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field shortly before ! As pm. The sun
was out brightly again, when the band
struck up the national anthem.
Early Birds Admitted.
Promptly at IL am the gates for the
$l10 rush seats were opened, and 49,
900 of the faithful who had braved a
stormy night and early morning. rushed
into the right field bleachers known To-
cally as "Ruthville, because of the
number Of balls the great Babe deposits
there.
Manfully the 7th Regiment Band took
its stand-75 brasses, WOODS and drums
along the foul line beyond first base
and tried to blow the mists away with
breezy tunes, but without avail After
two short pieces, the natty boys in gray
retreated to the shelter Of the stands
They burst forth in series of popu-
lar tunes from the new location and
did better, for the mistS cleared mo-
ment, the sun seemed to be trying to
break through the clouds to justify
weather forecasts of clearing for the
afternoon, and the rapidly filling
bleacher customers responded with
few mild, warm-up cheers, the first of
the series.
Break Ends Shortly.
The break lasted but a few minutes,
however, and the gray gloomy mists
settled down again over the park.
Otherwise the weather was warm and
the bleacher customers, fortified by news
papers draped over their heads and
anything else available to save them
from the wet seats, seemed fairly
comfortable
1T doesn't look so good" Lands re-
marked after a preliminary inspection
of the skies from his hotel window
But I've seen it turn out all right after
worse start than this. The only thing
that will keep us from going on with
the show is another big downpour."
1t had stopped raining by $50 am,
and the Weather Bureaus forecast was
for slightly clearing skies this after
noon. The report said there would be
no more rain after noon, but a drop in
temperature was also predicted.
Barring the widest sort of a last
minute food of enthusiasm the Yankees
and Cubs faced the entirely unexpected
threat OF possible financial depression.
Never before in the history of six
previous Yankee world series have
Broadway and the far-reaching en-
virons Of Manhattan failed to produce
throng the American League Ball Park
But today with burly Rufus the
Red" Ruffing primed to hurl his fire
ball against the cocky Cubs; with Babe
Ruth and Lou Gehrig. the siege guns,
perfectly trained on Chicagos lanky
Guy Bush; the ball park primed and
draped in bunting, even the brasses of
the 7th Regiment Band polished to a
blilliance that rivals the MONDAY sun,
when there is one, either the evolution
or the revolution of the faithful seemed
certain to have taken place.
Bill Cunningham of Kansas City held
down first position at entrance A to
the bleachers. He said he had kept a
week-long vigil and expected to be the
first to purchase ticket when the Office
opened at 10 o'clock. He slept on two
automobile cushions and protected him.
self from the rain with an umbrella.
Women Join Line.
Last year, with the weather clear,
thousands were in line for the first
game by 7 am.
Stanley Cochran Of this city was in
second place and Charles Kiersk, a
fireman, of Auburn, N. Y, and Jacob
DiSkin OF PeekSkill, N. Y, were in third
BY $50 the crowd at the bleacher en-
frances had increased to 500, including
six women, while 1,500 other fans were
lined up in front of the ticket windows.
Even though the forecast Of the
Weather Bureau was for showery day
with no clearing before late afternoon
series, bolstered by the presence OF
Snpokar IOhn ir
candidate for Vice President, and solid
phalanx of notables from all walks OF
Nfe, was a far cry from the record at
tendance OF 50 800 and receipts of 1924,
130 set at the Yankee Stadium.
The teams themselves. the thrills
color, and battle they promised, seemed
to warrant no such let-down.
In the forefront of all the attractions
heaved the corpulent figure of Babe
Ruth, greatest slugger In base balls
history, lifting his cudgel for the tenth
time in world series play, healthy anc
vigorous enough after To-day siege OF
incipient appendicitis to assault a score
of records for the championship every
time he stalked to the plate.
Typical Yankee Crew.
Behind him ranged the big and little
Yankees-the equally dangerous Lou
Gehrig; deadly Tony Lazzeri and the
lanky better from Arkansas, Bill
Dickey; brisk though aging Earle
Combs; little joey Sewell, and the fast
youngsters, Ben Chapman and Frank
Crosetti.
1t was typical Yankee betting crew
2-to-1 favorite in the scanty betting
Far sterner opposition than these fig
tAI l,,r ivI
Cub array that steamed into town on 6
special train yesterday morning, the
cheers of Chicago's militant supporters
still ringing in their ears.
While the Cubs lacked the distance
power and drive of the mighty Yankees
there was no denying their champion
ship ability. Backing Bush, Manage
Charley Grimm's choice for the opening
assignment, were such steady pitching
veterans as Charley Root, Pat Malon
and Burleigh Grimes, all bOasting tina
invaluable world series asset, experience
with young Lon Warneke brillian
enough over the seasons record to battl
the Yankees in the second game OF
youth, speed and courage alone.
There was hitting power OF tn
sharper, shorter type in the bats o
"Old Hoss" Stephenson, brilliant Xix
Cuyler, big Gabby Hartnett, youn
Johnny Moore, the old Yankee short
stop, Mark Koenig, woody" English
Bill Herman and Grimm himself.
Perhaps the slump in the interest o
the cash customers could be attributes
to the world series rule, designed t
frustrate ticket speculation, Of sellin
tickets only in blocks Of three, cover
ing the two necessary home games an
sixth contest that may never tax
place.
Ed Barrow, business manager OF tn
Yankees, considered this to such an ex