Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
Stigma of Two Defeats Fails
to Be Evidenced as Team
Reaches st. Louis.
AIR BOMBS AND DIN
PUNCTUATE PARADE
Ticket Scalpers Reap Harvest,
While Crowd Waits ALI Night
for Bleacher Tickets.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, October 6.-The burstine
of aerial bombs am the noise of @
riotous welcome broke the anxious calm
of st. Louis base ball fans as they re.
ceived their Cardinals, who came home
today from a pennant conquest and two
losing engagements in the battle fol
the world championship.
Far from being dolorous occasion
after two defeats from the Yankees, the
milling crowds about the Union Station
gave proof with their shouts that st
Louis fandom was backing its team
AS the Red Bird warriors we're con-
Quoted to gayly decorated open auto
mobiles, to the accompaniment of two
brass bands and cheering, appreciative
grins spread over the countenances.
Windows Are Crowded.
AS the motor cavalcade moved out
Twentieth street to Washington avenue
the heartening cheers broke out afresh
from either side of the narrow lanes cut
by a squadron of motor cycle police
The automobiles, beplumed and fes-
tooned with colored crepe, were open
and large pennants bore the names OF
the occupants of the cars.
Windows in the towering Office build
ings were crowded with people who
released showers of paper on the pa
rade and cheering thousands on the
sidewalk. The din of overhead air.
planes noise makers, horns and motor
sirens. brought more grins from Man.
ager McKechnie's crew despite the grim
task confronting them tomorrow.
Making their way slowly through the
canyons of the business district, the
team arrived at the Coronado Hotel
where they scattered.
Meanwhile, the scene was set for the
st. Louis end of the world series. The
hotels were filled and many out-of-
town fans were driven to seek quar-
ters across the Mississippi River in
East st. Louis. Incoming trains bore
more visitors who carried, along with
their money and other valuables, the
priced tickets to SportSman's Park.
Scalpers Reap Harvest.
Ticket scalpers carried on their trade
in the hotel lobbies and the eleventh.
hour customers were charged all the
traffic will bear" 1t was reported one
scalper sold six box seats, two for each
game for $780, They cost $685..
Tickets to the games were priced Sc
highly that class distinction sprang
N1yl1n had 0f1C
those who hadn't and the lucky holders
of the long pasteboards displayed them
proudly under the noses Of those who
were less lucky.
1t was announced all gates would be
opened at $3.50 am. tomorrow. five
hours before the game. To the t1rst
comers there will be sold 5000 bleachers
seats at 81 each $500 pavilion seats
at So: and after the pavilion seats are
gone, $500 standing room tickets at $5
each.
Line Waits Through Night.
Casting sleep to the winds, ardent
base ball fans congregated tonight at
Sportman's Park ticket windows, there
to hold their positions until tomorrow
morning when they will have their
chance of the seats on sale.
Soap boxes and camp stools were
used as beds and some of those with
harder bones sat in the street and on
the sidewalks. At any rate forecast
of fair tonight and cooler tomorrow
made waiting more pleasant.
The Cardinals arrived in fine tettle,
and Manager McKetchnie planned to
send Jess Haines, the knucke ball ex-
pert, against the formidable Yankees In
the third game of the series.