The Washington herald., 1911-10-06

GIANTSDRAWFIRST BLOOD;
OPENINGGAMEINN NEW YORK

New York, Oct 5.-The first game OF
the worlds championship series between
the Giants and Athletics will be played
on the Polo Grounds on Saturday, Octo-
ber IL
This date was decided on to-day at
conference between members Of the ma
tional baseball commission and>represent-
atives of the two clubs at the Hotel
Rector.
New York won the first battle in the
preliminary skirmish, when soon after
the meeting opened Garry Hermann
tipped a coin to see which club would
get the opening game.
John Shibe, son OF the president OF the
Athletics, called tails"
The coin dropped heads" up and New
York gets the plum.
The games will be played on alternate
days in this city and Philadelphia.
In case of rain or a tie game, the teams
must remain in either city until the game
is played of or the tie decided. Those
present at the conference, which was
held in John T. Brush's apartments,
were John Shibe and Connie Mack, OF
Philadelphia; John T. Brush, T. ]. Lynch,
Garry Hermann, Ban johnson, and John
Heydler.
There was long discussion over the
prices of admission. The New York
club, with its large number Of box seats
held out for 81 for the bleacher seats
and 50 and S. for grand-stand seats. the
latter price is for boxes.
The Philadelphia club wants the prices
the same as last year-s1. s., and $. The
commission will hold another session to-
night and settle, the question. 1t Is be-
leved that the higher price OF admission
for box seats will prevail.
Both clubs will handle the sale OF all
tickets under the supervision OF the ma
tional commission. The latter said that
every precaution must be taken to keep
the tickets out Of the hands of specu-
lators, and put II up to the clubs to see
that this order Is carried out.
The umpires for the series will be
KLEIN and Brennan. for the National
League, and Dineen and Connolly, for
the American League.
There is a great deal of significance in
this selection, in that Hank O'Day, the
veteran Of the National League, was not
appointed. The opposition of the New
York club must have carried weight.
Manager McGraw publicly stated sew
eral times this year. and as late as last
week in Chicago, that O'Day never gives
the Giants a fair deal
In the financial district bets of IS to S
were made to-day that the Giants would
win the championship series.
Boxes at the Brush stadium will sell
for S25 Reserved seats in the upper
grand stand will be set at g each, and in
the lower grand stand at s. each. Cen
eral admission will be 81. In Philadel-
phia the boxes. and lower grand stand
will be reserved at g a seat. The first
twelve rows OF the lower grand stand
will sell for 50: the remainder will be
disposed of at 50 a seat. General ad
mission. as in New York, is fixed at 81.
In case a seventh game is necessary to
decide the winner, II the clubs cannot
amiCably select a scene Of action, the
&C Cmmission Is TO choose an alien field.
The general playing rules will apply to
the worlds series in all respects. The
authority of the umpires will be supreme.
Before the distribution of the prize
money belonging to the players the COM
mission shall take cogniZance OF all UNI
pires' reports and inflict due penalties.
which shall come out of the prize money
of the players
The prospective worlds champions will
be required to disband Immediately after
the series is concluded in order to COM
Fly with a ruling of the national COM
mission made last spring to prevent
worlds champions touring the country
for transforming or exhibition purposes.
A certified check for $4,000 must be
osted by both the Giants and Athletics,
that the peace of baseball will be main
tained. The checks will fortify the pub
lie against the chance OF either contest
ant using ineligible players or paying
bonuses to men who have been on the
pay roll at any time during the season.