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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
Betting IS OPEN
FREAK WACERS ON
All Kinds of Odds on Vari-
Gus Features of the
Coming Season.

New York. Oct. 2.-Betting on the
outcome Of the worlds series baseball
games, which open in New York Oc-
tober 4. started at 10 to 6. 1t matter
Cd not whether the odds were wanted
on Philadelphia or New York. 10 to s
were h figures. That is if the bet
when the national commission an
nounced the date for the opening
game. there was none to place on
the Athletics at 10 t 6; if he happen
ed to be in New York the odds were
10 to 6 that the Giants would win.
Hence the unusual situation pre-
vailed that bettors in both cities were
willing to give odds on their home
teams. This situation obtained for
several days until Larry Doyle, cap
tain of the Giants. was injured IN an
automobile accident and Center Field
er S%nodgrass strained a tendon in his
leg. Reports hat Doyle and Snod-
grass might be unable to play in the
series were instantly reflected and bet
tors in New York were unwilling to
risk more than even money on their
team in the face of these reports.
BY far the greatest amount OF mon
ev placed in the first few days after
the opening date was announced was
waged in so-called freak bets. There
was no end of these. Reports from
Chicago were tina a bet could be had
or anything pertaining to the games.
and the following We're quoted as some
of the odds given on bets made there:
Even money on the Giants and Ath-
letics.
Two to one that Bender does not
win one game.
-Four to one that Bender does not
win two games.
Seven to five that Mathewson does
not win n game.
Three to one that Mathewson does
not win two games.
Twenty-Five to one that the series
goes over four games.
Two to n that the series does not
70 seven games.
One hundred to one that the Giants
do not win @ straight.
One hundred to one that the Ath-
letics do not win four straight.
In New York one bet was recorded,
at odds of four to five, that Mathew.
son would pitch the first game. Anoth-
er bet was reported at even money
that Demaree would win his first
game. A third bet was that the series
would 20 six games. This bet was also
at even money. One Giant enthusiast
offered one to four that the Giants
would win the first three games but
found nc takers.
Infinite were the variations on which
the early betters laid their money. One
man bet even money that h Athletics
would make more runs during the to-
tai games than the Giants would.
Another offered even money that the
Athletics would lead in hitting.
In both New York and Philadelphia
the usual plant was heard that plenty
Of money was being offered on the
home team without takers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
THREE TICKETS OR
NONE THE RULE FOR
THE WORLDS Series

Philadelphia, Oct. 2.-Philadelphia
fans who are anxious to secure tick
cts for the approaching worlds series
baseball games are engaging boys to
stand In line all night before the pub
Tic sale for the contests to be staged
In this city opening on Monday, Octo-
Der 8. Companies which furnish
messenger boys are making prepare
tons to meet the unusual demand
and n company announced that the
rate would be raised from 20 to so
cents an hour for the service.
Although the baseball officials are
endeavoring to keep the tickets out
of the hands Of spectators, it was
reported today that one prospective.
dealer in the coveted pasteboards mad
engaged twenty boys to stand in line
from 8 o'clock Sunday night until
8 o'clock Monday morning. when the
sale opens.
Under the rules adopted this year
no mail orders will be honored, and
each purchaser must buy tickets for
three games In the city and no one
will be permitted to buy more than
two for each game. In case three
games are not played here. money for
tickets not used will be returned to
the purchasers. The requirement that
even those who desire to witness only
one game must buy tickets for three.
10 causing some unfavorable comment
among the local baseball followers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
VARSITY MEN
" DOING BETTER
More Speed ad Fight
ing Spirit - Plays
Being Tried Out.
By Ripley

