Evening journal., 1910-10-04
hIOEZJ'S SERIES
DATES FIXED
Big Show Will Open at PhiIa-
delphia on Monday,
October II
TO GUARD AGAINST
SCALPING OF TICKETS

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coin decided at the meeting of the |
National Baseball Commission that
the first game of the worlds baseball !
championship between the Philadel- !
phia Athletics, champions of the
American League, and the Chicago
Cubs, champions Of the National
League. would be played in Philadel-
phia A few moments later the Su-
preme Court of baseball announced
that the contests would begin at p.
m. on Monday, October II.
1t has always been superstition
I among baseball followers that the
team winning the toss for first game
loses the series. For this reason Pres
ident Murphy, of Chicago, was not
much downcast when President Ben
| Shibe, of Philadelphia, called the turn
I of half dollar to-day.
The series will be played OF in the
| following manner:
First game-Monday, October II, at
! Philadelphia.
Second game-Tuesday, October is,
at Philadelphia.
Wednesday. October 19-Train trip
| from Philadelphia to Chicago.
/ Third game-Thursday October 20,
at Chicago.
Fourth game-Friday, October q, at
Chicago.
In case other games are required TO
settle the supremacy, a fifth game
will be played Saturday, October %,
after a hurried run in a special train
from Chicago to Philadelphia, and in
case another game is required another
hurry run in special train will be
made from Philadelphia to Chicago in
time to play the sixth game in Chicago
on Sunday, October %. If the series
should not be settled by this time the
place of playing the seventh game
will be determined by the toss of a
coin.
The umpires who will officiate in
the big series will be Rigler and ODay
for the National League, and Connolly
and Sheridan for the American
League.
The players eligible to take part in
the series are:
Chicago National League Club-Ar-
cher, Beaumont, Brown, Cole, Chance,
| Evers, Foxen. Holman, Killing, Kane,
Mcintyre, Needham, Overall, Pfeffer,
Pfeister, Richie, Reulbach Sheckard,
Steinfeldt, Schultz, Tinker, Weaver
Zimmerman.
Philadelphia American League Club
Atkins, Bender. Barry, Baker,
Coombs, Collins. Donohue, Dygert,
Davis. Derrick. Houser. Hartsel,
Krause. Lapp, Livingston, Lord. Nor
gan. Murphy. McInnis. Oldring, Plank,
Thomas, Strunk.
The scorers selected by the National
Commission are: Francis G. Richter
of Philadelphia, and Taylor Sphinx, OF
, st. Louis.
John Heydler, secretary TO Presi
r. dent Lynch, of the National League
and Robert McRoy, secretary TO Pres
0 ident johnson, of the American
s League, have been selected bushes
n managers Of the series.
o Reserved seat prices were fixed a
e from 81 TO SO, while the price for gen
=, eral admission will be 90 cents.
d More Money for Players.
y AS is usual, the players will receiv
u 60 per cent. of the proceeds OF tn
n first four games. but in order to alloN
8 the players to partake of the beneh
of a Sunday game the Commission pu
e a provision in the rules that If non
" of the first four games receipts equal
q those OF the Sunday game In Chicago
o i'm case the latter game is played, tina
i the players proportionate share sha
e be made on the basis Of the Sunda
d game in Chicago.
i The Commission also called after
Ie ton to the rules of the series whic
II forbid the teams to give any pai
Is of the worlds series proceeds to form
l. er team mates who have been release
lie to clubs In the same league this sec
e son. and prohibits the giving Of boz
r uses by the owners to the players
u the two clubs.
e. All press tickets are to be issue
'e only after application to Wilial
m Weart, secretary Of the Sporting Wri
ers' Association of America. These al
plications must be passed upon
that body and then certified to Il
Commission, which will issue Il
m tickets.
u In case any Of the games are pos
poned by weather conditions the su
ce ceeding games are to be moved ahea
be except that in any event the gan
to scheduled for Sunday, October 70,
a TO be played in Chicago.
To Prevent Ticket Scalping.
ed Having in mind the trouble wi
81 ticket scalpers during past world
r. series, the Commission to-day add
IL the following warning to its announc
IS ments:
THE public is cautioned again
u.s. paying any higher prices for ticke
ay than those fixed in the official sche
ng ules. Every effort will be made to pr
It: vent ticket scalping, and the licens
,r- granted TO the tickets will be revok
P. II they are found in the hands
on scalpers.
to THE Commission requests the {
ia operation of the public to bring abe
be proper results, and has the assuran
that the various municipal authoriti
will assist them in their work.
"The management of the respecti
clubs will announce Immediately aft
the PRONUNCIATION of this order at wi
time and at what places reserved 81
X tickets will be put on sale and
- conditions applying to their purcha
the conditions of sale. however, TO
subject to APPROVAL by the Natior
ht- Commission.
ng Both clubs have been limited
AT their sale of reserved seats, and,
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