Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-05
FIRST GAME IN.
WORLD SERIES
PUT OFF A DAY
BY HEAVY rain.
Second Baseman Shean Of the
Red Sox Is Out Of the
Game With a Split
Finger.

Chicago, Sept. 4.--Prevented by
rain from staging the frs, game Of
the worlds series today, the Chicago
Nationals and Boston Red Sox spent
the day under cover in preparation
for the game tomorrow, which,
weather permitting, will inaugurate
the last struggle for the premier
base ball honors to be played during
the war.
I Fred Mitchell, manager OF the
Cubs, and Manager Barrow of the
Boston club kept their legions closely
segregated today, working out prob
lens of defense and attack prepara-
tory to the opening round Of the bat
tie tomorrow. Both leaders expressed
confidence of the outcome.
Shean Splits Finger.
The only outcropping of news
which enlightened an otherwise dis
NAL, gloomy session of the "hot
stove" league, lay in the injury to
Dave Shean, the Red Sox second
baseman, who split the middle finger
Of his throwing hand during prac-
tice and who, it was said, may not
appear in tomorrpw's lineup. Jack
Coffey was picked to substitute for
Shean, with a possibility that Fred
Thomas, who is on a furlough from
the Great Lakes naval training sta
tion, might be called into the fray
I to play third base.
August Hermann, chairman of the
National Base Ball commission, en-
livened the hotel gossip with the an
nouncement that he expected the
series to net $4,000 for war charities.
He said indications were that the total
receipts this year would approach a
quarter OF a million dollars, to be
divided between the players, clubs,
leagues and commission with the
split for the runner up and third and
fourth place clubs. Mr.. Hermann
based his estimate on the receipts OF
last year. which, in round numbers,
totaled $350000.
III is possible we may ask the Sec
retary of war either to donate the
fund to some single charity or to dis
tribute il among all recognized war
activities" said Hermann. st is un-
likely that the commission will take
upon itself the distribution Of the
funds.
May Play on Sunday.
Possibilities of Sunday game in
Chicago loomed large today. Over
cast skies augurcd i'll for tomorrow's
scheduled contest and ii was an
nounced that in the event OF another
postponement or a tie game the first
contest at Boston might be put over
until Tuesday and game staged in
Chicago on September 5. The club
-ewners were frankly in favor Of this
plan.
Big Jim" Vaughn, the most con-
sistent winner of the Chicago Ma
tionals this season, was favorite
among the mound possibilities for to-
morrow. 1t was admitted that the
choice of the Chicago twirlcrs was
between Vaughn and Tyler, both left
handlers. Vaughn's prestige among
the fans was counted TO overcome
whatever advantage might accrue to
Tyler as the result of previous worlds
series experience.
Boston's choice for mound duty
was in doubt. Harry Frazee, presi-
dent Of the club, was authority for the
statement that whoever was chosen
lit would not be Babe" Ruth, inti-
mating that Ruth's prowess with the
bat was considered a highly impor-
tant factor in the series. 1t was be-
leyed that Manager Barrow would
give Mays preference over "Bullet
joe Bush, preferring to hold the lat
ter under wraps for use in case Mays
cracks.
Boston Series to Open Monday.
Boston, Sept. 4.-Postponement OF
the first worlds series base ball
game in Chicago does not affect the
schedule as originally arranged for
this city, it was announced today.
Unless there is another postponed
game in Chicago, the first game here
will be played Monday.