San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-12
GOTHAM Of A
SUDDEN GOES
BASEBALL MAD
Police Forced to Charge
Series Mobs Hour Be-
fore Game Time.
RUTH STIRS EN- U P
Thurs day Comeback Of
Yank Star Grams Stands
for Third Contest.
RUTH sTIRS EN- UP

Nankee STADIUM. new Norh' Oc''
12.-For the first time since The 1923
worlds series began Gotham today
really was in baseball fever.
Lured by the call of the mighty
bat of Babe Ruth, coaxed on by the
knowledge that at least New York
Yankee team could stand toe to toe
and take it with New York Giant
outfit, the town passed from The semi
lethargic condition in which it has
viewed previous installments OF a:
fratricidal strife and went baseball
mad.
In the two previous gamcs neither
the great Yankee stadium no. the
imposing Polo Grounds was filled.
The fans came to see superb team
jim the Characterization with pre-
cision, and a mighty hero-Babe Ruth
go down in ignominous failEre.
The fans came and saw. But they
had seen before the smooth function
ing of the National Ieaguers Of Man
ager McGraw directing his team TO
victory and they had, seen the illus
trious Bambino groan as ne struck
out or popflied TO the infield.
Ruth Stirred En- Up.
But they had not seen two great
teams fighting neck and neck, row
with delft rapier-like lunge, again
with blazing attack
When the word went out last night
that Babe Ruth finally had arrived
as q ball-punching worlds series hit
ter and that the series stood mt a
dead heat the fans caught on. They
grasped the old world series excite
ment, the tang. the blood tingliag that
the older renewals Of the October
classic had inspired.
SO today they came on. The twelve
policemen who spent all OF Wedn's-
day night guarding a lone bleacherite
who wanted to be sure 10 get mo the
Polo Grounds yesterday had TO call
for help last night. At } pcloc: this
morning there was long line outside
the Yankee stadium that bad been
gathering throughout the night, and
when the bleacher gates opened there
was a wild surge inside. At - O'Clock
the bleacher gates were closed aud
thousands who stood IN lines SIX
abreast outside edged up for the nigh
err priced seats of the sfaddStani.
The shifting of the scene back TO
the Yankee stadium, across the divid-
ing line of the Harlem river, was
healthful The fans were livelier;
they didn't sit back in their seats and
pun their hats over their eys TO await
the appearance of the players. They
talked. they sGuirmcd in their seats.
they stood un. the walked about. they
argued and they cleared their throats
to shout.
Bana Takes TO Ragtime.
The military band in white and
gray uniforms left off sonates and
Eociurnes and took on ragtime. 1t
marched around the field with Il
sprightly step and blasted its music
with zest from the far reaches of
space in front of the left field bleach
ers whence its music came 10 be
broken by hum of talk in the cav
ems OF the grandstand.
Where before the spectators had
smiled at Nick AltrOck and Al
Schacht. the Bolivars OF the piece.
they laughed uproariously today. But
Nick and Al didn't have much time for
their pre-practice comics. The Yam
KEGS. their confidence fully restored.
cognizant that they hold an edge with
the series even. four of the Giant
pitchers down and Ruth ut last in his
seven-league bOot-stride. were on the
field early. The crowd rose to greet
them with roaring cheers.
Ruth came OH few minutes after
the rest of the team and heard the
most welcome sound his ears have lis
tened TO in all the worlds series in
which he has participated. He walked
gingerly TO the batting cage today and
smacked ont two balls. one on low
line to right field that brought forth
a bedlam of noise.
At l. 40 the Giants came on.
Charged Mob on Horses.
At a quarter of 1 the mounted po-
lice and the bluecoats outside had 20
lift their clubs and charge the mObs
lined up for tickets. Ropes were
stretched to keep them back aud
streets cleared for the arrival Of re-
Inducements, should a riot call lie
sounded.