The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

main unanswered The club offices were crowded most of the day with fans try ing to buy tickets, but there was none to be had.
 SCALPERS ARE FEW
 Tonight some of the reserved seats be- gan to appear at ticket agencies, and among spectators, but the number was not as large as had been expected. The New York club took every precautlon' based on past experience, to get the much sought after tickets into the hands of the patrons and not the speculators. Nevertheless. some choice seats in the upper stand were offered at $35 for set of three and S70 for two seats to each of the three games. Some seats near third base were offered for sale at $20 each.
 While the inquiry for tickets was brisk, most of those seeking them were slow to buy at tonights high prices, hoping that there would be drop tomorrow. Some of these fans think that because of the two defeats suffered by the Giants the demand for tickets will not be so great and that prices will begin to drop tomorrow
 More than 25,000 tickets for the low CT grandstand and the bleachers will be placed on sale tomorrow morning and when the seating capacity of the grounds is reached all gates will be closed Those purchasing tickets must go directly into the grounds. The club smagnates hopes this will prevent many tickets falling into the hands of spec ulators.
 RLEACHER LINE FORMS
 The bleacher line began to form to- night and Is expected to lengthen rap idly during the early hours tomorrow morning. A large detail of police was on hand to keep the crowd in or der.
 The New York club management ex- poets about 3S.000 persons will pay to see the game. Thousands of fans have arrived from other cities and hotel accommodations were difficult to ob : tain tonight.
 What little betting was reported to- night was 2 to l that the White Sox would win the series. It was even money when the Giants left for the west Some New York betters were looking for longer odds. Bets were made that Chicago would not win four straight and other bets were recorded that New York would win two games in the series.
 GIANT FANS HOPEFUL 1 New York fans are hopeful that thu Giants pitching staff will pull itseli l toSCthCi anu lHdl tIlc lcdIH ttS d WIlOlt will start hitting They figure that Zim. merman and Kaun, who failed to connect safely in the two games at Chicago l are about due to break loose with theil l bats The Giants confidently count o1 winning the opener before the hom. crowd and feel that the chances als, will favor them to win the next day. l The followers of the western team, how
 ever flushed withs two victories, seen ] another one tomorrow.
 Having looked over McGraw's bes | pitchers. with the exception of Benton 1 and found none of them difficult to reach the Sox rooters think that no matte who goes in against Chicago the resul will be the same
 ! Pitching possibilities are always mat ter of speculation. If Manager Rowlan
 starts Cicotte, McGraw may send Salle into oppose him. Another possib ility 1 Schupp against Russell.
 is probable that Rariden will do tn catching for New York. as McCarty' shoulder and arm are still sore from tn fall at the home plate in Chicago Sunda when he tried to touch out Leibold.