New-York tribune., 1920-09-29


at Brooklyn, beginning Tuesday, Oc-
sober s. Then the teams will jump to
Cleveland on October 8. Though the
American League won the toss, James
Dunn, owner of the Cleveland club,
made the plea for more time in order
TO erect some temporary stands and
bleachers in the Cleveland park.
Big Demand for Seats
According to Charles Ebbetts, the
disclosures at Chicago have not caused
eny falling off in the demand for tickets
for the opening games. Reports from
Cleveland are to the effect that the de-
mand there remains as big as it did
before the Chicago grand jury began
its investigation.
The Brooklyn team readily acceded
to the request made by Dunn that
shortstop Sewell be allowed to play in
the series. Sewell replaced Ray Chap
man, who was fatally injured at the
Polo Grounds by pitched ball thrown
by Carl Mays, of the Yankees. Sewell
Joined the club after the time limit set
for the American League clubs.
The umpires for the series have not
yet been named, but ]. F. Taylor SPHINX,
of St. Louis, and Joseph McCready, sec
retary of the Baseball Writer'S AS
sociation of America, have been named
as official scorers. Two other scorers
will be selected by the baseball writer's
Of the two cities where the games are
to be played.
To avoid squabbles such as have
marred world series in the past it has
been announced that The clubs shall
appoint committees for each to decide
how the world Berries money is to be
divided among the players. These
committees will submit lists to the
mail the checks to the players. Nearly
every world series in the past has
brought up a quarrel over the division
OF the spoils, and these rows often
brought about the threat Of the aban-
donment of the feature. >.
Interest In Race Killed
The Indictment of the eight baseball
players on the Chicago White ,Sox
team Of course stops abruptly all in
terest in what promised to be one Of
the most sensational league races in
the history of the game Comiskey
has suspended almost all Of his regular
team, and the pennant race in the
American League is over to all intents
and purposes.
At the time the White Sox knocked
the Yanks out Of the race in Chicago
they looked as formidable a machine
as the old Athletics. Those fielders
who looked so ragged in those first
two games Of the world series in Gin
cinnati last year were playing some
marvellous baseball. In fact, their de-
fense was such that it took all the
heart out of the Yankees right at the
start.
The feeling among the local fans Is
one of relief at the thoroushnesa Of Of
the investigation by the Chicago Grand
Jury. Loyal followers of the game
believed that there has been remark
ably little crookedness in professional
baseball and they will demand that
the magnates safeguard the sport bet
tey in the future. Whisperings against
the. last series were abroad immedi-
ately after the games ended, yet the
magnates took no action toward clean
ing up the game.
Talk about possible city series be-
tween the Giants and the Yankees
seems to be dying away. 1t is said
that the Giant and Yankee players are
anxious for the series, but it appears
now that it would be bad policy to
play it this season. Local sentiment
10 that Wilbert Robinson, the grand
old manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
should have the field. to himself this
year.
Also it would seem that the present
baseball season should be willing to
have the curtain drop as quickly as
possible. 1t Is hard, Of course, on the
vast majority of clean and honest
players that the game should ebe be-
smirched, and it Is hard on the square
sportsmen who have their money in
vested. But 1t looks as though the
baseball public would like time 20 re-
cover from the shock Of the exposures