The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-08
BOSTON TEAM GIVEN LIGHT
WORKOUT, WHILE MACK
MEN PLAYED EASY.
Deal Showed Great Form In Smiths
Place In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Will Be in First Game.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Things
began to move rapidly to-day In prep
aration for the opening game OF the
series for the base ball championship
OF the world The Boston Braves and
the Philadelphia Athletics practiced in
ball parks that were only FIVE blocks
apart. while thousands OF persons in
the downtown district provided ex-
element in their scrambling and def
ance OF the police while making wild
EFFORTS to buy tickets for the big sport
ing event. Tonight there Is not a re-
served seat ticket TO be had for any
OF the games scheduled to be played
on the American League grounds here.
except through spectators.
The so-called tuning-up process to-
DAY OF the present worlds champions
and the winners Of the National
League pennant was of mild char
acter. Neither Connie Mack nor
George Stallings permitted the men to
DO any extended work. The National
leaguers spent more than two hours
IN the forenoon on the grounds OF the
philadelphia National League club.
taking an easy workout The weather
was very. damp. rain falling in light
showers during a part of the morning.
in consequence of which the Boston
manager refused TO let his men ex.
tend themselves. Tyler was the only
member OF the pitching stan TO warm
up.
Deal Worked Hard.
The team praeticed behind closed
gates and the few supporters OF the
club who saw the players go through
their practice bestowed their atten-
ton upon Third Baseman Deal. who
will go into the series in place OF
smith. who Is lying in a Brooklyn
hospital with a broken ankle. Deal
was given a good workout In fielding
hard hit grounders and also had 10
81 ntN
who was reported 10 have been great
ly depressed over Smiths misfortune.
began to cheer up today. After the
practice he said he felt confident that
Deal would do his best to measure up
to Smiths ability at the bat.
A majority Of the Boston players
took In the final American League
game at Shibe Park in the afternoon
when the Athletics trounced New
York 10 TO 0. They did not learn
play. The New York pitching was
easy and the Philadelphia team laced
the ball 70 all parts OF the neld. The
Athletics took no chances on the
bases and played straight baseball
all through the game. While at Shibe
Mack. There were mutual congratu-
latiOns over the winning OF their re-
spective pennants and each expressed
the hope that the series would be a
AOOu OMRa w me At NnR UMTA nNMAMMEM
arranged with Mack for the Braves 20
practice at Shibe Park tomorrow
morning after the Athletics have their
usual workout There will be no
secrecy In the Boston practice. The
RagSs sro w ,. 5Tsip o9 l2 ss 1 sS9gss
and the chadows cast by the high
stands
Meinnis In First Game.
Some Of the roofera Of The world a
champions are becoming anxious
over Mcinnia. the first baseman.
About ten days ago he was strucb on
his throwing hand b. n pitched ball
In 81 Louis and has not played IN
= game since. although he has ap-
peared In practice. The club manage
ment has not said much about his IN
jury but there is no doubt he viii ret
into the hrst Eame on Friday. out.
fielder Wash. who broke into baseball
a. IRE baseman on the Niagara
University team. has been playing IN
Mclnnis' place IN hne style and hit
ting the ball hard
Demands for tickets for The series
was never greater than Il IL this year
The applications Tor reserved seats AZ
Shibe Park vas four times greater
than the capacity OF the grandatand
a certain number o. tickets we're held
for privileged persone and the r..
mainder were placed on sale ~ Tire
The line 81 purchasers A. this office
began 90 form early Monday morninE.
and was more than Elk blocks long
when the sale began. The line broke
when the ticket office opened. and the
police had much difficulty In duiefing
The disorder IN the crowded ah0upina
Cistrict Mounted policemen had 20
BE- used % scatter the crowd
Hardly had the ticket office opened
than spectators began 10 cell seats
for tho games 81 and o. above the
regular prices Five and ~ tickets
were quickly cold out. and al the ~
seats we're disposed Of early in tho
afternoon When the ticket office
windows closed there was stll a long