The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-26
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 7 WILL OPEN IN NEW YORK ON OCTOBER 8.
TO CHECkMATE THE SCALPERS
Secretary HeidIer Win Have Charge of New York Ticket sais--um- pires Chosen and Series Is
 Fixed at Seven Games.

New fork, Sept. 25.-Play for the baseball championship of the world will be begun on the Polo Grounds in New York at D. m. Oct. s. The second game will be played in Boston the next day. Play will alternate each fair weather day between the two cities until either New York or Boston has won the four out of seven games necessary to give them the 1912 title
 Prices for and the method of selling tickets to the games will be altogether different in the two cities. Boston will conduct its sale practically in it's own way with preference being given to patrons. The sale in New York will be in the hands of Secreatry John A. Heydler. of the National league, and 30,000 of the 3S,000 seats will be held for sale at the entrance to the Polo Grounds and one to each pur- chaser on the days of the game.
 The umpires for the series will be O'Laughlin and Evans of the Amer ican league, and Rigler and Klem of the National league.
 These are the principal features of the arrangements perfected today at a meeting of the National baseball con,- mission. consisting of Chairman Au- gust Hermann and Presidents John son and Lynch of the American and National leagues, at the home of John T. Brush Also present were Pres ident James McAleer and Secretary Robert McRoy of the Boston club, Secretary Joseph O'Brien of the New York club, and Secretary HeydIer C. the National league.
 Advantage of opening on home grounds was lost sto Boston when, at the toss of coin by Mir. Johnson. President Brush of New York called ,''tails." The coin fell tails. New York won this socalled advantage of the opening game last year.
 . The Boston club desired to start the series Monday. Oct. [ President Brush regarded Monday as poor day for an opener in New York and prob ably also foresaw an advantage in giv- ing the Giants an extra days rest aft CT their probably late clinching of the .. pennant title. He wanted the games to begin Tuesday.
 "Call it" said Chairman Hermann, as he Tipped coin.
 Heads, said McAleer. The coin fell tails. scoring doubleheader de- feat for Boston,
 Coin tossing decisions were simple as compared with the arguments which ]. followed the next business on the pro gram. Determined to abide by his declaration that the Boston club should handle the sale Of tickets in its own way. President Johnson of the sAmerican league, had come to the meeting to fight it out. The discus sion of the much disputed question in which August Hermann took tine stand that the National commission i. should have authority over the sale Of tickets in both cities anu in which President Lynch Is said to have sided with him, was conducted behind closed doors
 The American league president was s backed virtually by an ultimatum in l the form of resolution adopted by { his league last winter. declaring 1t never again would engage in an inter- leagne series unless it's club was given control of the ticket selling in it's city, Dn the strength of this determination, Secretary McRoy of the Boston club, early in July began plans for handling ,the tickets by canyassing all the reg Xnlar patrons of the game in whose lhands he proposed to place the much covetcd world series admission cards 8 What took place in the secret ses' s6ion was not given out in detail, but # was apparent President Johnson had scored victory. for when the 3eonference adjourned. Secretary Heyd Tor announced that Boston would be Allowed to go ahead with it's plans. :. Secretary McRoy has had exper'
 Ience in several world series" he said