The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-12
FACTS ABOUT WORLDS SERIES
schedule OF the Games; Prices of
seats Names Of the Umpires, Rec
ord Of Previous Series and Other
Facts Noted.


American, All games begin at 2 p.
NJ.
Tuesday. october S-First game; at
Polo Grounds. New York.
Wednesday, October 9.-Second
game; at Fenway Park. Boston.
Thursday, October 1O--Third game;
at New York.
Friday, October l1--Fourth game;
at Boston.
Saturday. October Fifth game;
at New York.
Monday. October 14-Sixth game
Uf necessarily at Boston.
To be decided later-Seventh game,
IL necessary.
Club first to win four games cap
lures the title.
Whenever impossible. on account Of
bad weather or other causes, to play
a game on the day scheduled, the con-
tending clubs will remain in the city
at which that game Is scheduled un-
ill the game can be played. In event
of such postponements the schedule
OF remaining games will be pushed
forward just so much.
Seats for the World Series.
AT New York: Polo grounds. ca
pacity $4,000 seats.
Boxes a seats), S25.-On public
sale in advance.
Upper grandstand $4,000. at ss.-
On public sale In advance.
Lower grandstand (16,O0O). at 80
On sale at grounds only on day of
game.
Bleachers u5.o0O). at $l-On sale
at grounds only on day Of game.
At Boston: Fenway Park, capacity
10000 seats.
Boxes, per seat. Son sale in
adv ance; tickets must be bought for
three games.
Grandstand. SON sale in ad-
vance; tickets must be bought for
three games.
Temporary stand, $2-On sale in
advance: tickets must be bought for
three games.
Pavilion. 31-For sale on grounds.
Bleachers. SO cents-For sale on
grounds.
Gates at Polo grounds will he open
el at 10 A. NJ. on the days OF the
games and all persons buying tickets
will be obliged to pass directly into
the park.
Receipts Of the games for the world
series are to be divided as follows:
For the first four games. 10 per
cent of the receipts goes to the Ma
tional commission: 60 per Get goes
TO q pool for the players (so per cent
OF this pool to the winning players
and 40 per cent to the losers); re-
naming 80 per cent Of the total r
ceipts In equally divided between the
two clubs afte7ESsT0$.. N. -.
two club owners. All the receipts of
games after the fourth 90 to the club
owners
The financial record established d
last year was the highest OF any
world series To- date. The total re-
ceipts for the six games was $S42,264.
OF this the 21 Philadelphia American
players. as winners. received 1864.
while each Of the losing New York
National players received $2,436.
Arbitration Of the close plays In
world championship games Is vested
In force Of four umpires. or twice
the number in ordinary games. one
Is stationed behind the plate. one
about the bases, and two in the out
field.
The selection Of the umpires Is
made by the presidents OF the two
major leagues, each choosing two
from his STAFF. The choice this year
fell upon:
William Klein and Charles Rigler.
representing the National league.
William Evas and "Silk" O'Louyh-
lin. representing the American
league.
Mr.. KLEIN is the only one of the
four who participated in last years
series. although all OF them are yete-
rams as big league umpires and are
generally popular with the baseball
public.
The first baseball game rec~rded as
played for "the champio nship OF the
world" was In 1884 when Providence
OF the National League. defeated the
Metropolitans OF New York, to 0.
In the 27 Gears since tb.r thara ho,,,