New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-08
Giants Confident on Eve OF
First Struggle with Their
Rivals from Boston.
RED SOX REACH THE CITY
Chances in Favor of big Six"
Facing Smoky" Joe Wood
in Battle at Polo
Grounds To- day.

Grounds To-day.
New York was slower this year than
last. when the Giants had such nip
and-tuck race. to catch the baseball fever
but Yesterday all the pent-up enthusiasm
which has been smouldering for weeks
burst into a conlagration, and until the
worlds championship has been disposed
OF Presidents and politicians must bide
their time.
Thousands Of determined fans who
waited all last night and the night before
stretching their attenuated lines from the
Polo Grounds fifteen blocks to 10th street.
a mile and a half, in order to get ticket
for the big games, testified to the great
awakening. Last night offers OF Sl5 were
made for the precious pasteooard. While
box was considered worth SIPS. with none
TO be had. Places near the front or me
line were worth s. and SO.
There is an air Of confidence in the
camp of the Giants Although they are
only speaking at the rate Of & word OF
Whereabouts these days, and, In oroer W
get an interview some of the long green
has to be flashed. the players are not
artful enough to hide their feelings. when
asked what he thought the outcome wodio
be, "Matty" ventured the opinion that
there was lots of sky out yesterday
afternoon while Chief" Meyers had
sudden attack Of sphasia, being able 10
converse only in the Indian language
which he did quite fiuently. AS there was
no INTERPRETER on hand, his opinions can
not be stated to an expectant world
left Tesreau looked as though ne woulu
be willing to discuss the matter al manu-
with either ]. p. Morgan, Baron Roth-
schlld or John u. Rockefeller, even sparlhe
q favy words to Andrew Carnegie, but Tor
the rest of the mortal world he had only
an unintelligible grin and the silence Oh
the starry skies
But the players did not seem to De
stricken with terror at the thought OF the
Red Sox, nor did they expect TO spehu
restless night with bad dreams ABOUT
Joe Wood. McGraw has them keyed up
70 the fighting pitch, and something is
going 10 break.
All day the corridors of the leading
hotels buzzed with the visiting fans
from all parts of the United states ana
even Cuba The National Commission
took up its usual luxurious quarters IN
the Waldorf Astoria, and there the DIX
men in baseball foregathered to PICK
the probable winners and CLEAN the COS
SIP Of the day. This morning, Jake Stahl
turn ,,,an and
KLEIN, Rigler, Evans and OLoughlin' the
four umpires, will meet with the COM
mission and go over the rules governing
the series. Ban Johnson arrived yester-
day. and said he expected a great
struggle
At the Hotel Imperial three hundred
baseball writers. who will need seventy
special telegraph lines out Of the Polo
Grounds to flash the details of the game
all over the country. held forth. Among
them were correspondents from Havana
papers who, although they could not
speak English and required the services
of an interpreter, pride themselves on the
fact that they know baseball from A to u.
But with ali their dope the wholesale
dealers in statistics were unable to pick
winner any better than the street urchins
who were patiently waiting in line.
Red sox Arrive Full of Fight.
The Boston team, twenty-five strong,
led by the redoubtable Jake Stahl and &C
COMMANDED by several trainers. arrived at
the Grand Central Station shortly after s
o'clock last evening They quickly made
their way through the thousands at the
terminal, who failed to recognize them.
and got into taxicabs. They were driven
10 Breton Hall. where they will live while
in New York. and after dinner went 10
their rooms The trainers said that all
were in bed by $50 o'clock.
A big crowd Of fans" assembled IN
front of the Hotel Somerset, where 1t was
first reported that the team would make
its headquarters. 1t was nearly an hour
after the arrival of the Red Sox that
their admirers were Informed OF the IN
stallation Of the American League CHAM
pionsp at Breton Hall.
The Giants utilized the Yankees as
foil for their last practice at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon, the regu-
lars playing for trifie more than Tour
innings. They seemed to be right on eoge
for the fray. The great trio OF pitchers
Mathewson, MarGuard and Tesreau-re-
mained behind the scenes. All three
warmed up at the stadium yesterday
morning, however, and exhibited their
hest wares for the benefit OF Wllpert
Robinson and McGraw.. After looking
over his three stars the Little Napoleon
had nothing but a smile to offer in lieu
of an interview.
The Red Sox will go to the post Ia
vorites by a slight margin. The ODDS
gradually shortened all yesterday. ana
lot OF bets were made at even money
The best odds obtainable were TO o.
while according to reports $4,000 was put
down on the Red Sox at 10 to In wall
street. This is quite a drop from to .
and to /. which was offered last week
In Boston.
Speculation is rife as to the pitchers TOT
the first game. Stahl has made no secret
~ his plan to send Wood TO the wire IN
case Joe warns up well before the game.
McGraw. with his usual taciturnity' VIII
not give an inkling Of his selection meet
ing all questioners with the statement
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