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Show STAMPEDE OF : FANS FATAL Two Die When Rain Causes Panic Among N. Y. Bleacherites. 1 ' NEW YORK, May 20. (U.D .Officials .Of-ficials of the New York Yankees ba-cball club were exonerated today to-day of blame in. connection with the death of two persons and the injury of 63 yesterday when bleacher bleach-er fans were stampeded by rain. District Attorney John E. Mc-Gerhan Mc-Gerhan of the Bronx said an inves-li.-?tion showed that there was no negligence on 'the part of club officials, of-ficials, and that the report that gales were closed, making it impossible im-possible for the crowd to get out, was unfounded. 20 In Serious Condition Eleanor Price, 17, and ' Joseph Carter, 60, both of whom were Sampled in the tunnel way that leads from the right field bleach (-ts to the street, died shortly after they we-:e injured. At least 20 of thf persons who were treated by physicians were said to be in a jerious condition. About 53,000 persons were In the jtadium to see" the Yankes play ths Boston Red Sox. In the third inning t began to drizzle, but play was jontinued wi'.h the crowd holding lcwspapers over new straw hats. A torrential rain broke in the' '1ft h inning, the umpires called the fame, which the Yankees won, 3 to ), and the fans startecTfor the exit3. Those in the grandstand, protected y thc roof, moved slowly and calm-y calm-y toward the' gates, but in the undetected un-detected bleachers everyone hue 'led. Eve witnesses ' said a boy tumbled in the corridor that lcadr rem the bleach erg to the" street. fvo men fell on top of him and ntm five or six persons were on ho ground. . t The crowd surged on, trampling n those Wiio could not get to their Pot in time. Soon the" tunnel Toy was jammed. Hundreds were Uniting to got into thc covered ttssage. I Patrolman Louts Bacr stood in he Htrc'et exit drawing his pistol q ordered the men in front to help ini iip away the wire that forma fie Hidc walls of tlic tunnel so that Jio crowd could spread out under-e;ith under-e;ith tin.' bleachers. As the" men topped to obey him the pushing hemic he-mic more violent. Bacr was shoved It ng ahead oi the crowd, which Dy nv h-ul become panic-stricken, "dor the patrolman was taken to hospital where it was said he had t'.'icturcc ribH. When Miss Pi Ice was brought in- the clubhouse, Br.be Ruth imme-iatcly imme-iatcly went to the field and asked II physicians among the' departing I'.-mdstaiKl fans to help treat the ijurod. |