Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-07
BATTLE FOR BASE
BALL HON0RS OF
WORLD ON TODAY
Red Sox and Brooklyn Robins
Clash in First Game of Great
Championship Series at
Boston.
BETTING = ,oRs cARR1eAN
Interest III truggle Nation
Wide, With, Visitors Com
ing From Everywhere.
FINE WEATHER PROMISED

Boston, Oct. 6.-This city awaits
the opening of the 1916 classic to-
morrow between the Brooklyn Ma
tionals and the Boston Americans
with confidence, and faith in its play
ing representatives and the unbroken
string OF victories int past contests
This confidence is reflected in every
portion of the city, as well as through
out New England. In base ball de-
bate and wagering, it crops out time
and again. While the betting tepight
is 10 to7 on Boston, with but little
Brooklyn money in sight, the average
supporter of the Boston Americans
is far from predicting walkover.
The determined and courageous strug-
gle put up all season by Brooklyn
in winning the National league cham
pionship has aroused great respect
for the prowess of the National
league standard bearers, and il, is
CONCEDED they will give the Boston
combination the stiffest kind OF a
battel.
Not Sectional Affair.
The series which opens at-f6raves
field tomorrow is far from being a
sectional affair, from the standpoint
of interest. notwithstanding that the
contending teams are eastern clubs,
the interest in the coming struggle
for the worlds championship is ma
tional, and this is clearly demon
strsted by the gathering of the spec
tat6rs for the two games that will
be played here tomorrow and Mon
day. While it is only natural that
the majority of the fans should hail
from New England and New York,
the fact remains that hnudreds of
base ball enthusiasts from all parts
Of the country are here tonight await
ing the umpires call of play ball"
to set going the machinery of the
1916 worlds series.
Boston usually, is far from lacking
in ample hotel facilities, yet every
hotel in the city tonight is thronged
with base ball followers, who are
willing to endure iriconpenience, pro-
yided they are assured place to
sleep and eat for the next few days.
Come From Afar.
that the fans have journeyd from
the south, far west, central and At
lantic states to witness the play, and
explains why Braves field, with its,
seating capacity for more than $4,000
spectators, will be unable to accomo-
date the throngs who will besiege
its gates tomorrow. =
As if to play the part of host to
perfection, the weather man has
promised his finest brand of weather
for the opening game, his prediction
calling for an ideal Indian summer
day, moderately warm and with little,
if any, wind. Every indication to-
night pointed to his forecast coming
true, and hundreds of men and boys
gathered outside the wall of the park
for an all-night vigil, under brilliant
moonlight and in warm, balmy at
mosphere that made overcoats and
heavy wraps unnecessary.
Will Be Opened Early.
The gates leading to the unreserved
sections of the stands and bleachers
will be opened early tomorrow MORN
ing and it was apparent that these
sections will be filled hours before
the games begin at 2 p. m. -
With the exception of a few un-
called allotments, every reserved seat
was sold out tonight and these will
be snapped up Immediately when they
are put on sale at the box office to-
morrow morning.
So great has been the demand for
seats that not many are offered for
sale by spectators. President J. J.
Lannin of the Boston club stated that
he had been forced to buy back at a
premium some tickets which he need
ed for personal friends. who had ap-
olied and could not be refused at the
'ast minute.
Those spectators who were for
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