The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-09


League was fast and steady enough 10
bring the worlds Championship TO
Boston Staliings appeared to be bub-
Fling over with enthusiasm and pre-
oicted that his club would surprise
the Athletics and their supporters.
Connie Mack maintained his usual re-
serve and refused to forecast the re-
suit. saying that he expected a close
series In which he hoped to see the
Athletics repeat their victory OF year
ago.
so Tar as the general wagering Is
concerned the local club Is a top heavy
fayorite. Few big bets have been re-
corded but In the small wagering the
Athletics have been quoted at odds
ranging from two to one TO ten to
seven. Most OF the betting has been
confined TO the number Of games 10
be played and other similar waRers.
The general opinion Is that the series
viii be won in either i've or six games.
philadelphia betters offer ten to one
enc that the Braves will not win four
straight: five to four that the Ath-
letics will win the opening contest;
five to three that Boston will not win
more than two games: and even
. money that the Athletics will score
more shuts outs than the National
league representatives. Local sport.
Ing men claim that there is less bet
ting on the general result than In any
series in recent years.
Look For Rain.
While this may be true OF the
wagering. activity In other respects Is
Tar above normal Although the
weather forecast was for unsettled
weather with occasional rain on FRI
DAY. ticket SPECTATORS, bleacher faLs
and police are all unusually busy to
night. The coupon vendors appeared
to have plainly Of tickets for sal. M
prices far in excess OF their face
value. They asked and received SIS
for sets of 50 seats: s25 for the SO
reservations and $40 for the SIS cou-
pons. While the National Commit
sion members and out-of-town mag
mates were complaining that their al
lotments had been cut down and they
were unable to secure sufficient seats
for themselves and friends the specu.
lators were parading Broad. Market
and Chestnut streets. Offering coupons
Tor almost every section OF the stands
Just how they obtained possess ion
OF these punches of pasteboards only
the fraternity know Local fans
charge that the police connived with
the spectators in securing choice
places in the line at the public sale
on Wednesday, and Director Porter
OF the department of public safety.
has ordered an investigation as a re-
suit OF complaints that the police sold
places in the line to spectators. and
In other ways facilitated the purchase
OF blocks of seats. II is said that
nearly 5000 seats were sold in less
than five hours. and that the specula.
tors obtained more than 80 per cent
OF the public sale coupons. The
National commission also desires to
know why its request for 1900 seats
was cut TO 500. and the Boston clue
management claims that IL was unable
10 purchase seats for either the FAINT
lies OF the players or officers.
Bitter Feeling Shown.
In the midst of the bitterness due
TO the inability to obtain seats some
funny experiences crop out. Three
OF the Athletics promised their board.
Ing house keeper tickets for the serie.,
some time ago. and. when they failed
TO make good the promise. the land
lady was so wrothy that she ordered
them out OF her house. bag and bag
gage. and, tonight. they are sleeping
room.
The widespread interest throuehout
the country in the present series Is
demonstrated by the remarkable de
mand for accommodations in the press
stand. Close TO 300 seats have been
allotted TO the newspaper writer's from
all parts OF the United States, Cuba
and even the Hawaiian islands Even
IT this department many requests for
reservations were refused. II Is said
by those in charge that had every ap-
plication been filled. nearly 500 seats
would have been necessary for the re-
porters and telegraph operators.
Many War Rumors.
The baseball experts were unani-
nous in the opinion that the present
series was attended by more nj
mors of war than any worlds title
contest since the National commission
took charge OF the annual inter-league
conflict in 1905. Late in the evening
the correspondents were sent scurry-
ing by report that Connie Mack and
John Shibe. of the local club. had come
to blows over the distribution OF tick
cts but this story was emphatically de-
MED by the club management when
the report was brought 20 its attention.
Scenes about Shibe park the nighs
before the game were much the same
as In preceding years Al midnight a
line Of more than 1000 men and boys
trailed away for several blocks and
was expected to increase rapidly as
soon as daylight broke. Many had
been in line for hours and the lunch
and soap box vendors did a lively bust.
ness supplying food and seats to The
determined fans who realize that the
all night vigil was necessary in order
10 secure a place among the lucky 4.
900 bleacherites.
Owners Of houses overlooking the
park we're busy erecting grandstands
on the roofs but u Is doubtful II these
temporary stands will be a source Of
revenue AZ in other years. The police
authorities have announced that spec
tators will not be permitted TO view
the games from these hastily erected
structures and policemen will BE-
placed az the door OF every house with
Instructions 20 prevent the selling and
occupation Of seats upon roofs
GREAT NATIONAL