Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
BETTING FAvORS
DSOXEVEN IN
NEW YORK
Bv W. S. Farnsworth.
a Jew YORK. Oct. Sit beats any

NJ thing you ever heard of, but the
Red Sox are certainly the bet
ting favorites, right here on the stamp
ing grounds of the Giants.
The guys who have sat around and
seen the Giants fairly romp off with the
National league pennant haven't the
real nerve to bet on them. l honestly
believe that if it wasn't for sort of
lngrowing patriotism the Red SoX would
be . to / 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 max
ing elaborate preparations to convey
bulletins to every nook and hamlet in
the 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 a
hamlet of 1000 people that will not
have Geographic reports as the games
proceed. At relay stations and on the
sending and receiving ends of the tel
egraph wires it is estimated 10000 oper-
ators will be required to handle the
news Officials of telegraph companies
III i
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 writers and telegraph
operators will be employed as are re-
CURED al a national political conven-
ton. For instance, in New York res
ervations have been made for 270 spe-
cial 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
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 the newspaper men, players,
officials and the few favored fans per
haps 5000 people will make the jour
ney between Boston and New York
daily, and to accommodate them more
than dozen special trains win be run
by the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad. All of this will cost
an immense amount of money but as
the baseball fan must have his news
not from the griddle," he is willing
to foot the bills.
The fans of New York and Boston
vii, pay upward of 100000 to see the
games. That, however, is but a drop
IN the bucket compared with what it
VIII tax the less fortunate people liv-
ing in distant localities to get the news.
II it were possible to erect a stadium
that would hold 100000 people and the
lahs throughout the country knew that
there would be chance of getting a
seat such an amphitheater would be
just as crowded as will be Brush sta
uIuLl ana FenWay park next week
Tickets Are in Demand.
Neh connected with baseball in New
ork for week or more have been be-
S'eged with thousands of letters and tel
esIams from friends out of town for
tickets to the games. The national COM
NILSSON has decided that the home fans
sn'I have first chance, and the out
"-toWn enthusiasts will have to de-
P'Hd on the bulletin boards.
me. me local fans fear that the recent
, LUMP OF the Giants will continue in the
m ,,,,! series. The experts are of the
Uplnion that the slump is more than the
Usual nsa let-up after winning the pen