Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-06
R[TT|NG FAvORS
RED SOXEVEN IN
NEW YORK
Rv W. S. Farnsworth.

~rEW YORK, Oct. Sit beats any
N 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 1t wasn't for sort of
ingrowing patriotism the Red Sox would
be 10 / 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.
lOgOSN SPVt dAS' III WIN
There is hardly daily newspaper in
the country that has not ordered the
details Of the games. There is not
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 1t is estimated 10000 oper-
ators will be required to handle the
news Officials of telegraph companies
saw It is impossible to estimate in ad-
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
ervations have been made for 270 spe-
cial writer's. One hundred special wires
are being strung into the parks. These
will go into thousands as they reach
the relay stations, and the network
begins to spread over the country like a
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 viii 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
hot from the griddle," he is willing
to foot the bills.
The fans of New York and BOSTON
viii pay upward Of 100000 to see the
S"AANS' iidhi however, is out drop
IN the bucket compared with what it
VIII tax the less fortunate people liv-
ing In distant localities to get the news.
1t were possible to erect a stadium
mat would hold 100000 people and the
lahs throughout the country knew that
mere would be a chance Of getting a
seat such an amphitheater would be
!uSt as crowded as will be Brush sta
''U'h ana Fenway park next week.
Tickets Are in Demand.
men connected with baseball in New
IorK Tor week or more have been be-
S'esed with thousands of letters and tel
grams from friends out of town for
uckets to the games. The national com
MISSION has decided that the home fans
"1aH have first chance, ana the out
u-'o"n enthusiasts Will have to de-
ru On the bulletin boards.
sine me local fans fear that the recent
wo orH !, OF the Giants will continue in the
on, ,u series. The experts are of the
DsmaI oi mat the slump is more than the
ns n@' Iet-up after winning the mem