South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-04
WORLD 8 SERIES
TO OPEN SATURDAY
First Two Games to be Play
ed on BraveS'S Field
Next Two in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK. oct 4.-The Boston
American league club and the Brook
Ign Nationals viii meet IS the 1916
worlds series. the opening game Of
which viii be played on Braves field
at Boston. next Saturday, oct q.
The team will remain in Boston over
SUNDAY and play the second game Of
the series there on Monday. oct 9,
weather permitting. after which they
viii return 90 Brooklyn for two
games at E1bbets field on Tuesday
and wednesday. oct. 10 and II. The
nth and sixth games. IL neces sary,
VIII be played on Thursday, oct II
and Friday oct l3 at Bottom and
Brooklyn respectively. Should a
seventh game be necessary TO decide
the series. the location OF the con-
test VIII be decided by the toss OF a
coin as in past years.
All THESE details were arranged at
a meeting OF the National Baseball
commission in this city Tuesday al
ternoon. but the pennant winner in
the National league was not known
AT the time the commission adjourn
ed and the same dates that applied
to Brooklyn also applied 10 the Phil
sadeIphia Nationals Before night
XaIl. however. the victory or Brook
n over New York and the double
defeat administered TO the Philadel-
phia Nationals by the Boston club
o. the same league. clinched the pen
nant for the Brooklyn players and
placed them in the position of Ma
tional league standard bearers in the
annual games against the American
league champions.
Dispense Coin Tossing.
Tentative Arrangements already
had been made covering the possi-
bilitv of either Philadelphia or
Brooklyn in the National league be-
Ing the opponents Of the Boston
Americans and the subject Of world $
series games was arranged after a
short discussion. President Lannin
suggested that the series be opened
al the park of the Boston Nationals
where the American leaguers viii
stage all their games owing 10 its
immense seating capacity. instead OF
deciding the place of the first games
bv the customary toss of a coin. This
plan was adopted in view Of the fact
that both the Brooklyn and Phila-
delphia clubs would require several
DAYS in which 10 install additional
seats and boxes 90 accommodate the
large crowds that viii attend the.
series
Pres't Baker proposed that the
series begin on Monday, oct. 9, but
this was vetoed by the commission
as being an unnecessary delay as
was a suggestion that the play start
Friday. oct 6. on the grounds That
the National league winner required
a day or two of rest before being
dung into fhe worlds series against
the Boston Red Sox. who clinched
their pennant several days ago.
The commission also dismissed
the proposal TO alternate the games
between the cOutending cities. but
decided that in case more than four
games were necessary. the fifth and
sixth would be alternate. with the
place of the seventh decided by the
piping OF "a coin.
J. G. TIA rIOr-Spink of ST. Louis
was named as the official scorer for
the National commission. and the
Baseball writers association chap
ters OF Boston and Brooklyn were
given the right 10 nominate one
member i'm each city To act as second
official scorer i'm his home city. The
visiting scorer will not act in an Of
fetal capacity while away from
home.
The umpires were announced
Tuesday night as follows:
American league. Dlneeu and
Connolly. National league, % Day
and Quigley.