The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-07
DUOIUn II
One Of Greatest Crowds That
Ever Saw q Major League
Baseball Game, Out
Today.
MUCH BETTING DONE.
AL Night Wait Before Ticket
Window at Braves Field
Scalpers Are in
Glover.
[By n. c. Hamilton. United Press
Staff Corresnondent

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 7-While an
& entire nation waited with expectant
ear, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Bos-
ton Red Sox stood poised today Tor
rush which will bring them into a
collision whose resounding smack
Will be heard from Maine to Cali
fornia. Ideal weather conditions and
with all indications pointing to n
crowd of 10000 or more the winners
OF the National and American league
pennants will meet in the first
game of the worlds series on Braves
field at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Never in baseball history have two
baseball teams met in classic after
such Wild scramble for honors they
have gained Not until Tuesday Of
this week were the Dodgers sure
they would be here today. Now that
they have looked about and estab-
lished beyond doubt that they are
on the verge of the big razoo OF the
year they have determined to put up
one awful fight.
dence is to be found It's Of the
cockey hit-me-ifyou-dare sort. The
city of intellect Is about to clash with
the city OF rubber plants. perambula-
tors and church steeples and the
former can't see where growing rub
Der plants and pushing go-carts con-
tributes anything toward producing a
worlds championship ball club.
But when you are brought up in an
atmosphere that enables you to fig
ure out mathematically why oall
scoots along the ground instead OF
sailing into the ozone when struck
this way instead OF that, then you
have something on which your reas-
g. 11sy, IN,
such company can be based.
Marquard May Pitch.
RUDE Marquard, wry-necked come
back. cast-off of John McGraw but
the idol of a host OF Brooklyn fans.
undoubtedly will be given first
chance to lower the colors OF the
worlds champion Red Sox-
Opposed to the star southpaw prob
ably will be Dutch Leonard, although
Babe Ruth and Carl Mays have been
given the nomination by many Bos-
ton critics.
Leonard is regarded as the likely
selection to open the series because
portside flinging. Daubert, Wheat,
Stengel and Johnston all hit from the
south side of the plate. None Of
them is strong against fork handlers.
II Leonard starts, either Stengel or
Johnston may be yanked from the
line up and Myers inserted.
Took Measure in 1912.
Marquard already has taken the
measure of the American Ieaguers.
Back in 1912 when the Giants and
Red Sox disputed the issue in eight
had fought contests, Marquard was
the only National league hurler who
had any amount of luck in wiunin z
from the Bostonese.
National leaguers who have watch
ed Marquard's work this year, de
clare that when he is right the Rube
never was better.
Its mostly a matter OF pitchers
is the constant cry heard in the Jam
med hotel Hobbies, when today's game
and the series is discussed
Carl Mays is considered to havs
an excellent chance of starting
against the Dodgers. He is an un
derhand hurler, something the Ma
tional does not contain. Consequent
ly it is argued, Mays delivery woult
be considerably puzzling to the Dodg
ers.
Leonard, however, is given pre-.
erence for the first game. He stoE
ped the Phillies last year and Mar
ager Carrigan believes he can tur
the trick on the Dodgers.
If Leonard pitches, Carrigan wi
be the Boston catcher.
Foster Is Out.
George Foster, who pitched tw
games Of the last worlds series
out of it. After good start this yea
Fosters arm went back on him ar
is still crippled.
In case Marquard opposes his char
pions. Carrigan will station Chic
Shorten in center field, reserviI
Clarence Walker for DUTY again
right hand fingers. Hoblitzen pre-
ably will be at first base even again
the left handlers.
Jack Barry will not start In t
game today, although President La
min told the United Press the form
Athletic star is fit, if he is needed.
The worlds series crowd, ranki
with the greatest which ever foug
and struggled over tickets to such
contest, milled and jostled through
hnfo1 lobhioc loo OF hunting