The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-02
FINAL DETAILS
ARRANGED FOR
WORLDS SERIES
Record Breaking Crowds Looked
for Both in Gotham and
Philadelphia
EVEN MONEY ON OUTCOME
First Game will Be Staged at the
Polo Grounds, New York,
Next tuesday
EVEN MONEY ON OUTCOME
PLAN DIVISION OF PROCEEDS

New IorK, oct. Every one Oi the
multitude of details Of the campaign
of 1913 between the New York Ma
tionals aud the Philadelphia Ameri-
cans for the worlds baseball cham
pionship has been prearranged Here
are the chief plans:
Time, october and daily thereafter.
except SUNDAY, until one club shall
have NCn four games.
Place. Polo grounds. New York:
Shibc Park, Philadelphia.
First game to be played in New
York, the games thereafter To alter
note between Philadelphia and New
York
Tie gamcs to bc played OFF the next
day in the other city from that i'm
which the tic occurred Thus, If the
first game in New York were TO re-
suit in tie game the game would be
played off in Philadelphia the next
day. October 3.
Sale of tickets 10 bc conducted un-
der the auspices of the two clubs con-
ccrnCl. Unreserved seats will be solo
Il the Polo grounds and Shibe park
On the day of the game: reserved
seats must be purchased for three
games, whether bought in New York
or Philadelphia and if three games are
not played the proportionate amount
If the purchase price will be refund
Cd M mail orders will be accepted
for reserved seats.
PLAYERS EIioibIe.
Price IF tickets, in New York, box
g.. seating four, $15: upper grand
stand. SS: lower grand stand, 81;
dledchers. 81 In Philadelphia, box
seats, 50: main grand stand, SO; right
and left field pavllions, 81; bleachers,
81.
Seating arrangements. Polo grounds
5000 reserved seats, $4,000 i'm bleach
crs; Shibe park, grand stand and
blcachers. 2I,OOO, standing room for
about 5000 more Neither club will
hc permitted to erect extra stands on
the field. No spectators will be allow
cd OF overflow ON the field ana no
ground rules will be made.
Time OF games. o'clock.
Empires for the series. William Klein
and Charles Rigler OF the National
league; Thomas II. Connolly and John
j. Eagar of the American league.
Number of players eligible, twenty
five on each team:
Names of eligible players:
New Nork-Burns. Cooper, Crandall.
Doyle, Demaree. Fletcher, Fromme,
Grant. Herzog, Hartley. Marquard.
Wiltse. Mathcwson. Murray. Myers,
Mclean, Merkle, Robinson, McCor-
MIX. Sharcr. Snodgrass, Thorpe, Tes-
reau, Wilson and Schupp
adelphia-Schang. Lapp, Thorn
as, BcnGcr Plank. Coombs, Houck,
Brown Snawkey, Pennock, Bush.
Wyckofi, Mclnns. Collins Barry. Eak-
.r, orr, Davis. Lavan, Oldrirg, Strunk.
T.. Murphy, ID. Murphy, Walsh and
Daley
Division of Proceeds.
In ,hc event of seventh game be-
ing necessary the city Tor holding IL
will be determined bv the toss of a
coin. In case "a game is postponed on
account Of rain or IL for some other
teams will remain in the city where
the postponement occurred until "A lc-
gal game is played. This does not.
of course, apply to tie games.
According TO the rules governing the
worlds series the national commits
sion will receive 10 per cent of the
gate receipts OF each and every game.
The players of the two competing
clubs viii take 60 per cent of the re-
naming 30 per cent Of the first four
games, the amount to he divided on "A
basis of 60 per cent to the winners and
forty per cent to the losers. The re-
naming ~ per cent of the 90 per cent
goes t. the club owners. Twenty per
cent of the gate receipts of each and
every game after the first four be-
comes the property of the stockhold-
ers of the two contesting clubs.
Betting on the outcome of the series
started at 10 to 8. Ii mattered not
whether the odds were wanted ON
Philadelphia or New York 10 to 6 were
the figures. That Is IL the bettor hap
pened to he I'm Philadelphia when the
National Commission announced the
date for the opening game. there was