The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-06
Distinct just Before the Battle Air In
Zig Town Today-Doyie's Should.
.r Still Bothers
Him.
wRANGLE OVER SEATS
Many Disappointed Over Inability to
Get seats-McGraw Adds Fin
ishIng Touches to Team
Today.
lLBv Hal Sheridan

by Hal Sheridan.]
NEW YORK, Oct 6.There was a
distinct, just before the battle air,
about New York today With the last
figure figured and the final bit of
dope carried out to the limit the only
thing left was to wait for the opening
struggle between the Athletics and
Giants tomorrow
As a final topic OF discussion, how
ever, the possibility of Fred Snod-
grass being kept out of the Giant
lineup has bobbed up. Indications
today were that Snodgrass might not
be able to get in earlier games at |
least. A charlie horse which he mount
ed in Brooklyn couple of weeks ago
& is still with him to some extent. II
may be completely worked out before
the series closes but should Snod-
grass not be able to appear lilly Shat
er will probably go to the outfeld and
Herzog will perform at third base.
Added to the trouble of Snodgrass,
It's admitted that Larry Doyle is not
III the best of shape. His shoulder,
Injured In an auto accident, is still
little sore. Doyle probably has /
better chance of starring in the ser
les than Snodgrass but McGraw will |
rot take any chances of Larry pulling
a wild throw or failing to hit be-
cause of his shoulder. The Giants
would be materially weakened without
the services of Snodgrass and Doyle. !
Shafer could sit in for Snodgrass and
Herzog look after third and there
would be no loss of fielding or batting |
strength With Doyle out, however,
the situation would be different.
shafer would then go to second and
Mccormick would probably be sent to
the outfield. Doyle's condition is not
serious but he has not been playing
up to form by mile.
Annual Wrangle Over Seats.
AS no worlds series IS complete
without muss over the tickets, it
the fans and the explanation from the
magnates was we'll on the way today.
Thousands Of out-of-town followers of
the two teams arrived here Sunday and
today only to discover that all reserv-
ed seats had been sold for the open
Ing game. The only way the local
bugs, as well as the visitors, have of
witnessing the first combat is to take
their place in line tomorrow morning
and scramble for the unreserved sec
tions. Last year about 1000 reserved
seats were left to be placed on sale
after the demands of the national com
mission and other baseball organiza-
tions had been met.
Secretary Foster of the Giants, to-
day vigorously denied that there was
any chance that the tickets issued
could fall into the hands of specula-
tors. There was an aching desire on
the part of the thousands who were
frozen out, however, to learn from
the national commission Just where
the pull that swept away 10000
seats, came from.
National Commission Meets.
The national commission met today
at / O'Clock to have its final say
Part of this "say" may be as to the
disposition OF the tickets. Whether
the quarrel with the ball player
authors is to be pressed further, aP
parently depends upon the attitude
Ban johnson will take when the com
mission opens this session. The play
ers are writing to their hearts con
tent and Chairman Hermann seemed
to favor dropping the argument unit
after the series. He is firm In his
etand, however, that rule should b.
passed prohibiting baseball reporters
being oyerworked through wrftins
the stuff over which the name o
some player appears.
It was accepted in New York toda5
that Mathewson and Bender would bf
tae opposing pitchers tomorrow. NJ
one knew, but as the switch frorr
Matty resulted in defeat when TEE
reau started last year, the Giant fol
aowefs were confident McGraw woull
look 70 the old master for tflS
opening effort.
rln'shins Touches TODAY
McGraws chief concer,,
in keeping the minds ~ Ne ~. -.
off of tomorrow's batt,a
workout and something 70 keen t ..e
rninos occupied, the Giants Nj, -
II D'''00 game With the Phill,e,