Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-26
NEW YORK FANS TO
SEE FIRST BIG GAME
Giants Win Toss for Third
Straight Time for Open
ing Match.
OCTOBER 7 is THE DAY

P6lDA PHiA, "a. sept 20
For the third time in three years. tn
New York National League Club wa
lucky in winning the toss to decid
where the first worlds series gam
between the Athletics and Giant
shall be played this season. TIT
opening contest of the big series is t
! be staged at New York on Tuesday
October Z.
Heads it is" said Ban Johnson.
you win, Mr. Hampstead de
clared Garry Hermann, and there
upon John Foster, secretary of th'
| New York Club, said: I'VE viii
take the first game at the Polk
grounds Tuesday, October T."
Such was the outcome of the toss
ing of the coin at the meeting yes
terday morning of the National Com
mission called to decide upon this
holding of the worlds series.
Before the coin was tossed Chair
man Hermann said that, as thu
Philadelphia Club still had a possible
chance Of winning the pennant of this
National League. the result Of tbs
tess of the coin would stand for Phil
adelphia instead of New York.
The meeting was held at the Belle
vue-Stratford, and was attended By
| Garry Hermann, chairman, and Bar
Johnson and Thomas Lynch, presi-
dents of the American and Nationa
leagues, respectively; John Heyder
secretary of the National League;
Harry Hampstead, president of the
New York Club, and John Foster. sec.
rotary of the club; President Benja,
min Shibe, of the Athletics; Joe Oil
of the Athletics, and Leslie Constant
| secretary of the Pittsburgh Club. Mr.
| Constant had been asked TO represent
| the National Commission and super
wise the sale of tickets for the series
! The members of the National Com
mission went into session about Il
O'Clock and were not long in fixing
upon the start of the series for Tues.
day, October Z. and arranging Other
detail matters.
Then in the presence of the news
paper men Mr. Hermann tossed the
coin, He called for a new. bright
silver dollar, but. as none present had
such a thing, Mr. Hermann compro-
missed on half-dollar which after
the toss Mr.. Foster pocketed. although
the coin had been supplied by Ton
Richter. Mr.. Foster explained he de.
sired to keep the coin as a souvenir.
should call the turn of the coin. and
| If it was successful New York wouIo
get the first game of the series. If he
failed to call the turn the choice
should go to Mr.. Shibe.
As Mr. Hermann threw the half.
dollar in the air Mr.. Hampstead
called Heads The coin rolled Close
to the feet of Ban Johnson. who
looking down, said. Heads it is"
You win. Mr.. Hampstead" saic
Mr.. Hermann, and so New Yorl
copied the first skirmish in the com
ing worlds series battles.
Then Mr.. Hermann called for tn
naming of the umpires Mr.. johnson
named T. II. Connolly and John j
Egan for the American League. Mr.
| Lynch said that as William KLEIN an,
Charles Rigler had done such salts
] factory work last year he. wouls
make no change and named them 70
the National League.
Mr.. Hermann explained that it ha'
been decided to play in New Yorl
| and Philadelphia on alternate days
except in case of rain. If it shoul,
rain at New York Tuesday, Octobe
| z the Athletics would remain at New
York until the first game had BEEF
| played and vice versa. In case of
| tie game the teams would shift to tn
other city and the series continued.
The commission decided that no or
ders for tickets by mail would be con
sidered. Each club Is allowed t
make its own arrangements for tn
disposal of the tickets in its own city
The price of the tickets will be:
Philadelphia-Box seats. upper an
lower grand stand. So; ali other seat:
upper and lower grand stand. all re
served, SO; right and left field pavil
ions, all seats reserved, 50: bleache
seats sold only on day of game, 81.
New York-BoXes seating four, s25
seats, upper grand stand, all re
served. So: seats. lower grand stanC
sold on day of sale, 81; bleachers, s.
sold on day of game.
Purchasers of reserved seats bot
in this city and at New York are re
quired to purchase seats for thre
games. Reserved seats for a singh
game will not be on sale.
When Mr.. Hermann called for tn
naming of players eligible to partici
pate in the games Mr.. Foster prompt
| ly supplied the New York list bu
Mr.. Shibe was not able to name tn
| Athletic players at first, for Comm
Mack had gone off to Boston withou
| leaving a list So Connie had to o
called on the long distance phone fo
the names of his eligible players.
There will be a band concert befor
j each game from II to o'clock. tn
gates being opened prior to that tint
The National Commission will es
tablish headquarters at the Bellevue
Stratford in this city and at the Wal
dorf Astoria at New York. The com
mission will meet Monday, October
at New York.
The press arrangements are |
charge of Joseph M. McCready in thi
city, while William j. McBeth. of tn
American. will have charge at Me-
York.
The official scorers will be Franci
c. Richter, sr., of Sporting Life, an
Taylor Sphinx. of Sporting News.
|. Mr.. Hermann announced that tn
commission had taken a stand agains
ball players reporting the games c
the series for newspapers and synd
Gates and more especially agains
those players of the contending team
He said that any player disregardin
the order would be severely dea
with. Mr.. Lynch explained that
PLAYER who refused to abide by tn
| - mould ILL.,