Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-14
Then', Guess Who will Win
1oday's Big Game.
Il Phlhies Can Go Right and
Strike The Right Gall
Why Can't They Make New York for
Championship Walt?

New York. Oct 1S.-With the stage
set and the curtain about to be raised
Oh the final act of q season of memoir
able baseball, the night before news of
the series for the worlds baseball
championship between the Philadel-
phia Athletics and the New York
Giants may be epitomized as follows:
Both teams are in New York ready
for the first game
All of the "a eiegible players are re-
ported to be in fine fettle. with one ex-
ception.
The exception is First Baseman Nc
lnnis of the Philadelphia Club whose
injured wrist is likely to keep him out
of the game.
Pitchers were not chosen tonight. or
IL they were, neither manager would
divnlge his choice.
Tickets for the series, though still
to be had. are mainly In the hands Of
spectators, who are charging exofbi
tant prices
The disclosure that the SPECTATORS
had great blocks of the tickets precip-
itated great row among the fans.
Vague charges were made of mail
robbery in the ticket scandal
All is ready at the Polo grounds for
a crowd OF nearly $4,000 persons, the
largest that ever saw baseball game.
So determined were some that they
formed In line at the grounds late to-
day, intending to eat and sleep at the
gate until admitted tomorrow.
Two hundred strong armed police
men. so mounted officers and a large
number of detectives have been as
signed as a special force to handle the
big crowds.
The gates will open at in the
morning and the police and hundreds
|of the ground employees have been or
dered to be on baud half an hour
earlier than that.
The police look for trouble, because
they have been fordered to arrest the
ticket spectators. II was rumored late
tonight that hundreds of counterfeit
tickets were in circulation. Getting
continued practically an even thing.
Many Philadelphia supporters gave or
ders of 10 to .. The probable lineup
Is;
New York-Devore. If; Doyle, 2b;
Snodgrass, eff; Murray, IF; Markle. 10;
Herzog, 3b; Fletcher IS; Myers, c;
Marauard or Mathewson. p.
Philadeiphia-Lord If; oidring, CT;
Collins. Oh; Baker. 3b; Murphy, rf
McInnis or Davis. ib; Barry IS;
Thomas. c; Isander or Coombs. p.
I-mpires-Choice of two from KLEIN
aud Brennan of the National League,
and Connolly and Dineen of the Amer
lean League.
The % Philadelphia players picked
as eligibles arrived in New York to-
night The party was headed by Man
ager Connie Mack, accompanied by
The wives of majority of the play
ers. and trailed by the mascot, Louis
Van zelt, and a few Philadelphia en-
| thusiasts.
All the men look in the pink OF con-
dition and in but one exception did
looks belle the truth. The exception
was "Stuffy" MeInnis, the ATHLETICS
star first sacker.
| Will MeInnis play? The question was
| the one thing which arose for discus
sion as a small party of New York
| friends met the Philadelphia players
when they stepped off their train at
| the Pennsylvania station shortly after
o'clock. Connie Mack and his men
i think II is doubtful. The few Philadel-
nhia fans who accompanied the men
expected to see Claude Derrick at first
| base. but later in the evening it was
stated in quarters close to the manage
meat that Harry Davis, the veteran
| FIRST baseman, would take his old posi-
ton if McInnis was unable to play.
"Who win pitch?" The question was
| as hard a one to determine tonight as
| tho ,,ickinr of tomorrow's winner
..There will be no night-before am
nounccment, insisted Connie Mack.
| In the Giants camp there was the
same reticence as to which of the
pitchers would be chosen. 1t all de-
ponds on a number of things, especial
" the weather Many Of the fans guess
that if it's n cl-udv day youn% Mar Il l
Guard. the hero Of the season = plaS.i