Showing more speed and fghting
ability than they did a week ago: the
university team went through q hard
scrimmage against the second eleven
men yesterday afternoon. The team
has developed considerably in the
week. and. IL present Indications ars
any criteria. the institution will have
q Wlnnin team, so far as the state
~nneso college games 90.
Coach Grogan has given the second
string men a series of plays that are
banling to the varsity squad. The
plays are winners. and. when the first
team has learned to break them I'm.
they will be given an opportunity to
show h they can do in executing
them.
Grogan has put a lot of fighting
spirit into the second team men, and
they are doing unusually good work
against the regulars. Payne is work.
ihs at quarter for the scrubs, and 10
The fighting spirit also ia beinr
ground into the first squad, and thew
are playing in much better form. they
still are working on some on the ele-
features of the game. but ara
developing rapidly.
Lowe was not out for practice ves.
teroay, and Dahl played right half On
the varsity. Dahl showed some Of his
OLD inn speed. as well as his old
in hitting the line straieht
up. The coaches have been devotinr
some time to him, however. n he 4.
dolng better work than the first n
the week. Fingerson is plavinr .
goo game at fullback, while Neliis "a
doing excellent work at left hair. Me-.
Kay was tried out at quarter yester.
aay. and ran the team we'll durinx
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
TAKES
SECOND CONTEST

Indianapolis. Oct. 2.-The Pittsburg
National league club won from the
Merz went to pieces in the fifth and
the visitors punching hits with the To-
Gals errors scored three runs. In the
sixth more misplays and more hits
brought Pittsburg's total to 9. O'Toole
who started the game for the visitors
was taken out after he had allowed
nine hits for a total Of five runs.
Score: r. II. E.
P~ittsburg 200 1873 ooo-e 13 o
Indianapolis LILO 200 000-5 ~ 8
O'Toole. Robinson and Simon; Mers,
Schardt and Livingston.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
CONNIE MACK TO
USE HIS STRONGEST

Philadelphia. Oct. 2.-Connie Mack,
manager of the Athletics. returned
last night with his cub players who
have been used in the series against
Washington and today the American
league champions will start the final
games of their regular schedule with
New York. 1t Is expected that Mack
will present his strongest lineup in
order that team work may be per-
fected for the worlds series next
week.
The first string players rave been
allowed to take things easy since they
clinched the pennant.
The National league season for this
tated calling off the final game which
was scheduled with Brooklyn. To-
day the Phillies will play the Giants
at New York where they will finish
the season on Saturday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
CoMsTOCK LOSES
ANOTHER GAME

Detroit. Oct. Gregg held Detroit
to four scattered hits and Cleveland
IN a desperate although nearly hope
les. fight for second place. won 8
TO ]. Ihe Cleveland southpaw bianked
the iisers Until! the ninth when Cobb
beat out an infield hit. stole second
throw to catch Veach of first. Olson
who played secon in Lajoie's place
singled to right in the first Inning
scoring Leibold. Cleveland won The
game in the fifth. With the bases
full Chapman drove a double to He
o board in left. bringing home
Gregg and Lebold.
Cleveland ................8 IL 2
Gregg and O'Neil; Comstock.
House and Gibson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
CROSS GOAL LINE
OF

Philadelphia. Oct. 2.-The Franklin
and Marshall football team played
great football against the heavy Uni
versity of PENNSYLVANIA yesterday and
although the Red and Blue Won, the
visitors crossed the Quakers' goal line
for the first time this season. The
final score was Is to 6. Coach
Brooke's team was weakened by the
absence of Captain Young.
pennsylvania scored first in the
opening period on a forward pass. In
the third period, with the ball on
Pennsylvania's ff~teen-yard line,
Avery fumbled Simpsons pass and af-
ter recovering it tried to kick. but
Hartman blocked the ball and it rolled
behind Pennsylvania's goal line where
Smith fell on it for a touchdown.
Jones. however. failed to kick goal.
Pennsylvania changed her tactics in
the final period using straight line
plunges and scored another touch.
down.
Marshall kicked one goal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
IN BAD" IN
ENGLAND nov, SAYS
LORD N0RIHCuFFE

