Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-23
WORLDS SERIES
OPENS 0CT.1,AT
c | N c | N n A I |
First Two at Reds Home and
Next Three at Chicago
and Sixth and Seventh
Games in Ohio.

Cincinnati, Sept. 22.-CincinnatI
for III. first time in its history as
National league city will, on Wed
nesday, October /, witness the open
ing game of the series to decide the
championship of the world between
the Cincinnati Reds, winners of the
National league pennant, and the
Chicago White Sox, prospective win
ners Of the American league pen
nant Chicago has not yet cinched
the flag in the junior organization,
but thu National commission made
its arrangements on the theory that
it was almost impossible for Cleve-
land, the runner-up. to nose out
Comiskey's club. All games are
scheduled to start at $50 p, NJ.
Decided by Toss of Coin.
The decision to open the base ball
classic in Cincinnati was decided on
the toss of a coin by Louis Comis-
key, son of the owner Of the Chicago
club. August Hermann, president
Of the Reds, called "heads" and won.
The teams will play the first two
games in this city, and the next
three will be played in Chicago. The
clubs then jump back to Cincinnati
for games six and seven. If this is
necessary before the eighth game,
which will be played in Chicago, it
will be decided by lot where the
ninth game should be contested,
should the series stretch out to this
length The schedule as drawn calls
tor continuous playing on each day,
weather permitting
EMPIRES Selected.
The umpires who will oficiate in
the series are William Evans and
R, F. Nallin of the American league
and Charles Rigler and f. C. Ouig-
ley of the National league.
]. G. Taylor Spinks of St. Louis
will represent the national commits
sion as official scorer, while Joseph
NJ. McCready. secretary of the Base
Ball Writers Association of Amer
lea, will represent that organization.
These two officials will work in both
cities, and will be assisted by one
member of the local chapter of the
writer's association in each of the
contesting cities.
The commission voted itself 800
tickets for distribution between the
major and minor league clubs of the
country. After Presidents Johnson
and Heydler drew the first 100 en-
velopes containing requests for
tickets for the games here from a
large box the meeting adjourned.
Eligible Players.
II was announced that q players
on each club are eligible for the
series. They follow:
Chicago: Eddie Cicotte, Eddie Col
inns. John Collins, Urban Eaber,
Oscar Felsch, Charles A. Gandil,
Joseph Jennings, Joseph Jackson,
William James. Richard Kerr, Harry
Leibold, Grover Lowdermilk, Byrd
Lynn, Harvey Mcclellan, Fred Nc
Mullin. ]. f. Mayer, Eddie Murphy,
Charles A. Risberg, Ray Schalk, J.
J Sullivan, George Weaver, K. H..
Wilkinson and Claude Williams.
Cincinnati: Nick Allen, r. N.
Bressler, Jacob Daubert, L. B. Dun
can, Ray Fisher, H. o. Eller, Ed
ward F. Corner, Henry Groh, Will
lam L. Kopf, A. Luque, S. w. Magee,
A. R. Mitchell, A. Earle Neale, Will
lam A. Rariden. Morris Rath, James
Ring. Ed Roush, w. H. Ruether, H..
F. Alice. Charles H. See, Henry
Schneider, James L. Smith and Ivy
B. Wingo.
The attacks on Mr.. Hermann at
this time are inopportune, Mr..
Johnson said after the meeting in
speaking of the statement by Mr..
Baker of the Philadelphia Nationals
that Hermann should resign from
the Craftsmanship of the commission,
Integrity Insulted.
He has given something like II
years to base ball and to attack him
at this time, when his club has won
a championship is an insult to his in
tegrity."
Mr.. Johnson had no comment to
make in regard to the action taken