Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-04
RED SOX And
CUBS READY
FOR WORLDS
SERIES MIX
Both Managers Confident Of
Outcome; Rush Of Fans
Is NoticeabIy
Absent.

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sky, with a 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 the Boston
Americans at Comiskey park at ESQ
o'clock tomorrow. Everything is set
tonight for the initial combat. Each
team is supremely confident of event.
ual triumph 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.
To Proceed Today.
The Red Sox reached Chicago from
the east too late to engage in practice,
and Manager Barrow sent them to
bed early. The American league pen
pant winners are quartered at hotel
within a short distance of the parK
and may take brief workout to
loosen up their muscles tomorrow
morning.
While neither Of the rival leaders
would pick for publication the pitcher
selected for the test of the opening
game, the Chicago pilot said he ex-
pected to start a left hafider-either
Vaughn or Tyler.
Vaughn and Tyler will both warm
up" Mitchell said, "and the one that
appears to be in the better shape will
be selected. Killefer will do the catch
ing, so am certain to have strong
battery. Naturally. | feel confident
the Cubs will win the series. / base
my conclusion on the fact that we
have the better ball club"
Bush or Ruth.
Manager Barrow declined to give
any hint in regard to his probable
pitching selection, but the bleacllerites
guessed that Bullet Joe" Bush would
be chosen. with second choice falling
to Babe" Ruth.
"Thc 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 won
derful team. The games / think will
be close and will arouse more interest
than is expected"
Interest in the series has not proved
onc-half as great as in former years |
and there will be no protest that
tickets have fallen into the hands OF
scalpers which was the cry last year
when the White Sox and Giants /
clashed,
cklahoman Absent.
n Tie thin line that will form before
the ticket window at the american
league park tomorrow will be but
ghost of the line that snaked its way
into the park year ago. The Okla
homan, who came to town ready to
part with 500 for front row seat, is
absent, as is also the man from Mon
fana, with broad-brimmed hat, who
would purchase choice place in the
line to get a seat.
That is thing Of the past; those
fanS, or MOST Oh tHenl, HdNc BOiS
TO wary sighed base ball man to-
night. alNhat we shall have is strict
~ wartime series. II might even
he called hometown series, judg-
ing from the absence of delegations
from all parts of the country.
Hardened Fans There.
'sThe crowd this year will be made
I'D Of hardened fans, who want their
regular seats in the bleachers where
IA man can get a thrill and hear the
truth about base ball"
Despite the apparent LACK Of in
terest. officials Of the Chicago Ma
tionals expect capacity crowd--ap-
proximately 30.000--when the game
Il started tomorrow. Walter Craig
head. business manager of the club,
referred to the fact that there were
more than 100000 applicants for seats
for the 1917 games, with but 10000
available.
There certainly is onc-tenth as
much interest in the games this year
lie said.