Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
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ing hands. and after. which they held
Im iaTsum men do aoou, sround rules;
line with Billy Evans. and the SoX
manager made an indentation in the
ground with, his heel. apparently to
indicate the limit of fair territory.
New Pincins of Umpires.
At 2:lo the Sox dashed TO their posi-
tons. while the crowd roared. The
ishment when 1t was seen that all four
u u,nipa ;, were stationed in the dia-
Klein was back Of first base, Rigler
was back OF second and Evans at third.
IL was IL distinct departure from old
baseball methods.
George Burns. the first of the Giants
e! !;,n sten to he bat and the most brill
Of applause when he faced Cicotte.
'rhe chunky Sox veteran mouthod the
nall and then pitched one over the
ana "'iouGhiin called il strike. The
Giant outtieldcr let the second pitch
go b.. AID AZ, silk" again shrilled
IN 81 row. Then Burns singled across
second. and the first world series hit
a irrse delegation OF New Workers
blew ia last night and this morning
ON III" f"s! trains. They were mainly
they came lastly excited over the pros
pect OF betting little loose change
on the Giants.
After thorough canvass Of the
chicago Geniers OF activity. the Broad
WaNitcS discovered that there was lit
ne SuH money around. and that little
gers held no interest for gents WHO
n'd be" whiting away the hours be
lM@Hn Nv.w York and Chicago at rum
Movie Actor Seeks Dimes.
E'i farnrnl, Of the Lambs Club and
ne ,novle,,, eased himself in and out
r.,.V
down few dimes, but could get no
.a..ers.
Phil Mcclure announced willing.
the series. or a $1,000 TO 81, zoo on the
n' ;S TO take the fist game. He re-
STeiE E.d no proposals It is believed
Graw's friends
- J: Jim ,Crusenbersy. Chicago sport
oF wr SancR P. Of c iasoo agsnas $4,000
tho New York end being taken bv
! gang up at Jack Ferrisss place. on
, ,h. 1,Has , rou hear quite lot about
WnridS series games, bat this is Tic
only bet Of any size sthat could be
trrceG in Chicago.
bother with smull Transactions. and
hey couldn't do any business in "a a
iY ~ hoS was; 50 speculation just natural.
Eothstein sent bundle of currency
over the size OF load OF hay to but
on the 6ig:town athletes. Rothstein
man. who is perhaps the heaviest
better on baseball in America. II i
saia ne won "A fortune on the Giant.
inns sepson most OF his wagcrs being
maze iast winter. Some put the amount
~ ms winnings at $l50,00o. but this
Is probably just chatter. a man can
WIN forty bucks nj the corner Of Forty.
Sec"hd and broadway. and by the time
; news gets rE 20 the furious tif-
,icS MS winning has been parIeved
ny w"rd OF mouth to forty thousand.
r,d rT"min en-! srortsmrn Present.
,o EI0%ha,i keene. the pole player. Al
INNING tame. AND Judge Frank Nc
puAue, h1sebalTs friend at court we're
amonS the New Yor%ers here TO-DAY,
mann LILY ''eisn-
reople have been fockinE into Chi.
c GAG from all over the Middle West
i"b lob s' ~ Few Gays. This morning the
awhiri with folks. most CT '1 tl'ns, Wei,
h ING for for tickets, The price OF tick ioH
n nG" ssapes t, to $50 for single SET
n whicl, they are sold This 'n MADE 1"rl !,
size per pair, or SEQ each zane me- u
IS hish AZ $40 was being asked ,or
'T fsna S "nin. OF her STATS. which have
scat. There seer ed TO be nieniv ' or
,heSe box seats floating around i'm ,ba
loObies. but none Of the chcaner az!
were 10 be had. N''
en- barHeers had 'em-everybody ha ad
en- but the folks who wantnd' ma. nag
cong slnS toward game-time prices be.
siied 20 10 sAg FL. F;s s.s had become recon
game and were determined NOT 70 J ne
s'ucE up by the specs here DC
no no empty yeats. however. Som.i,ndv