Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-09
Fair Weather Predicted for
Third Battle in New
York Today.

-N"N''loi leuBut IN tnelf TWO en-
counters with the Chicago White Sox.
pennant winners Of the American DR.
Banizauon, followers. OF the national
game in Greater New York are
eagerly awaiting the third contest,
which will be played on the Polo
grounds tomorrow afternoon.
Stil, hopeful that John McGraw's
me? have the punch that will bring
the worlds baseball championship to
thls city after u years OF effort.
many thousands of devoted fans will
pack. the spacious stands to root for
the hcme club.
Tie two teams are In New York
tonight The Giants were greeted by
hrndreds of friends as they dropped
? off their special train in Harlem
Those who expected TO see detected
lot Of ball tossers missed their guess
On the contrary, the men greeted
friends as cheeiily az if 1t were the
White SoX that had suffered the Bit
terness of defeat. Each player felt
hopeful that tomorrows game Will
: tell a different story.
White Sox Jubilnnt.
Victory was written all over the
faces OF the Chicago players. A large
crowd and a band were on haud to
greet Rowland = men and they were
given cheer as they left their train.
Ii was n happy lot OF athletes, full
OF confidence tkat the worlds cham
pionship would be theirs. ro the
American leaguers It is net ques-
Uon OF winning the series, but
whether they can do 1t. in four
straight games.
Weather conditions for tomorrow's
game promise 10 be all that is de-
sired. A light rain fell early tonight
but thr weather man soon eased the
fears Of fans when he announced that
the morrow would be fair and cooler
The playing field is expected to be in
excellent condition.
Capacity Crowd Expected.
A crowd that will tax the capacity
of the stands is predicted for the
fray. The entire upper grandstand of
nine thousand reserved seats hf( been
sold in advance. Distribution of tick
cts was completed today. A force of
clerks under the supervision of Harry
Hempstead, president of the New
York club. worked all Sunday and
late today sending the pasteboards.
Hundreds of kilograms and letters
remain unanswered. Club offices were
crowded most Of the day with fans
trying to buy tickets. None was to
be had, however.
Tonight some of the reserved seats
began TO appear at ticket agencies and
among spectators. but the number
was not as large os expected. THE
New York club took every precaution
TO get the much sought after tickets
into the hands of patrons and not the
spectators. Nevertheless some choice
seats In the upper stand were offered
at s35 for three and $40 for two seats
10 each of the three games. Some
seats near third base were offered at
$40 each.
Hope for Drop.
While the inquiry for tickets was
brisk, most of those seeking were
slow to buy at tonight's high prices,
hoping that there would be drop to-
morrow Some of these fans are fig
uring 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
morning.
More than twenty-five thousand
tickets for the lower grandstand ana
the bleachers will bc placed on sale to-
morrow morning and when the seating
capacity Of the grounds is reached all
gutes will be closed. Those purchas-
ine tickets must go directly into the
grounds. The club management hopes
BY this ARRANGEMENT the number OF
tickets falling into the hands Of spec
ulators will he kept down.
The bleacher line began to form to-
niRh hit 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 order.
The New York club management ex-
poets about thirty-eight thousand pei
sons will pay to see the game. Thou
sands of fans fromSother cities ma
arrived to witness one or more oi ,.ic
games. Hotel accommodations were
difficult to obtain tonight.
Sox Two to One Favoritcs.
What little betting was reported to-
~ieht was two to ono that the White
Sex would win the series. 1t was even
money when the Giants left for the
west Some New York betters were
locking for longer odds. Bets wers
made that Chicago would not win four
straight and other bets were recorded
that New York would win two games
I'm the series
1. New York fans are hopeful that
the Giants pitching staff will pull
ITSELF together and that the team as
whole will start hitting. They
figure that Zimmerman and Kauf.
who failed to connect safely In the
two games al Chicago. are about due
10 break loose with their bats. The
Giants confidently count on winning
the opener before the home crowd
and feel that the chances also favor
them to win on the following day.
The followers of the western team.
however. flushed with two victories.
scent another one tomorrow. Hav-
ing looked over McGraw's best pitch
ers with the exception OF Benton
and found none of them difficult to
reach, the Sox rooters think that no
matter who goes In against Chicago
the result will be the same.
Pitching possibilities are always
matter Of speculation. II Manager
Rowland starts Cicotte. McGraw may
send Sallee In to oppose him. An
other possibility is Schupp against
Russell
II is probable that Rariden. Will
do the catching for New York. as
NcCarty's shoulder and arm are still
core from the fall ut the home plate
IN Chicago Sunday when he tried to
touch out Leibold.
7N No Hurry.
:, t, Tho telephone bell rang with anx-
1ous persistence. The doctor answered
x lhe call. "Yes?" he asked.