The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-18
F@d#@I
0RANIxAAD RNcE


A world series II something more thar
n championship meeting or a spectacle Of
note.
II In also n market place " rportlvc
opinion, The olr brigade aud the young
come on from California and Mnssnchu
setts, from Texas. Maine and Illinois.
and Immense quantities Of language Is
used up In di-sccting md dcploying, not
only the prchent situation, hut tho past
AZ well
The verdlcts.
, II is NJ these gatherings ~ baseball
nOtnbleH, such NJ clark Grifnth. Rill
lsinge. Jimmy McAlocr, KID Gleason. etc
thnt mnny disputed points can be cstlb.
lshcd ana many u~hd'snuted points thor
oughly cllnched.
For example. the argument drlncd NJ
one meeting 10 Ty COBB and IRIS speak
cr, The verdict offered was this. that
while Cohb ws undoubtrdly the great
est ball player on attack the Trnpr had
ever known. Speaker undoubtedly was
HE greatest defensive outfiolder In all
baseball records
Grif was the main spokesman for
Speaker, u have sccn them nh" n,
said. and Tris heads the outnclding ll-t.
In looking for the facts IN the case thcRr
matters must MI be- considered speed.
throwing power and accuracy. Judgment
Of tly balls, ability to rcld ground balls,
surencsH In handling chances aud the
ability to play Tor bn,,crS Speaker Is
practically lnh percent perfect In all thrs,
various departments he ~ the one out
fielder who II u stIr In every department
aS we'll In my opiuion. his longest range,
beyond NIL competition, ~ his ability u
play. each hntsmtu Who comes up You'll
49,. hla. .uU 49,. -. 80 - - a.
ter \ Omu ~ two later hC Nv In
left center waiting for another easy
VNncr. \ play ar " later on he II
Waiting bHck of second for a short choI
ny.
Speaker ran cover II world ~ ground
when he has "a. nut he covers most
Iof his ground before the ban In hit AL
Ia all this wonderful fielding and de.
frnsiyc ability his power NJ hat. and
you have an Oulneldcr To 20 down IN
history Tor all time"
The rsrsunG
ton Here i- F., snmrH New yort.
for Hfnumbcr nf series, loud uuicriet went
NJ because the lower ns we'll o.. the up.
per stands were reserved lnsistcnt CnIl.
were made that only the upper riand.
be reserved ana the lower stands thrown
open 10 the populac" on the FIRST cOrno
~ ' NHNNfN NNNN
This system WINS finally adopted rher
a ncN. angle arose Any number of IAN.
refused IN tnKr a Chpuc, In the hrliri
TINT vast crowds would be Hutging tn.
ward the turnsillrs aud that II would
hc impossible ~ get % seat
AZ u result. Zoo 1919. there were nm,
number Ut vacant Ec.,ig tiui the worst
blow cnine In the seuond New York game
The GiHuts hat stopped the Red Sos
rush on Tuesday aud Wrtv back IN the
nght ON Wednesday Weather conditions
we're Normally good Yet. when the
game began there we're oIpctl, rpO va.
cant seats This deficit vps through no
lack Of interest The rush for reserved
seats and the ,lBmor tor tickets had
never been greater
IL saH merely the old story Inrh nm
thought the rush would Dee too great IN
allnS any Uh nee for u Nrpt. the result
being that bare spots were visible NIL
through M, big stand Despite VI. wild
,RmOf for tickets and tho loud. plninilvr
rhls from fRr and Wide, i,2Dp seats went
vacant hecaus" ct,h fpn was thinking
the o,hc' fam had rloYErd pll spar
around tho purt This collective drif'
" fnRtiral thought shut ont AZ least
itn nN receipts
So YOU ynn figure after this that III
hrtute the gam, and Mt. " nir tin
|nf the other system the tuus viii huN,
No complaint lpfi that viii stand
ny the reserved arrangement tho l1i
clubs not unlN tnkn Iu mr mufr money
hut 10000 M ll.uvn mDr, people SGT to sc'
each Dam0