Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-07
ALREADY PLAN WORLD SERIES
 BASEBALL GAMES
National Commission Conf dent Pennant Races Will
 Be Settled Soon.

/ New York, Sept. 6.-The action of the National commission in calling a meeting at Cincinnati on Sept. 20, in- dicates that the ruling body in or ganized baseball expects the pennant races in the National and American leagues to be settled by that time, as the purpose of the meeting is to ar range plans for the worlds series. The shadow of the world series is already beginning to cast itself across the major league sky, although there is no absolute or mathematical certainty as to which teams will be the contenders. In the National league, the New York club has what appears to be an unbeatable lead, but the struggle for American league pen nant honors between the Chicago and Boston teams is still too close to per- init a definite selection of the winner at this time. Two of these three clubs are al- most certain to be participants in the series, however, and the followers ot the game are beginning to forecast the methods and arrangements which the national commission and the club owners will decree for the coming con tests. According to the official schedules of the two leagues. the New York Nationals will close their 1917 season at Philadelphia on Oct. 4; the Chicago Americans at New York, Oct. 1, and the Boston Americans at home on Oct. 4.
 It has been the custom in recent years to select the city for the op- ening game of the series by the toss of a coin.
 Should the New York and Boston clubs be the ones to play for the worlds championship it is generally accepted that the first game will be. played in one of the other of these cities on Saturday, Oct. $:
 If Chicago and New York are ln- volved, however, conditions are likely to be considerably changed. If New York is selected for the initial con test, it is thought likely the series will begin on Friday. Oct. 5, with the sec ond game on Saturday, followed by a trip to Chicago for the third contest on Monday, Oct: 8. Should the se- ries open in Chicago, play will un- doubtedly be started on Saturday, fol- lowed by Sunday game and then JUmD CO INGW 1OIh, WACIC tiC oSAASo will be resumed on Tuesday.
 Regardless of whether New York is opposed by Chicago or Boston the se- ries will begin with two games in each of the cities represented, follow ed bv alternate contests, if New York and Boston are the competing clubs. up to and including the sixth game. If a seventh is necessary to decide the series the location will be selected by the toss of coin With Chicago and New York participating, however, some doubt is evinced as to how the games will be apportioned. Owing to the time and money involved in the trip between New York and Chicago in either direction it may be decided to play the series two games in one city followed by three'-in the other with a third shift in case six or seven contests are necessary.
 1 This was the method adopted in 19lt when the Chicago Nationals and the Philadelphia Americans met. The first two games were staged in Phil adelphia and two days later a series of three contests was started In Chi cago, the Cubs taking four out o1 the five and thus winning. the series
 Regardless of how a New York Chicago series is arranged, it is con sidered likely that both parks would be completely sold out before game time, as the rivalry would be exceed ingly keen. If it is possible, how ever, a Sunday contest will be playe' in Chicago in order to give that DOT tion of fandom which could not other wise witness the play chance to at tend at least one game.
 The seating capacity of the Nev York and Chicago parks are almos equal. Allowing for additional pres facilities, the Polo grounds will ac commodate about 37,000 persons while the White Sox park will care fo close to 35.O00. If the Boston Ameri cans should prove to be onn of tn contenders it is likely that the hom games will be played at the Bostol National league park, which will sea almost 43,O00 persons.
 Should the New York and Bostol clubs meet under these conditions eac! club will be thoroughly familiar wit the rival playing park; but if Chicag and New York play, the White So will have an advantage in this respect for they have played at the Pol grounds for two years during tn American league season while tn Giants have not had occasion to us the White Sox grounds, as all thel games in Chicago have been at tn National league park.
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