East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-07

New York, Oct; THE last game
between the American and National
baseball seasons was played Saturday
and the Red Sox, and Giants, respec-
lively pennant winners, have nothing
to do now but play off series for
the worlds championship. A quarter
of a million fans will watch them
combat. beginning Tuesday.
Ten million more will observe their
struggles, via -. newspaper reports,
transmitted by 5000. telegraphers,
who will see through the eyes of 800
trained baseball experts. In short,
the three dozen baseball players who
fight out the games for the title will
have the attention of the entire coun-
try. Politics. unless some shorter or
longer or ugiier word than liar" is
coined to startle the public ear. will
be relegated to an ignominous back
ground.
Secretary John Heydler. who is
handling the seating arrangements
for the national commission, reported
| that he had received requests for seat
! reservations not only from all states
| in the union but from the Philippines,
| Cuba Mexico and Canada as well.
In Boston practically all of the re-
served seats have been sold. In New
York the same situation holds. 1t is
estimated 10000 will see the game.
The opening contest will be played
at the Polo grounds Tuesday after
noon, beginning at p. m. Umpires
OLoughlin, Evans. Klein and Rigler
will have charge.
Manager McGraw will place his
regular lineup in the field, the play
ers being Merkie. first base; Doyle,
second base: Herzog. third base;
Fletcher. shortstop: Devore. left field;
Snodgrass, center field: Murray, right
field, and Meyers. behind the bat re-
ceiving the shoots of either Mathew
son, Tesreau or Marquard.
Thus arrayed. the Giants will have
to contend with the hitting of the Red
Sox, who will toe the plate in order:
Keeper. right field: Yerkes, second
base; Speaker. center field; Lewis,
left field; Gardner third base; Stahl,
first base; Wagner, shortstop. and
Probably Cady catching, if Wood
pitches.
That Is the way they will look. Shut
your eyes and take your pick. Bet
ting, which up TO the past few days
was slightly in favor of the Red SoX,
has settled down to the vicinity OF
even money. 1t has been certain for
several weeks that the Giants and
Red Sox would be cOntending teams
and the dope has long been exhaust
ed. Every statistic important or in
significant, connected or remote, that
might be drubbed up. has been lug
ged into the limelight, and still no.
body knows who will win. Fandom
is simply sitting back in its chair and
awaiting results The only points left
open to contention are to be found
in the managerial strategy.
The mooted point is. who will
pitch and when"
1t is thought that Mathewson and
Wood the two kingpns, will be or
the mound at the Polo grounds Tues
day afternoon each manager being
77X'cus to land the opener. This Is
the general opinion. Just what Nc
Graw and Stahi are figuring on can
not be revealed by anybody except
themselves, and they won't talk.
Rather than risk Tesreau or Mar
guard against a hostile crowd at Bos-
ION on Wednesday. McGraw may use
one of them on Tuesday and the 9th
er on Thursday. both at home, leav-
ng Matty to work at Boston on We'd
nes1ay Again-but this sort of stuff
has too many fans edging around the
door Of the asylums already.