Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
WORLD SERIES TO
OPEN in CHICAGO
Comiskey Wins Toss and
First Game May Be
Staged October 6
PIRATES WANT COOMBS

CINCINNATI o.. Sept. 2O--The first
game of the world series will he staged in
Chicago. At a special meeting of the Ma
tional Commission held here this afternoon
tho White Sox called the toss Of the coin
and it is likely that the first two contests Of
the big series will be held in Charley
Comiskey's South Side Park
Frank Navin, of the Detroit Tigers tossed
the coin that gave the Sox the first game
He tossed twive before he got the coin to
stay on the table so that Chairman Herr
mann called IT go.
The coin came up tails. President Hemp
stead of the Giants, had called heads. The
commission then went into executive ses-
sion
If the Goants had won the test the series
would have started on Friday, October 5.
staged on Saturday at the Polo Grounds
and the keCond game would hake ben
Then the two teams would have made the
jump TO Chicago for Sunday engagement.
The series most likely will will open in
Chicago on October 6. and Saturday and
Sunday games will be played in the Windy
City.
Jack Coombs, former iron man of the
Athletics and now with Brooklyn, has been
offered the job of man lginG the Pirates next
season, according to Rube Marquard team
mate Of Coombs, who is here in advance of
the Brooklyns.
Marquard says he has positive knowledge
Coombs has been offered the position II
Bezdek, present manager, declines to lead
the Pirates again next year.
Branch Hickey, president of the Card-
mails, and Ira Thomas. chief scout of the
Athletics, held frequent confabs, lending
color to a report that Hickey wants Thomas
10 manage the Cardinals next season,
Miller Huggins probably will manage 'the
New York Yankees, according to reports.
After this had been completed the annual
dra Of mir
league clubs was in order.
Among Those Present
Big eaguers present besides those con-
nected with tine Cincinnati club were:
Colonel Jacob Rupert, president; Harry
SDarroW business manager and Bob Gilks
and Joe Kelly. scouts of the New York
Americans; Ban Johnson, president OF the
American League; Jim Dunn. president or
the Cleveland Americans Ira Thomas, scout
for the Athletics; Mike Kahoe, scout for
the Boston Nationals; Billy Murray, scout
for the Boston Nationals, and Larry Sutton,
scout for the Cincinnati Reds Paddy liv-
ingston, manager. and Billy Doyle, scout
of the Milwaukee Association club also
were on hand was Louie Heilbronner,
free lance scout and Ed Barrow, presi-
dent of the International League. Others
are arriving hourly.
Through With Baker
Colonel Rupert makes no bones about
being in the market for a new third base
man. Indicating the Yankees are through
with Home.Tun Baker, now under suspen-
sion.
I'm going to buy and draft all the ball
players | possibly can and get rid of some
of my old ones" Rupert said
The rumor boys, who have been peddling
Bill Donovan's job as manager of the
Yankees around for some time are attend
ing the meeting and started in by giving
Bnls job to Miller Higgins whose contract
as manager of the st. Louis National ex-
pires this year
Colonel Rupert won't afirm or deny
the story, having tired long ago Of denying
similar ones Higgins wires from st. Louis
that the story has a basis of truth and
that he is negotiating to that end