Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
READY TO OPEN
WORLDS SERIES
FIRST GAME TO BE PLAYED
THIS AFTERNOON
Ideal Weather Conditions and Arriving
Throngs Add to Great Interest in
Detroit In PIayoff for the
Championship
[Ry Associated Press.l


DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 9.-The night
before the opening game for the world 8
baseball championship finds both the
Detroit American league and the Chi
cago National league teams in good
shape and filled with confidence that
victory Is to be their portion. Every
indication Is that the opening of the
series at Bennett park tomorrow Will
be under the most auspicious clrcum-
stances. Baseball enthusiasm Is at an
intense pitch In the city and baseball
practically is the sole topic of conver-
sation in hotels, theaters, cafes and
street cars and all public places. Ben
nett park, the home of the Detroit
team, is in perfect condition and indi-
cations are that 1t will be filled with a
record-breaking crowd when play Is
called at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Chicago National league team.
sixteen men strong, arrived from New
York over the Michigan Central rail-
way this afternoon. All of them, ex-
| cept Captain Manager Chance, are In
perfect condition for the game tomor-
row. Captain Chance was struck In
the throat by a rowdy while leaving the
field in New York yesterday and the
blow affected his vocal chords SO that
he scarcely can speak above a whisper
tonight. The injury will not prevent
the Chicago leader from taking his
place at first base tomorrow.
"The boys are inflne shape" SAID
Captain Chance tonight, "and 1 feel
confident that we can win aother
worlds series from Detroit. Either
Overall or Reulbach will open the
series tomorrow afternoon, probably
Reulbach, If he warns up we'll"
Manager Hugh Jennings had his
American league champions on the field
at Bennett park all morning. giv-
ing them their final practice for the
first Of the games which means SO
much to them. Tonight he said his
entire team was in satisfactory shape.
He said of Shortstop O'Leary. who has
been out of the game for several weeks,
that his injuded thumb Is well enough
so that 1t will not trouble him espe-
cially tomorrow. Catcher Schmidt has
a bad finger but 1t will not keep him
out of the game.
1.-The pitching choice for tomorrow
| lies between Killian and Donovan,
said Manager Jennings this evening,
with the probability favoring Kill
lian. We are going into the fight for
the worlds championship filled with
confidence"
Within two hours after the reserved
seat sale was opened this morning at
! Bennett park every reserved seat Tor
| Saturdays game was sold and there
| were VI III AAAC .
| to secure the coveted admission. Cir
| Gus seats. which will accommodate 10,
! 900 spectators, arrived at Bennett park
today from Chicago and large force
of carpenters put them in place this
evening under the supervision of ar
chitects.
These seats extend completely around
the outfield from third base to the
pavilion in right field. President F. j.
Navin stated tonight that he will have
seats for from $4,000 to 10000 tomor-
row and that the demand for tickets
indicated that they all will be filled.
The sale of general admission tickets
| will open at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and 1t is anticipated that daylight
| will find hundreds of waiting appli-
cant5 for them lined up before the
| ticket windows.
Weather predictions tonight are for
splendid baseball weather tomorrow
with a bright sun to temper the crisI
autumn air
The hotels are rapidly filing this
evening with baseball enthusiasts
sporting writer's and official. from all
over the country. The members of the
national commission, which has
charge of the worlds series, arrived
tonight at the Hotel Pontchartrain
from Cincinnati. They will hold a
meeting tomorrow morning to arrange
final details for the games.
The umpires will be Sheridan and
Connolly of the American and O'Day
and KLEIN of the Nationals.