Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
s]!n N EXCELLENT coID|1|1.
Seats viii be Prepared for Twenty
Thousand-chanee Doesn't Expect
a. Easy a Victory az He Won Over
Tigers Last Year.
NV Associated Press)

land the Chicago NatlOEal LedSu'
teams I'm excellent condition, and ill
ed with confidence. Every indication
tonisht Is that the opening of the
series at Bennet Park tomorrow after
noon will be under the mos auspic
iOus circumstances.
| Baseball Only Topic.
Baseball enthusiasm Is at an in
tense pitch in the city. and baseta.
| Is practically the sole topic of con
conversion at all public places
Bennett Park is in perfect condition
and indications are that 1t will be fill
ed with a record breaking crowd wher
play is called at 2 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon. 4
The Chicago team, sixteen ~mer
strong in addition to President Muir
ply, Secretary Williams and a mum
Der Of newspaper men, arrived IRON
New York this afternoon. They went
| Immediately to their quarters at tbs
Hotel fuller. All of them except
| Captain MANAGER Frank Chance are
in perfect condition for the game to
morrow.
Chances Throat Troubles Him.
Captain Chance was struck in the
throat by rowdy while leaving the
fed after yesterdays game in New
York ard the blow injured cartilage
in his throat. and affected his vocal
chords so that he can barely speak
above a whisper tonight.
While annoying the injury will not
prevent the Chicago leader from play
ing.
Upon his arrival here Captain
Chance called in throat specialist,
Pitchers Brown and Pfeister were al
so buffeted about in the attack on the
Chicago players after the game yester-
day but did not receive serious hurts
Cubs in Fine Shape.
THE boys are in fine shape" said
Captain Chance tonight, land l feel
confident that we can win another
worlds series from the Detroit tigers
However. am not looking for any
such victory as we had last year.
Detroit's team is too great to suner
such a defeat again. But We feel
that we can beat them. Either over
all or Reulbach will open the series
tomorrow. Reullach, If he warns
| Up WELL
sizeup Of the Detroits.
Manager Hugh Jennings had his
American League champions at Ben
net Park all morning giving them
their final practice for the first game
Tonight he said that his entire team
was in satisfactory shape. He said
Of Shortstcp O'Ieary, who, has been
out of the game for several weeks
that his injured thumb is well enough
so that it will not trouble him seri
ously tomorrow.
Catcher Schmidt has a bad finger
but it will not keep him out Of the
game
The pitching choice for tomorrow
lies between Killiau and Donovan.
said Manager Jennings this evening
with the probability favor!ng Kill
Ian. We are going in to the fight
for the worlds championship hlled
with confidence. Our last game Win
the Chicago American League team
which. gave us the championship o.
our league. showed me lat ! sill
have the earnest and greatest team
in modern baseball"
Every Seat Sold in Two Hours
Within two hours after the reserved
seat sale was opened this mcrniha
at Bennett Park every reserved sea-
for Saturdays game was sold AM
there were still hundreds OF men II
line waiting to secure the covetse
admissions.
Circus seats which will accommo
late 10000 spectators arrived al Zen
net Park today from Chicago and
large force Of carpenters put 'hem u
place this afternoon.
| President Naviu stated tonight tina
he will have seats for from ls"oo u
.. ooo people tomorrow and that tins
demard for tickets INDICATED that the'
| will nj, be filed. The sale OF sensr
al admission tickets viii open At
o'ciock in the morning. and u u AZ
:icipatcd that daylight viii md hund
rrds Of waiting applicants for the"
lined M before the ticket WINDOWS.
MeS,s~ ssiH sers. :.
Manager John J. McGraw. OF IN
New York Giants. former team mat
ard close friend Of Jennings' ic''
graphsd TO him a. follows 10 dsy:
IL justice bad been done: 20
would be playing n on with IN
Giants no~. Ny hcarv consra'". !"
tons. Nav YOU always prosper I"
yoa have this year
The members Of the national con
mitfcc which has charge oi ~
worlds series arrived toBizh' a. W
Hotel rvnichastrsin from cincinsal
They will hold . mcctirE ton'o''o'
inorninz 20 arrange nnsi sc'a's q
the game.