The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-06
WORLDS SERIES
First Game TO Be Played
in Philadelphia.
ADMISSION 80 CENTS TO S.
National Base Ball Commission Ar
ranges Details For the Contests
Between the Athletics and
Chicago Nationals.

Cincinnati. o., Oct. 1.-The National
Base Ball commission decided that the
first game OF the worlds champion
ship series between the Athletics ana
the Chicago Nationals shall be played
in Philadelphia. The date of the open
ing has been settled for Monday, Oct
II.
A coin was tossed to decide where
the series should start, and Ben
Shibe calling heads won the toss and
secured the opening dates OF the big
series for Philadelphia. Charles Muir
ply. of the Cubs. tossed the coin.
The other games are scheduled as
follows:
Second game. Tuesday, Oct is, at
Philadelphia.
Wednesday. Oct 10, teams on rail
road going to Chicago.
Third game, Thursday. Oct 20. at
Chicago.
Fourth game. Friday, Oct. q. at
Chicago.
Fifth game. Saturday, Oct. p latter
fast run from Chicago to Philadelphia
at Philadelphia.
Sixth game. Sunday, Oct % latter
fast trip on train to Chicago. at Chi
cago
Place OF seventh game Qf neces'
sary) to be decided by toss OF coin.
The umpires will be Sheridan and
Connolly, for the American league,
ODay and Rigler, for the National
league, with Spinks, OF st. Louis, and
Richter. of Philadelphia as the official
scorers.
The business representatives of the
two leagues will be John Heydler, for
the National, and Robert Mercy. for
the American.
The commission also announces that
II any of the scheduled games are
postponed by weather conditions. that
the succeeding games shall be moved
ahead, excep. that in any event the
game scheduled for Oct. % shall be
played in Chicago. Prices were fixed
from 81 to SO for reserved seats with
80 cents for general admission
In addition a series may be arranged
for the metropolitan championship be-
tween the American and National
league teams of New York and for the
Ohio championship between the Gin.
cinnati National league team and the
Cleveland Americans.
There is a possibility that the com
mission will take some notice Of the
recent reports that a third major base
ball league is in process OF organiza.
ton.
d. A. Fletcher, of Cincinnati, who
attempted to promote a pOst-seasOn
series between all-star teams of the
two big leagues, has announced that
he has obtained the signatures OF
twenty-nine star players to contracts
with the proposed ne reorganization.
A copy of the contract offered to the
players has reached the commission.
and some procurement thereon, in
the way of an official warning to play
ers listed under the national agree
ment may be forthcoming.
The Cubs cinched the National
league pennant Sunday by a victory
over the Reds. After being defeated.
Manager GriHiths walked up and con-
graduated Manager Chance Thank
you. Griff. said Chance. Il must give
you credit for your game fight this
season. The Reds are certainly glut-
tons for punishment" The Cubs. al
though tickled over their victory. were
very much affected by the injury 10
Johnny Evers.
There is not a particle of basis for
the suggestion that the seventh and
deciding game of the worlds series, if
one is necessary, will be played on
some neutral field. There is not the
slightest chance for any such thing.
All the games of the series will be
played In Chicago and Philadelphia.
The members of the commission
have talked over the scheme of play
in gevery day. making the long jump,
Chicago TO Philadelphia and vice versa
on special trains running on the time
of the Pennsylvania limited, and thus
playing on consecutive days in the
two cities.