Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-06
STAGE IS ALL SET
FOR OPENING GAME
Chicago American and New York
National League Clubs Meet
in Worlds Series To-Day.
TICKETS NEVER so SCARCE
Followers of Both Teams Conf
dent, but There Is Little
Heavy Wagering.
rBy Associated Press.l

fBy Associated Prcssl
CHICAGO. October 5.-Thc caIdron of
baseball Is aboil here Tonight on the
Chicago American and the New York
National League clubs. Every ingre-
dent necessary for the most spectacu-
lar struggle Of recent years has been
if the weather man donates "A day in
keeping with the Importance OF the
occasion. the opening game of the
series. at comiskcy Park tomorrow.
should result in a battle which will
equal in brilliance. tenScnoss and en-
thusiasm that Of vivid diamond fiction.
Players. magnatcs. ticket sporulators
and fans from the four cDrncrs of the
country have been gathering on ,bo
shores of Lake Michigan for several
aa%s. and the stage is set fo- what Is
expected to be draui;tic climax to
the baseball season Of 1917
There Is hut one idea in common bc
tween the two rival camps of re oters
ana that is tho desire for fair wc,thor
"hcn tho clans of Rowl land and Me
'raw appear on the diamond eager for
'he test OF baseball skin aud nerve.
The weather prediction for Saturday
is fair and cool, hut after d.v of rail-,
squalls and high gales darkness set /.
tied over the city with sul,en rray
clouds and November like winds swecn-
'"G across the sky. and along tho city
streets.
| COMISkEY NOT WORRIED
BY WEATHER. PROSPECTS
PRESIDENT Comiskcy apparently was
not worried by the Indifferent supnort
or the local weather man. however. for
hc pi;'ceS reliance In & lite pocket al :
maniac which states the weather for
thc oneniny game Of the worlds SERIES
will re fair
II is doubtful If in the history Of
wor'ds series ccn;es.s the tickets nee
eSsarE To gain adm ission to the Darks
nave ever been AS scarce as those that
VIII admit TO Coniskey pa-k to-mor-
row. Fiv" dollar seats for tho three
games with face value or sl5 sold
as nigh ~ sI5. and even these figure,
arc likely 10 be surpassed II tht
weather Is fair Tomorrow
1T was estimated by sma-: IocaI
oasehali anthorit-' this evening tba,
'hhrc would have been no difficulty in
selling fully 100. 600 ee,,s FOR the or,r.
f, ing c1mc.
: MOST OE' Ut:Tr,X,: ,,ovp ro
OR At EVEN MONEY
/ 'lihouGh confidence was rampan,
among the followers OF the two teams
there WAS little evidence of heavy
wagering. Most of the betting was
crhhncd 20 sums ranging from 81 To
20 and these amounts were placed
! i'll or close to even money
| chief interest and uncertainty an
peared to center on the selection of
the rival pitchers for the first clash.
| "hiic neither Manager Rowland nor
Mct'raw would state his probable
choice, the consensus of opinion among
the experts and fans was that Cicotte
would lead the White Sox. while the
Giants would place their hurting re-
lance in Schupp.
! Second-choice twirlcrs were Faber
and Perritt.
/ In other respects. the lineup and
batting order Will be the same as fore
/ cast Tor several days. Charles Herzog.
/ the Giant second baseman, stated to-
Light that he was lit and ready for the
hardest kind of "a fight. Under these
conditions the batting order for the
J first game probably will he AS follows.
Chicago Amerirans.
j. Collins. rl. FelSch. cf.
McA1ullin. 3t. ,;andil H.
L.. Collins. ID. Weaver. ss
Jackson If. S,halk e.
cicotte. u.
New York Nationals.
/ Burns. II. Fletcher. IS.
| lierzoG. 2b Robertson. rf.
| kauf. CT. Holke, lb
Zimmerman 3b. McCarty, e.
Schupp,. p.