Chicago, Oct, 2.-piscussing' the re-
ception given Jack Johnson In Lon.
don. Lord Northcliffe Of England said
The Jack johnson Ease was not
viewed in England from the color
standpoint. That il a dangerous sub
ject over there and besides we have
a few negroes. Johnson was consid-
land did not want to insult America
by entertaining or receiving him."
The London Daily Mail, n of
Lord Northclife's papers, printed a
5.000-word cable dispatch from Chi
cago reviewing the record Of John
sons trial here after he had COM
plained to a London audience that
his only offense was that he had
whipped Jeffries for the champion
ship. This report 10 said to have
quickly stopped the johnson craze
there.
The negro o afterwards was re-
turned to France. Lord Northcliffe
predicted he would not last there,
either. as a drawing card.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
GARDINER IS
LOST TO

Cambridge. Mass, Oct. 2.-Tudor
Gardiner, star tackle of the Har-
yard varsity eleven of 1911 and a
leading candidate for end on the pres
ent crimson team, probably will lever
play football again.
day when physicians advised against
his playing. He broke his forearm
in the Observation-Disclosures game two
years ago and the injury kept him
out Of the game last year. Under
the test of two weeks practice the
arm has been found too weak to al
low him to play.
His absence together with the ILL
ineligibility of Smith has left Har-
ward with three available ends. in
stead of who started practice.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
WOR[DSER|ES May
never Be PLAYED
Commission Threatens Dras-
tic Action if the Players
Write for Papers.

Cincinnati. Oct. c.-That the ma.
tional baseball commission may go as
far as to call off the worlds series, IL
players participating or eligible to
play in the series do not refrain from
allowing their am to be used at
the head of the newspaper articles.
was the statement made last night by
Chairman Garry Hermann of the
commission.
THE commission will enforce the
rule prohibiting series players from
allowing the use Of their names over
newspaper articles" said Hermann,
'and it is probable that the series will
he called off if the players refuse to
live up to the rules. The commission
will protect the newspapers that have
secured contracts with players to
write articles"
1t is believed that if. after the first
game. the names of players appear at
the head of newspaper articles the
series will be called off until the play
ers conf1ne themselves to the diamond.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

NOT do-not what he did. But he NJ.
ways touches second now.
McInnis. YOU do not know in a
world series way, unless YOU base your
acquaintance III the last inning. Of the
last game in 1911, when stuffy limped
painfully into the series. from which
injuries had expunged him.
But he will be in this one. Decid-
eddy IN!
McInnis 10 a. good u ball player as
his name is Irish, a snappy. active
youngster-the best in the Amrican
league. and playing with the ease ana
natural grace that causes you to ex-
claim. There's a born bail player!"
He thinks. runs and fields as we'll
as he hits-and he hits over $40!
Nj. Merkle, nee Mr.. Mclnnis.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
= Q Z . . .
SCHREIBER MAY GO TO
WHITE SOX IN 1914

st. Paul. Oct. 2.-According to
information received by President
Lennon today, the draft on Bunnie
Schneider of the Saints, surren-
dered by Detroit, has been claimed
by President Comiskey of the
White Sox. This information
comes from an official of the Chi
cago club. The claim has not
yet been bulletined by the Ma
tional commission. II Comiskey
has exercised the right to draft
Schneider. Bunnie will be forced
to report to the White Sox next
spring.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
MOULToN JOINS
NORTHWESTERN

Chicago. Oct. 2.-E. j. Moulton.
former tackle on the University of
Chicago football team. yesterday Join
ed the Northwestern University suuad
as coach. He aided Coach scribner In
giving the linemen a long session with
the charging machine. scrimmages
with the freshmen disclosed the chief
weakness Of the team was in .the line.
The back field spent the day prac.
ticing the forward pass.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
BEST 7 POLO
TEAM IS

New York, Oct. 2.-Devereux Mil
burn. international poloist, returned
from Europe today on the liner Olym-
pic with the news that the best Brit
Americans next year in an effort to
regain the International cup.
Lord Ashby-St. Leger has financed
and 10 managing the team.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
Mack Will RucL Rnl.

