Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05
BETTING FAVORS
EDSOXEVEN IN
NEW YORK
Rv W. S. Farnsworth.

Jew YORK. Oct. 5.-lt beats any
y hing you ever heard of, but the
Red Sox are certainly the bet
.frg favJrites. right here on the stamp
ing grounds of the Giants
The guys who have sat around and
sssn the Giants fairly romp off with the
National league pennant haven't the
wal nerve to bet on them. i honestly
roriey- that if it wasn't for sort of
irpr5Uing patriotism the Red Sox would
ba 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
that the telegraph companies are maxi
ing elaborate preparations to convey
bulletins to every nook and hamlet in
-5a United States, as we'll as Cuba and
Panama
The preparations could not have been
more extensive if the country was at
war.
IU,UUO operators WIN NOIk.
There is hardly daily newspaper in
the country that has not ordered the
details Of the games. There is not
hamlet Of 2OO0 people that will not
have teIegrap hic 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 viii be required to handle the
news. Officials of telegraph companies
say it is impossible to estimate in adj
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-
quired at national political conven-
ton. For instance, in New York res
ervatOns have been made for 270 spe-
cial writer's. one hundred special wires
are being strung into the parks. These
will 60 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 a, dozen special trains via be run
by the New York New Haven and
Hartford railroad. All Of this will cost
an Immense amount Of money. but as
Inc baseball fan must have his news
'h7J from the grtdde," he is willing
ia foot the bills.
The fans Of New York and Boston
WI. haH-upWard Of $4,000 to see the
''''''' i'NN = fl Is Dul d uiOp
id HE bucket compared with what if
VIII tax the less fortunate people Ifv-
ing I'd distant localities to get the news.
" lt "cr" possible to erect stadium
."a' would hold 100000 people and the
iaoS throughout the country knew that
'"e'e would be a chance Of getting
S7dJ such an amphitheater would he
J.S' as crowded as will be Brush sta
"Iam and Fenway park next week.
Tickets Are in Demand.
"'n connected with baseball in. New
,''A Tor "a week or more have been be-
S'" with thousands Of letters and tel
sI'''s from friends out of town for
..1''' To the games The national com
."slsoo has decided that the home fans
~" nave first chahce. and the ont
,..'o"n enthusiasts will have to de-
'-r" on the bulletin boards.
sI. ,ng local fans fear that the rocent
par,5w Oh the Giants will continue in tbo
orfrtI[ series. The experts are Of tho
uS~ar mat the slump is more than the
nan, '8'-up after winning the pen-