Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-09
EARLY BIRDS BUY TICKETS
Detroit Fam Takes Place at Midnight
to Head Line.
THEN CROWDS SOON GATHER
President Pulliam Discusses Cham
pionship Race and Applauds New
York's Gallant Fight.

DETROIT, Mich, October 9-Before
daylight today there were camped before
the ticket windows at Bennett Park,
where tomorrow the Detroit American
League and Chicago National League
base ball teams will open their second
struggle for the worlds championship.
several hundred enthusiasts, determined
to be in advantageous position for the
opening of the reserved seat sale at 10
o'clock.
1t was just after midnight when a po-
liceman discovered the first applicant. He
announced that it was his intention to
secure the fisst ticket for the worlds
until he did.
Hundreds more gathered during the
early hours of the morning.
While the sale of the seats was occupy
ing every person connected with the busi-
ness department of the club. Manager
Jennings and the players were engaged
in their final practice for the great game
tomorrow The players reported at the
park Immediately alter breakfast and
were kept at work at top speed until noon
Wounded Players in Game.
Under the rules governing the worlds
series Shortstop Bush is not eligible to
play with the local team in the series.
This will force O'Leary into the game, de-
spite the fact that he has badly bruised
thumb.
1t was Manager Jennings intention to-
day to have Pitcher Killian, Detroit's
strong left-hander, face the Chicago
team in the opening game. Catcher
Schmidt is expected to catch most of the
games during the series in spite of
painful finger, which the club physician
says is both dislocated and slightly frac-
tured.
Contractors had double forces of men
at work in the park today putting up the
extra seats and bracing the stands where
necessary. and President F. J. Navin de-
clared that by noon tomorrow the park
would be ready for a crowd of 2O,00U to
2, 600. 1t is expected that there will be
seating capacity for about 5000.
The Chicago team is due here at 1:3O
o'clock this afternoon over the Michigan
Central railway. 1t will go Immediately y
to the Hotel Tuller, which was its mead
quarters here during the worlds series
last fall.
II feel confident we will win the
worlds title" said Jennings today, yet
l will make no prediction. All will say
is that when the Cubs get throU.-. with
the series they will know they have been
in fight"
Weather indications are for bright,
sunshiny day tomorrow.
Pulliam Praises New York.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 9.-The
members of the national base ball COM
mission left at noon today for Detroit to
attend the opening game of the worlds
championship series, which begins there
tomorrow afternoon.
No statement further than last nights
official announcement of the conditions
governing the contest was given out. But
President Pulliam in an interview talked
entertainingly of the championship race.
He said:
1T was the greatest race in the history
of base ball, and the best team undoubt-
edly won. But there was great glory for
other teams besides the winners in the
battles that were fought right down to
the last day.
"All honor should go to the New York
team for the gallant. fight they made
With practically only Two dependable
pitchers, they fought their way from a
iowly position to leadership in the race,
holding that place for long time by a
display of gameneSS and base ball ability
that has rarely if ever been equaled in
base ball.