The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
.WORLD'SSERIES OPEN SATURDAY Schedule. Players and Umpires Announced. FIRST GAME IN DETROIT Scene of Battle Then Shifts to
 Chicago. National Baseball Commission VIII Be in Charge, But Immediate
 Control Is Given to the
 Umpires.

Cincinnati. Oct. s.-Beginning at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday October 10, the baseball teams of Chi the closest recorded contest for the championship of the National and American leagues. will meet at De- of games for tie baseball champion ship of the world.
 But, one game. will be played at Sunday and Monday contests being day and Wednesday games are the tS be siRRsSy RSSyed rams as Pftroit one ans is necessary. will then be transferred to Chicago. There have been some ad- ditional rules adopted governing. such contests. although in most respects the rules will be as at previous similar
 The National Baseball Commission. for the series. will be in charge. but the immediate control of-the games is given to two umpires from each league. For the National League um- pires o'Day and Klem were designated by President Pulliam. while President Johnson, of the American League, named sheridan and Connolly to repre- sent his organization.
 Rules For Seriea.
 All the rules heretofore adopted and approved by the National and Ameri- as well as the detailed rules adopted by the commission since these games have been provided for.
 Since this report has been issued one change has been made. providing Tor the appointment of four umplres
 The following additional rule has also been adopted since the first ot
 Rule r. Neither one of the contest. ing clubs shall be permitted to pay players who may take part In tho series either before or after the game has been completed. and the commits S10.00o which each club is required fo deposit until such time as thsy may De satisfied that there has been no vIo- | lation or this rule. and in case there Is | a violation of this rule then said cer- tined check shall be cashed and cred | ited to the funds of the National Com | mission. SeHa~
 The authority of the umnlres in these contest will be supreme. Before the distribution of the prize money he- longing to the players, the Commits sion Will take cognizance of all reports by their umpires. and indict such pen aIties as they see fit against Offending players and the penalties infifcte0 shaiI De taken from the prize money be- | longing to such players
 The schedule is as follows:
 The Schedule.
 Saturday October 10, Detroit. Sun. day. October II. Chicagos Monday, Oc- lopSI' AAs ChlcaBOs TueSday, October III. Detroit; Wednesday, October IA be- | trolt; Thursday. October 15, Chicago. :, The following players will be eiig- lnble lble to p, 'ticipate in tn games and
 Chicago National League Club Brown. Chance. Durbin, EVens, Fraser. Howard, Hoffman. Kling, Kroh. Lund, gren Marshall Moran, Overall Pfeis. ter, Reulbach. Shreckard, SlaRIe Schulte, Steinfeldt. Tinker. zimmer- man.
 Detroit American League CIuB- coughlin, Cobb. Crawford, Downes. Donovan. oones, Jennings, Kiliian, Kill ifer, Mullin. O'Leary, Rossnan. schmidt. Summers, Suggs, Schaefer Thomas. Willets, Winter, Mcintyre.
 If any of the games scheduled at any park Is postponed on account of rain pr any other cause the teams viii he required to play such postponed game on the first day available after such postponement and at the same park, provided, however. that the Ean1S scheduled for the Chicago Park on Sunday. October H. shall be played at hat park. In case 1t becomes neces- 'ary to play the seventh game, the ,ity in which it is to be played will De determined by the Commission.