The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-06

that many spectators at the home Of
the White SOx
At the hour when tire s,aid either
was homing his way to dinner the
lines were already forming ont side III.
portals Of the White Sox field
Equipped witt, chairs. blankets
lunches and other comforts for inner
and outer man. the fans began 10
gather. Boys and young men pre-
dominated. but here and there along
the ever growing queues there could
be seen Il woman or an elderly man
Who bore the discomforts Of the long
wait with the same apparent nonchal-
ance of their more youthful compan-
| ions. Vendors. quick to take advan-
| tage OF the situation. appeared upon
] the scene with temporary lunch stands
| and sandwiches. coffee. cushions and
! tobacco In various forms was soon on
sale and business was brisk through
out the hours as midnight approa ched.
Betting Mostly $3.50.
Although confidence was rampant
among the camp followers of the two
teams. there was little evidence of
heavy wagering Most OF the betting
was confined to sums ranging from IS
| to So and these amounts were placed
| at or close To even money. II Is prob
| able that in the aggregate the total
| reached into thousands Of dollars. but
there were. no records Of either large
individual or pool wagers
Reports of quotations on odds of
| to on the local combination failed
| to he s'lhstantiated and even money
| appeared to be the standard. 7.
If betting was scarce, forecasts and
predictions as to tho outcome Of the
| initial game or the series as a whole
made up for any deficiency. Hr. n
The fans of the competing clubs did
not hesitate to voice their opinions In
no uncertain tones. Players. mana
gers and magnates. while more con-
servative. stir let It be known that
they believed their respective clubs of
leagues would quickly establish a
lead which would indicate tho relative
strength of the two combinations
Manager Clarence Rowland. speak
ing fo, the Chicago club and players,
said
Bosses Have Opinions.
We realize that the Giants are 4
great team, but the White Sox have
had to battle all season In our own
league with three or four clubs that
were as tonsh or tougher to, beat Ny
nlon are in tho pink OF condition aud
eager TO meet the Giants"
While Manager McGraw Of New
York adhered 10 his rule of no pre-.
dictions regarding victory. he was
willing to discuss the SERIES in a gen :
eral WAY. He said
The White Sox are going to be n
hard team to beat and while | natur-
ally expect the hardest kind of a Eight.
| am confident that the Giants will
prove much more Formidable than
many expect Every one Of the Giant
pitchers is in perfect condition and !
feel sure will he able to hold his own
against the Chicago batters have
a splendid infieId aud outfisld combj-
nation and we nave no exc,laes 10 offer
If We lose. but | have fixed my ,uind
upon different ending to the world
series and all the players feel the
same way about the OUTCOME"
Both President Ban johnson of the
American league. and Owner CHARLES
omisk"y of III" Chicago club spoke
confidently Of the chances Of the
White Sns. but none of thos. connect
cd with the two teams cared to 20 an
! record as to tho number of games
likely to be needed to decide the series.
/ President Ia l.
league. Is not expected IL arrive here
+ until tomorrow.
ceotte V. Sehupp
L Chief interest and uncertainty an
peared to center uron the selection of
the rival pitchers for the first clash
! sicotte probably will lead the White
Sox against tho Giants. while the New
Workers likely will place their hurting
reliance in Schupp.
/, Second choice twiriers are Fable,
and Perritt In other respects the
lineup and batting order will be the
same as forecast for several days pas
Charley Herzog. the Giants second
: basenan, stated tonight that he was
Fit and the batting order for the first
game probably will be:
Probable Line. Up.
2 Chicago Americans;
5 J, Collins, IF: MeMuIiin, 3b. u. Col
r Inns, 2b; jackson, II: Felsch Ct; Gan.
dii. Id, weaver. SIS, Schalk G.. CT,
G cote. p.
" New York Nationals.
Bnrns. If: Herzog, 2b Kauff. IF
zimmerman. ab, Fletcher So; Robert
g son. RI. Hoikc, Id: McCarty. C.