The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
WORLD SERIES
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lem, home of the Giants, to witness
the post-season struggles in former |
years, but today came revers 1 of the |
process with the tide of travel turned
toward Flatbush, where sits the Stad- |
ium occupied by the present national
league champions.
In contrast with the warm haziness
of the past few days remarkable for
its suitability to the great national
pastlme, the morn .,lg broke cool and
breezy with the promise of a day more
suited to work on the gridiron than on
the diamond.
Chill Checks Rush
The ticket holders for the games to
be played on the FIatbush diamond
there were more than 10000 of them
before the rush to the grounds start
ed-Were not Impatient to get
to the playing field and the Brooklyn
traction lines were easily able to take
care of their forenoon patrons. The
thousands who had not been fore
handed, however, together with other
thousands who counted on winning
out in the struggle for places in the
unreserved section, provided q steady
flow of traffic ground-ward to be
augmented later by the throng of pos
SCISSORS of the deliberately Autographed
cardboards emitting them to specified
seats within the playing arena. And
long before game time there was every
indication that the stadium at the call
of play would be filled to the limit
of its $4,000 capacity.
The PLAYING field itself had been
sm~ med down for the occasion. GaiIy
decorated with the abundance Of
bunting that the Brooklyn manage
ment had supplied it WIS thanked on
three sides by additional seats num-
berlng 1000. provided in stands
stretching along the left field fence
The Crucial Game.
The struggle of The day, coming aft
er the two desperate contests in Bos-
ton. which left the Brooklyns without
victory and gave the Red Sox a
commanding lead in the battle for the
title. promised 70 be, perhaps, the
Crucial game f the series. On ia
miliar ground after the loss of two
Misunderstanding struggles on alien soil,
the Dodgers were figured as likely to
gather sufficient inspiration from con-
genial surroundings to give them the
edge they lacked in the Braves field
encounters.
A pair of reverses by single run
margins in one of which fourteen in
nings were required to subdue them
was not looked upon as an indication
that the National leaguers were out
classed and doomed to certain defeat.
Nevert hcleSs it was realized that to-
Gays battle might virtually decide the
series. as another setback would force
the Robins TO the wall where a single
thrust would mean their downfall. 1t
was likely to be either the turning
Noint Of the series or q continuation
Of the Red Sox march to victory and,
with no decided superiority in IN
making power demonstrated by the
American leaguers, the supporters Of
the Tener circuit champions were not
inclined to conceda anything unless or
until they were forced to do so.
Red Sox Confident
On the other hand. the Red Sox
rooters came primed for the continu-
ance of their favorites triumphant
progress confident of the superiority
of the Boston machine, supremacy re-
liant that Glass would tell'' and cause
the closing chapters of the story to be
written in the record of the games to
be played on Ebbets field today and
tomorrow. One game at the most for
the Robins was all that the great ma
jority of them would concede and with
their starter likely to be Leonard.
another left handler who, when in
shape, is one of the hardest twirlers
in the profession to hit, few of them
could see much chance for anything
but a third victory, with another to
| follow for Shore or Mays on the NOR
row.
Manager Wilbert Robinson, of tho
/ Brooklyns, as usual, gave no hint of
his pitching selection, but Iron Man
] Jack Cocmbs was looked upon as his
probable choice, with Vanguard in
comeback effort as possibility. The
assembling fans were early on the
lookout for the particular heroes of
the preceding battles, to give them a
| hearty reception. Harry Hooper, and
Deli Gamer. of pinch hitting fame,
were in the hero class for the Red
| Sox and Babe" Ruth was singled out
for credit for the notable game he
twirled Monday.
| Brookiyn's Stars.
1 Of the Brooklyns popular approba-
ton was forthcoming for '.Hy" Myers
| whose homer in the first inning of the
! second game at Boston kept the
Robins in the running until after the
/ break in the fourteenth and for Mar
guard and Sherrod Smith, whose
/ twirling performances even though
barren of victory. he'd endeared them
to the Brooklyn rooters
The members of the Brooklyn team
who spent the night after their even
ing trip from Boston at their homes
near the FIatbush arena Were at the
grounds early to listen to a few words
4 of counsel from Manager Robinson.
The Bostons, who came over at the
same hour as their rivals. passed the
night at a hotel If Manhattan. but
within easy drive of the stadium by
automobile