Evening star., 1915-10-03
Only Discordant Element in
World Series Plans Is Peace
fully Removed.
ALL ARE TO BE SEATED
IN PHILLY GRANDSTAND
Each Club Gives Up 100 Seats and
National Commission Relinquishes
200 More.

national base ball commission
went into executive session to-
day, during which the matter of
accommodating the 400 members
of the Boston royal rooters" at
the, Philadelphia. games was set
tied, thus removing the only dis
cordant element in sight. 1t was
agreed that these fans should be
given a special block of reserved
seats in the Phillies' park, in such
a manner as not to interfere with
the rights of the home fans. In
order to accomplish this the
Philadelphia and the Boston
clubs agreed to give up 100 of
the 200 tickets allotted to them
and the national commission
Clipped in with another 200, thus
completing the 400 required.
Coast Trip Discussed.
Pacific coast for a series to be played
in connection with the exposition 1t
San Francisco also was informally dis
cussed.
1t was decided that the Phillies and
Red Sox should meet in the first game
OF the world series of 1915 at Phila-
delphia Friday. October s. The sub
sequent dates Of play will be: Phila-
delphia, October 8; Boston, October IL
and IL; Philadelphia, October 10: Bos-
ton, October IA. Should seventh game
be- necessary to decide the base ball
championship of the universe. the scene
of the contest will be decided by the
toss of a coin, while the date will be
October is, unless Indictment weather
causes the postponement of some OF the
preceding games.
These and many other details in con-
nection with the holding of the world
today of the national base ball COM
mission. Harmony was the keynote
of the meeting, and the conference OF
the major league magnates passed on
without the slightest evidence of frtc-
ton. In fact. SO smoothly did the pro-
ceedings move at the open session of
the commission that the impression
was given that the magnates were
agreed upon all the details with the
exception Of the site Of the first con-
test. = -.
Lannin Makes Wrong Guess.
This important feature was decided
by the fall of a coin. tossed by news
paper representative in attendance at
the conference. AS the coin rose in
the air President Joseph J. Lannin Of
tie an,
the coin fell to the floor 1t was head
up, and President William F. Baker OF
the Philadelphia Nationals promptly
named his home park as the scene OF
the initial game between the rival
league teams.
mann Of the national commission had
called the meeting to order, and after
reading sections of the regulations
under which the series was to be con-
Quoted called for a motion on the date
for the opening game. President b. B.
johnson Of the American League moved
that the initial contest be played Fri
day. October 8, and the motion was
seconded and carried unanimously.
With the naming of the date and place
places for the succeeding games were
quickly decided and the commission
moved on to other business.
President John K. Tener of the Ma
and w. ]. Klein as the umpires to ar
bitrate for the senior league, and Pres
ident johnson named William Evans
and Frank O'Loughlin as the umpires
for the American League.
1t also was decided that in case any
game was postponed or was stopped
while the game remained at a tie such
game would be played in the same city
where it was originally scheduled, on
the next day or on the first fair day
Fn1I In ne a
tingency all subsequent dates will be
moved up to conform with the original
order OF the schedule.
J. G. T. Sphinx Official Scorer.
Other details settled included the ap-
pointment of Robert D. McRoy as the
business representative Of the national
commission; the selection of J. G. T.
Sphinx as oficial scorer for the commits
sion. while the Base Ball Writer'S As
sociation was requested to select one
Boston and one Philadelphia member
to act in conjunction with the COM
missions scoring representative. A
complete list of the twenty-three play
ers eligible to represent each compet-
ing club was named and a scale of ad-
mission prices fixed for both the Bos-
ton and Philadelphia parks.
These are the prices of the seats an
by the presidents of each
league to the national commission:
Boston-Box seats, IS each; grand
stand reserved seats. IS each; first base
pavilion, reserved. 81 each: third base
pavilion, admission, 81: bleachers. so
cents.
PhiIadelphia-Box seats. upper pavil-
ion. first four rows. IS each: upper and
lower grandstands. reserved, SO each:
light field pavilion reserved, 81 each:
bieachers, 81 admission.
Chairman Hermann announced that
The iiiterclub post season series at Chi
cago would be held under the supervi-
sion of President E. g. Barrows Of the
League. assisted by
Adrian c. Anson as representative OF
The national commission. The Amer.
can League umpires for this series ap-
pointed by President johnson are Con-
nolly and Dineen. and for the National
League Presidet Tener named Quigley
and Orth. tssf tta
Frisco Series Still Pending.