Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
city Is All Agog and Hotels
Are Overlooking With Fans
Attracted to Beantown to
See Championship Contest.
BROOKLYN Pl AYERS AND
RIOTERS ARE ON HAND
Practically Every Reserved
Seat Has Been Sold; the
Opening Contest Promises
to Be Battle Of LetthanderS,

tav HaHE,Ss IoUasAt srse,At lsAsse wiasi
Ruston. oct this city awaits
the opening of the 1919 classic tomor-
row botwoen tho brooklyn Nationals
ana the Boston Americans with tho
confidence that comes from faith IN
its playing representatives. and tho
unhroken string Of victories In pnnt
contests The optimism and fighting
spirit that the Brooklyn club and lts
accompanying band Of supporters
brought to town tonight added inter-
ext To the impending struggle for tho
premier honnrs of the diamond, with
out shaking In the leunt tho faith OF
the local fans that the Rcd Sox would
triumph over the invading team.
This confidence la reflected IN every
portion of tho city as we'll az through
out New England In baseball debate
and wagering II crops out time and
ngnin. While tho betting tonight la
10 to IN Boston. with but little
Brooklyn money In sight. the average
supporter OF the Boston Americans ia
fnr from predicting q wnlkover The
determined and courageous struggle
put up all aenpon by Brooklyn winning
the National league Championship has
aroused great respect for the prowesa
OF tho National league standard
hearers and II Ia conceded that they
win give the Boston umtlua..uu flla
atiffeH kind of . battis
Not sectional Affnlr.
Tho series which opens III lf yes
field tomorrow h fat from being 4
sectional affair. however from fha
piandpoiut Of interest NatwiihHtaud
Ing that the contendlnr teams nre
eastern clubs, the interest IN The com
ing mrugglo for the worlds cham
plonHhlp ia national and this 10 clear
~ demonstrated by the gathering of
tho spectators Tor the two games that
viii be played here tomorrow and
MondAy while II la only natural
Ihnl the majority Of tho fans should
YORK. tho fact remains tbnl hundreds
OF baseball enthusiasts from All pnrts
Of the country nfe here.
Every hoirl In the city tonight la
thronaod with bnseall followers who
hro willing ~ endure Inconvenience.
provided they afo assured % place 10
Mocp and cnt A glance at the regis
tors shows mat the fans have iour-
nryod from tho south. far west, CEN
tral aud Atlantic slate= n witness the
play and explains why Braves field
with ita aoatluR capacity for more
thnu $1,000 spectators will be- unable
TO accommodate The thrones who will
bcsiegc lta Eltos tomorrow,
weather Outlook Good
THE Weather man has promised his
finest brand " weather for the open
Ing gnmr his prediction calling Tor an
idonI Indian summer day. moderately
warm ana ~gh little " ahy wind.
Hundreds ~ mon and boys gathered
outside the wall ~ the park for an
nlluight vigil. under brilliant moon
liFhL md iu warm atmosphere That
made overeoats ana heavy wraps uu-
necessary
The gates leading to the unreaerVel
SECTIONS Of the atnnds aud bleacher9
Wl be opened eorlv tomorrow muru-
ing 4H1 Il was apparent lbai these
sections would be filled before the
game begins ot %. M
with the exception ~ few un-
alod for allotmcnts. every reserved
arat was sold out tonight ana these
VIII be snapped up Immediately when
tuoy are put on s1le al the box office
tomorrow morning So great has
boon the demand for seats that not
many more are offered for sale by
7peculntore President j T. tAunlp
Of the Boston club. stated that he had
been forced TO buy back. at a pre-
mium some tickets which he needed
for personal friends who had applied
ANA could mot Doe refused at the last
minute.
spccuIalOrs Hcap Profit
Those spectators who were foru.
uato anuuah 10 secure even q pain %
seats raapad 81 profit Of more than
900 per cent upon their Investment
upon their announcement That they
bad aaa f5r sale. Several were
arrested during The afternoon for
traffesHs Bod mo Tickets at advanced
prices
There was the usual preliminary
activity of playors uud officials dun
,ue the day oud fine reu mIn0 details
lefj unfinished at the national com
mission meeting n Ngw York last
were cleared aW3y Soon
after Presidents Ban b Johnson of
.