The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-09
NEW YORk'S BALL GROUNDS II
" MECCA FOR ENTHUsIASTs
AND sPECrI.ATORs.
MOTLEY ACCRVCAT|OA
Downtown the itooters for Chants Admit
Their Favorites Must Take Third
Game 10 Have lOOIs-In mt Champion,
ship-Discuss Hall History.


brayed rainy night at the Pole
grounds last night to be on hand foi
choice of seats this morning in the un
reserved section. -
The first man to Al. rived al
six o'clock last night. IL. little
old man of more than sixty ID
took his place at the two dollar "a
window in order to hold the place IA.
sell IL to the highest bidder when the
sale OF seats to lower stand began.
The line grew slowly and at midnight
there were perhaps hundred boys and
men stretched along the fence. Some
slept peacefully and others discussed
the chances Of the Giants evening up
the series.
In this line stood soldier with his
service overcoat buttoned up around
his neck.
Dollarless Boy.
The FIRST in the dollar bleacher line
was boy who appeared at $50 last
night. He did not have a dollar to
see the game, but hoped to sell his place
for the price OF admission and little
extra to buy some lunch. There were
u few more in this line than i'm the
two dollar section. but when the rain
came in the early hours of the morning
most of those who had stood for hours
lost heart, sought shelter or went to
their homes.
The old man and the boy, however,
stuck to their places and covered them.
selves with newspapers to protect them
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of dawn and while the rain still was
falling lightly. the lines began to grow.
FANS began to tumble from IL" trains
and soon all the arteries of travel led
to the Polo Grounds.
Shivering Fans Rewarded.
The shivering fans who stood in the
cold all night were rewarded by first
choice OF seats in the unreserved sec.
tions About $1,000 seats were to be
sold on the basis Of first come. first
served. The management insisted that
each purchaser Of an unreserved seat
20 directly into the grounds. This ar.
rangement gave every patron an equal
chance.
Despite every precaution taken by
President Hampstead. reserved seat
tickets were TO be had from specula-
tors at the grounds and at the promi
nent hotels. Last night S35 was asked
for one set of tickets to the three games
hut prices fell today. due to the ,lamp
weather.
While the betting odds favored the
American league champions. all the
way from to TO 5 to /. supporters
of the Giants still were outwardly op-
timistic. The local rooters, while adj
hitting the superiority OF the White
Sox in the first two games. insisted
that McGraw's men have not yet dis
played their real baseball ability.
Giants Must Win.
New York rooters admitted today
that the Giants must win the third
pionship. To lose the third game, they
agreed, would mean the worlds series
title probably would go west for the
first time since 1909. when Pittsburgh
captured the series from Detroit.
pelving i'm the records of past games,
,loes not hold out any encouragement
10 the followers of the national league.
These records show that since worlds
series have been played under the rules
laid down BY the national commission,
no. team that lost the first two games
ever came through the winner OF base
ball's classic.
Chicago's attack against New York up
to date Is above the average so far
as records GO II is pointed out that
prior to Sundays contest. which Chi
cago won, to 2, seven or more runs
have been made in only seven of the
81 games played under national COM
mission regulations. In five of the last
l2 worlds series. the winner captured
the first two games.
Knock Schupp Out Of Box.
Aside from the game won. Chicago
has a decided advantage in the pitch
ing Manager Rowland's men have
now hated against McGraw's best bets.
pitchers whom the New York manager
expected would at least break even with
the American leaguers on thei, own
ground The White Sox slapped Sallee
sufficiently to win. and hammered
Schupp. the New York star, out Of
the box. Both are left-handers. Nc
Graw still has Rube Benton. another
southpaw. but he may decide to try
Polpenitt, his best right hand iinger.
TO stop Comiskey's men. -en
Chicago's pitching has been up to-
Manager Rowland's expectation. Ci-
cote and Faber. the only two offerings
of the White sox. SO far came through
with victories. Neither was hit very
hard and Rowland may decide To pitch
them again before taking chance ON
Russell or on one OF his other twiriers.
New York fans. however. do not be-
lieve that Cicotte. and Faber can dupli-
cate their performance before a larger
crowd at puio Grounds.