New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-03
Initial Clash Will Occur on
Their Field Next Fri
day, October 8.
SATURDAYS VENUE
WILL BE THE SAME
Teams Go to Boston for Monday
and MISREPRESENTATION Left
to Toss of a Coin.
BY JEROME BEATTY.

Saturday. also. Braves Field in Bos-
ton will be the battle-ground the fol-
lowing Monday and Tuesday.
II a fifth game is necessary. it win
be decided in Philadelphia on Wednes-
day. October 10. II sixth, the clubs
will clash in Boston on Thursday.
October Il.
In case neither team has won .he
necessary four game. out OF six con
tests. the seventh and deciding strus-
gle will be held on diamond TO re
selected by the toss of coin.
The National Commission. the gov
erning body of baseball. met at IN.
Waldorf-Astoria yesterday and male
the arrangements for the series. II
was an open session.
The choice OF the city in which the
series would begin was left to quar-
ter. borrowed for the occasion from
Dick Murphy. manager Of the Wcst-
ern Union telegraph operators at the
Polo Grounds.
Maggie Rawlings, Philade lph IN
newspaper man, was chosen 10 make
the toss before the anxious eyes Of
commission members. magnates. news
paper men and telegraph operators.
Lannin Calls II Wrong.
"Who will CALF" said Garry Herr
mann, chairman of the commission.
Mr.. Lanrin ?"
"All right said the owner OF the
Red Sox. The quarter went spinning
into the air. Tails" said Mr.. Lannin.
The coin dropped to the rug. Half
dozen persons leaned over.
ITS heads" said Hermann. He
turned to William +. Baker. owner Of
the Phillies.
First two games in Philadelphia"
said Mr.. Baker.
Many thousands Of dollars in gate
receipts had been iicked away in half
a turn Of 25-cent piece.
Braves Field can accommodate 10000
persons. The limit cf the Philadelphia
paIk i- 10000. Thousands will be
! turned away from the gates Of the
I Pennsylvania stadium. Had the con-
tests been scheduled for Friday and
Saturday in Boston they would have
drawn more persons than they will on
Monday and Tuesday.
II the series is decided in five games
three of them will be played in park
seating only 10000 persons. Had Bos-
ton won the choice three would have
been played in the huge Braves Field.
Mr.. Lannin was not disconsolate.
ITS not the toss I want 10 win" he
said, ITS the games. Last year Stall
ings lost TIE toss and won the series"
The National Commission is made up
of John X. Tener, president of the Ma
tional League; Ban Johnson. president
of the American League. and Garry
Hermann. owner Of the Cincinnati
Club. They quickly decided that the
first game should be played on Friday.
Governor Tener made motion 10 that
effect. Johnson seconded il and il was
carried unanimously.
Mr. Lannin and Mr. Baker said that
suited chem. The toss for the first bat
tlodeld wa. made end the umpires were
announced William KLEIN and Charles
Riglor were named by the National
League ard the American League chose
Billy Evans ard Silk OLouShlin.
The same general rules that applied
last year were formulated for the COM
ing series. The umpires. II was de-
cded, would allow no disorder on the
players benches.
Each contest will start at p. m. IL
q game is postponed the teams will not
change grounds until they are able %
complete 10 ard the regular schedule
viii be moved forward to conform. II
tie is played the schedule will con-
tinuo as originally framed.
j. g. TAYLOR SPHINX. Of The ST. Louis
Sporting News was named Gs tho
commissions representative on the
committee Of official scorers The
philadelphia and Boston chapters Of
The Baseball Writers Association will
each choose scorer 10 complete the
board.
y. G. Killien. representing the Royal
Rioters of Boston, attended the meet
ing with Mr. Lannin. who has been
deep in an argument with Mr.. Baker
regarding block Of 600 SO seats for
the Rioters at the Philadelphia games.
Royal Roo,ers Happy.
TIE controversy came up At the Wal
dorf meeting. Baker refused 10 give
up that many tickets, stating that he
wanted the Philadelphia fans 20 have
first choice. He offered 400 seats IN
boxes at s. each, strung around the
crandstand, but the Rooters refuse
these. They want 10 be together,
where they can make a lot Of noise
Lanhn is allowed 200 seats and Baker
was willing 20 give up 100. The Ma
tional Commission finally ended the
discussion by agreeing TO turn over
200 from their allotment. making
enough to satisfy the Royal Rooters.
Among the persons who attended the
meeting were Charles II. Ebbets, presi.
ident Of the Brooklyn club; Wilber,
Robinson. manager OF his team; Cap
tain T. l.. Huston and Colonel j. J,
Rupert, owners Of the Yankees; John
Heydler, secretary Of the National
League: Ed Barrows, president of the
international League: w. j. Shet,s.
line. secretary OF the Phillies, and
James Gaffney. owner OF the Braves,
in whose park the Boston games viii
be played.
The commission announced that
each club had twenty-three players
eligible to take part in the champion
shin games. The Philadelphia ELI
gibles are Alexander. Adams, Bancroft,
Burns, Bsumgar,ner. Becker. Byrns,
Cravath, Chalmers. Demaree, Dugsy,
Killifer, Luderus. Moran. Mayer. NJ
Quillan. NiehoH. Rixey, Paekert.
Stock, lineup. Whitfield and Weiser.
The Red Sox may use Barry, Corri-
gan, Cady. Collins. Foster, Gregg,
Gardner. Gamer. Hoblitzcll, Hooper,
Hendriksen. Janvrin. Leonard. Lewis,
Mays. McNally. Ruth. Shore, Scott,
Speaker. Thomas. Wood and Wagner.
The prices AZ PHILADELPHIA will be-:
Box seats. IS; grandstand. So; right
field pavilion. 50; general adms
sion. 81. A, Boston: Box seats. So:
grandstand. SO: frs, and third base
stapdx reservsd 80. hleaeharu Al