The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-26
FIR GAME OF WORLDS SERIES
10 BE PLAYED In NEW YORK
PIC WAs REACHED we
E3 w 4 e COM xo'' Or
H. 9holes, which 70 the First
Bms In Three Years.
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= vuADELPHIA. Pa. Sept. a.
- - York. October z. win be
it, the opening battle for the
01Dpionship OF the world between
- Phtladelpbia Athletics and the
49, York Giants. providing the lat
~ % not upset the baseball universe
- Jail to win the National league
ymnnt II win bc the third con-
oouuove year that the first game of
the big series has been played in
New York. Two years ago. the
oonnGb Bon the opening contest from
~ A1A1etics and last year the Bos-
- - Sox took the first game.
- Dip OF a coin decided the place.
- the date. Harry n. Hampstead.
tDeogo1Dt of the New York club max.
~ - right guess as Garry Herr
49, chairman OF the national COM
Dlns1cD. tossed up a half dollar. The
esmm1bsion. which came here to-day.
sooo1y for the purpose OF arranging
- stalls for the series. met in open
ssou61n to plan for the games. After
- Ie~ York club had chosen the
tfDo and place, President Lynch, OF
IL National league. named William
x1so and Charles Rigler as the UNI
plroe on the part OF his organization
on4 President Johnson named Thomas
IL. Connolly and John J. Egan to rep
E1onent the American league.
The rules for playing the game are
49, same AZ heretofore except that
II case OF a legal tie game the teams
Ivm not remain In the city where the
t1s occurred to play Il or. but will
sdhere to the schedule OF alternating
each day between the two cities. In
case OF postponements the teams win
remain in the city where the game
vas postponed until Il is played.
The national commission will not
have charge OF the distribution OF
tickets. II having been left TO the re-
'spective clubs. the methods they shall
pursue in selling them
Are Much Pleased.
President Hampstead, Secretary
John Il. Foster and other officials OF
the New York club were elated over
their luck In getting the opening
game.
BENJAMIN F. Shibe. president OF the
Athletics. much as he wanted the first
game in Philadelphia. did not appear
dismayed. Il suppose history Is GO
ing to repeat itself" he said. We lost
the toss two years ago. we also lost
the opening game. but we walked
away with the championship"
The members OF the National Com
mission left town during the after
noon. They had nothing TO add to-
day to their announcement made in
Clncinnatti "Wednesday night that ball
players participating in inter-leaglte
series will be discouraged from writ
ing base ball stories for the news
papers. Attention was called to the
fact that certain members of the New
York and Philadelphia teams had al
ready signed contracts to write such
articles, but the commissioners said
they were not concerned about that
In New York the following prices
will prevail:
Boxes accommodating four persons.
S25; upper grandstand, reserved. 50:
admission and entire lower grand
stand. unreserved. So. bleachers, 81
Unresered seats will be sold at the
Polo grounds on the days OF the
games. first come. first served" re-
served tickets must be purchased for
three days from both clubs. In the
event that three games arc not played
the clubs will refund the money for
the third game tickts.
In Philadelphia the prices will be:
box seats, IS each: reserved seats In
main grandstand. So: reserved seats,
right and left field pavilions. 81;
bleacher seats, 81.