Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-17
Cubs and Athletics Are
Ready for Fight.
First Of Worlds Championship
Series Today.
Greatest Baseball Teams Which
Ever Got Together.

Philadelphia, oct. 16--The great
basenau series, the blue ribbon event
of the American diamonds, viii begin |
here tomorrow when the champion
ship team of the two major leagues
will Met In the opening game Tor /
the worlds championship. The CON
testing teams rill be Philadelphia OF
the American League amt Chicago Of |
the National League. They are not |
only the champions Of their respec- |
tive ORGANIZATIONS but also con- |
sidered TIE hest developed teams that
the National League and the Amer
ran League nave ever produced. The !
/abs will be- made up of practically
m. same men which won for Chicago
two rid's Championships from De
troit in 1907 ann 1903 while with the
execution Of FIVE players I1tch+Ta
E4n1@r and PLANK. First Ras-fnar
Davis and Outfelders Murphy ana
Hartzel- Philadelphia will br com
posef 81 yOucg men VINO nave Joife"
he team since the locals LOST in
worlds series with the New YORK Nat
io-.air n 1865
Injuries Ia players this month nave
changed some Of the carly forecasts
as to the series. Chicago lost johnny
Evers, who had his ankle broken IN
q game in Cincinnati on October l.
E,yers IS generally regarded as one o,
the hrainiest players on the diamond.
His place al second basr VIII he tlleh
by Zimmerman, VII" u nearly as Sood
outfitlter as F.vers and better pats
man. PHILADELPHIA suffered a greater
lass last we@a when Centerfielder Old
ring who is rated their second best
all Ground player injured his knee S"
severely that he cannot play against
Chicago.
Manager Mack has four players
from whom to select for two nutheid
players for Murphy is considered
fixture in right field. These men
are Hartzel, Lord and Strunk VINO
PLAYED in the outfield during the
championship games and Mc1nnis an
infieldcr who is an excellent batsman.
None Of these men, however. mas the
same all-round ability as Oldring.
The followers Of baseball through
out the country, therefore look Tor
the greatest worlds series ever played.
The majority Of the critics and the
ppblfc generally consider that the TWO
teams are SC evenly matched that 1t
is almost impossible to pick the WIN
nor AS to the batteries, 1t is con-
coded that Chicago has in King ana
Archer pair of catchers superior
To Philadelphia backstops, and that
the Athletics pitching staff is super
Tor 10 that Of the Cubs. Huge inter
est has been shown in the series all
over the country. Nearly one
hundred Of the largest newspapers in
the country will be represented by It's
baseball experts. SO great was the
demand for seats for the opening
games here that even before the
National Commission representative
John A. Heidler announced the plan
of distribution practically every seat
was sold. Philadelphians were given
the preference, and several special
trains which were to have been run
here from Chicago. Pittsburg, Boston.
wt,kesbarre and various points
throughout the state. had to be can
ce,led because of inability to obtain
tickets. More than 10000 persons Will
no oblc to see the games each day
from the bleachers and from places
hack Of ropes in the Outfieid.
The National Commission viii re-
ceive 10 per cent. commission from
each game. The players VIII inquire III
the receipts Of the first four games
only. After the National Commission
percentage is taken out the players
will receive 60 per cent and each cup
% Der cent should the series go
over four games. all the money, less
tho National Commissions percentage
will be divided among the two CLUBS.
The players money viii be divided as
follows: GO per cent. to The winning
team and 40 per cent. 10 the losing
team.
Some of the m st pr1r'ir"nt r1"n in
baseball including many of the club
owners, will be hes" fur IT" S"riea
Some arrived today. Even President
Taft has promised I" attend a game
II possible.
J-mnircs sheridan and Connolly
have been appointed to represent the
American Ieagpo and l'mpireS Rigler
and O'Day the National League.
The Chicago team. accompanied by
q MURDER of -"norters and "rooters,
arrived here today.
The schedule nrovides that the first
two games shall b" played here and
the next in Chicago, Wednesday being |
an of da" II possible the teams
will leave Chicago Friday afternoon
and play here on Saturday and II |
necessary return to Chicago Al once |
for a game on sunday
Delegations Cf oat flown follow
ers Of baseball began 10 arrive here
today. one of the first being from
Young~ town. Ohio. but nearly all Of
the visitors will have IN take their
chances on getting into the bleachers.
Manager Mack of the Athletics had no
ron mAnt to make today as TO the out
come Of the series. He said the bat
tinr order Of his team " MD not be
announced until he had landed il to
The umpirs tomorrow. No change is
exrectgt, in A'anacCr Thance's team.
II is expected that Overall for Chicago
and Bender or Coombs will be the
pitchers in the opening game
The batting order will probably be:
Chicago-Sheckard. If: Schultz, IF:
Hoffman, Of: Chance, 1b; Zimmerman,
2b; Steinfeldt, 3b; Tinker, IS; Killing.
n. Otroron 1