The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-09
Rudolph US. Bender Today
in Worlds Series Opener
Braves and Athletics Surchargcd With Bitterness on Eve
Of Clash-Stangs Threatens to Punch Mack's
Head Off-Odds 9 to 1.
RAIN LIKELY, SAYS WEATHER FORECASTER

noon date because OF the fact that he had
ordered his own men to report at the
grounds at o'clock He saws that this
arrangement was satisfactory to Stall'ngs
who lost his temper when rain this morn
Ing cheated him out OF the opportunity TO
exercise. Stallings refutes Mack's word
in every particular and says he was
turned down by the leader OF the Ath-
letics In a slight favor that anyone pos
sessed OF the least sporting instinct
should have granted without hesitation.
PiQued beyond words OF description.
Manager Stalliflgs vented his spleen TO
night upon Mack and all things Athletic
vowing dire vengeance when Mack crossed
his path either on the field or on The
falling out OF the leaders OF the rival
major league representatives has cast It's
shadow upon tho usually amicable rela-
tons between the two circuits as a whole
While some OF the American League sym
pafhizers deplore the lack Of courtesy on
the part OF Mack. they nevertheless in
wardly resent Stallings's outspolt9n criti-
cisms. which they believe will do the game
no good under the circumstances
In the meantime the National Commits
sion-or at least that part OF 1t which
typifies the National League-has enough
troubles or les own. August Hermann
this afternoon boldly clambered aboard
the war steed which Ban johnson usually
rides on such festive occasions and
rcundly denounced the management of
the Philadelphia Americans for It's ap-
parent negligence In dsposng OF worlds
series tickets. Hermann who is chair
man OF the National Commission, arrived
in the Quaker City b learn that his al
lotment II reservations had been cur
tailed He IS unable TO provide for
the modest demands of National League
club owners let alone the retinue Of
f. nN nj l.s..t, 4, g.
ing sustenance at the eleventh hour.
Charles H. Ebbets. president of the
Brooklyn club IL one of several OF
Teners's men left utterly out In the cold.
The chairman of the National Commls-
sion Is trying to pass the blame TO Ben
Shib"'s stan. which IN turn Is trying TO
hand IL right back on the doorstep Of the
powers Of organized baseball. In rebuilt
tai these who have had charge OF the
advance sales IN Philadelphia declare
that the National Commission, major
league club owners. the major league
presidents and the general following OF
the heads OF organized baseball have ex-
hausted the supply. This little story.
however. does not ring true TO the casual
visitor. who can see on every hand fist
fuls OF the precious pasteboards in the
hands OF scalpers.
Police Arrest All scaIpcrs.
In the meantime the public suffers. az
usual. though no longer in silence. A
great cry has gone W from all quarters
of the sedate town. Charges have been
made that policemen accepted money for
obtaining places in the line OF the reserved
seat sales. and Director Porter has Or
dered n rigid investigation. This official
also set the watchdogs of the law on
the trail OF the scalpers. with orders
to arrest every one found disposing Of
reservations on the streets or in public
places The prediction OF rain tonight
made the market stll more pancky.
All the grandstan ds and extra seats
put up by house owners surrounding
Shibe Park were ordered down to-day by
the building inspectors. This caused
an awful howl and quite loss
Of money for lumber IL high and II cost
something to have the stands built
Philadelphia has been warned that a
| host Of pickpockets Is bearing down upon
! Il and the local police have taken every
precaution to guard against the light
/ fingered gentry. Extra details of plain
| clothes men have been assigned TO guard
/ the streets tonight. Already 1000 are
! in line for the opening OF the general
/ admission sales in the morning, and
the crowd is increasing with the arrival
! of every street car One youth has a
! bulldog for protection. The order OF this
! crowd IL commendable under the cir
| cumstances Agents OF scalpers have
/. been successful in bribing holders OF a
| number OF advantageous places
Joe Banks the youth from Camden, y
| u, who had the honor of heading the line
| in the first sale OF reservd seat tickets has
! the position OF honor for the general sales
| Joe disposed Of his earlier purchase at a
! price which assures him Of enough money
to see the Stall!ngsM controversy
| through to the bitter end.
George VI. Conan, the playwright. in
| dignantly denied that he had paid ad-
vanced rates for his tickets. as was re-
ported yesterday. George made his pur-
chascs through a friend, who came in for
unjust criticism as a result OF the enron
eous report
camps is we'll illustrated by the attitude
% Chic Davies, Athletic outielder. Davies
has been stricken by appendicitis. A doc.
/ tor advised him To go to the hospital for
an operation. but the player. declaring he
would postpone such a step until after
the worlds series, hurried from the ply
| slCiHn's office and has steered his course
clear of doctors since.
| Rube Odring was hailed into court this
| morning To answer charges OF desrrtior
and non-support preferred by his wife
advised the pair to try TO patch up their
troubles. and they promised to d. 50, al
| though a week ago II was report"i tina
! Oldrlng had intended to marry n Mss
| Thomas OF Brldgetou, ~ j,