Washington. Oct. 2.-Connie Mack,
manager of the Athletics. last night
declared he would not prevent two of
his players, Baker and Collins, from
writing special newspaper articles on
the worlds series. against which a
ruling was recently issued by the ma
tional baseball commission.
1T seems that the commission is
making the ruling entirely too late"
said Mr.. Mack, "and IL any such ac-
ton is contemplated the players
should have been notified. long SINCE
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

The first step toward winning a ball
game is that which beats the throw
to first. Any man who beats the throw
to first is taking the first step toward
saving Il ball game.
Introducing. ladies and gentlemen,
high and lofty throw-eaters. Merkle
and McInnis. first basemen extraordin-
r Of the respective prospective
worlds championship contcnders-the
Giants and the Athletics.
He has beer shown on the world SER
les before. Remember what Tony
said about him?
1.-The exil that men do lives afte,
them: the good is oft inferred with
their bones; $ let 1t be with Merkle."
Fred is famous for what he did
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
Jennings in the Air.

Detroit, Oct. 3.-Hughie JENNINGS.
though under contract with a newspa-
per to write stories of the worlds &c.
ries games lex week, stated that UNI
less his agreement were approved by
the national commission he would not
write. Jennings has been up in the
air over the matter for some time. II
has been known by members of the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

commission that he had signed for
more literary work and he supposed
that, as he had no word from any
source forbiiding him t o write, there
was no objection. The latest develop.
ments. however; have put him on the
anxious seat. He says he does not
van to antagonize anyone in the mat
ter and is willing to drop out if the
commissions rules covered his case.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

According to the rules governing the
worlds series the national commission
will receive ten per cent Of the. gate
receipts of each and every game. The
players of the two competing clubs
will take sixty per cent Of the remain
ing ninety per e n Of the first four
games. the amount to be divided on
a basis Of sixty per cent to the win
ners and forty per cent to the losers.
The remaining forty per Ger Of the
ninety per cen goes to the club own
ers. Ninety per cent Of the gate re-
ceipts of each and every game after
the first four becomes the property
Of the stockholders Of the two con-
testing clubs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
Oh. What?
(Roafon

The Philadelphia Public Ledger is
worrying v e the economic waste in
closing schools and churches through
the summer. What of the countless
blocks of choicer residences with the
dust On their ~doorsteps?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
BRITISH
WIN AT

Warden and Edward Raw. th MsHy
lsh professional golfers de,s.tss
Roger H: Hovey and Foster b. Ds,,i.o
Island amateurs Is up in = AZ
hole four ball foursome match at ~ !.
Wannamoisett Country club yestere
day. Hovey Is the state chamnione
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
Household Havalries.
(Washington starr

II thought you didn't like dogs?"
Il DON'T, replied Mr.. Growcher.
Then why did you buy her that
Pekingess pup"
80 az to make the Pommeranian
miserable ,Nath 5ealnusy.s
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
.
Belmont WON'T TAKE
$1,000 00 FOR TRACERY

) New York, Oct. august Bel .
mont, chairman Of the Jockey
} club, it became known today. has
) refused an offer OF 100000 for
) Tracery. the 4-year-old son Of
) Rock sand Topiary. which has I
, been racing With much success for I
) two seasons in England. The Of I
fer came by cable from w. ALI
> son, the well known newspaper Z
: man and breeder abroad, who, I
: 1t is thought here. acted In the
, capacity Of On agent.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Games Yesterday.
Cleveland 8, Detroit /.
Philadelphia o. Washington I.
New York-Boston game called OH
account Of rain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
Leaders Drop Another

