The San Francisco call., 1906-10-09
SPORTS Berger and Kaufman May Furnish Next Big Co
Edited by
R. A. Snyth.
BASEBALL GIANTS
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CHICAGO, Oct. s.-IdeaI 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 2:3O O'Clock.
when the Chicago Nationals and Chi
cago Americans will meet in the first
game Of a series OF seven for the
worlds championship. Both teams are
in excellent condition for the struggle.
and both are confident of victory The
pitchers on both teams are In great
form, and both Managers Chance and
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 the
first game neither Chance nor Jones
was able to announce tonight with any
degree OF certainty.
Several hundred persons from neigh
boring cities arrived tonight only to
find that all reserved seats had been
disposed Of three days ago, and that
they would be compelled to stand in
line tomorrow and take their chances
on getting inside the grounds through
the general admission game.
Tomorrow's game wili be played on
the grounds OF the National League.
giving him the first game. Wednes-
days game will be decided at President
Comiskey's park, and the other four
games will be aIternated between the
South Side and the West Side parks.
Should it be necessary to play the sew
en- games the National Baseball Com
mission will decide where the seventh
shall be played.
In all parts of the city wagers are
being made on the final result. The
team representing the National League
is the favorite at all the way from
to to to 1. the odds varying where
the followers OF one team or the other
are most numerous.
Both teams spent several hours in
practice today. and tonight il was said
tomorrow would find them batting in
the following order:
Americans-Hahn. right field: Jones.
center field; Isbell. second base; Davis.
shortstOp; DonOhue. first base; Dough-
erry, left field; TannehiIl. third base:
Sullivan or Mcfarland. catcher.
Nationals - Hoffman, center field;
Sheckard. left field; Schultz. right feld>
Chance. first base; Steinfeldt. third
base; Tinker, shortstop; Evers. second
base; Killing. catcher.
Pitchers not definitely decided upon
Umpires-JohnstOnc. National que;
O'Loughlin- American League.
ST. LOUIS. Oct S,-The local Amerf-
cans won a hotly contested game from
the st. Louis Nationals today. to 8.
1t was the first OF a post-seasOn series
Of seven for the championship OF the
city Score:
R. r. E.
Americans % x-f IL
Nationals 20 % o O--3 s
Batteries-Howe1l and Spencer; Kar-
ger and Noonan-
HARTFORD. Conn. Oct. S.-The PHI
adelphia and Washington American
League teams played an exhibition
game here today before a large crowd.
WaddeIPs pitching was the feature OF
the contest He had sixteen strike
outs, eight OF which were successive.
and he struck out every man on the
team. thereby making three records
Thirteen strikeouts occurred in i've
innings Score:
r H. z.
Washington ..-..............-.O
Hnlld1elpnld D
Batteries-Kitson and Warner; Wad-
dell and Schreek. Umpire-Tim Hurst