The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-03
WORLDS SERIES INTEREST GREAT
PLAY GAMES ON
AMERICAN PARK
PENwAY PARK TO BE USED as
HONE ron BOSTON BRAVES
Il Larger aud Better suited TO Playing
Of such a Series-National Lea
que PARK Ont Of Date

NEW YORK. oct. "A peculiar and
/ interesting angle OF the Worlds Series
] or 1914 Is the fact that although the
American and National League pennant
winners are the contending teams all
the games viii be played IN American
League parks
rcnWay PARK. scene OF the final game
| Or the memorable world series between
the Boston Red SoN and the Sew Work
1ionts IN 1879. will again be the Boston
center of the world championship ac-
uVitles. Although an American League
plant % viii be used az the home
grounds 90 the Boston Nationals through
min Of the local American League club
~ viii be the FIRST time In history OF
I these world title contests that all the
saines or series we're played on Am
trlcau League grounds.
The little band box park at Walpole
street which has been the home OF Hos
ton Nationals Tor many years. with seat
lnN Arrangements stretched 60 the Ut
most or available space. could not pos
SlhlF accommodate more than $4,000
perspng 10 ir r. relic or the baseball or
gfea- 90 $4,000
The limited seating capacity was M
lfr. au unJccuon Co. the use Of the old
grounds Do the great series than was
the limited confines Of the PLAYING Heid
f0tn LETT and right fields are much
shorter from home plate Than BOZ modern
nafhs. ana short fences would D. shin
ing marks for balls sent diving from me
hara driven bats of "a Frank Baker an
EDDIE collins or Rube Oldrinf This
iact oid not hgure iu the decision on
ine Onrr Of President IannIn. but III
was Undoubtedly "a matter of safisfact-
,"n io BOSTON pitchers that the bonn
dlns Athletic hatsnen we're not thus
tH he assisted Home runs In the fsr
F.l' hef or fcnUar PARK are rarlties.
lll under ihc conditions prevailing in a
NaEs Preparation.
t'Fanf Hfnfufs have been
NHir 90 FenwHN Pork fof This vear.a
inle. prevailed Two years aro
IIrHrhcrs have been erected in ieft aeif
alone fnr emhuukrnrnf knuurr fn Am
'lcHn League aIwlrrre OF Lewis their
Inif NaIirr. aa puns chr a fence
.'. boon stretched along tre entire out-
nr.i about fa Yards in front on Inc Gem
l'I N,'H hIefrhrre Additional boxes
lnte been constructed ln front Of the
front -sata viii thus be- provided IT,
Ha..'. aUH" i1fDrf and there VIII be-
.i.n.IuE room for from 1900 20 5000 ,
'llil Iuntl the number limited bv ruIea .
Hftinrt encr0nchmcnf on certain area /
nlg' hnd AGAINST standing /
If Ia practically certain that the rnr-- I
Dol Boston viii produce a new local -r 1
ora fnF world series rr0wIa The rrrs
cut mark ia 3tGs1. which sac me paid ]
aileneanco at tnc ffth rame On the SER b
aa t0 standing room ana arainat 80.
-eaenn,e.t on the playinr fcid. ana ths /
rratiur arranremrnte alone viii rrrvarf
ii D. believed. fNn accom- HH0IIrf ton al I i
crowd greater than the 82csf which \
lH DE hrrf ~ The games In the Nrv,
n nfE-l. philadelphia series OF 1911 no 49, i
Polo Grounds ''
That rrcater crowds are Within Ga,
1ogeihillfier 0f Che baseball snfhn.Ia'a.-, \
.N Nofton. however vas Hnlrir shown -
labor naf. when Tfleg naId nfr1Ir-i.,.-
7. ~ raves in which che giarfr n... /
posed ffe nrarea. The nrferr..., ..l
alone drew 81 600 persons