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ATHLETICS WIN COINS TOSS
First Game of Worlds Series Goes to
Philadelphia.
OCTOBER SEVENTEENTH Is DATE
RigIer and O'Day. and Connolly and
Sheridan Are Umpires---PIayers
Get sixty Per Cent-List Of
ElIKtbIe Men.
OCTOBER SEVENTEENTH Is DATE

CINCINNATI, Oct. A--Fate played its
as yet unknown part here TO-DAY at the
meeting OF the National commission, when
a toss Of the coin decided that the first
game for the worlds base ball champion
ship between Philadelphia's American
league champions and the. Chicago pennant
winners OF the National league would be
played in Philadelphia. A few moments
later the commission announced that the
contests would begin at p. m. on Mon
day, october IT.. 1t has always been a
superstition that the team winning the toss
for first game loses the SERIES For this
reason, President Murphy Of Chicago was
not much downeast when President Ben
Shibe Of Philadelphia called the turn Of a
half dollar today.
The series WALL be played off in the fol-
lowing manner.
First game. Monday, october II, at Phil
see0nd game. Tuesday, October Is. at
"Wednesday, October 49, train trip from
fnllauelphla tos,Chlcago.
Chicago.
Fouth game. Friday, October n, at Chi
cego,
In case other games are required to set
tie the supremacy a fifth game will be
played october p, after a hurried run in a
special train fSSh Chicago to Philadelphia.
In case auotheVtRame Is required. another
hurry run baseoSAaolal, train will, be made
from sPhiladel NntO Chicago IN time TO
pay tas = sixth io SssRs IN Chicago Sunday
If the seraesO Should Hynot be settled by
this time the place OF playing the seventh
game, will be determined by the toss of a
coin.
n, Umptres of Series.
The umpres. for the big series will be
Rigler and o'Day for the National league
and connslly sPa Sheridan for the'AmeFi-
The players eligible to take part in the
Chicago National League club-Archer,
Beaumont Brown, Cole, Chance, Evers,
k Pfssts MoRIntyII
Reuibach, sheekard' steinfeidt schultz
Tinker. Weaver, Zimmerman,
Philadelphia American League Club--At-
Inns. Donohue, Dygert, Davis, Derrick,
oR Cord HMTtss LB hvG oSs
ring, Flank Esn " strunk. A' 0p
The scorers selected are Francis Ritcher
of Philadelphia and Taylor spinck of st.
Louis. 4--
John HeydeE secretary to President
Lynch of the National league and Robert
McRoy, secretary to President johnson Of
the American, were selected business man
ayers.
Reserved seat prices were fixed at from 81
TO IS, while the price for general admission
will be so cents
As is usual the players will receive 50
per cent OF the proceeds of the first four
games, but In order to allow the players to
partake of the Benefit Of possible Sunday
game the commission put provision in
the rules that IL none Of the receipts OF
the first four games equal those of the
Sunday game In Chicago, in case the latter
game is played. that the players proper
tionats share shall be made on the basis OF
the Sunday game In Chicago.
Bonuses Not Allowed.
The commission also called attention to
the rule of the series which forbids the
team to give any part of the worlds series
proceeds for former teammates released to
clubs in the same league this season, and
prohibits the giving Of bonuses by the
owners to the players of the two clubs.
All press tickets are to be issued only
after application to William Weart, secre-
tary Of the Base Ball Writer'S Association
of America These applications must be
passed upon by that body and then certi-
fled to the commission which will issue
the tickets..t
In case any OF the games are postponed
by weather conditions. the succeeding games
are TO be moved ahead except that in any
event the game scheduled for Sunday, Oe-
.tobsr p. Is to be played in Chicago
Having IN mind the trouble with ticket
scalpers during the last worlds series, the
commission today added the following
warning to its announcements;
'The-pubtc is cautioned against paying
any higher prices for tickets than those
fixed in the official schedules. Every eff
fort will be made to prevent ticket scalp
I ing and the licenses granted to the tickets
win be revoked il they are found in The