Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-04
Each Team SupremeIy Conf
dent of Eventual Triumph
Players Are in Perfect Phys
icaI Condition for Clash,
CL0UDLESS SKY WILL
MAKE IDEAL CONDITION
Chicago Cubs Practice in
DaShing Fashion, Red Sox
Reach Chicago Too Late for
Tyouti Batteries Indefinite,


sky, with bracing wind sweeping
out Of the northeast, is the weather
forecast for the opening game of the
wartime worlds series between the
Chicago Nationals and Boston Ameri-
cans at Comiskey park at 230 to-
morrow. Everything is set tonight for
the initial combat Each team is SUI
premely confident Of eventual tri-
umph and the players are in perfect
physical condition.
Manager Mitchell OF the National
league champions put his players
through an hour Of batting drill at
Comiskey park this afternoon and
tapered off the final practice with a
spirited fielding workout The play
ers limbered up IN dashing form and
Mitchell left the field satisfied.
Rcd Sox Delayed.
The Red SoN reached Chicago from
the cast too late to engage in prac-
tice, and Manager Barrow sent them
to bed early, The American league
pennant winners are quartered at
hotel within a short distance from the
park and may take a brief workout
to loosen up their muscles tomorrow
morning.
While neither Of the rival leaders
would pick for publication the pitch
er selected for the tnst Of the open
ing game. tho Chicago pilot said he
expected TO start left handler -cither
Vaughn or Tyler
Vaughn and Tyler win both warm
up," Mitchell said and the one that
appears to be in the better shape will
be selected I<lllfer will do tho
so am certain to have a
strong battery Naturally I feel con-
fident the Cubs win win the series
base my conclusion on the fact that
we have the better ban club"
Red Battery Secret.
Manager Barrow declined to give
any hint in regard to his probable
pitching selection, but the bleacher-
ties guessed that BULLET" Joe Bush
would be chosen, with second choice
falling to "Pabe" Ruth.
The best thing ! can say is that
the Red Sox are ready for fight
and |, Of course, feel certain that we
shall bag the championship" Barrow
said. - realize that We are playing a
wonderful team. The games, think,
VIII be close and will arouse more in
lerest than is expected"
Interest in tho series has not
proved one half as great as in former
years, and there will be no protest
hat tickets have fallen into the
hands of the scalpers. which was the
Try last year when the White sox and
Giants clashed.
The thin line that will form be-
fore the ticket window at the Ameri-
'an league park tomorrow will be but
l ghost of the line that snaked its way
nto the park a year ago. The Okla
toman, who came to town ready to
part with $50 for a front row seat, Is
absent as is also the man from. Mon
ANA, with a broad brimmed hat, who
would purchase a choice place in line
o get a seat.
Fans Are Few.
That is a thing OF the past: those
ANS, or most OF them, have gone to
var sighed a baseball man tonight.
What we shall have is strictly war
ime series. 1t might even be called
| home town series judging from the
lbsence of delegations from all parts
VI the country.
THE crowd this year will be made
lp of hardened fans, who want their
'egular seats in the bleachers, where
| man can get a thrill and hear the
ruth about baseball"
Despite the apparent lack of inter-
'st, officials of the Chicago Nationals
'xpect a capacity crowd--approxi
nately 80, ,000-when the game Is
tarted tomorrow, Walter Craighead. |
business manager OF the club. refer
ed to the fact that there were more
han 100000 applications for seats to
he 1917 games with but 10000 avail
bile.
There certainly is one-tenth as
much interest in the games this year."
le said
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