never like
this" moaned the Colonel as he
slumped into chair beside Huggins
and --~ok a glass of water.
Then Higgins was put through a
cross-examination. Refusing to waive
immunity, he testified that Bullet Joe
Bush would start the frst game, and,
he hoped, would finish it, too. Did he
think the series would end in four
games? No He did not. Five games ?
No, decidedly no. Did he think the
series would ever end? He thought it
might, but he wasn't bit sure of it.
Lawton Witt, yclept "Whitey," tho
gentleman with the bobbed hits, world
play center all through the series. hav-
Ing given his solemn oath not to step
on any explosive pop bottles or spike
himself in the back Of the neck. "And
don't forget" said the Dusty Miller,
"the Babe will be in there every game
this year. That will make q difference,
even II It's only in gross tonnage"
The Hugmen had workout on the
Polo Grounds yesterday morning at II
q. ~. and this morning they will GO
through another warming-up process.
II will consist mostly Of batting prac-
tice. as the artillery sights Of the boys
were somewhat dim and hazy in the
last few battles of the American
League campaign. Their confidence is
unshaken In spite Of their hitting
slump. In the absolute certainty that
they would be on the big end Of the
Hurse-splitting party Deacon Scott and
Squire Jones went out and purchased
themselves brand-new automobiles yes
terday with four wheels, licorice lights,