The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-08
FIRST GAME Is
HARD FOUGHT

The Red Soy reached the purk at
l-.5u nmd There Nu- momrntuy cheer
Tor thr visitors who struggled m a
few az 20 time.
DlIllNpulrlIlN oct. S. .phiudol
= phln fans und visitor, from differ.
rut parts of the country who were
I"uuuItr enough u secure tickets ut
admission ru the worlds series games
Hwohr this morning to find the sky
overcast with clouds and National
league park soaked from II steady
uH that continued throughout the
}m-Au
Iurlr hopes of witnessing the first
contest between the Boston Americans
und Philadelphia Nationals which was
| fl" .r played today were not entirely
blasted however u- the wcnthcrmnu
predicted the clouds would lift In the
Iuumm and give the suu aud wind
. Hurtnuiy tu dry the playing
n.u
Iarpaulin Over Diamond
N0 dnN yesterday aud Inst night the
/ -u0u|. were protected us much as
/ nu.....r Across the entire diamond
" thrown % huge tarpnuln through
"..N u Wu~ impossible Tor the rain
4. penetrate. While the outflcld wa,
r'r"-uI 100 the weather II has u drain
N.. system which officials NJ the club
Hu Wmu put It In fair condition a
." hours after the rain ceased
unr Thing is certain: There win
.. rustpoucmcnt NJ the initial con.
'.' n It * at all possible Ia play
.H. President Teuer ~ the National
..nr -tntcd last night that every
effort would he made to play bah tu.
.. 'u order not to upset the plans
mu, spectators from out NJ town
Dr. A. n'-o certain that In no event viii
rI ln'd be In shape for fast con.
'' -uch as Is expected ~ result
'm rhr meeting ~ the phlllics aud
l',' Soy for baseball supremacy N
n.r world.
Phillies in Fine Fettlc
While thousands NJ fans would be-
...N disappointed II there were dr.
HN iu starting the big series. II would
.n harder blow 10 the plan, M both
N.Uu und Cnrrigau whose tcnms aru
.. rIu for the battle and anxious to
.r mrr the fray with the exception
~ kiufrr the phlllics' star catcher
Mhn is nursing an Injured arm, all NJ
Nuwu's players appear to hc IN prime
condition. After an examination ut
kINlrr's arm Yesterday. II was said
iN,r, rs but slight chances for his
,'tnr IN the SERIES.
Manager Carrlgau declared thnt his
m.n are confident they are going tn
win
We've got tough bird In AlrWn
lrr" hc added "hut we have been
IunLmr over tough birds Hll vu,r u1r
thing moro am counting uu STRONG
f.r my bows 10 come Through is fhnl
lhry hnyc not fallen down once ivhpr
vr needed n series ~ come through
The phinies' leader white rvnrcs
sing confidence IN coming uut victor
Ions In the series declined to mnk,
any predictions
In Line 3G Rours
II hope we will Wiu." Moran said
"Thc boys put their heart and sou
into bringing the remnant to Phllodcl
phla and they win strive Just ns hnr,
tO win the world, title | know tina
nearly all the experts pick the Re-
Sox to win hut this does not iuiur
ms I'm the least
alexander has been our muiusta
IN the hoN hut one must not uvcrluu
The fnct that Alexander has we
only about onc.thlrd NJ our game
Some people inclined to the oplnio
d hat II the Red SoV should beat Ale,
oudcr we would throw M the spong,
n We would not We have ncm0re
, Mayer, Chalmers, RlXcy and McQui