Arizona republican., 1910-10-18
WORLDS SERIES Oh
 AT PHILADELPHIA PREDICTED THAT GAMES WILL BEMoST CLOSELY CONTESTED IN BASEBALL HISTORY Some Facts the Fan Should Paste in His Hat For Quick
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day opened the worlds championship series between the Athletics and Cubs, a series that gives promise of being the most exciting and closely watched of any series heretofore played. Ii would be useless to attempt to dope out the winning team as each is con- fident of victory and will fight to the last ditch for the coveted honor and the attendant prizes.
 In the Republican each morning will appear a full and connected account of the several games which may ex- tend into next week in the event of the teams winning alternate games. IL is possible that seven games may be played, it being necessary that one team shall win four games before be- ing declared the winner
 Following is the schedule as arrang- ed for the entire series which will terminate when four victories have been scored by one team:
 First game: Monday, October r, at Philadelphia.
 Second game: Tuesday, October IS. at Philadelphia.
 Third game: October 20, at Chicago.
 Fourth game: October 21, at Chi cago.
 Fifth game: October %, at Philadel- phia
 Sixth game: Sunday, October 2s, at Chicago.
 Seventh game eff necessary time and place to be decided by lot.
 In case of postponed or drawn thn latnc fhnroo changed
 If either of the first two games is postponed or drawn. the teams will remain in Philadelphia until two games have been decided The same rule will hold for the third and fourth games, which are to be played in Chi cago. irrespective of postponment or ties. Except that the Sunday date in Chicago is fixed if the series lasts that long.
 Wednesday. October 19. is left open for travelling The other jumps, if there be any, will be made by special train.
 Umpires-National League, O'Day and Rigler: American League. Con- nolly and Sheridan.
 AlAieiliNlSiA itPpl OOllli A. IltN dltls secretary of the National League; Robert E. McRoy, secretary of the American League. Scores - Francis Sporting Life; Taylor Spink. Sporting News.
 Sixty per cent of 90 per cent of the receipts of the first four games forms the players pool. The contestants do not share in the receipts after four games have been decided.
 Forty per cent of 90 per cent of the first four games and 90 per cent of the receipts of all other games played go to the club owners to be divided 
 Ten per cent of the receipts of all games played goes to the National Commission.
 Sixty per cent of the players pool goes to the winners of the series and 40 per cent to the losers.
 Players eligible for worl's series:
 Chicago National League Club Archer, Beaumont, Brown, Cole, Chance, Evers. Foxen, Hoffman Kling. Kane, Mcintyre, Needham, Overall. Pfeffer, Pfeister, Richie, Reulbach, Schulte, Steinfeldt, Tinker. Weaver, Zimmerman.
 Philadelphia American League Club Atkins, Bender, Barry, Baker. Coombs, Collins, Donohue. Dygert, Da- wis, Derrick, Houser, Hartsel, Krause. Lapp, Livingston, Lord, Morgan. Mur- phy, McInnes, Oldring, Plank, Thomas, Strunk.
 Hugh S Fullerton, the sporting writer and an acknowledged authority on baseball matters claims that the result will depend almost entirely on the infield work and has the following to say on the chances of the Cubs and the Athletics:
 "On the whole form of the infield the Cubs seem to outclass their 6p- ponents. They outclass the Hth'ctics greatly in two positions. have slight edge over them in another. while only at second base will the American Leaguers have the advantage. Their infield is more experienced, has played together longer, and backed the pitch CTS longer, so that it knows every move.
 "On the infield the Cubs ought to be at least to l."
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