Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-06
BY j. ED GRILLO.

There is no reason why the world Is
series should not have been opened
week earlier than it will he. The Ameri-
can League season will have closed near
~ week before the big games are
scheduled, and this condition exists he
cause the Brooklyn and Chicago clubs OF
the National League figured that october
L. Columbus day, would he Il good day
for a ball game. To please these clubs
the National League schedule was eX-
tended that the worlds series Will
have to start week after the American
League season Is over.
These unnecessary delays may prevent
the playing of these games one OF these
years. for the middle Of October Is apt
to bring about some winter weather
which will make the playing of he seres
impossible.
Nv this absurd schedule the National
League is jeopardiZing the greatest event
in base ball, and is .endanSer1ng the
earnings of the successful players ana
clubs. With the pennants decided and
interest centering entirely In the out
come of the games between the Glants
and Athletics, the attendance at the
games still to be played in the National
League will amount to nothing, anu yet
the worlds series is being held up Just
to satisfy a couple of grasping club
owners.
Heretofore only men of years of ex-
perience have been chosen TO umpire the
worlds series games. but there seems 10
have been departure from this plan.
for both the major leagues have ap-
pOnted a veteran and new man IN the
position. Bill Dineen has had but two
years experience as an umpire, ana Bfeh-
nan broke into the National League
wear ago There was considerable dis
satisfaction expressed over the selection
of the umpires last year, when Jack
! Sheridan represented the American
| League. from which he had resigned only
! of al
eyesight.
While there may be some exaggerated
ideas as to what the attendance at the
! worlds series will be. il is pretty safe
guess that all former records will be
6~oken. New York is said to have
! seating capacity of G0000. and If this be
true the chances are that thousands Will
| he turned away for lack of room.
! The first series tbest five games out o:
! nine, was played between Boston and
! Pitt sburgh in 1902. The attendance was
, 1OO. ,29 in the eight games played, the
| biggest single days attendance being
| 1851.
No games were played in 1904.
In I9O, the Giants and Athletics met
and the five games drew 81, I23. the big
gest days attendance being 2i."3.
In 1906 the White sox and cubs h ea1.
their memorable meeting. they drew lot
| six games 99s4J people. with 25.2o' On
/ their banner day.
| In 1891 the Chicago Cubs met Detroit.
d awing 1sOGS in five games; biggest SIN
] gle game attendance. 24.3I'
I In la;> Chicago and Detroit met again
: and drew g.. a32 in five games, with IT,
/ 10; ON the big day.
/ In 1879 Pittsburgh met Detroit seven
! games played, 40, 30 saw the games ana
: ioalJ set a high mark for single gam
In 1910 the Athletics met the CUBS, nNe
games were played and an attendance ol
: III 80, turned out, 2i,'''i Growing inc
park for the LigSest day
/ The following shows the receipts anu
/ what The PLAYERS received IN FORMER
Is'%Es:U.,go: Boston players, si:l;s:
each: Pittsburgh players. Sl.ato,-J eaGa.
ri.fIrS,,~ 4:,;>l Athletic players, includ-
,u.. fna clubs share, $50. - Giant play
ers. 81 -. ,a,ors
sI.>,46;. each: cub players. S4'''.; ..S,
1.u,-sltl ~: cab players, '-,i1-o'
Zach. Detroit players. $l,3ia..'i each:
! ia1s-sa4, 975.5o; Cub PLAYERS, Si''l''o>
J each: Detroit players, $50 each. ,,r
s17i3s7 each; Detroit players. sl''S6s''"
Iyi,-sI7aoSo: Athletic players. s2'U2''9
| each: Cub players, Sl,3'oio eac"'
In the last four years the team which
| hos won the first game of the series has
J eventually won the supreme honors OF
| base ball SO that il goes without saying
| that a particularly strenuous enort VIII
| he made this year to capture the initial
Struggle. While, of course, no one can
| foresee Just what pitchers will be used
on the Polo Grounds Saturday october
H. yet it is a good guess that Matthew
| son and Bender will oppose each other on
that day McGraw will figure that if
| Mathewson can get away with his first
game he will he able to work him again
| Tuesday. after two days of rest He
cannot use Marquard, his other star, that