The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-06
PLAYERS ARE !.
IN READINESS
Giants to Get Final Workout
Today Commission to
Hold Meeting. i.

So . AN"SlOIluI6 dIU Iuc 1HIls
adelphia Americans to decide the
baseball championship of the world
are at hand with the assembling here
OF the national commission to put the
last touches on the arrangements for
the big event.
August Hermann, chairman OF the
commission. and President Lynch OF
the National league arrived yesterday
and President johnson of the. Aineti-
a league, and third member: of the
governing baseball body, reached. here
today. :. -s.-
The commission lis scheduled. to
meet this morning and clear UP any
points of uncertainty that may remain
regarding the playing Of the series.
All then will be In readiness for the
calling of play at the Polo. grounds at
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon for the
opening game OF the four or more
which will tell whether the world iau-
rels Of 1913 are to rest with the men
under the tutelage OF. John ]. Nc
Graw or the band Of athletes guided
by Cornelius McGillicuidy.
Distribution of the 5000 odd reserv.
ed seat tickets for the series at the
New York grounds was under way.
yesterday and the priced. cards OF adj
mission were In the hanlsvof those to
whom they have been assigned today.
The greater part Of these tickets have
gone to baseball men throughout the
country and to New York club pa.
irons. Some 10000 seats in the lower
stand and bleachers will be available
to the public at the grounds for each
game Of the series.
The seat question, a source Of much.
trouble In former years, has given the
magnates no little concern this year,
Out the arrangements are believed by
them to be such as to eliminate
chances of speculation so far as that
is' possible and give the real support
ers Of the game an opportunity to
see the series with a minimum Of per-
sonal inconvenience and without an
excuse to raise the charge of ~favorit-
ism. 1t vas pointed out by an official
today that during the series with the
Ret Sox last year patrons arriving at
the grounds here at any time after
/, 1880 o'clock had no more difficulty
In gaining admission and getting to
their seats than at a mid-season Sat
urday game. Essentially the same
condition prevails this year., =
So far as the condition OF the teams
seems no doubt that all the regulars
Of the Athletics will be ready to take
the field and play thes game without
physical handicap. Not SO much can
be said for the Giants. While it ap-
peared to be settled to-day that Larry
Doyle. the hustling second baseman
OF the New Yorks. would be in shape
to take his position at the beginning
OF play on Tuesday, the impression
prevailed tina McGraW would be with
out the services Of Fred Snodgrass.
the teams regular center. fielder.
Doyle, with the exception Of a little
stinness In his throwing arm, appears
to nave recovered we'll from the Of.
fects of his. recent automobile spill.
Snodgrass' Charley horse" however.
still Is bothering him 80 much that 1t
Is out of the question to expect him
to play to his usual form. .
1T ook to be probable. therefore,
that the Giants will line up on Tles-
day Win Merkle, Doyle. Fletcher and
Herzog filling the infield positions and
with Burns. Shafer and Murray in the
outfeld. Some close watchers Of the
play Of the team are inclined to think
that the team as thus formed VIII be-
not q bit weaker than with a lineun
that included Snodgrass and left. Her
zog U Herzog was n Of the stars
OF last seasons series with the Red
Sox, his batting being hard and time.
~ and his "peppery" personality add.
ing appreciably to the life and spirit
Of the team.
SnOdgrass Unfortunate PLAYERS :.
~Snodgrass has been an unfortunate
worlds series player. His batting was
light both in the 1911 and 1912 run Of
post season contests, and his fatal
muf Of a fly ball in Boston last fall ia
still remembered. McGraw, however, e
never treasured that error up against
"Snod," he is on record as sayins. and
there Is no doubt that he values the
center felder's aggressiveness ana
spirit and all-arouni ability both m.
offense n defense 80 greatly thar
Snodgrass will be worked in the series
Il there Is a possible chance Of using
him. NaA
The Giants will have a final work.
out today at the Polo grounds in an
exhibition game with the Philadelnhto
Nationals. The regulars will be river
a chance to timber UP and most ~
them probably will play through. rhe
game. Mathewson and Marouard arr
likely to be two pitchers tried out for
an inning or two:' as between them an.
parently lies the choice of a bowman:
to oppose the twfrler Connie Mack
may select to open the series. EIeiu
games. in which players of both. team.
will participate. viii lafford a furthes
opportunity of limbering up.
Unless the player-author question. 4.
preached there Seems little probabili.
ty Of anything momentous occurrine
at the national commission meeting
today.