Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
BETTING FAvORS
REOSOXEvEN IN
NEW YORK
Nv W. S. Farnsworth.

Red Sox are certainly the bet
ting fsvorites. right here on the stamp
ing grounds of the Giants.
The guys who have sat around and
coon the Giants fairly romp off with the
National league pennant haven't the
rsal nerve to bet on them. | honestly
b.,isya that if it wasn't for a sort of
,nqrovfng patriotism the Red SoX would
5s . 10 [ favorites, right here in the
camp of their opponents.
THEY'RE all wild over the games,
though. The whole town has gone
bugs.
ON the eve of the annual worlds
series the demand for news is so great
that the telegraph companies are maxi
Inc elaborate preparations to convey
b1retfns to every nook and hamlet in
,ba United States as we'll as Cuba and
Panama.
The Preparations could not have been
more extensive if the country was at
war
10000 Operators Will Work.
There is hardly daily newspaper in
the country that has not ordered the
details of the games. There is not
hamlet of 1000 people that will not
have Geographic reports as the games
proceed. At relay stations and on the
sending ana receiving ends of the tel
egrauh wires it is estimated 10000 oper-
ators win be required to handle the
news OFFICIALS of telegraph companies
say it is impossible to estimate in ad-
vance what this will cost the out-of-
Town fans. 1t will run into an enormous
figure
In addition to the regular news ser
vices. hundreds of electric bulletin
boards have been erected in different
towns and these viii show the progress
Of the game, play by play. Thousands
Of theaters will get reports of the
games for their matinee patrons.
At the starting points, New York and
Boston as many writer's and telegraph
Operators will be employed as are re-
CURED at a national political conven-
ton For instance. in New York res
erya,lons have been made for go spe-
clal writer's. One hundred special wires
are being strung into the parks. These
viii go into thousands as they reach
the relay stations, and the network
begins to spread over the country like a
huge spider web. The morning news
paper men do not use the wires during
the progress Of the games, but as many
more direct wires will be required at
night to handle their stories.
Dozen Special Trains.
Counting tie newspaper men. players,
officials ana the few favored fans, per
hapS &too people will make the jour
n=y between Boston and New York
daily and 20 accommodate them more
toan a Cozen special trains will be run
by The New York. New Haven and
Hartford raiIru-o. II of this will cost
2n immense amount - money, but as
The baseball fan must hay. It's news
mot from the sriddle." he is willing
,n foot the bills
The fans Of New York and Boston
MIX pay upward of $780, 600 to see the
sames. That, however is but drop
''N'-e' N'iIlkJC td Win WIlaI II
WI" tax the less fortunate people liv-
ing IN distant localities to get the news.
II Do We're possible 10 erect stadium
.nat would hold 100000 people and the
'anS throughout the country knew that
mere would be chance of getting
seal such an amphitheater would be
'uS' DIS crowded as will be Brush sta
''''' anu Fenway park next week
tickets Are in Demand,
"en connected with baseball in Now.
'''N Io' week or more have been be-
lesed with thousands of letters and tel
.s,"ms from fricnGs out of town for
"s'$ To- the games. The national com
'5%,son has decided that the home fans
''l nave first chance, ana the ONT
town enthusiasts will have 10 do
'- INV on the bulletin boards.
,.ne local fans fear that tho rooo,,.
wor,d,s -. me Giants viii continue in the
oniri,s series. The experts are of the
usmai '" mat the slump is more than the
nsnt winning the pen