A Ticket Muddle for the Militia
A breakdown in communication leaves local militiamen feeling spurned at the ballpark gates.
An unfortunate muddle has arisen over the admission of militiamen at a reduced rate to the games. Lieutenant Calhoun and other local officers interested themselves in getting a half-rate. The directors of the baseball association decided to offer to sell a certain number of tickets in bulk to the militiamen for one-half the regular price, but this offer, in being transmitted to the militia officers, became badly mixed, and it was announced that any militiaman would be admitted to the grounds at half price. For this reason, there were some hard feelings over the matter when the gatekeeper refused to admit militiamen at half rate because they did not have special tickets.
“For this reason there was some hard feelings over the matter when the gate keeper refused to admit militiamen at half rate.”
This reflects the ongoing friction in Seattle between civic gatekeepers and organized groups trying to negotiate access to public spaces—a dynamic still very much alive in modern debates over stadiums and public land usage.
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