The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-07
BOSTON VIEWS
COMING FIGHT
CONF identity.
SURE OF VICTORY;
BETTING 10 TO !
Marquard and Leonard Will
Be on the Slab-Creat
Excitement Prevails.

BOSTON. Oct. s. This city. the
home OF winning worlds series baSe'
bail teams, awaits the opening or the
1916 classic tomorrow. between tne
Brooklyn Nationals and The Boston
Americans. with the calm confidence
that comes from faith in its playing
representatives and the unDrok IN
string OF victories in past contests.
The optimism and fighting spirit that
the Brooklyn club and its accompany
ing band OF supporters brought to
town tonight added interest TO the I'm.
pending struggle for the premier
honors of the diamond, without shak-
ing in the least the faith of the local
fans that the Red SoX would triumph
over the invading team from greater
New York.
This confidence is reflected in
score of ways and in every portion ot
the city as we'll as throughout New
England. In baseball debate and was-
ering it crops out time and time again
until it would appear as II there was
uot in all OF this section one Amer
lean league rooter who even consld-
cred he Possibility of defeat. While
the betting tonight is 10 TO Z on the
Red Sox, with but little Brooklyn
money in sight, the average supporter
of the Boston Americans. despite his
confidence IS far from predicting Il
walk-oyer for the winners. or the
American league race. The deter
mined and courageous struggle put up
all season by the Brooklyns in their
efforts to win the National league
championship, which ended in victory
in the closing days OF the race, mas
aroused great respect for the proweSS
of the National league standard bear
ers, and it is conceded that they Will
give the Boston combination the stilt,
est kind of battle before they will
admit defeat.
Fans from Everywhere.
The series which opens at Braves
field tomorrow is far from being
local or even sectional affair from
the standpoint of interest. Notwlth-
standing that the contending teams
are eastern Cubs, e-tnteFeeSs=sh. tnaeepii
coming struggle for the worlds cham
pionshiD is national, and this is clearly
demonstrated by the gathering OF the
spectators for the two games that VIII
be played here tomorrow and Mon
day, weather permitting. While it Is
only natural that the majority OF the
fans should hail from New England
and New York, the fact remains that
hundreds of baseball enthusiasts FROM
all pITIS VI Tic COuIllS "tC AShS, ~"
night, awaiting the umpire's call OIL
play ball" to set going the machin-
ery of the 1916 worlds series.
Every hotel in the city tonight is
thronged with baseball followers, who
are perfectly willing to endure lncon-
veniences provided they are assured
a place to sleep and eat for the next
few days. Hotel proprietors all told
the same story Of every available room
being crowded to capacity with visit
ors, and reservations refused for lack
of further accommodations. A glance
at the registers shows that the fans
have journeyed from the south, far
west, central and Atlantic States To
witness the play, and explains why
Braves Field, with its seating capacity
for more than $4,000 spectators, will
be unable to accommodate the throngS
who will besiege its gates tomorrow.
Fine Weather Promised.
As if to play the part of host TO
perfection. the weather man has prom
ised his finest brand Of weather for
the opening game, his prediction call.
ing for an ideal Indian summer day,
moderately warm. and with little, If
any wind. Every Indication tonight
pointed to his forecast coming true,
and hundreds Of men and boys gath
cred outside the wall of Braves Field
for an all-night vigil. under brilliant
moonlight and in a warm. balmy at
mosphere that made overcoats and
heavy wraps unnecessary.
As had been the custom in past
years, the gates leading to the unre.
served sections Of the stands and
bleachers will be opened early to-mor-
row morning. and it was apparent that
these sections would be filled to over
bowing hours before the game began
at 2 p. m, If the vanguard. which be
gan TO form In line at twilight. could
be taken as criterion Of the rush 10
come after the midnight hour had
passed. =,
In some respects these early bid
ders for the unreserved sections were
more fortunate than thr prospective
spectators who depended upon their