Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-07

| Strunk, Of ...................... IF, Murray
Barry, IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. C, Meyers
| ihofhas' .............'......'.. H. mefhie
| Bender, p ................... p, Mathewson
| This evening, found the vanguard
of fans pouring into the city on every
| train and, with the exception of minor
| details to be disposed CT by the Ma
! tional Commission, everything is in
readiness for the opening contest.
| Spectators Successful.
| There was the usual talk, this morn
| ing, that spectators had secured a
choice allotment of reserved seats, and
signs were displayed in Il number OF
| ticket agencies announcing this. The
| casual fan who arrived, today, found
all the 5000 reserved seats disposed of
| ard nothing left for him to do but get
| in line at the Polo grounds, early to-
morrow morning, when the $4,000 I'M
| reserved seats are thrown open.
1t was said again, today, that it
was doubtful whether Snodgrass. the
Giants centerfielder, VINO is suffering
| with a "Gharleyhorse," would be able
10 take part in the series Doyle's IN
jured shoulder has completely recoV-
cred, however, and it is certain he
will be in the opening game If Snod-
grass does not play it is more than
probable that Shafer Will take his
place in the field and Herzog will go
To third.
No Favors in Betting.
Generally speaking, betting on the
series has been light. Some few big
bets have been recorded but neither
team can be called the favorite. An
even money proposition has been the
rule in most cases.
All police arrangements have been com
pleted for handling the vast crowds at
the Polo Grounds. one hundred and
fifty men have been detailed for the
work. Thirty men were stationed at the
grounds, today. on the expectation that
throngs would besiege the gates, think
ing that there was to be a ticket sale
as had at first been planned.
Gaffney Denounces Methods.
James e. Gaffney, owner and president
of the Boston club of the National
League, exhibited l6 tickets for the Sc
ries, this afternoon, for which he said
he had paid $50 apiece or $500 for the lot.
These tickets, he said, were purchased
from spectators who maintained an Of
flee at an uptown hotel.
I'm going before the National Com
mission and demand to know what they
are going to do about an outrage so raw
that major league club owner cannot
buy Il reserved seats when thousands of
them appear to be in the hands of spec
ulators," Mr.. Gaffney asserted. He
added that the New York club had
fused to sell him the AZ tickets he wanted
direct.
Offer to Ticket Agency.
John A. Sullivan, vice president of n
ticket agency firm, said this afternoon
that his agency had been offered week
ago 1000 tickets for the series of three
games at $4,000 for each ticket
I'VE turned the offer down. Mr.. Sulli-
van said. This morning, we were noti-
fled that the price had gone up. but that
we could have several hundred tickets
at the rate of $l2 apiece for each. of the
three games, when the face price for
each game is s.. We also turned that
down for the moment, but do not know
what terms we may make later
The offer of the block of 1000 tickets
week ago and of several hundred, today,
did not come from the New York base
bail club or anyone connected with it,
Mr.. Sullivan said. 1t was made by a
man who represented another man who
had obtained the tickets or expected to
obtain them. Mr.. Sullivan refused en-
these men.