Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-08
WORLDS SERIES
TO OPEN TODAY
DETROIT AND PITTSBURG ARE
AFTER PENNANT
VAST CROWD SEEKS SEATS TO
FIRST GAME
Teams Practice Lightly and Then
Rest-Umpires Are Chosen and
All Details Arranged for
Final Series
tBy Associated Press.l

PITTSBURG, 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 series
which will decide the baseball cham
pionship of the world for 1903.
1t will be Detrot's third attempt In
as many years to win the greatest
honors in organized boseball, as
Hughey jennings champions have
been defeated by the Chicago Nationals
in the last two worlds series. Pitts
burg has not had an opportunity for
contesting for the worlds champion
ship since 1908, when it won the Ma
tional league pennant and was de-
feated by the Boston Americans in the
big series.
Expect Record Crowd
It is expected $4,000 persons will see
the first game. 'Both teams are de-
termined to win the opening game, as
the winner of the first engagements in
the last four worlds series has cap
tured the championship. AS a result,
both Managers Fred Clarke and
Hughey Jennings will send the men
they consider their strongest to do the
pitching. Jennings said he probably
would use George Mullin, his husky
ond reliable veteran, while Clarke is
planning to- use Charles Adams, who
came from the Louisville American
association team and made phenom-
email record with Pittsburg.
Frank O'Loughlin of the American
league and ]. e. Johnstone of the Ma
tional league will umpire tomorrow,
while William KLEIN of the National
and William Evans of the American
will officiate in Saturdays battle.
nAfrOif arrived hnra fn-
day in two sections and put in two
hours of hard practice OF Forbes field
this afternoon, and Jennings gave his
men a pretty hard workout. He used
most of the time in making them bat
and run the bases in earnest.
Both Managers Satisfied
Manager Clarke and the Pittsburg
team put in a strenuous morning at
Forbes field, and when the session was
ended the local leader admitted he was
perfectly satisfied with the condition
of his men.
Weather Forecaster Pennywitt issued
a special prediction at noon, as fol-
lows:
Fair and warmer weather will be
had until tomorrow night. For Sat
urday, however, conditions are uncer-
tain, as there Is a storm headed IN
this direction"
There is some dissatisfaction over
the arrangements, but the task of dis
tributing seats was large one, and
naturally there are complaints from
those who failed to get the reserva-
tions they wanted.
The police arrangements have been
completed. Two hundred and fifty
bluecoats are to be stationed in and
around Forbes field.
Foy. the DIIrDOse Of avoiding as much
as possible the anticipated congestion
at the park the newspapers today are
publishing a diagram of the seating
arrangements, with instructions to
seat holders regarding the entrances
and exits. A number Of new openings
have been constructed and practically
every section OF the immense structure
has an individual entrance.
Big Magnates Gather
CHICAGO, Oct. 7.-President Ban
Johnson of the American league left
for Pittsburg last night to join Pres
ident Heidler of the National league
and Chairman Hermann one day in
advance of the opening of the worlds
series. to settle any minor details or
complications which may arise.
The national commission is especially
anxious that ticket scalping be elm
mated so far as possible. The Amer
lean league executive stated that he
had received advices from Pittsburg
that the stories of alleged ticket scalp
ing on a large scale were untrue.
The commission has arranged for a
special train between Pittsburg and
Detroit and vice versa, to carry the
members of the contending teams, the
umpires, business representatives of
the two clubs, the commission and a
limited number of newspaper men.
Waiting at Detroit
DETROIT, Oct. More than 1000
people were in line patiently waiting
for tickets when 5000 pavilion seats for
the worlds series baseball games here
next Monday and Tuesday were placed
on sale today.
, Some of the men had taken possess
sion at the head of the line soon after
To balk ticket scalpers, only two
tickets were sold to an individual. The
supply was exhausted long before the
demand had been satisfied.
Only general admissions are now left
for the two games.