Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07
C[AMOR FOR SEATS
Small Mountain of Mail Re-
ceived by New York Club.
BETTING FAVORS GIANTS
National Commission Interferes
With Proposed Exhibition
Games by Orioles.
BETTING FAVORS GIANTS

Within twentyfour hours after the an
nouncement of the schedule of games
for the 1911 worlds base ball champion
ship applications for seats came in in
such numbers that the offices of the New
York base ball club were literally flooded
with check-laden missives last night. The
demand was so overwhelming that extra
clerks were engaged to attack the noun
tain of mail. The applications were too
numerous to count, but they ran up into
many thousands.
In addition to the mail applications
hundreds of New York fans, believing
they could thus get in the ground
floor. went to the offices only to find
that no tickets would be issued until the
advance sale begins Thursday
The clerks bundled the letters in pack
ages of hundred, stamped according to
the time of receipt. to be sure that the
early applicants are taken care of first.
They were instructed particularly to
watch closely for suspicious" applica
tons that looked as though they might
be from spectators BY strict enforce
ment of the rule of only four tickets to
one purchaser and the rejection of sus
piciOus applications it is hoped to reduce
speculation to minimum
Record Crowd Sure.
At the Polo Grounds. where the first
game will be called. preparations are
nearly complete to take care of a crowd
Of nearly GO,pOO persons. If this number
can be squeezed into the stadium. now
being completed by the erection of new
outfield bleacher section, the crowd will
be the largest ever seen at a base ball
game. The worlds series record attend
ance at any one game has been less than
ytkn. In 1910 the total number of adj
missions for the five-gam series between
Oh .cago and Philadelphia was 124.222 an
average of less than 5000 to battle
The Giants will take the field against
Connie Mack's Athletics October IA as
favorites at odds of to ) in the world s
championship series, according to the bet
ting in New York yesterday. Half a mil
lion dollars, it is estimated will be wa
gered on the contest.
A Philadelphia syndicate is said to have
pool of S3o,UD0 to bet on the Athletics.
! There is another pool. it is reported. of
S3noUo also to take the short end. Wall
street brokers are reported to be looking
for Philadelphia money, while a score of
well known devoteeS of sport have de-
clared that they will bet sums ranging
from $1,000 to $1,000 on the Giants.
Ten thousand dollars is reported to have
been actually placed on the Athletics, but
after the bet was made both parties be-
came dissatisfied and the bet was de-
clared off. to be resumed on the day of
| in the box for the Giants the first day
| both sides calculate that odds of about
| Z to > on the game will be right.
Freak Betting.
Many freak bets have been recorded.
| One is that Of a Pittsburgher who has
wagered $500 to $50 that the Giants will
not win three straight victories. Another
| of $50 to 500 is to the effect that Math-
| ewson will be knocked out of the box aft
! er the first game he pitches. \ third is
| that the New York team will not get
more than three hits off Bender and a
! fourth man has wagered a considerable
/ sum that the Athletics will steal more
| bases than the Giants.
! \ dozen bookmakerS have recorded wa
gers of from 500 to $1,000 at even money
8 to ) and to ). the Giants being the
| favorites of the betting. Several car.
| loads of headgear and overcoats, it is
estimated, have been wagered by the
| fans
There are no more tickets to be pur-
| chased for the two first games Of the
worlds series scheduled for Shibe Park.
! A record deluge of letters descended upon
| the officials OF the Philadelphia American
| League club in the first mail yesterday
| morning. and in the first lot of applica-
/ tons were enough requests for reserva-
| tons to exhaust the supply of ten thou
| sand for each game.