Evening journal., 1909-10-07
READY FOR
BIG SERIES
First Of WORLDS Champion
ship Games to be Played
Tomorrow

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
P1TTsBURG, oct. 7-Brimfu of con-
hdonco and ready for play IN the worlds
championship series TO start, the Detroit
Tigers. three times winner of the Ameri-
can League pennant, and as many times
contender for the worlds championship.
arrived IN Pittsburg early to-day. Mem
bers Of the National Baseball Commission
also arrived and with the Pirates already
arc at home the three big bodies figuring
most prominently In the contests Of Fri
day and Saturday are on the ground.
Never before has the advance sale OF
seats for worlds series games been as
great as for the series about TO be play
ed Eighteen thousand reserved seats are
already sold for each OF the first two
games here, and with the unreserved
sections, that are certain to be filled a
few minutes after the sates are opened
1t is estimated that at least 5000 persons
will witness each game here out Of town
fans are arriving to-day and though
thousands of dollars has been sent ahead
to be placed either ON the Tigers or
Pirates, more was turned loose to-day
one bet of 5000 TO 5000 on the Plttsburg
team was registered last night while a
| wcll-known broker placed $1,000 at TO
! and TO o. There seems to be carloads
of Pittsburg money and every Detroit Of
ierng is snatched up. Few bets are now
bcing made at even money, the Detroit
hackers getting odds of from to ] and
Sto5
The new seats at Forbes field were COM
, pleted late yesterday and the grounds in
spected to-day by the National Commis-
sion IL Is certain that there will bo no
. objection from this body as the playing
area IN Forbes Fed is larger than the
rules call for The playing area win be
much larger than that required as the
field IS clear for a distance OF over 200
feet from all foul lines. Arrangements for
police protection and handling the onor-
nous crowd at the park have been COM
; pletcd although Chief McQuaid is now
figuring on whether II will be necess arS
to have squad patrol the "all nighters'
that are expected at the bloacher gates
hoping to be the first i'm line for tickets
before the game tomorrow
one enthusiastic fan placed cot just
outside tho gate Tuesday night and hai
not left the spot since
Probably never before have two teami
met where individual play as well as th'
team pay viii be watched and speculate'
ON as closely as in the coming series. Beti
have been posted as to whether or moi
Wagner will outbat Cobb but the lates
As whether or not Ownie Bush, Jennings
young and fast shortstop VIII outshin'
Wagner I'm the Held. Piusburg cannot i'm
, agine a greater man in the held than
IIonus. but the visitors arc alread,
spreading the fame OF Bush as fielder.
Both managers Jennings and Clarke pu
their men through light practice thii
morning and both expressed confidence il
being returned the winner Of the big ser
les. neither manager is experiencing an,
trouble In having his stars out OF condi
tion and will play their strongest line
up The choice Of pitchers has narrowed
down 10 two men by both managers.
Camnitz has entirely recovered from hi
recent illness and Clarke viii send eithel
he or Babe" Adams TO The firing line II
the opener.
Jennings viii rely on either Mullen OF
Wild Bill Donovan. The batting order vii
probably be:
pittsburg-Byrne, Sb. Leach, cf; Clarke
II; Wagner, IS; Miller, 2b; Abstein. lb
y Wilson. ri; Gibson. c; Adams or Cam
e nitz. p.
Deroit-D. Jones H.; Bush. IS; Craw
ford, CT; Cobb, rf; Delehanty. 2b Moriar
ity, sb: 7. Jones, lb; Schmidt, c; Muller
, or Donovan. p.
The game starts at o. m. 'Easterr
time.