The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-09
/! Not More Than 100 Men
and Boys Wait For
Gates To Open
BETTING ODDS NOW
GREATLY FAVOR SOX
No Team That Lost First
Two Games Ever Won
II The Series

u Assooiated Presa.l

New York, Oct "a light, cold
rain, that fell intermittently in the
Yearly hours. made weather condi-
.tions uncertain today for the third
game between the New York Giants
and the Chicago White Sox for the
baseball championship of the world.
The forecast for the day was fair
and colder, but fans became anxious
as the rain continued to fall.
The atmosphere was decidedly
colder, which was testified to unani-
lmously by the shivering fans who
stood all night outside the gates OF
the Polo grounds. Rain fell early
last night and then ceased, but be-
fore 4 o'clock it started again, max
ing the well groomed playing field
heavy for the game.
Police and Polo ground guards said
the all night crowd was the smallest
that has waited up for a world SER
aes game here in years. At mid
might there were perhaps a hundred
lboys and men stretched along the
4fence.
IN the dollar bIeacher line there
were q few more than in the two
dollar section, but when the rain
came in the early morning most OF
tWent to their homes.
With the first streaks Of dawn
and while the rain was still falling
lightly the lines formed again. When
the gates to the lower grandstand
and bleachers were opened at
O'clock the lines stretched up ana
down the streets and around the
grounds.
Get First Choice.
The fans who stood in the cold all
night were rewarded by first choice
Of seats in the unreserved sections.
All seats in the upper pavilion had
been reserved and were sold several
days ago. This left about $1,000 seats
~ Be sold on the basis of first come
first served, when the gates opened
today. The management insisted
that each purchaser OF an unre4
served seat go directly into the
grounds. This arrangement was
strictly adhered to and gave every
patron OF the club an equal chance.
nasnite every precaution reserved
eeat tickets were to be had from
lepeculators at the grounds and &C
The prominent hotels. Last night $40
was asked for one set of tickets TO
the three games, but prices fell to-
dav due TO the damp weather. The
,total attendance was expected today
% be more than $4,000. the nominal
capacity OF the stands.
While the betting odds favored
the White Sox all the way from 70
Il to & to supporters OF the Giants
latill were outwardly optimistic.
outside Of the main question a.
tn whether the Giants can stage
comeback the followers Of the ma
ifional pastime devoted the rest Of
their speculations as to the rival
pitchers. The opinion seemed to be
general that either Cicotte or Rus
seII would start for the visitors
while McGraw would pin his faith
Ito sallee or Benton
New York rooters admitted today
that the Giants must win the third
game to have a look lin at the cham
pionship. To lose this game. they
agreed, would mean that the world s
series title would probably 90 west
FOR the first time since 1908, when
Pittsburgh captured the series from
fDetroit
Delving into the records does not
hold out any encouragement to the
National leaguers. These records