The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-06
Record Breaking Attendance
Predicted; Red Sox Stage
Practice Game Today; Test
for Strategy

BOSTON, oct. 6-Activitios attendent
upon the opening here tomorrow Of tho
world series between the Brooklyns.
champions ofFthe National league, and
the BOSTON American league title hold
ers and worlds champions. multiplied to-
day
The Red SoN players at Braves field for
further and sharper practice. took part
in II conference which Manager CART
gan had ordered last night. II was called
for the purpose, apparently. Of working
out signals and strategy TO be- tested IN
practice gnmr this afternoon. Tho
brooklyn team made no effort TO hasten
its movement On To the scene OF tho
series curtain raising and did not plan
to arrive here unttl late In the day
Flint Weather Promised.
Through its series here with the Ros-
ton Nationals, the team had gained IA
good working knowledge OF conditions Mt
Braves field which Manager Robinson
thought sufficient preparation for tho
test.
70 the arrangements with assurances ~
me weather tomorrow. While II .
warm today. there was u promise OF
slightly warmer temperatures for tha
game aud with no early indications Of
rain.
Record Crowd Expected.
The attendance Of the first game viii
he the largest In the history Of baseball.
according to Pres. J. J. IAnnin, OF tho
hoston Americans. After working through
the night again to facilitate distribution
Of reserve seat tickets. Lanuin said tho
interest IN the series this year, as iudi-
Gated In NAM ways. was greater hy far
ihhh last year, when a record crowd ~
1890 saw the first game PLAYED In TIM,
city. The height Of this interes, was
shown by early morning crowds at Fem
way park, small IN number, but ragcr
to obtain preference In the purchase OF
grandstand seats. The new system hv
winch successful applicants were forced
10 tan in with a poACy OF first come.
first served. Mt The ticket lines. instead
of having certain tickets held I. their or
der, caused some confusion Yesterday and
was responsible for the early lines TODAY.
Prospective spectators were under sur.
VIGILANCE OF police officers and plain
clothes men who had orders 10 arrest any
prrsona trading In tickets.
The time for exercising purchase priv
llcgcs on reservations expires at 4 o'cloct
tonight, after which uncallcd for ticket,
viii he put together and prepared for a
rush Tine sale tomorrow morning This
VIII hc the only opportunity for persons
not successful applicants by mail TO oh.
z ldlU Nu'U N'hlN fN'fIl Nv private Trans
ACTIONS At increased pricus,
S%oalpers Under Cover.
As Ear rs could be learned today, dis
position ~ tickets fnr the games hero
has as yet developed no incident reuulr-
NIX the attention Of the national commits
sion, Members OF this board arranged
a meeting here late today. at which
pla ms for the series as already made. were
to be approved.
whether the commission would con-
slider the action of Manager Mct;rnW,
Of the New York Nationals In quitting
his team n few DAYS ago with statement
that his pla yers did not follow instruc-
tons IN the game which Brooklyn won,
could pot bc learned
The only member " the commission
here this forenoon was August Hermann.
who would say nothing OF this subject.
President Johnson OF tho America
league, and President Tencr of the Ma
tional league, the other members, wefs
expected to arrive on afternoon trains.
The umpircs who viii act I'm the titls
games arranged II conference to discuss
the application Of certain rules OF oach
league to the game generally, with dis
cussion ~ to which shall obtain on each
grounds.