The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-06
SPECULATOR STORIES
ARE ASTIR ONCE MORE
Latest RumOrs About Fate Of
Worlds Series Tickets Come
From Philadelphia.

The near approach of the worlds series
has revived all the usual talk OF dire
conspiracy on the part of the spectators
TO keep thetickets from the general pub
lie. out of Philadelphia yesterday came
tale that New York scalpcrs nal pre-
pared for extensive operations In the
Quaker Guy tomorrow morning when the
reserved seat tickets are put on sale At
Gimbcs.
According to this story the greedy New
| York operators nave employed AN army
Of men and boys to stand in line tonight
so as to have first call upon the choice
sections when the distribution begins. Il
is said that scd!pers' agents Will be FUR
nished with camp stools so that they will
not become tired and desert their posts.
/ According TO gossip most OF the depart
| mcut stores have disposed of their stock
OF stools to the common enemy. II Is
said further that the spectators have
| hired agents To watch their employees
and prevent bribery of them by outside
parties.
stories OF this nature usually gain great
publicity especially In papers OF senSa-
tional character at this time OF the year
No doubt many tickets will find heir
way into the hands of spectators They
always do in every great sporting event
But that Philadelphia should be selected
as field for such extensive operations
hardly can he credited by anyone whp
has attended recent worlds series games
in that city.
In Boston President James r. Gafrney
1 is taking every precaution TO thwatt IN"
motives Of the vultures OF the game For
many DAYS Mr. Gaffney and his office
stan have been considering mail appll-
cations They already have awarded the
limit Notifications to successful appli-
Giants will be mailed to-day. President
| Gaffney and Secretary Nickerson will CON
duct the replies I'm person to Postmaster
| Murray so that the Hub fans should
! know by Tomorrow whether or not they
will have to take chances al the general
| admission gates.
Two years ago when tho Giants and Red
| Sox met at Fenwav Park the Boston
| management was criticised severely BY
| patrons who declared that tickets pur-
| chased by them had fallen into other
| hands.
The enthusiasm of Boston seems al
most beyond control Applications for
more than 80. 900 seats FOR the entire
series We're received by last saturday.
Connie Mack evidently SUSPECTS tho
sincerity OF George Stallings's declaration
that he would send no emissares to watch
the Athletics in the closing games OF their
schedule.
II was learned yesterday that Mack
! has been playing nothing but straight
baseball for the public the last week
or two. But since his return to Shibe
Park. IT IS said. he has had his team
out every morning working in secret.
The return TO usual form Of the Attn
letlcs has cheered the Philadelphia sup
porters OF the famous fence breakers. In
the Quaker city yesterday brokers were
Offering odds OF 10 to on the chances
7 ~. 4 II.
A despatch from Little Falls, " Y,
Yesterday forecast the marriage to-mor-
row OF Ou,helder George Burns 10 Miss
Mary Baker Of this city The little Giant
was confronted with the news at the
| Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon.
81 will not be married Wednesday or
any other old time" was the way George
worded his most emphatic denial
Having failed to make capital out Of
John j. Mc,iraw, the Chicago press agent
of the Federal League has turned his at
tention to Frank Chance. The latest
dream Is that Frank Chance will accept
the management of the Indianapolis team
OF the outlaws, tho franchise of which
city will he transferred TO New York
or Boston. II was only n day or two
ago that the Federal League was boast
ing of its success in Indianapolis.
As to the Chance end OF the story. il
appears most absurd, When the Peer
less Leader left town he declared he never
would serve again in the capacity Of man
agcr At that time he had ambitions
toward becoming club owner
The National League season in the
East will conclude to-day with double
headers at the Polo Grounds and Ebbets
Field weather permitting. President
/ Tener has given the clubs involved per-
, mission 10 move up Wednesdays game
one day. He refused, however to permit
the teams 10 cancel Wednesdays bookings
in case OF postponen,ent or tie this after
noon.
y Fred Clarke. ono Of the most famous
n managers Of history, has become 'lisgusted
with a losing team and has offered to
0 resign, according TO reports from Pitts
! burg II ~ said he told Dreyfuss the
q team might do better under different man
q agement. This is the first year in fifteen
0 that Clarke has not figured prominently
Q I'm the race. Clarkes managerial star
y began to set about the time he found
q Il incumbent to desert the playing end
- OF the game
UufnagIc OutpOintrd by Cook.
4 At the Military 4, G. last night Eddie
Cook outpOnted Frankie Hufnagle. once