The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-09
ALL IS READY FOR
THE BIG GAMES
Series for Baseball Worlds
Championship Will Begin
Today.
OFFICIALS AND UMPIRE
DISCUSS RULES OF GAMES
Two Teams Are in Remarkably
Good Condition; Great
Crowds Certain.

CHICAGO, Oct. S.-Ideal baseball
weather is predicted for tomorrow and
tonight every one in Chicago who ever
saw the National game of America
played is anxiously waiting for the
call of time tomorrow at 2:30 clock,
when the Chicago Nationals and Chi
cago Americans will meet in the first
game of series of seven for the
world S championship. Both teams are
in excellent condition for the struggle
and both are confident of victory. The
pitchers on both the teams are in grand
form, and both Manager Chance and
Manager Jones tonight declared that
the losing team would have no excuses
to offer for defeat, except that the best
ball players had won. As to who would
pitch tho first game, neither Chance nor
Jones was able TO announce tonight
with any degree OF certainty. Chance
said he hoped Brown would be the Sc
lection, while Jones said the man who
showed the best in the workout would
be the one selected to puzzle the West
Siders,
Great Demand for Tickets.
So great is the interest in the coming
series that many of the railroads are
offering reduced rates on their lines to
out -of-town enthusiasts who wish TO see
their favorites win. Several hundred
persons from nearby cities arrived to-
night, only to find that all reserved
seats had been disposed of three days
ago and they would be compelled to
stand in line tomorrow and take their
chances on getting inside the grounds
through the general admission gate.
Tomorrow s game will be played on
the grounds of the National league,
President Murphy having won the toss.
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game will be decided at President Com
iskey's park, and the next four games,
if that many are played, will be alter
mated between the South Side and the
West Side parks. Should it be neces-
sary to play the seven games. the Ma
tional Baseball commission will decide
where the seventh shall be played.
Betting Is Heavy.
Down town tonight the various re-
sorts frequented by sporting men were
filed with those anxious to bet on the
game, and the sums put up are enor-
nous The biggest betting has been
on the Board Of Trade, though in all
parts of the city wagers are being made
ON the final result. The team represent
ing the National league are the favor
ties at all the way from s to 5 10 5 to
l. the odds varying where the followers
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meTous.
Both teams spent several hours in
practice today, and tonight it was said
tomorrow would find them batting in
the following order.
Americans-Hahn, right field; Jones,
center field; Isbell, second base; Davis,
Donohue, first base; Dough
erty, left field; Tannehill, third base;
Sullivan or Mcfarland, catcher.
Nationals-Hofman center field
Sheckard, left field; Schultze, right
field; Chance, first base; Steinfeldt,
third base; Tinker, shortstop; Evers,
second base; King, catcher.
Pitchers not definitely decided upon.
Umpires-Jo ohnstone, National league;
o 'Loughlin, American league. Game
called at 2:30 p. m.
The two teams are in remarkably
good condition. The Nationals will go
into the field with their lineup intact,
with the exception of Centerfelder Sla-
ger, whose place was taken by Arthur
Hoffman. 1t is believed that Shortstop
Davis of the White Sox VIII be able
to appear in his old position, which
will give Comiskey his regular team.
Who the opposing pitchers will be to-
morrow has not yet been announced