The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-08

PlttSburg, october I-Detroit, the Amer
lean league champion, and Pittsburg, the
winner of the National league pennant,
will meet here tomorrow in the opening
game of the series, which will decide
the baseball championship of the world
for 1909 1t will be Detroit's third at
tempt in as many years to win the great
est honors in organized baseball, as
Hughey Jennings champions have been
defeated by the Chicago Nationals in the
last two world series. Pittsburg has
not had an opportunity for contesting
for the worlds championship since 1903,
when it won the National league pennant
and was defeated by the Boston Amer
leans In the big series.
The local weather forecaster has prom
ised good weather conditions for tomor-
row, and a record-breaking crowd at
Forbes field is certain. Every reserved
seat of the 1900 has been engaged. and
thousands more of enthusiasts are expect
other spaces in the immense amphithe-
atre. 1t is expected 5000 persons will
see the first game. While the weather
predictions for tomorrow are promising,
the local expert has refused to give the
same report for Saturday, as he says
there is a storm heading this way.
Both teams are determined to win the
opening game, as the winner OF the first
engagement in the last four worlds series
has captured the championship. AS re-
suit both Managers Fred Clarke and
will send a thew
consider their strongest at present to
do the pitching. Jennings said he would
probably use George Mullin, his husky
and reliable veteran, while Clark is PLAN
ming to use Charles Adams, the man who
came from the Louisville. American asso-
citation, team at the beginning of thu
season and made a phenomenal record
with Pittsburg.
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 champions
Frank O'Loughlin, Of the American
league, and J. tombstone of the National
league, will umpire tomorrow, while Will
liam Klein of the National league and
William Evans of the American league
are billed to officiate In Saturdays game.
All is In readiness for the first game.
The police arrangements have been COM
Dleted. over 40 Officers are TO De sIa-
toned in and around Forbes field, under
the direction of the assistant superintend-
ent of police and the various inspectors.
For the purpose of avoiding as much as
possible the anticipated congestion at the
park, the newspapers today published
diagram of the seating arrangements, with
instructions to seat holders regarding the
entrance and exist. number OF new
openings have been constructed and prac
tically every section of the immense struc-
ture has individual entrances.
BY noon practically all the Detroit
players had arrived here. This after
noon between and o'clock the
American pennant winners assembled
to go to Forbes field and engage in
practice work, and also become ac
quainted with conditions at the local
grounds.
Although no official announcement
has been made 1t is believed Mullin will
pitch for Detroit and Adams for Pitts
burg in the opening game tomorrow.
Their is to be a brief session of the
national commission tomorrow at which
the National contests will be decided.
Mr.. Hermann CHI airman of the nation
al commission, said today: You are
going to have the greatest crowd that
ever attended a worlds championship
game. consider the arrangements are
as nearly perfect as It is possible to
make them. Every contingency has
been provided for, and I am sure the
series will be a great success"