The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
S0x Boss Lucky;
Chicago to Get
First Big Game
Comiskcy Wins Toss Of Coin
World Series Will Elk.
plOdc October 6.

Bascbals commission today announced
that the Worlds series would open on
the grounds Of tho Chicago Americans.
October C. while the second game
would bc PLAYED there Sunday. October
Z. ON october 3. tho New York Ma
fionais and chicago team will travel
to New York. where the third and
fourth games will he played October 2
and Ia The fifth game. If five games
are necessary. will be played at Chi
rago. October ~. In case another
game is required, iwa-dav wait viii
take place, saturday and SUNDAY be-
ing open the sixth game to he played
nj New York. October Il.
Comskey Wins Toss.
Ia The toss Of the coin to decide the
place Of the first game. Chicago was
trro lucky. The first toss fell on tho
floor. after President Harry llempstcad
of New York had called. heads" and
was declared mo toss. The same
thing happened to the second toss. hrlt
in each instance the coin fell tails.
1t was not until the third toss had
stayed on the table that Charles
comiskcy. owner OF the White Sox. was
declared the winner.
The commission selected t'muires
o'Leughliu and Evans of the Ameri
can League and Empires KLEIN and Rig
Ter Of the National league to officiatc.
To Play Tor Soldiers.
Soldiers now in France and also
those who are preparing to fight for
liberty. We're remembered by the com
mission. Announcement was made
that a 0oo word story would he cahled
TO France after each game for the
benefit Of soldiers there while an cN-
hibtion game before the soldiers NJ
/ either Rockford. H.. or Mineola will
he PLAYED after the series is over. At
! the opening game in Chicago, $40
seats viii he reserved for prospective
| officers in training at Fort Sheridan
| The committee also decided to give
per cent of the total of the commits
! aion's revenue If the games to the bat
| and ball fund Of the soldiers in France.
| President Wilson and Generals Bar
| ~, Carter, Bell and Mccain will 10 in
| vi,cd to attend the series.
The admissions arc as follows
Al Chicago individual box seats. s.
/ grand stand reserved S1.50. pavilion.
| 81: bleachcrs, 80 cents.
AZ New York--Boxes (four seats 10
the box). s25; upper grandstand, SO:
lower grandstand. (open), 81, pavil-
ion. 81.
Previous TO deciding the worlds Sc
ries matter the annual draft was held
at which the National league called q
players from minor leagues and tho
American league. l.. Cincinnati Leo
al other clubs in getting players. sever
mon coming here,
The men obtained through draft are
Minors to Advance.
| American league:
Fly Boston, from Baltimore, Bentley
BY Cleveland. from Mobile, Lunte
omaha. Krug.
Bv Detroit. from Cumberland Md
Cobb. Dcnnison, Texas Poison.
BY New York. from milwaukee,
Beck. Providence Kane,
RN Philadelphia, from Gettysburg
, Dykes.
! BY St Louis. from Portland. Houci
BY Washington. from Toronto. Il
I thompson; Birmingham. Ellis. Balm
bridge. Gibson.
National league:
I'y Boston. from Minneapolis Mas
S"N, New orleans. Miller.
by Brooklyn, from Toledo, Wise
Lincoln, Schmandt.
!. BY Chicago. from Bridgeport. Lear
Peoria. o'F'arrcll
ES Cincinnati. FROM Salt Lake, Bath
Atlanta, Bressler. Nnskegnn, Eru
hacker: Grand Rapids, Carpenter
Dallas, Connolly Dallas. .lacobts
Fort WaNne. Smith.
by New York from McAloSter. Re,
Johnson. Grand Rapids. rangl.foot.
BY Philadelphia, from Minneapolis
F>llngln. Louisville Dixie. DAVIS
Newark, Wilkinson, Los Angeles. Mus
sell. San Francisco, Fitzgerald New
Haven, Woodward,
BY st Louis, from HaEsrstown. Md.
Howard
Neither the Pittsburgh Nationals no
the Chicago Americans obtained
| nan hS draft,