Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-26
POLO GROUNDS
GETS1ST CANE
Of BIC SERIES
New York, as Usual, Calls Turn
on Flip of Coin-PIay Be-
gins October 7.

n PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.-As
usual, New York won the coin
flip and drew the opening game
of the worlds series of 1918, to be
played at the Polo Grounds the aft
ernoon of October 7-unless the
Giants break every possible baseball
tradition, lie down, roll over play
dead, and otherwise decline to win
the gonfalon, now only a cinch step
ahead
That being apparently out of the
question, the presidents of the two
clubs met here yesterday with Garry
Hermann, chairman of the National
Commission, who had as much as
half a dollar about him for purposes
of dipping.
Mr.. Hermann tipped.
Mr.. Hampstead, of the Giants,
called, Heads"
Heads it was
And Gas usuaD the first gun of the
classic battle will boom at the Polo
Grounds.
Sometimes Fate appears to be en-
dowed with almost human intelli-
gence-or inclination.
Umpires Named.
After the New York club had chosen
the time and place, President Lynch
of the National League, named Will
liam KLEIN and Charles Rigler as the
umpires on the part of his organiza-
ton, and President johnson named
Thomas Connolly and John ]. Egan to
represent the American League.
The rules for DlaVi0P the games are
the same as heretofore. except that in
case of a legal tie game the teams
will not remain in the city where the
tie occurred to play it off, but will ad-
here to the schedule of alternating
each day between the two cities. In
case of postponements the teams will
remain in the city where the game
was postponed until it is played
The National Commission will not
have charge of the distribution of
tickets, it having left to the respect
i've clubs the method they shall pur-
sue in selling them.
President Hampstead, Secretary
John B. 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 played in Philadelphia, did not
appear dismayed.
Il suppose history is going to re-
peat itself" he said. I'VE lost the
toss two years ago; we also lost the
opening game, but we walked off with
the championship"
Admission Prices.
In New York the following prices
will prevail:
Boxes accommodating four persons
s25: upper grandstand, reserved, SO;
admission and entire lower grand
stand, unreserved, So; bleacher seats,
81 Unreserved seats will be sold at
the Polo Grounds on the days of the
games, first come first served.
Reserved seats must be purchased
for three days from both clubs. In
the event that three games are not
played, the clubs will refund the
money for the third game tickets.
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.
Official scorers will be Francis c.
Richter, of Philadelphia, and ]. G,
Taylor Sphinx, of st. Louis.
William j. Macbeth, New York and
Joseph NJ McCready, Philadelphia,
will have charge of the newspaper ar
rangements in their respective cities.
Applications for seats are to be made
to them.
The commission appointed Leslie H
Constant, secretary of the Pittsburs
club, to represent it in both cities, but
he has not yet accepted the appoint
ment
A preliminary meeting Of the com
mission will be held in New York on
October 6.
Eligible Players.
The players eligible to participate
IN the worlds series are:
New York-Burns, Cooper. Gran
GALL, Doyle, Demaree, Fletcher,
F'romme, Grant, Herzog, Hartley,
Marquard Wiltse, Mathewson, Muir
ray, Meyers, Mclean, Merkle. Robin
son, Mccormick Shafer, Snodgrass,
Thorpe, Tesreau, Wilson, SChupp.
Philadelphia-Schan Lapp, Thorn
as, Bender, Plank, Coombs, Houck
Brown, Shawkey, Pennock, Bush
Wyckoff. McInn!s, Collins, Barry, Ba-
ker, Orr, Davis, Lavane, Oldring,
E. Murphy, D. Murphy, Walsh, Daley