The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-06
HOUSE TOULOUSE CANVASS IN
BEHALF IF THE LIBERTY LOAN

! "nlly willing /" pry any amount. Five
! dollar seats for tn" three games, with
Il face value of $l5 sold as high rs *15
md even these figures are likely 10 be
! surpassed if the weather Is fair t"mor-
) row.
II was estimated by smart baseball
authority this evening that there would
have been no difficulty in selling fulI/
lhG moo Seals for the opening game were
; it possible 20 seat that many spectators
| ut the home Of the White SoX. Thuu-
: sands Of orders have been turned hnck
and President TmNliskry said tonight
that he feared that he had lost host
"f friends du" II his inability 10 supply
all with tickets for the series.
! Waiting mt the Park.
ThnS" who could not secure seats in
! the ordinary way paid The speCu'a TORS
. their own prices If money WAS no OBJ
i"ct. II they could not meet the latter'S
q demands they have hccn certain OF gain
! ing choic" scat In tn" unrcs"rred SEE
tinnS Of tn" stands. Al the hour when
tho Stad citizen was huineward bound
fur dinner The lines wcr" already form
inc outside the portals of the White Sox
field.
! Equipped with chairs. blankets. lunch
es md other comforts for inner and out"r
1
md Young men pr"dominatnd. bur here
: and there along the ever growing thronG
there could be seen n woman or an elder
~ man who bore the diScomf0rtS Of
the lonS wait with the same apparent
nnnchnlnnrs Of their more youthful
companions. Vendors. quick to take nd-
! vantage If the situation, appeared ~
! tho scene with temporary lunch stands.
| and sandwiches. coffee. cushions and
tol, tn .,rI1
! sale and business wns brisk throughout
! the hours as midnight approached
! Betting Even Money.
i Although confidence WAS rampant.
among the camp followers Of tho two
, leans there was little evidence Of heavy
J wagering. Most OF the betting WAS con-
| fined To sums ranging from IS 10 Se5
and these amounts were placed at or
| clos" tn even money. 1t is probanle
! that in tho aggregate the total reached
into thousands of dollars. but there.
were no records OF either large indivi-
! dual or pool wngcrs. Reports OF odds OF
TO on the local combination fNilnl
b 10 he suhstantiated and even money ap-
: pnarcd to lie the standard.
| II betting wns scarce forecasts and
| predictions as 10 the outcome OF the
! initial game or The series as a Who'll,
!
! spect. Tho fans Of the competing clubs
! did not hesitate &c voice their opinions
| In positive tones. Players managers
| and maEnatcs while moro cnnservat tie
| still let il he known that they believed
their respective clubs would quickly
establish n lead which would indicat"
the relative strength Of the TWO COM
| blnntions.
What Rowland Said.
No. Inn tnr
for the Chicago club and players said:
This series means a great deal ~
| Chicago and we have not left wheel
| unturn"d 10 bring the worlds cham
! pionship 10 Comiskey. We realize that
| the Giants arc Ereat team. but the
White Sox hav" had To battle all season
In our own league with three or four
| clubs that were as hard ar harder to
boat. My men arc fit and eager To mca'
the Giants. l have had thrc" ambitions.
! and two OF them have been realiz~d--'
winning Of the American league pen
nnnt the privilege ot meeting Manager
McCiraw for the highest honors of tho
game. and giving rnmiskey anoth"t
worlds championship flag
McGraw's words.
! While Manager McGraw OF the Now
! York club adhered to his rule Of no pro
dictions regarding victory hr was will
| Ing 10 discuss ;he series In general
way. He said:
The White SnH are going to ho
hard team to beat and while I naturally
cxpcct the hardcat kind Of fight | am
| confident that the Giants will prove
much more formidable than many "x-
meet Every ono Of the Giants pitchers
who Is likely 10 work in the series IS
i In shapn. and fool sure will be able
to hold his own against the Chicago
| battorS. I hav" splendid tnficld aGd
outficid combination. and "" will harc
! no excuses to offer If W. loses but ]
| have fixed my mind on u different end
| Ing 10 the srrirs. and All thn players
! feel tho sam" way about the outcome.
Both President Johnson Of the Amer
| icnn league md Owner C"niskcy OF the
! Chicago club spoke confidently Of tho
chances Of tho White SoX, hut none or
! those connected with III" two teams
! cared 70 70 on record as II the number
! Of games likely II he hooded /" h""ir"
! the series. President Tcn"r Of III" Ma
! iiOnal lcnEUo is not expected /" aTrir"
! here until tomorrow. having been do
! laycd by III" death If 4 relative III lftt0-
! burch
! Cicotte vu. Schupp.
| Chief interest anil uncertainty appear
! cd "a center on the selection Of tn"
! rival ri; .hrrs Far III" FIRST clash. While
neither Manager Rowland nor MrHraw
would sat" his prnbahl" choice, tn"
! Conccnslls ~ opinion among the experts
and fans was that CiCn't" would lead
the Whit" Son. Will" tho Giants would
place t':"ir hurling reliance In Tr"n-
adler Srhurr.
/, S"curd Ch,,i"c twrlrrs wrrn Fnhrr
! md Pcrri,i. hut almost without 6Nc"n-
! ton tho wish WAS expressed that Elrntt"
! and SchupN Insight work. III order that
/ tho u,lcsi ion uf pitching supremacy be-
tween these two stars hc settled 1T the
/ outset This sentiment will have no
effect on tn" plans of tn" rival man
| ayers however. and il is prnhah mat
: neither will max" q final selection until
: H.. has seen the pitchers warming up ut
/ Cum!E~.y park tomorrow afternoon.
In ,rTt"r rrsu"Cis tho lineup and hnt-
I ting ORDER Will he tn" same as forecast
: for several days. Charles HcrH"g. tho
. Ciinnt second has"man. stated tonight
: that he was lit and ready for tn" hard
! est kind Of fight Hn'i that there was
IN question in his mind Of his ability
! /" play full seven games If n"""SSary.
indrr th"S" conditions III" hating order
} r.r the first game probably will h" as
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