The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
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Philadelphia Gets the First
Worlds Series Game.
Moving Up Date Gives the Red
SOx Advantage.

New York, Oct 2.-The National
baseball commission at it's meeting to-
day decided that the first game of the
world series shall bee played in Phila-
deiphia on Friday, october 8. The
second game is set for the next day
October 9, in the same city.
The third ard fourth games will be
played in Boston on October IL and
II respectively. the fifth in Philadel-
phia on October 13, and the sixth in
Boston on October IA.
The seventh game, if one is neces-
sary, will be played on Friday, Octo-
ber 15. The place for this game will
be chosen by the toss of a coin.
Melville E. Webb of the Boston
Globe and Joseph McCready of the
Sporting Writer'S association of Phil
adelphia, were selected by the COM
mission to have charge of the distri-
button of press tickets.
Price of Seats.
These are the prices of seats an
nounced by the presidents of each
league to the National commissions:
Boston. box seats, s5 each; grand
stand reserved, SO each: first base
pavilion reserved, 50 each; third base
pavilion, admission 81; bleachers, so
cents.
Philadelphia. box seats upper pa
vilion first four rows, SIS each; upper
and lower grandstands reserved So
each; right field pavilion reserved,
50 each; bleachers, 81 admission.
Eligible Players.
The eligible players for the series,
as announced by the National COM
mission, follows:
Philadelphia National league team
Adams. Bancroft, Burns,
Baumgartner, Becker, Byrne, Cra-
vath, Chalmers, Dugey, Demaree,
Killifer, Luderus, Moran, Mayer, Nc
nr.T1 1av, TfnI Dc ID
Stock. Tincup, Whitted. Weiser.
Boston American league team
Barry. Carrigan, Cady, Collins, Fos-
ter Gregg, Gardner, Gamer. Hob
litzel, Hooper Henriksen, Janvrin,
Leonard, Lewis, Mays, McNa!ly, Ruth,
Shore, Scott, Speaker, Thomas, Wood,
Wagner.
No official action has been taken
as yet regarding seats in Philadelphia
for the Boston royal rooters,'' but it
the 400 seats asked for. from the al
lotment given the National commits
sion by the Philadelphia club.
One of the matters discussed by the
National commission in executive ses-
sion is that the commission will re-
quest the owners of the clubs to send
the teams or portions of the teams to
take part in games at the Panama
Pacific exposition.
Umpires Appointed.
It was decided that in case a sew
enth game appeared to be necessary
the city it which it would be played
would be decided by the toss of coin
before the beginning of the sixth
game.
The four umpires who will arbi-
trate in the field ard on the foul lines
were selected by the presidents of the
two leagues. President Tener named
Charles Rigler and w. J. Klein as
the National league representatives.
while President B. B. johnson selected
Evans and Frank O'Lough-
lin to act for the American league.
The National commission names ]. c.
T. Sphinx as it's representative among
the official scorers and requested
that the Baseball Writer'S association
appoint additional, scorers from
among IFS members for Philadelphia
and Boston.
All the rules that governed the play
during the 1914 series will be in force
again this season. The National com
mission announced that the umpires
would have the complete support and
backing of that body in preserving or
der and enforcing the rules among
the players. They are to be particu-
arly cautioned against permitting
any disorder or loud comment by
PLAYERS, on the benches CT the rival
clubs.