The evening world., 1913-10-07

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Wei, To-Day ls the Day and the
Polo Grounds Is the Place
Where the Event That We've
n Been Looking Forward To
Tor Months Takes Place.
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tine Nov yoft Woridb.
'-DLL. well. how time does n.y.
w Here's the big day that we've
w all been looking forward TO for
months. And almost before We know
u the 1913 championship will be settled.
the psnnant run up on someeody's hag-
sole and tho Big Series a matter OF
history.
OAs thing has been established this
opasoa. just ~ In other seasons before
Americans may gst up little tempo
nary enthusiasm over other games. but
DAmDAI.L 10 THE game IN these
United States.
.whak other game vac fans willing TO
0and IN line for . day and n night to
ct tickets ana early admission to the
noundsS
What other game enables ticket sharps
70 jump prices sky Highland get the
money! Ono or tWo OF the biggest col
l>so football matches may do H-but
eAses Isn't another game played on this
Green earth that draws like baseball
lraws regular shouting. bowling. ball
easy enthusiasts who 10 to sse the
sams all summer long and then wind
~ with one jamborec OF sensations IN
he so-calisd world series. You may 10
. Q certain football match every year
because your old college has team on
the gridiron. or because you know lots
II perfectly good people who 60. or
because you like football, ~ q game.
HIT how many Of the 5000 that 20 to
eco Yale and Princeton. or Yale and
harvard, or Princeton ana Harvard. or
the Army-Navy. know every players
middle name and pcdisreef
SpeculAsors have picked up limited
number Of tickets for this SERVES. Yes
terday they were asking. and getonG.
~ Tor one ticket each for tho three
Games that may be played In New York
II the third gAn,s " not played the
ticket holder can get back - for MS
tictsst, from the bali club. In that case
the nan who buys from n specuiator
viii b paying Just ~ for two tickets.
Pretty expensive baseball. Yet thew arc
tAousAnds Of New Workers who wouldn't
grudse the price II they could be sure
Of getting their seats. One man came
up 70 mo yesterday and remarked: "Say.
n you have n couple of seats for the
arst game to spare III give you so for
them" lie didn't get 'em. of course.
People who 30 out TO the Polo
Grounds to-day. early. determined to
set In. wiil probably md less trouble
than they anticipate. Thirty thou
sand seats will be sold ut the gates,
apd t doesn't take wonderful
ansount OF nerve to get \ couple OF
senls out of that D.O0o. OF course the
soscuiators vail bs working those gates
IN rslAys. trying to slip in and out OF
ehS forming lines. Their agents will be
right on the 20. elbowiny real fans
cut Of the way. But any two listed
man should be able TO hold his own
against . petty-larccny ticket specu-
Atos.
I'VE been ASKED what my decision
was on tho Jeanette-Iangford CON
= test" II you persist In regarding
Il as a contest. Jeanette won He out
Painted Isnyford. snd IN the last POUND
pulled out big lead-on points. Per
sonally. don't think II was contest
think II waa . joke. II II was con-
test the whole trouble Was that jeanette
was In deadly fear OF Langford's punch,
and Sam was too fat and sluggish 10
put the punch over II IL wasn't a con.
test-well. then II was just another OF
chose things" and any one who wal
foolish enough TO make wagers on
ninth match VI tho sort deserves htt.,
sympathy.
YVYHI.E considering the aeroplane.
w and other modern inventions tina
show enterprise. what's the mat
ter with the moving picture industry