Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-09

of batting or the pitchers who would be
called upon to work in the initial con-
test The general opinion is that Rudolph
will be Stallings' choice because of his
extended experience, while Bender will
be Mack selection since he is known as
\ sure money pitcher and the regular
opener for the Athletics in worlds Sc
ries. Both managers have announced
that they will open the series with their
strongest available lineup and with every
player in perfect physical condition for
the contests. With 1.-THE exception of
Deal at third base in place of RED"
Smith, who broke his leg in Brooklyn on
Tuesday, the Boston club will take the
field In the order in which 1t played dur
ing the closing weeks of the National
League season. Every member of the
Athletics machine is ready to defend the
championship won in the series against
the New York Giants last autumn. Some
doubt was expressed early in the week
regarding the ability of McInnis to play
| first owing to bruised hand, but the
stocky initial sacker reported in perfect
condition for practice this afternoon and
said that he was as fit for the series as
any of his teammates.
The players and managers of both
clubs professed confidence in their
| ability to win Stallings and his Bos-
| ton Braves repeated the statements
| made earlier in the week that the
standard of play which carried them
from last to first place in the National
| League was fast and steady enough to
| bring the worlds championship to
| Boston. Stallings appeared to be
h,I 1vis nd
predicted his club would surprise the
| Athletics and their supporters. Connie
Mack maintained his usual reserve
and refused to forecast the result, say
| ing he expected a close series in
which he hoped to see the Athletics
repeat their victory of a year ago.
So far as the general wagering is
| concerned the local club is a top-heavy
favorite. Few big bets have been re-
corded but in the small wagering the
Athletics have been quoted at odds
ranging from to l to 10 to Z. Most
of the betting has been confined to
the number of games to be played
and other similar wagers. The general
opinion is that the series will be Won
on either five or six games. Fhiladel-
phia bettorS offer 10 to | that the
Braves will not win four straight; to
q that the Athletics will win the OPEN
ing contest and to that Boston
will not win more than two games,
and even money that the Athletics will
score more shutouts than the Ma
tional League representatives. Local
sporting men claim there Is less bet
ting on the general result than In any
series in recent years,
While this may be true of the wager
ing, activity in other respects is far above
normal Although the weather forecast
was unsettled weather with occasional
rains on Friday. ticket spectators,
bleacher fans and police are all unusually
busy tonight. The coupon vendors ap-
peared TO have plenty of tickets Tor sale
at prices far In excess of their face value.
They asked and received SIS for sets OF
two dollar seats; $25 for the three dollar
reservations and $40 for the five dollar
coupons. While The National Commission
members and out-of-town magnates were
complaining that their allotments had
been cut down and they were unable to
secure sufficient seats for themselves and
friends the SPECTATORS were parading
Broad, Market and Chestnut streets OFFER
ing coupons for almost every section of
| the stands.
Just how they obtained possession of
these punches of pasteboards only the
fraternity knows. Local fans charge that
the police connived with the spectators
in securing choice places in the line at
the public sale on Wednesday and Direc-
tor Porter of the department of public
safety has ordered an investigation as
result of complaints that the police sold
places in the line to spectators and in
other ways facilitated the purchase of
blocks of seats by these persons. 1t is
said that nearly 5000 seats were sold In
les than five hours and that that specu-
lators obtained more than so per cent. Of
the public sale coupons.
The National Commission also de-
sires to know why its requests for
1900 seats was cut tb 500 and the Bos-
ton club management claims that 1t
was unable to purchase seats for eth
er the families of the players or OFF,
GERS.
In the midst of the bitterness due
| to the inability to obtain seats, some
funny experiences crop out. Three of
the Athletics promised their boarding
| house keeper tickets for the series
some time ago, and when they failed
to make good the promise the landlady
was so wroth that she ordered them
out of her house, bag and baggage,
and tonight they are stopping at the
home of friend three in a room.
The widespread interest throughout
| the country in the present series is
demonstrated by the remarkable de-
mand for accommodations in the
press stand. Close to 800 seats have
| been allotted to the newspaper writ
ers from all parts of the United States,
| Cuba and also the Hawaiian islands.
Even in this department many re-
| quests for reservations were refused
1t is said by those in charge that had
every application been filed, nearly
200 seats would have been necessary
for the reporters and telegraph oper-
ators The baseball correspondents
were unanimous in the opinion that
the present series was preceded by
more wars and rumors of wars than
any worlds title contest since the
National Commission took charge OF
the annual inter-league conflict in
1905 Late in the evening the cores
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