The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-04
ROBINS WILL OPEN WORLDS
SERIES IN BOSTON SATURDAY

New YORK, OCT. S.--Ine urst game
of the worlds series between the Bos-
ton Red Sox and Brooklyn Nationals
will be played on the National League
Held at Boston on next Saturday.
October 7, according to arrangements
completed here this afternoon by the
National Baseball Commission.
The teams will rest in Boston on
Sunday and the second game will be
played in that city on Monday MORN
ing. October 9. The scene will then
switch to Brooklyn, where games
will be played on october 10 and IL.
II more games are necessary to
decision, the fifth will be played at
Boston on October IL. and the sixth
in Brooklyn on the 18th. Should a
seventh game be required the field
Rain will not effect this schedule.
Should it rain in Boston Monday. the
teams would leave for Brooklyn to
play Tuesdays game there.
The meeting of the National Com
mission was attended by b. b. john
son, of the American League: Presi-
dent J. X. Tener, of the National
League; Garry Hermann, John
Lannin. Of the Boston club; Charles
Ebbets. of the Brooklyn club, and w.
f. Baker, of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals.
Arranged Two Ways.
At the time meeting convened the
result of the National League pennant
ments to cover possible victory by
the Philadelphia club were also made.
These, of course, go into the dis
card
Instead of tossing coin, as in
former years, to decide where the
first game of the series should be
played, the commission accepted the
proposal OF President Lannin that the
opening be held IN Boston owing to
the great seating capacity of the Ma
tional League stands which the
American Leaxuers have obtained for
the series. 1t was also pointed out
that several days will be required for
the Brooklyn management to erect
overflow stands, and that playing the
first two games at Boston would be
to the benefit of the Brooklyn club.
A proposal by Mr.. Bake. of the
Philadelphia club. that the series be-
gin on Monday next instead OF Sat
urday. was voted down. as was the
suggestion that Friday be made the
day Of the start The first, II was
pointed out. would cause unnecessary
delay. while the second would leave
the National League contender too
little time to rest after the gruelltng
grind of the pennant race.
A proposal TO play in the American
and National League cities on alter
nate days also was lost, although the
commission decided that il more than
four games were required for a de-
cision. the fifth and sixth should be
played one in each city.
See Game: Then Name Cmpircs.
The commission adjourned early In
order to be present at the game be-
tween the Brooklyns and Giants
which, together with the double de-
feat Of Philadelphia, resulted in a
pennant for the Robins.
Adjournment was taken without
making public the names of the UNI
pires who will officiate in the series
at $1,000 each. Later in the evening.
however. after 1t had been made GER
tain that Brooklyn was the pennant
| winner. 1t was announced that Will
liam Dineen and Thomas Connolly
would represent the American League
and Hank ODay and Quigley the Ma
tionals
The commission will meet In Bos-
ton on Friday, October s, to arrange
final details. Before adjourning the
officials gave out a list OF players
CA1SipAC W tcthpCtC III Aiic DCh iCb. rCt
scale OF prices for seats and ap-
pointed Judge Taylor Sphinx. of St
Louis, as official scorer. The Boston
| and Brooklyn Chapters OF the Base
ball Writer'S Association, were au-
thorities to select a member TO act
| as assistant scorer in his home city.
The Eligible Players.
The following players were declared
eligible to play In the series.
Boston Americans: w. F. Carrtgan.
| manager; Agnew, Barry. Cady, Fos-
| ter. Gainor, Gardner. Gregg. Henrik
sen, Hoblizel. Hooper. Janvrin. Jones,
Leonard. Lewis, Mays. Mentally. Ruth.
! Scott, Shore, Shorten. Thomas. Wag-
| ner, Walker. Walsh and Wyckon.
Brooklyn Nationals: Wilbert Robin
son. manager; Appleton, Cutshaw.
Coombs, Cheney. Daubert. Dell, Getz,
Johnston, Miller. Mails. Myers. Meyers,
| Merkle, Marquard, Mowrey, Olson.
O'Mara, Pfeffer. Rucker, Smith Stem
gel and Wheat.
The admission prices follow:
At Braves field. Boston-Box seats,
SIS; grandstand, reserved, So; first
base pavilion. reserved, 81; third base
pavilion. 81; bleachers, SO cents.
At Ebbet's field. Brooklyn---Box
seats, IS; grandstand, upper and low
err sections. IS and So. according to
location: pavilion. 81; bleachers, 81.