Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15

WORLD SERIES
IS WING
PROTESTS FROM FANS
If the Nine-Act Drama Goes the Limit There Should Be
Plenty of Room in the Parks to Take
Care OF the LuketUUm RooterS
BY ROBERT W. w
sports Editor Evening Public Ledger

By ROBERT w. MAXWELL
Sports dtGr hTs"D D rohI g d"dFr
TIME recent ruling which boosted the number of world series games to nine
4 has not been received as we'll as va expected. After a couple of days of
,.n rosotion tho fas SOW thc now stupt is II wet and the public will get
pointed out that in 1917, when Boston and New York appeared eight times
i No world sorios ARENA the interest died down toward the enc and only fair
crowds attended the last two exhibitions. This has been true in all long
winded affairs, and it would rot be surprising if such would b" the case
this year.
The big noise is pulled in the first four games. Then the local crowds
fight for seats and the brcacbcr bugs stay up all night for the privilege of
occupying space in the SUI don. However, nfer a couple of days of that
stuff the dollar boys hit the feathers every evening and take Il chance N get
ting a ticket at the regular time. 1t is tn" sam with grand stan Patrons
and 1t the tail end If. the series there will be lots Of room.
This talk Of doing something for the publ" is all bunk. 1t is for the
public all right, but rot for its benefit. The coin of the realm IS the plot in
the act, and a determined effort will be mad" t." get i Cincinnati denies
ths-and take a look at me of the propaganda:
mine games instead Of scvu:' writes nc Red booster. 1.-The best
and nos sportsmonHke move that possibly could be made. Seven games 10
not allow for the best work of a steady, plugging, SLOW starting club The
club that IAN get away with a rush and bag on or two games at the start
has hitherto had entirely too great an advantage and nine games will help
even things up. CommNmialsm? Nonsense! Every far would vote TO
nine games. and they are the me to be considered.'
Harry Frazee, IF Boston, however, has different views and does not
hesitate % spill them. ~ am opposed to MIN" games he says because
the fans can concentrate interest on the fixture for a limited time only, and
then they seek relief from the strain They won a dee'S'on quickly, the same
as in the second game of n double header which has gone extra innings. The
old system has proved satisfactory and believe is better for the public the
players and the clubs
DUT the nine-oct drama r1 be put on Just the same. Perhaps the
IL fish in Cincinnati pH fall for If, but Chicago ~%1 be ukccor".
For the benefit of the public? Mr. Some Of that Pro BU"ko PUbhco
stf ICE have read 50 much about.
Long Series Does Not Annoy Gleason
IT'D GLEASON is not worried over the change and says the prolonged
IA series cannot hurt his club. He states positively he will win anyway,
and when the Kid spills that line o chatter it means something gleason is
q fighter. He has instiled that spirit into his men, and that in a large
measure is responsible for tn. success of the White Sox. Early in the season
1t vas noted by the experts that the pitching staff wOefuIy weak, but
the Kid used Cicotte and Williams as often as was possible n they failed to
break under the strain. Gleason has done wonders with that ball club.
"Of course w have a good team he said this morning. 1--WE just HAD
% be good to lead this league. 1t has been a tough battle from the start, but
the boys never faltered. They did everything I asked of them, and when it
"a necSsary to win games they went out and o them. We came from
behind in more than a dozen battles and pulled games ut Of the fire which
SCENE hopeessly lost. Must hand it to the players oil the club.
"a short time ago We had a double header with Detroit. The Tigers
we're annoying US, so we decided to go out and take the pair. That ruined
their pennant hopes. Cleveland is going strong now, but they cannot beat
rs out. We have ut twelve games to play M II We lake W. OF them thu
best the Indians "a do is to tie us if they win every game. But to make it
sure ew will keep on winning and forget there is such a club as Cleveland"
The White Sox are not hard up for pitchers. Ciotte and Williams are
the big guns of course, but there also are Kerr, Wilkinson, Bill James, Erik
MAYER. Ioudermik and Faber. The latter has no done much this season,
but it looks as if Gleason "a saving him for the Cincinnati games. Red
hasn't worked for a long time and many believe he is being groomed to fling
his twBtcrs att the men of Moran. Faber is a great pitcher when in shape.
EDDIE COLLINS IS a great leader and has been a Uouqbe assistant
IL to Gleason. They get along together like ham md eggs and moke
an IDEAL combnaton. incidentally, Eddie IS playing the best baseball
of his career and is coutng more long hits than evrb before.
Jack Dempsey's Sho,U Goes Flat
ACCORDING to reports. the Jack Dempsey vaudeville show failed % knock