The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-08
CHAMPIONSHIP
 CLASH TODAY Worlds Series Begins at
 Pittsburg. BOTH TEAMS KEYED TO HIGHEST CONCERT PITCH Clarke and Jennings Are Each Con-
 fident of Winning. Regular Lineup VIII Be Used By Man- agers In First Game-Mullin,
 Probably. VIII Oppose

Pittsburg. Pa.. Oct. 7.-Detroit the American League champions. and Pitts. burg, the winners of the National League pennant, will meet here tomor- row in the opening game of the se, championship of the world for 1909.
 It will be Detroit's third attempt in as many years to win the greatest ey Jennings champions have been de- feated by the Chicago Nationals in the last two worlds series.
 Pittsburg has not had an opportuni- ty for contesting for the worlds cham pionship since 1903. when 1t won the National League pennant and was de- feated by the Boston Americans in the big series.
 promised good weather conditions Tor tomorrow, and record-breaking crowd at Forbes Field Is certain. Every re- served seat of the 18,000 has been en- are expected to engage in a wild scramble for the other spaces In the immense amphitheatre.
 It is expected S5.ooe persons will see predictions for tomorrow are proinis- Ing. the local expert has refused to give the same report for Saturday. as he stays there Is storm heading this way.
 Both teams are determined to win | the opening game as the winner of the first engagement in the. last four pionship. As result both managers, Fred Clarke and Hughey Jennfngs. will send the men they consider their strongest at present to do the pitch Ing.
 Jennings said he would probably use George Mullin, his husky and reliable veteran, while Clarke Is planning to from the Louisville American Associa- | tion team at the beginning of the sea- son. and made phenomenal record
 Schmidt IS scheduled to do the back stopping for Detroit. while Gibson, the reliable, is scheduled to go behind the bat for the National League cham- pions.
 Frank o'Loughlin. of the American League, and E. Johnstone, of the National League. will umpire tomor- row, while William S,saa K,em, of r,na the Ma; the American League. are billed to off, ficiate In Saturdays game.
 Detroit put in a hard tyo hoyrs prae- | where Jennings gave his men @ hard work out. He spent most of the time in making them bat and run the | hasea
 Manager Clarke and the Pittsburg team spent a strenuous morning at Forbes Field and when the session was ended. the focal leader admitted
 The regular lineup of both teams will be on the field tomorrow and the to offer as every man Is In excellent condition. Jennings may play Davey Jones in left field In place of Mcintyre. but Davey has been in enough games to be classed as a regular. Outside of this position there Is no doubt con- eerning the personnel of the two teams in the opening game. The game to- morrow. as on Saturday, will start at D. m. Eastern time.
 aence this year, and only a few scat tered sales of tickets at advanced prices have been reported. Chairman Garry Hermann. of the National Conn ton of tho Pittsburg Club and the city authorities, the commission had been able to reduce the, scalping evil to a minimum.
 The prevailing odds are 9 to 1, with Pittsburg the favorite, but little bet ting is being done because of the ab. sence of the Detroit money.
 Hans Wagner will outbat Ty Cobb. and osition.
 An Important meeting of the Nation al Commission is scheduled for to- mann. the Pfeffer case will be reopen. ed and some decisive action taken-
 In this case, Charles W. Murphy. the president of the Chicago Nationals. ing with Pitcher Pfeffer, of the Toron. to Eastern League Club.
 President Murphy wired Pfeffer to join j1 the Chicago team as soon as pos- submitted to the National comnn:tee he did not wire the president of the Toronto club.
 Murphy has asked Tor a re-opening of the, case and 1t will come before the commission tomorrow