Evening journal., 1910-09-27
WORLDS CHAMPS
WELL MATCHED
Hard to Pick FavOrite in Big
Series and Betting Con-
tinueS Even
EXPECT DECREASE
IN GATE RECEIPTS

Baseball fans the country over are
asking questions as to where and
when the first game of the series for
the championship of the world be-
tween the Chicago Nationals and the
Philadelphia Americans is to be play
ed AS yet the matter is unsettled
and all hinges on the willingness of
the national clubs to move their games
forward so that the first battle in
the final series of the season may be
played Saturday, October 10. As
scheduled, the Chicagos will play St.
Louis at the latter place Sunday, Oc-
tober l6, and would then be unable to
meet the Athletics until Monday. This
will throw the games over until Oc-
tober %, If seven are played. The Ma
tional league teams are being urged
to double up their games so that the
worlds series may start as soon as
possible
Ban JOhnsOn's Idea.
Ban Johnson, president of the Amer
lean league, has stated that he is in
favor of havingDno off-days i'm the SER
les. Johnson favors playing two days
in one city and next two days in
the other. At least II hours would be
consumed in getting from one place to
the other, giving the players seven
hours i'm which to play the game and
rest. He will not favor opening the
series on Sunday and states that the
choice of the first games will fall to
the Tipping up" of coin.
Financial Interest.
Great interest is being maintained
on the financial end of the games, that
part in which the players have
share, and whether the receipts will
equal those of last year, when Detroit
and Pittsburg fought for the cham
pionship. The iateness of the games
viii probably cause decrease in the
amount Of money received. Last sea-
son there was taken in at the first
game in Pittsburg S4O,271 so and at
the second s41.SS4.50. The scale of
prices has not been announced. but
IL is probable that box seats will be
SO, upper grandstand 50, lower stand
$l.5O. bleachers 81 and Temporary
stands in the outfield so cents. The
receipts for a game at this scale I'm
Philadelphia would be about as fol-
lows If all seats were filed 400 in
boxes $1,000; $500 in upper, $1,000;
1880 in lower, 1890; 10000 on bleach
ers, $4,000, and 5000 in outfield s.. 900
or total of s31,12O.
The bettors of New York city are as
much interested in the series as fans
in Philadelphia or Chicago. A major
ity favor the Cubs, but they will offer
no odds on their choice, so that betting
VIII probably be about even. The one
thing that keeps the westerners from
oelng big favorite is the recognized
apillty OF Mack's pitchers. Every fan
mas picked the team he thinks will
WIN aud is willing to advance his
reason for thinking as he does
ne Athletic followers think Macks
men viii win because:
Ihey are a superior pitching staff
They have the shrewdest manager
In the zane.
They have remarkable offensive
power from top to bottom of the hat.
ting order.
Ihey have young men, full of spirit
ana ambition, who will work harder
to win
chieagoans are for the Cubs be-
cause.
They have the best catching STAFF
In the major league.
Ihey have a team of veterans WIN
nave been under fire and shown tbat
they possess the class.
Ihey have in Chance. Evers. Timber
and Steinfeldt the brainiest and ouick-
est thinking infield in the world
Ihey have a far superior outfeld 70
the Athletics. ~