Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-17

TO SEE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
Teams Said to be Finest National
And American Leagues
Ever Had. Il.
Grand Stand Sold Out Week Ago.
Reporters as Numerous at a
National Convention.

| National Convention.
Shlbe Park. Philadelphia, Oct. Id
In the first game of the series OF the
worlds championship between the
Chicago Cubs and the local Ameri-
can league team the latter were easy
| winners by the score of 4 to l. Benz.
der. who did the twring for the home
| team was never in better form and UP n
to the ninth inning when the visitors
| scored one run on two hits. they had
| made only one single. and that in thet
first inning by Schultz. The chief also
| struck out eight OF the Chicago bats
| men. Overall who started in to pitch.
for the Cubs was taken out Of the
game at the8end OF the third inning
after the Athletics had made six hits
and scored three Of their four runs.
| Mcintyre. who succeeded him. held s
the locals safe until the eighth inning,
when n base on balls. a wild throw z
by Mcintyre and Bakers double against
the right field fence. scored another run
The Athletics fielding was without q
flaw until the final inning. when
Thomas dropped Thinkers little foul pop
and strunk later fumblcd the sama
players groundcr to center. The Chi
cago team also tielded well but We're {
powerless before gcnder's superb pitch
ing
Philadelphia, Oct. ia double line
of enthusiastic baseball fans this morn
ing completely surrounded Shibe park
where this afternoon the first game
between the Chicago National league
champions and the premier team Of the
American league will be played for the,
worlds championship. The line began
to form at sundown last night The
rooters brought camp stools. chairs and
carried their breakfasts and lunches. /
At am. the double formation
s stretched from the corner OF Twenty-
second and Lehigh avenues cast OF
Lehigh TO Twenty-first, north on that
thoroughfare. then west to Twenty -
ond and to the place where it formed.
rms double human Gordon grew until
third line formed, a
When the two teams meet at 9 o'clock
this afternoon the largest crowd that
ever saw baseball game in Philadel-.
pliia VIII be on hand. Every reserved
seat In the grand stand was sold a
week ago and the comparatively few
tickets that fell into the hands of spec
ulators brought fancy prices. In fact
no Spectator wanted to sell tickets un-4
III today when the demand would be
greatest, h
me lWo yparilons of tho grand stand
In Shibe park seat Approximately $780,
Standing room In the grand stand at
sl.5o a head VIII be sold to $500 per-
sons Just before the game starts The
only other tickets on sale are those
for the bleachers and for standing room
behind the ropes in the field or these
there are about 10000. Almost perfect
weather prevails. There Is little@winu
and the atmosphere Is much warmer
than expected for this time Of the year.
AS to the teams. both are ready. Man
ager Chances men appeared about the
corridors Of the Aldine hotel and report
cd they We're feeling fine.''s They are
all particularly pleased with the wealth
er and looked for warm contest this
| afternoon.
AT sH1BE PARK.
Out ut shlbe park all was hurry and
hustle about the grounds except In
the dressing rooms. There Cornelius
AcGillicuddy. whose baseball name is
Connie Mack, met Capt. Davis and the
other players.
Il Iieaiy LOT. dHStnlnS,n- Salu sRtTnt-
fielder Murphy. when Manager Mack
asked them how they felt.
The. opposing teams and their fol-
y lowers each profess the utmost con-
fidence in the result of both the OPEN
ing game and of the series, ~
While the National league club has
the prestige of form0' victories in
worlds championship games and are
favorites at 10 to in the little betting
that prevails, most of the smaller bets
are ut even money and 1t Is probable
when tho game Is begun even money
will rule.
1t is declared tho teams are about
the finest ever developed in their
respective leagues. t34
Tho Cubs are made UP OF practically
the Same players who won the two
worlds championships for Chicago
from Detroit in 1907 and 1905. Tho
Il Athletics, on the other hand. have only
SIX players. pitchers Bender and
4 Plank. First Baseman Davis and Out
flelders Murphy, Hartsel and Lord OF
the team which was defeated by the
New York Nationals In the worlds
series of 1905. The other players are
young men who Joined the team since.
\ TWO STARS SHORT. 8
There was much disappointment be-
4 cause each team VIII go into the game
u minus one Of its stars. i&5
I5vers, an important part OF Man
ager Chances baseball machinery, will
be replaced by zimmerman, a batsman
OF no mean ability. Who Will take
A Centerfelder Oldring's place on the
+. Philadelphia team is still n secret, Old
ring. who is n 800 per cent .'clenn-up"s
batsman. u fleet fielder and Il star .'in-,S
side man on the bases. twisted an
ankle last week. X, & x
II is We'll known each team rcprcs-g
|. cnts, the last word to be said when 1t :
| comes to baseball strategy and nll-s
round knowledge of the fine points of
the game, That two leaders are recog-3
nized as past masters lii the art Of
winning games, and the great crowd
4 expects to see baseball today in it's
highest state. Manager Capt. Chancs.
of course. will play and direct his
lHteam on the field. Manager Mack asG
n 11sllal Will nccilpy his Karlllded annt On y