Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-10-09
Showing Made by Boston
Team in Opening Game
Gives Confidence to Their
Backer8 and Odds Le0gthen
RFANEATERS WORK WITH
SMOOTHNESS OF MACHINE
Interest in Great Fight for
Title Not So Keen as in
Former Years and Attend
ance Shows Falling Off,


Boston. oct. S.-The Boston Ameri-
cans and the Brooklyn Nationals Will
renpw their battle for the worlds
obampionship at Braves field tomor-
row when they meet in the second
game Of the series. Every player was
reported on edge tonight by their re-
spective managers and eager to re-
new the conflict.
BROOKLYN, nothing daunted by its
sefeat Of saturday, is preparing to re-
verse the decision in Monday game.
The weather forecast for tomorrow
is for a clear day.
Those who witnessed the opening
play claim to have seen nothing that
aroused fear that the record of un-
broken Victories in past worlds Sc
ries is to be upset this season. They
are willing to cOnCede that the Brook
lvn team is game, hard-working
group Of players, but contend that
there is lacking the smooth, machine
like effectiveness of Boston. They
strengthen their opinions by willing
ness to wager two to one on the out
come Of the series.
Neither team practiced today.
The chief topic of conversation and
argument among fans was based upon
the choice of pitchers for tomorrow $
game. 1t was the conCensus of opln-
ion that Carrigan would send either
Ruth or Leonard to the mound for
Boston. while Robinson would coun-
ter with either Coombs or Pietter.
In either case. Boston will have a
southpaw in the box against the Su-
ptrbas. NhfIe Boston viii be called
upon to face highlander, since
Brooklyn played its best lefthanded
twirler when Marquard was worked
on saturday.
There is "a wide difference of opin-
ion among baseball magnates here re
garding the reason for the falling Off
In attendance at Saturdays contest,
as compared with the games played
here year ago. there being six thous-
and less than the opening game here
last ri1l, and five Thousand less than
the second contest.
one explanation is that many fans
made no attempt to attend, upon the
suppostiOn that there would be no
chance Of getting inside the park, oW-
ing to the huge crowds that were be-
Iieved to be storming the grounds.
Another is that the worlds series is
no 'oilser It hoNelIy Ill pos'ol' -
four have been held in the past five
years
H"olHer puzHllhs feature was ~
I'OIler apathetlc bearing OF Ihose "lo
"'I' present. one Hl''Sll"'e "u 'i'O, '.-,
e u'e "p.'Iou IhaI 1t was not uuo " any
LAW oi IllleIeSl III lhe Ealle' pu' J.'il'o
dooGl as the result OF the CoilposIl'oi'
VI lhe crowd lie said
was i've dolIaT Cfo"u' anu
by mat 1 mean 1t was composer 70 d
Sle"t extent OF persons VINO are "C-
'US'oilleu TO attending the IheaIeI' oP-
o,.rra ,,iu I,He ''li,uSelllSltts' , anu
mild mannar fron, tbe baeahau stand
point Nory too v,ero moi tba close
-follouars ~ tho cat,o ana mo nia,.
in ts intric,t 20 -. ,,,,,,t o,,n, tbair
beads"
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tbai, ,,,,,', 'ooNiS " plaS'i' ~,
Uoanan ,n'''i"ETi l'l'l .e,Ii'3 "'' i,,, ,,t,1
I,aIla '''t i'on.ol' if.ll,i - i,o
Pro,I.i, we p".ul"S oliv'.9is ~ -,
~ 'on'g rs III Ihe louriu iiiHi"6' VIZ" w.
sI't ,'i''"e l'"iNoIouS CitOh Va U.
.g, " SC' C'Ih'HEIS saie nv an" 'no't
t,eI IaIlIlR 10 the ground recoNereu
t,,t''SeI ana pN Iast lhe lhro" sot
" utat az the plate.
luat was the turning point OF lhe
Eane, said Jack Coombs, the former