The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
WORLDS SERIES BEGINS
FRIDAY IN
Third and Fourth Games Will Be Played in Boston
Details for Baseball Championship Arranged
After Much Bickering.

William F.. Baker. president Of the
Phillies, won for Philadelphia the honor
Of opening his seasons baseball series
for the championship Of the world. Or
rather Joseph J. Lannin, president Of the
Red Sox, lost the opportunity to attract
the fIst big throng to Boston.
1t was Lannin who called the coin
dipped yesterday in the presence OF the
National Commission and his call was
wrong The series therefore will open
in Philadelphia next Friday afternoon.
The teams will play the second game
in Quaker wv the next day. The
third ana fourth games are scheduled
for Boston on Monday and Tuesday.
October II and II.
Charles Rigler and william J. KLEIN
will o~ificiate as umpires for the National
League. william Evans and Frank
lSilkl O'Loughlin will represent the
American League.
The schedule Of this blue ribbon event
was OF course the most important matter
to he decided by the triumvirate. GA II
hung the first acknowledged advantage
TO either side because home sympathies
In the first two games of such a snort
series are bound to count for much. In
times past sceptics have been prone 10
regard the coin dipping as grown people
regard the absolute yeracity of Hans
Andersen's masterpiece.
Some experts had gone so far as to IN
sihuate that the deck was stacked for
Boston TO win the opening. 1t was
pointed out that in the event Of a five
game series the extra game would be
pla yed in Boston. VIII re more adequate
accommodations would assure twice the
gate money that could possibly be eX-
pected IN Philadelphia.
Mr.. Baker. Joe l.annin and half a
dozen other pillars OF organized base
ball nad gathered around the National
commission tribunal awaiting the first
cast of fate's di, when a happy thought
struck Ban Johnson.
On the Level. says johnson.
call in the newspaper boys" he said
to the keeper Of the door. We'll settle
once and for all"
Ban continued 10 his astounded audi
tors that this coin tossing business is
and always has been on the level"
Wherefore for the first time IN history
the National Commission m~eeting-tha
part OF II which referred 10 the autumn
c,assic-was throw, open to the press.
A, the direction Of Chairman Hermann
uf the commission "A Philadelphia writer
Tipped one of his own coins. Lannin
called tall as II whirled in the air
1t fell head up to the tosser'| keen
delight,
II did not require much time for the
, commission TO arrange the rest Of the
details. Their was no fight over the
time Of opening President Tener OF
the National League made "A motion that
the cont.st should start on Friday. Dc.
tOb"r ;. President johnson of the Amer
Icau League seconded the motion Char.
man Hermann mad" IT unanimous. BY
the same procedure. with Mr., johnson
mover and Mr. Trncr ~sccuuder. the rules
that governed the series Of 1914 betW"-i
the Braves and Athletics were adopted.
The adoption Of those rules, as read
by Secretary John Bruce, automatically
liked a schedule. The first two games
mus, he played IN Philadelphia, The
third and fourth mus, be played IN
Boston A NTH. II necessary. will re-.
Vert back to Philadelphia and a sixth
10 Boston. The team first winning foui
games must be adjudged the champion
OF champions.
Tn. con,ending hall players will shar,
/, percentage Of IN. first four ganles
uuly. and in these u tie would constitut,
a legal game Ties. however, which
cannot possibly count in the decision o,
the championship, VIII not be permitted
to interrupt schedule workings.
Each team must fulHl its obligation:
In In. other city before IA schedul.
change Is permitted In other words, III,
sequence Of ann must not be Change'
for any cause, either on account OF post
ponement because OF inClemeut weather
or the possibility ~ drawn verdicts. BE
fore a sixth game is played the in
terested club presidents must decide b,
10, before the national commission tn,
scene Of "A possible seventh gam