The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-21
OVER SERIES THAT
WILL DECIDE WORLDS
CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW YOUK.PHILADELPHIA
Meeting the Topic Of Dis
cuSSiOn Everywhere.

"Vgho win VIM" is al YOU hear among
the vast army of fans now. and no one
has to figure inst what Is meant by this
query New York versus Philadelphia
brings the topic t. light for it ia prae-
tIcauv conceded these two squads viii
be the rival aggregations to battle for
the championship Of the world ia oc-
tober. when the two pcnuant races are
over Chicago has but faint chance
to head of Philadelphia. while Pitts
burg is equally to the bad lined UP tn
the percentage column against the Giants
Il viii be the battle Of al battles in
balldom-of far greater interest even
than the Piusburg- Boston sq-ies OF 1908
when Collins men carried away the
globe championship. That series was a
sensational siirmish, but 1t VIII be as
nothing wltn the great Rube mqts
the only Chirsty Matthewson and when
Coakley and Plank clash with McGinnity
and Amcs This pitchers battle proniis-
es 10 b. the best ever fought. II Wad-
dell gets away with the first part OF
his first game it will be all over but the
shouting. the experts have II figured out.
II they get him In the air "a; the start
Connie Macks hopes will vanish into
thin smoke unless the unexpected hap
pens
waddoli is now a trihe lame, but 1t is
baYved ite win be in grand shape for
the series as Mack Is giving his great
southpaw much needed rest. Both
Philadelphia ana New York have bern
forced to hustle sll the year and so nell
thr win have much advantage in the
way OF taking "a vacation and so wear
Ing away All slaleness.
As to the money, II Is figured that with
reasonably good weather, the winning
team. at any rate. win have reason to
be wen satisfied. while with the losers
II win be h case OF something Is better
than nothing.
At a conservative estimate. the Polo
grounds cnn take care OF 2g.5oO people
Attendance figures as high as 80 7.ooC
huve been given out by the New York
! Nationals, but theih is "a lot Of pad
ding in them, as most people wen know
But %, 500 actual spectators, az the
prices OF s.. $50. 81, IS cents and 81
cents. which win undoubtedly prevail
wiz bring about $4,000 There will be
only about 900 seats at 50 cents, these
being the regular 25 cent acoonmoda-
tons and the throng which fills the
field win pay rs cents per
The first three games. which are tc
be played at the Poic grounds, would
therefore bring In about $1,000 At th'
Athletics park, In Phnedeiphia. 1906
people have been taken care OF. A.
prices viii undoubtedly be boosted there
also the receipts OF the fourth game vii
tsun close 70 $4,000 The average rate
viii not be quite so high as in New York
because there VIII be a much larger pro-
portion OF 50 cent seats.
At conservative estimate the firsi
four games Of the series shoud tota
$4,000 or this, 20 per cent is first
I deducted ana paid over to the national
/ commission for umphss and other eX-
penses Incidental 20 the series. This
would leave S61 500 of which the players
would get 90 per ccnt, or S27 900. Tho
winning club would take Is per cen, and
ene loser 25. or $50 and $3.50. zig
/ uTiag twenty men 10 team, the win
ntaS would take down about 81 900 apiecc
and the losers s3e5 OF c0urse, bad
wea ner or couple of successive one
sidoJ Victories by one side or the othel
would pul this estimate down materially
Anyway, tho poor magnates, who take
60 per cent OF four glmes and 100 pen
cent Of THE rest after the national COM
missions "expense money" has been de-
ducted) wiu make some money Perhaps
j they viii use Il to raise the salaries oi
the Athletics and the Chants next year
II wouid be just ike John Brush art
Ben shibe So the players may as vel
be happy in the expectation Of nice fai
I envelopes next year