New-York tribune., 1909-10-08
ACT ON AUTO PROTESTS READY FOR BIG GAME
PITTSBURG THE CHOICE.
Mulin Likely to Pitch for Detroit
in Opening Battle.

Pittsburs. Oct. Detroit champion of the Amer
lean League, and Pittsburg, the winner of the Ma
tional 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 attempt in many years to
win the highest honors in baseball, Hughey
Jennings and his men have been defeated by the
Chicago cubs in the last two worlds series PITTS
burg has not had opportunity Of conJestlng Tor
the worlds championship since 1903, when it won
the National League pennant and was defeated by
the Boston Americans in the big series
The local weather forecaster has promised good
weather for tomorrow and a record breaking
crowd al Forbes Field is assured. Every reserved
seat of the eighteen thousand has been engaged
and thousands and thousands viii take part in the
wild scramble for seats in the bleachers- Many
persons are camped about the gate tonight. so as
10 be in line early II is expected that thirty-1ve
thousand persons viii see the first game
While the weather predictions for tomorrow are
promising the local forecaster has refused to give
the same report for Saturday, as he says there is
storm heading this way.
Both teams are determined win the opening
came as the winner Of the first engagement in the
last four worlds series has captured the cham
pionship Jennings said tonight that ne would
send George Mullin to the mound for Detroit in all
Droba bility while Clarke is planning 70 use Charles
Adams. the man who came from the Louisviue
American Association team at the beginning of this
season and made phenomenal record with Pitts
burg.
Frank O'Loughlin. Of the American League. and
7 E Johnstone OF the National League, will UNI
rire tomorrow while William KLEIN. of the Ma
tionaI League. and William Evans. OF the American
League are down to offciate in Saturdays battle
The Detroit team arrived here to-day in two sec
tions one coming from New York. where an ex-
hibition game was played with the New York
American League team yesterday, and the other
from Detroit The party that came from Detroit
was composed Of Sam Crawford, Tyrus Cobb and
George Mullin
The Tigers put in hard two hours Of practice
Al Forbes Field this afternoon. Jennings spent
most Of the time in batting practice.
The Pittsburg team put in a strenuous morning
and when the session was ended Clarke admitted
he was perfectIy satisfied with the condition of his
men.
Jennings may play Davy Jones in left field IN
place Of Mcintyre. but Jones has been In eIBugh
games to he classed as regular. Outside OF this
position there is doubt concerning the personnel
Of the two teams for the opening game.
The prevailing odds are TO l. with Pittsburg the
favorite but little betting is being done because Of
the absence of Detroit money Many wagers are
being made that Hans Wagner will outbat Ty Cobb,
and this is considered even money proposition.
Garry Hermann. chairman of the National Com
mission arrived this morning, and B. b johnson,
president Of the American League, came in to
night President John fseydler of the National
League is expected tomorrow morning
An important meeting Of the National Commits
sion is scheduled for tomorrow, and according TO
Mr Hermann the Pfeffer will be reopened
and some decisive a 'tion taken. In this case
Charles W Murphy president Of the Chicago Cubs
was fined $500 for tampering with Pfefer, of the
T, ronto astern League club