Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-08

final practice at Fenway Park, Boston.
early in the day, and Manager StahI was
so we'll satisfied with the condition of his
men that he will not send them to the
American League Park, tomorrow, for a
final light workout
Betting on the Worlds Series does not
appear to be as general as had been ex-
pected Boston money was to be seen
in larger quantities than New York cash.
but the supporters of the New York club.
taking advantage of the fact thar the
Boston team appears to be favorite In
the betting. are holding out for longer
odds. Bets at odds of 10 to were made,
today
Picking the winner is just as hazardous
a proposition, this year, as 1t was in the
previous series for the worlds champion
ship New Workers generally pin their
faith to John McGraw's three great
pitchers and the base runnig ability of
the National Leaguers.
Boston, with it's hard hitting outleld,
expects to reach the pitching of New
Yorks twirlers and hopes that Wood
Collins and O'Brien will keep the Giants
chances to show their ability on the
paths. The Boston rooters point 10 the
steadiness of the team during the league
season, and do not believe that any Of
the players will blow up before the
vast crowd.
Who would do the pitching in the OPEN
ing game was problematical tonight
When Manager McGraw was asked
7 = 1.
Ionly smiled. Mathewson was most talk
ed about. however. If the veteran pitcher
! is chosen for the task it will be the third
time he has opened a Worlds Series
for the New York Nationals. He pitched
the opening game against Philadelphia
Athletics in 1908 and won 3 to o. and he
pitched the opening game against the
same team in 1911 and again won 2 to 7!
Mathewson incidentally is the only reg
| ular player of the present New York
: team who participated in the Giants first
World Series in 1905
| While the players of the contending
! teams were preparing for the opening
battle, interested thousands were arrang-
ling to see the games. Good weather is
| in prospect for the opening contest and
it is expected that the record crowd for
a World Series games. 2S1-will be ex-
ceeded. Evidence of this was shown,
today, when the thousands stood for
| hours at the Polo grounds to buy re-
served seats of which only 1000 were
placed on sale These tickets were for
the upper stand and sold at three dollars
each. The line began to form, Sunday
Afternoon, and at daybreak, today, It had
grown to enormous length The tickets
went rapidly and when the last were sold
and the windows of the box offices clos
ed, there was a great protest from dis
appointed persons in the crowd. Only
two tickets were sold to each person
Many tricks were invented by specula-
tors to get the pasteboards, but for the
first time in New York the SPECTATORS
were beaten by the club management
True. there We're some tickets to be mad
from spectators along Broadway, to-
night. but they We're few compared with
those of last year.
President Hermann of the National
Commission, after taking look over the
situation, today, expressed himself as
delighted with the plan of ticket distri-
button. The few tickets that fell into the
hands of the spectators were purchased
from persons who stood in line. Wher-
ever spectators known 10 the police were
seen in the vicinity of the Polo grounds
they were ordered away.
Those who managed to elude the police
offered as high as $40 for each 50 ticket.
The box office at the Polo grounds mad
not yet closed for the day when men
and boys began gathering to form a line
for tomorrow. detail of police was on
duty to keep order Scores of the wait
ing fans brought camp stools and blan-
kets. Hot lunch vendors did a rushing
business 1t is the plan of the National
League management to open the gases at
10 a NJ, when the sale of tickets will
begin. Approximately 10000 tickets will
be sold those selling for 81 admitting the
purchaser to a seat in the lower grand
stand Dollar tickets admit to the bleach
ers. All persons purchasing tickets Will
be compelled to enter the grounds imme-
diately.
All the members of the National COM
mission were in the city, today, but held
no meeting. They appeared more con-
cerned about distributing among base
ball officials and friends their allotment
or reserved seats than baseball business.
Early tomorrow, they will call before
them for final instructions the four UNI
pires and official scorers appointed by
the commission.
The Baseball Writer'S Association of
America held a meeting, this afternoon,
and fixed the morning of the second
game in New York, which is expected to
be Thursday, for the annual meeting and
election of officers. One of the things
done. today. by the association, whose
members come from every city In the
National and American League clubs,
was to appoint two official scorers for
the association. They are Sidney Mercer
of New York and Herman Nickerson or
Boston.