Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-18
$4,000 FOR
EACH PLAYER
Gate Receipts at Three First
Games Have Been
$295,914
RAIN D|SAPPOINTS THE FANS
Scalpers With Seats For Worlds
Series Failed to
Thrive.

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| Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 1S.-The Nd
tional Commission at 11:40 a. m. Off
cially declared off today's Worlds
Championship Baseball game between
the Giants and the Athletics on ac-
count OF rain.
There will be game tomorrow IL
the weather permits. To none, more
than to the Worlds Champions OF
1910 was the postponement disap-
| pointing.
Philadelphia Disappointed.
Flushed with yesterdays victory at
New York, the fighting American
Leaguers expected to ascend the hlrl.
ing mound for another try at victory.
Now that Plank and Coombs each
have q winning game to their credit,
the Indian is extremely anxious to
hang a scalp on his own belt.
Postponement Helps New York
The Nationals who came over from
New York last night, were also disap.
pointed over the prospect of idleness
Some of the players who would talk,
however, felt that the one-day lay off
might help the team.
A Dismal Day.
Shibe Park had a deserted appear.
ance this morning. A more dismal day
could not be imagined Last evening
"a line of ticket buyers started to form
and there were about fifty in it when
the rain began to fall. The showers
came heavier during the night and
when daylight arrived the line had
disappeared The American League
players came to the grounds before 10
O'Clock. Baker and Coombs, the he.
roes of the squad, were greeted by
hearty congratulations from admirers
who had the entree 10 the grounds.
Both took their honors modestly.
Bakers Arm Spiked.
Bakers arm, which was spiked by
Centerfielder Snodgrass when he
threw himself into third base fee,
flrst in attempting to steal yesterday,
was given medical attention last nigh,
and ne is going about today with a
bandage on the injured member The
New York players spent the morning
in doors. They are in good physical
conditions. The men are not blue
over yesterdays heart breaking defeat
and express confidence in the out.
come of the series. Players who will
share in the splitting of the receipts
Tor the world series are assured of en-
Joylng the biggest slice ever handed
olt. In previous years $1,S0O was a
nigh water mark, but when the pres
ent series ends, indicators point to
the individual players drawing down
as much as $4,000 apiece.
For the three games, already PLAYED
the receipts have totalled s195.914
Or this the players are due to receive
$105,793.
ScaIpers Lose Out.
New York, N. Y, Oct. 1S.-Scalpers
with seats for the world series failed
TO thrive yesterday. After all the talk
OF counterfeit tickets, the fans" exer.
clsed caution and scalpers found
themselves with plenty of unsold seats
on hand after the game.
Banquet to New York Team.
Invitations We're sent out today for
a baseball banquet to be given by a
dozen prominent fans" at an uptown
hotel Saturday evening, as an evi
dence OF appreciation of Mr.. Brush,
Mr.. McGraw and the members of the
New York baseball club in bringing
the championship of the National
League to New York.
Big Bill Edwards at Head.
Big Bill' Edwards, the former
Princeton football star, is head of the
On arrangements. Job e.
Hodges, the Republican campaign or.
ator will act as toastmaster.
Some Baseball Statistics.
Coombs and Mathewson pitched
.otal of 243 balls in the eleven innings
Yesterday at the Polo grounds. OF
his number, Coombs pitched 12s, an
average of almost twelve an inning
and Matty pitched only 115 balls, an
average of about ten an inning.
Both teams showed strong tend.
sncy to hit the first ball yesterday.
The Giants hit the first ball that
5oombs pitched on six different oc.
'as1ons and the Athletics went after
Matty's first no less than thirteen
lines.
Only three timas during the game
lid Mathewson pitch more than four
'aiis TO one batsman and Coombs
made similar record.