The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-06
WORLD SERIES OF
1918 TO BEGIN
TOMORROW
Major League Season Ended
+. Yesterday
TEAMS ARE WELL MATCHED
New York and Philadelphia Seem
Equal and Luck May
Guide Contest

New York, Oct. 6.--Final stages of
preparation for the series between
the New York Nationals and the
Philadelphia Americans TO decide the
baseball championship of the world
are at hand with the assembling at
New York of the national commits
sion TO put the last touches on the
arrangements for The big event,
August Hermann, chairman OF the
commission, and Thomas }, Lynch
president OF the National league, al
ready are on the ground and Ban h.
Johnson, president CT the American
league, the third member OF the gov
erning baseball body, is expected
early today. The commission is
scheduled TO meet this morning,
give its instructions to the umpires
and clear up any points OF unce-
tainty that may remain regarding
the playing OF the series. All then
will be in readiness for the calling
Of play az the Polo grounds at o.
clock tomorrow afternoon for the
opening game OF the four o. more
which will tell whether the world
laurels OF 1913 are TO rest with the
men under the tutelage of John j.
McGraw or the band OF athletes
guided by Cornelius McGillicuddy.
Distribution OF the 5000 odd re-
served seat tickets for the series at
the New York grounds was under
way yesterday and the priced cards
OF admission will all be in the hands
OF those TO when they have been as
signed today. The greater part OF
these tickets have gone to baseball
men throughout the country and to
New York club patsons OF long
standing. Aside from these 5000
seats in the upper stand at the Polo
grounds saad the few downstairs re-
CURED for working press representa-
tives, no reservations have been
made either by the New York club
or the national commission. and
some 10000 seats in the lower stand
and bleachers win be available 10
the public at the grounds for each
game Of The series.
fhe seat question. \ source of
much trouble in former years. has
given the magnates no little concern
this year. but the arrangements are
believed by them TO be such as TO
eliminate chances Of speculation SO
. far as that is possible. and give the
real supporters OF the game an op-
portunity TO see the series With a
minimum of personal Inconvenience
and without an excuse to raise the
charge OF favoritism ~
"A - a In. "a.
teams who Will do battle h concern.
cd, these Seems no doubt that all the
regulars of the Athletics will be
ready TO take the field and play The
game without physical handicap.
Not so much can be said for the
Giants. While II appeared to be set.
tied last night that Larry Doyle. the
hustling Second baseman OF the New
forks, would be in shape to take his
position al the beginning OF play to
morrow. the impression prevailed
that McGraw would be- without the
services OF Fed Snodgrass. the
teams regular ccnterhelder when
the series opened. Doyle, with the
exception OF 4 little stiffness in his
throwing arm, appears To have reco,
e'ed we'll from The effects of his re.
cent automobile spin. Snodgrass's
charley ho.se." however stll is
bothering him so much that II Is out
of The question To expect him TO play
TO his usual form.
II locks TO he probable therefore
that New York viii line up tomor
| row with Merkle. DOYLE. Fletcher
and Hefzog filling the iniield posi
tons and with Burns. Shafer and
Murray in the outheld. Some close
watchers of the play OF tie team arc
inclined to think the team, as thus
formed will be not bit weaker than
with a lineup that included Snod
grass and left Herzog out. Herzop
was one OF the stars OF last seasons
series with the Red Sox. his battins
being hard and timely and his
peppe.y personality adding appre
ciabiy to the life aud spirit of ms
team.
Snodgfass has been an unforiun
ale worlds series ploycr. Iii.
batting was light. both in the 1911
and 1912 run OF post season contest,
and his fatal mnm Of a Hv bali In
Boston last fall Is stiii remembered
McGfaw. however. never treasure,
That error uf against "Snod." he I.
on record as saying. and there is nj
doubt that he values the centerdeld
CTS aggressiveness and spirit and nj
around abilyy both on ioffsnse and dc
Tense 80 greatly that Snodsrass VII
be worked In the series IL there is
possible chance OF using him.