Washington. Oct. 1-Washinston
made it three strisht shut outs by
winning. from Philadelphia 1 to 8.
Again h champions played none but
second string men. but they forced
the locals to hustle in order to win.
Boehn. one of Connie Mack's younes.
tiers was in the box and pitched a
splendid game. He allowed but three
hits. two of them coming in the eighth
inning when. Washington put across
the winning rum.
Philadelphia ............. 2 !
Washington ...............1 3 ]
Boehn and MeAvery: Bentiy ana
Ainsmith. ~, -,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
Standing Of Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Games Yesterday.
Brooklyn-Philadelphia game, post
poned on account Of rain, was only
game scheduled.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

NORWICH SCHEDULE CANCELLED
Northf1eld, VT, Oct. 1.-The can
collation. Of the entire schedule Of the
Norwich university football team, be-
cause of the death of Halfback Yer
. Belize was announced yesterday.
Beliefs death resulted from injuries
in a game with Holy Cross septem-
Der "a. -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

First game to be played in New
York. the games thereafter to alter
nate between Philadelphia and New
York.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

Sale Of ticekts to be conducted under
the auspices of the two clubs con-
cerned. Unreserved seats will be sold
at the Polo grounds and Shtbe park
on the day of the game: reserved seats
must be purchased for three games.
whether bought in New York or Phil
adelphia. and if>three games are not
played the proportionate amount of
the purchase price will be refunded.
No mail orders will be accepted for
reserved seats.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

Price Of tickets. in New York, boxes,
seating four, 125; upper grand stand.
So; lower grand stand, 81; bleachers,
81. In Philadelphia. box seats. IS;
main grand stand. So; right and left
field pavilions. 81; bleachers, 81.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

A woman seldom hits anything
she aim at-especially when she
throws herself at a mans head.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
Place. Polo grounds. New York;
Shibe- park, Philadelphia.

Time, October7 and daily thereafter,
except Sunday. until one club shall
have won four. games.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
COLUMBUS
ST. LOUIS BROWNS

Columbus, Dot. AIN spite Of SIN.
steady fielding, the Columbus .Amsri-
a association team won from ~.
st: Louis Americans in a ten-innins
e~nrnatlon game Yesterday S to T.
with a home run. In the tenth H 9i,snsn
mans, double scored the winn,nr S',s
on two sacrifices. The score:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
WAITERs.KEIL,Y MEET

Chicago, Oct. 2.-Bi1ly Walters
and Spike" Kelly Of Chicago were
matched yesterday to fight ten rounds
in Superior, Wis, October II. They
are we~lterweights.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

In the event Of a seventh game be-
ing necessary the city for holding it
will be determined by the toss Of a
coin. In cas- a game is postponed on
account Of rain or II for some other
cause a legal game Is not played the
teams will remain in the city whore
the postponement occurred until a le-
gal game IL played. This does not,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

Tie games .to. be played on the text
day in the othsff .tftx from that in
which the tie occurred: Thus. II the
first game in New York were to result
In q tie the game would be played
off in Philadelphia the next day. DC.
tober 8.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02
Some Worlds Series Facts of Interest

Seating arrangements. Polo grounds,
$4,000 reserved seats. $1,000 in bleach
ers: Shibe park. grand stand and
5000 more. Neither club will
be permitted to erect extra stands on
the field. No spectators will be al
lowed to overflow on the field and no
ground rules will be made.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-02

oa1terIes; Cole n Murphy; Iey.
sen. McAllister. ~ CIV oF0s-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
Talked Of for State Treasurer,

In view of the early speculation
as to the makeup of the big State
ticket in 1916, friends of John h.
O'Meara are urging him to stand for
the nomination for State Treasurer.
He made fine race for that nom.
ination last year against the incum
bent in that Office, Edward p. Deal
who was strong and popular and had
the advantage OF wide and in.
fluential acquaintance in the State
through several terms as member
of the Legislature. Inasmuch as
Mr.. Deal is ineligible to succeed
himself, friends of Mr.. O'Meara
point out that this will be the time
for him TO realize his ambition and
round out business career that
has been characterized by ability,
success and fair dealing. Mr..
O'Meara's strength In ST. Louis was
indicated in the last State primary
when he polled more than 81 900
votes st. Louis Republic.