The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-04
AMERICAN PARKS
 STAGE BOTH GAMES
THROUGH COURTESY OF PRESI. DENT JOE LANNIN RED sox
 PARK TO BE USED
Especial Attention Will Be Given to Providing for the Bleacher Crowd
 Which Always Taxes the Capacity.

New York, October 3.-A peculiar and interesting angle of the Words Series of 1914 is the fact that although the American and National League pennant winners are the contending teams, all the games will be played in American League parks.
 Fenway Park, scene of the final game of the memorable world series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants in 1912, will again ted bullets turning sidewise. To sup championship activities. Although an American League pant, it will be used as the home grounds of the Bos. ton Nationals through the courtesy of President Joseph J. Lannin of the To- cal American League club. It will be the first time in history of these world title contests that all the games of a series were played on American League grounds.
 The little band box park at Walpole Street which has been the home of Boston Nationals for many years, with seating arrangements stretched to the utmost available space, could not accommodate more than 22,000 per sons. It is a relic of the baseball of other days when crowds were count ed great at 15,000.
 The limited seating capacity was nc less an objection to the use of the old grounds in the great series than was the limited confines of the playing field. Both left and right fields are much shorter from home plate than in modern parks, and short fences would be shining marks for balls sent flying from the hard driven bats of Frank Baker, an Eddie Collins, or Rube Oldring. This fact did not figure in the decision of President James E. Gaffney to accept the offer of President Lannin, but 1t was un- doubtedly a matter of satisfaction ta Boston pitchers that the bombarding Athletic batsmen were thus to be as sisted. Home runs in the far reaches of Fenway Park are rareties, and un- der the conditions prevailing in a world series are improbable
 The same arrangements have been made at Fenway Park for this years games as prevailed two years ago. Bleachers have been erected in left fild, along tn embankment known to American League admirers of Lewis, their left fielder, as "Duffy's Cliff" A fence has been stretched along the entire outfield, about 15 yards in front of the center field bleachers. Additional boxes have been con structed in front of the horseshoe line up of the grand stand front. Seats will thus be provided for 32,000 spec tators and there viii be standing room for from 2,000 to 5000 addition al, the number limited by rules against encroachment on a certain area of playing space, and against standing room in the grand stand.
 It is practically certain that the game in Boston will produce a new To- cal record for world series crowds. The present mark is 34,6S3, which was the paid attendance at the fifth game of the series of two years ago. The restrictions as to standing room and against encroachment on the playing field, and the impossibility of adding greatly to the seating ar engagements alone will prevent, it IS believed, the accommodation of a crowd greater than the 38,2S1 which saw the first of the games in the New York Philadelphia series of 1911 at the Polo Grounds.
 That greater crowds are within the possibilities of the baseball enthusi- asm in Boston, however, was amply shown on Labor Day, when 74,l62 paid admissions to two games in Which the Giants opposed the Braves The afternoon game alone drew 41,- 900 persons.
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