The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-10-07
BY HAL SHERIDAN.



New York, Oct THE first sylla-
BILE OF the last word in baseball for 1913
will be spoken today Only an act Of
congress Is lacking 10 make II a ma
tional holiday. It's the start Of the big
conflict between the New York Giants
and the Philadelphia Athletics for the
worlds title on the diamond. With it
comes the final blow-off of baseball
enthusiasm the country over. From
dawn until O'Clock when the teams
were called TO the field at the Polo
grounds countless thousands poured
through the turnstlles. Thousands
bad stood In line for hours waiting for
their turn at the ticket office. Hotels
we're jammed and subway. elevated and
surface cars driven to their limit to
carry the throngs to the scene Of bat
tie. That presents the local situation
briefly. In the grand stand at the P0lo
grounds an army Of newspaper men
.
As much attention to detail has been
given to this Blue Ribbon sporting
event Of the season as the newspapers
and press associations would give to
the Inauguration Of a president And
that tells how the rest Of the country
looks upon thig annual baseball party.
Il may differ from time to time as to
the contestants involved, but 1t always
carries the same argument; the same
young fortune to be dumped into the
laps of the players, club owners and
the National Commission, and the same
opportunity for the opening OF the
throttle and the humping off of the
baseball season with a grand upheaval
of American ability to whoop 'er up.
The series starting today is the rub
ber' between Manager John McGraw
of the Giants and Connie Mack of the
Athletics. Twice before these rivals
have met and each has won a worlds
championship from the other. In 1905
McGraw won with the Giants. In 1911
Mack's Athletics came out victorious.
Both managers lead their respective
leagues In the number of pennants
they won with five each
More than $4,000 persons stormed
the Polo grounds to witness the game
today and as the players share in the
proceeds of the first four games they
will reap harvest as a result of the
flip OF the coin which sent the first
tussle to the Polo grounds instead Of
Shibe Park Philadelphia. The Polo
grounds has a greater seating capac-
ity than Shibe Park and with the first
game here. as well as the Saturday
game, it is estimated that the players
share in the proceeds was increased
$4,000 thereby.
Before dawn today the first fans de-
termined to see the opening game OF
the series, appeared outside the Polo
grounds. The lower stands and bleach
ers were not reserved and band was
on hand TO entertain the vast throngs
which poured through the gates i'm
mediately tney were opened. They
brought their lunches and we're able
60 eat to the strains of music, the
band beginning its concert about noon.
The band kept up its program until
even greater crowds arrived along
about 1890 and until play began.
With the conclusion Of today's game,
both teams will prepare for the trip to
Philadelphia. where the second game
viii be played tomorrow. According
to the rules the games will be played
alternately in New York and Philadel-
phIa, except in case Of tie, when the
play-offwhich is played next day win
be in the city where the tie occurs.
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