The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-06
FANS UP IN THE AIR
ABOUT WORLD SERIES
Can't Tell Yet What Chance They Have for Seats.
Cunningham Makes Good Right Away With
Washngton-Some Comment.
By THOMAS S. RICE.
DOubIe-header with Boston today
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How'll you see the worlds series? Tell
Us quick and we viii tell the neighbors.
That decision Of the National Commits
sion representatives in Philadelphia and
New York to have only a few reserved
. seats and TO throw the others open to
public sale IN which first come is first
served, is surprise, and it will be in
teresting to note the effect. Our own
opinion Is that If the series is One-sided
and the weather very bad, the receipts
will suffer because of this arrangement,
for many spectators Will not only back
up at the thought Of seeing baseball
under adverse conditions, but will also
refuse TO go TO the trouble required to
get tickets. On the other hand. with
mail orders already in for twice the
number Of seats to be had in Philadel-
phia, John Heydler and others handling
the problem can be well excused for
throwing Up their hands and throwing
the money back
When you have been fussing with
baseball day in and day out since March
8, II is not so hard to understand why
Jimmie McAleer declines to see the
IN Youngstown, Ohio, tho day before the
big show starts.
If Washingtonians decide to go to
Philadelphia and take a chance with
the natives on landing tickets for the
first two games they have the satisfac-
hon Of knowing that they Will have
run for their money no matter where
they sit, for the pitch OF The seats In
the Athletics Park is sufficient 10 al
low every spectator ample opportunity
10 see the proceedings, something which
cannot be said OF our own dear little
park and lot of others.
= In the meantime We are in sixth place
by the skin Of our teeth
Next 10 barring the fight pictures in
Dublin, Ireland. the strangest event of
the season has been the washington
ball team For years the said team
, has had ne big winning streak per an
num- after which it went TO pieces. II
has had its streak for 1910, and every
body thought the excitement was over.
but, 10. and behold, here II is coming
10 the front again with ninth inning
rallies and such like. Two out of three
games from Chicago, two out Of four
from New York, and bunch OF four
runs in the ninth Yesterday. which tied
up the game with Boston, is almost
beyond belief, when we remember the
eight games lost in a row on the last
trip.
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Horace FogeI has reappointed Charley
Doom manager Of the Phillies for next
year. Now, wonder whether the club
viii reappoint Horace?
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went 10 the ball park 70 solve yesterday
was that Of the fitness II Messrs. Cum
bingham and SomerlOtt to draw big
league wages. The answer was posi-
lively yes for Cunningham, and pretty
nearly so for Somerlott. Cunningham Is
fast. covers ground well. has the nerve
which made such a favorable impress
sion on McAleer, and has the earmarks
OF making an excellent hitter. He is
not afraid of the pitchers or Of him
self, and while he did not get a hit in
his opening game here, that counts for
naught. He stepped toward the ball as
II Ee had p grudge against 1t. and the
only reason he did not make a safe
swat was because he was against
twirler who is drawing several thou
sands Of dollars for the special purpose
Of keeping the other fellows from slap
ping the ball wherever they choose. He
Is the goods, as far as appearances go,
If ever a youngster was.
Having the berth at second so we'll
filed for next year cheers US up might
fly.
SCmerlott is not so able a batter as
Cunningham, and probably never will
be as strong as that youngster prom
ises TO be. but he is a good, mechanical
first baseman. and MCAleer says he has
the brains TO learn the major league
stuff. He was off color yesterday once
or twice in his thinking, but the whole
e9Am wobbled in spots, and Somerlout
Nes not the only one who became
mixed. The action Of EDgle in holding
the ball In the ninth inning, when Raj
ston and Mcbride were tearing around
the bases, was an Illustration of how
older men than Somerlott can pull off