The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

20 President Murphy. Secretary Will
liams and a number of newspaper
men. arrived from New York by the
Michigan Central railway this after
noon. They went Immediately to their
quarters at the Hotel Tuller. All of
them except Captain-Manage Chance
are in perfect condition for the game
tomorrow
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 can scarcely speak above whisper
tonight The injury viii not prevent
the Chicago leader from taking MS
place at first base tomorrow. Upon
his arrival here Captain Chance called
in throat specialist, and his throat
was under treatment during the late
afternoon and evening. Pitchers
Brown and Pfeister were also bnIfeted
about in the attack on the Chicago
players after the game Yesterday, but
did not receive hurts Of any conse-
quence.
PLAYERS IN FINE SHAPE
The boys are in fine shape" said
Captain Chance tonight, and teei
confident that We can win another
worlds series from Detroit However.
] am not looking for any such victory
as we had last year Detrolts team Is
TOO great TO suffer such a defeat again
But we feel that we can beat them.
Either Overall or Reulbach viii open
the series tomorrow afternoon, prob
ably Reulbach If ne warns up Well
President Charles w Murphy OF the
Chicago club repeated Captain Chance
statements about the condition OF the
team. I'VE are in splendid form, he
said and viii open the series with
every confidence"
When told Of the statement issued
tonight by John T. Brush Of the New
York club denying that the alleged tie
game between New York and. Chicago
would be taken into the United States
court. Murphy said that the report was
TOO ridiculous TO need any denial.
Manager Hugh Jennings had his
American league champions on the
neid AZ Bennett park al the morning
giving them their final practice for the
FIRST OF the games which mean so much
TO them Tonight he said that his en-
tire team was in satisfactory shape. He
said of ShOrtstop O'Leary. who had
been out Of the game for several
weeks. that his injured thumb was well
enough for him 70 play. catcher
Schmidt has q bad finger but il will
not keep him out Of the game.
KIILIAN MAY PITCH
The pitching choice for tomorrow
lies between Killian and Donovan,
said Manager Jennings this evening
with the probability favoring Killian
We are going into the fight for the
worlds championship filed with con-
6dence. Our last game with the Chi
cago American league team, which
EeAt NS the tldHlltOuSnlD OF our
league. showed me that ! still had the
gamest and greatest team in modern
baseball"
Within two hours after the reserved
seat sale was opened this morning al
Bennett park every reserved seat for
Saturdays game was sold and there
were still hundreds of men in line
waiting 70 secure the coveted admis-
sions. Circus seats. which viii ac-
commOdate 10000 spectators. arrived
AZ Bennett park today from Chicago
and a large force of carpenters put
them IN place this evening under the
supervision OF architects. These seats
extend completely around the outheld
from the third base line to the pavilion
in right field. President + J. NaNin
said tonight that he would have seats
for from $4,000 to 10000 tomorrow and
that the demand for tickets indicated
that they would all be filled.
The sale Of general admission tickets
VIII open at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. and il is anticipated that daylight
VIII find hundreds of waiting appli-
cants lined Up before the ticket win
dows.