Evening star., 1934-10-08

pitched nine great innings against
Rowe in the second game.
Paul will win for US today" Frisch
said. Then Ill have Hallahan and
Dizzy Dean for the clincher tomor-
row."
End Today Is Seen.
"Well end it today" declared Man
ager Mickey Cochrane as he and the
rest of the Tigers dropped down from
the train, which had brought them
from st. Louis, scene Of yesterdays
triumph which put them a game
ahead in the series.
The station had been cleared for
the Tiger arrival. but the crowd still
was massed around the building.
A band that had accompanied the
team to st. Louis formed inside the
station and marched out ahead OF
the team. playing.
The players were bearded into taxi
cabs and private cars in front OF the
station, and a parade started through
streets lined with other cheering thou
sands, and between buildings teS-
tooned with ticker tape.
The biggest cheer Of all was for
Rowe. upon whom the fans are de-
pending to win today's game and
bring Detroit its first world cham
pionship.
Rowe, who pitched the Tigers to
their first series triumph Thursday
had Edna May Skinner, his f1ancee,
on one arm, and several score fans
on the other during his triumphal
procession through the delirious crowd
at the station.
He was grinning from ear to ear
and fairly oozed confidence.
All along the route from st. Louis
to Detroit base ball fans had gath
cred to cheer their favoriteS.
Through Illinois the Cardinal spe-
cial was greeted at nearly every sta
ton by cheering throngs, who gave
vocal support to their favoriteS.
Indiana for Tigers.
AS the trains steamed into Indiana
Tiger fans began to predominant
among the railSide throngS and as
the specials reached Ohio and Michi-
gan a long series of wild demon
strations for the Tigers began.
At Adrian, Mich, native city OF
Frank J. Navin, president of the
Tigers, there was a thunderous well
come.
Until the sun was well up the play
ers in both specials slept peacefully,
unconscious of the shouting crowds
outside.
The players went to their hotels
upon arriving here. but there was
only a brief rest before they moved
again to Navin Field to take over
night kinks out of their muscles.
All through the chill night thou
sands camped by small fires around
Navin Field, torn between the dual
desire of holding place in line for
bleacher tickets. some 1900 places at
$I10 each, that went on sale at 9
am. CE S. T) and the rendezvous
of the fanatics at the railroad station
about the same time.
1000 Wait for Seats.
Many Of them raced from one to
the other, losing all chance OF get
ting in the park today. At am.
police estimated there we're 1000 wait
ing in line. Within three hours after
the ticket windows and the entrance
gates opened there was not an inch
of space left in the big, temporary
bleacher.
The jury box bleacher in right CEN
ter, holding couple of thousand.
also was filled by noon and people
stood at the top.
Outside, the lines at the windows,
patiently waiting for standing room,
stretched for city blocks around the
park. The capacity of the park, some
47,000, was certain to be strained to
the bursting point.
The huge early crowd, hilarious
with excitement, put on cheering
exhibition for all its lack of training,
that would have done credit to the
best drilled students Of q big uni
verSity.