Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-07
1912 Season Of Major Leagues C|oseAI| Eyes
Now Conferred on Polo Grounds at New York.
Boston Is the Fav0rite-. Larry Gardner Re.
turns to the Game as Good as Ever.

New York. Oct. 6.--The 3Sth annual
season of the National Baseball
League and the 18th of the American
League closed simultaneously, today
with the New York and Boston clubs
the respective champions, by the sub
stantial margins of 40 and 81 points
sover their closest competitors.
The possibility of a tie between Chi
eago and Pittsburg for second place
in the National League or even of
Chicago winning the second place
honors continued up to the last game
today bat Pittsburg saved itself by
an overwhelming defeat of Cinein-
natl and stands 3 points ahead of
Chicago in the final percentages of
wins ana losses.
gap of 119 points, the largest be-
tween any two teams in either league,
separates Cincinnati from third
place; Philadelphia is within 10 points
of the Reds, St. Louis within IS
points OF the Philadelphias, Brooklyn
81 points behind the Cardinals and
Boston last, 81 points behind Brook
lyn.
In the American League Washing
ton and Philadelphia made close
finish for second place with the Sen
aters winning by points Chicago
fell SIS points behind the Athletics.
Cleveland ~ points behind the White
Sox, Detroit 80 points behind tho
Maps; St. Louis 1O7 points behind the
Tigers and New York last, Is points
behind the Browns.
The st. Louis and Chicago Ameri-
can League clubs were the only ones
to complete the 154 games scheduled,
lille thesNem York; and Chicago MAJ.
tionals played the least games of any,
Isl each. A total of 1920 games have
been played, this season.
New York, Oct 6.-Mixed in the
usual daily throng of arrivals Il scat
tered vanguard of visitors fer the
first of the world championship base
ball games, between the Boston Red
Sox and the New York Giants reached
the city, today.
Although the series does not start,
until Tuesday afternoon, the big show
will begin at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing when the Polo grounds will be
the scene of a rush for the first chance
at the 1900 reserved seats which are
all that are to be placed on public
sale in advance of the game.
large squad of police will be on
hand to see that it is an orderly
scramble. The big early morning
crush will he witnessed on the days of
the games when 10000 tickets will be
disposed of in first come, first served
order.
The public is warned by the baseball
management that reports that coun-
| terfeitors propose to Mood bogus tick
cts in the crowds outside the polo
grounds and that anyone, who buys a
| ticket outside the regular booths is
certain to he ileeced.
Conspicuous among today's arriv-
ais were a number of prominent base
| bail writer's In all there are expected
| to be over 300 workers, including tele-
graph operators when the Giants and
| Red Sox cross bats. An extra press
| hox has been provided and over 100
| wires have been strung into the Polo
| grounds. over these wires every play
| will be flashed to enthusiasts, even In
l remote places in the country. 1t is es-
| timated that in all over 10000 tele-
| graph operators will be engaged on
| the afternoons of the games in help
| ing to relay the bulletins not only
| throughout the United States, but in
| to Canada, Cuba and Mexico. where
| interest in the American national pas
| time grows greater, each year. The
| Giants spent the day idling in New
York. They will have 2 practice game
| in an exhibition against the New York
| Americans at the Polo grounds. tomor-
| row. for the exclusive benefit of this
| sailors of the visiting Atlantic fleet.
| In pursuance of his usual stragetic
| tactics. Manager McGraw of the Gil
ants refused. tonight to intimate what
| pitcher he would choose for the open
| ing game. 1t is confidently expected
here that Manager Stahl of Boston
| vii. employ joe Wood. but there is q
variance of opinion among New York
fans" as TO whom McGraw viii send
to the mound. Tesreau has been q
great ideal because of his late success
with the spit BAH" but many experts
believe that McGraw will place al
least the start of the first game in the
hands of the veteran "Christy" Math.
| ewson.
The Indian summer weather. today
andfGr several days past has beer
ideal for baseball and the fond hope
of the enthusiasts is that it will con-
time into next week. The local wealth.
err bureau is not inclined to spoil these
hopes. at least for the opening game
| According to unofficial pronounc-
ment. tonight. the weather will be fail
and warm for Tuesday.
At midnight a crowd of over 500 per.
sons had gathered at the gates Of the
polo grounds to bivouac until the tick
l Ys,,e. 1f 81 I'll in,
morning. One small boy had been hug