Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-05
MANY FANS FAIL
TO GET TICKETS
World Series Supply insufficient
for Demand at Ebbets
Field Today
Ry the Associated Press

New York, Oct. 5.--With fair weather
following the unheralded rainstorm last
night everything was in readiness this
morning for the opening game OF the
1920 world series between Brooklyn ana
Cleveland at Ebbets Field. Brooklyn
The Indians felt that they would be
at some disadvantage because OF thelr
unfamfliarity with the playing held, put
hoped to overcome this to some extent
between their arrival and game time.
The American League champions WIN
have no opportunity for actual practlce
on the field until they begin tne,r
warming-up practice for the game, as
the diamond has been put in first -ciass
shape, and it was planned to Keep IL 50
until play actually starts.
There we're a great many disappoint-
ed fans in Brooklyn today, due to the
fact that they were unable to get TICK
cts that would enable them to see one
or more of the games. The unreserved
seats in the field stands and bleachers
we're put on sale yesterday, and when
the box Office opened there was large
crowd on hand that kept the sellers
busy all day. There were few tickets
left when the club officials decided that
those in charge of the sale had done a
days work. 1t was announced that
these would be placed on sale at .
O'Clock this morning, together with the
few reserved seats that had not been
called for by the applicants; 1t was was
apparent from the number waiting when
the box Office closed last night that the
unsold tickets would be insufficient TO
supply the demand.
Betting Favors Indians
I While Cleveland ruled slight iavor-
ite in what little betting was announced.
that fact did not shake the confidence
of Manager Robinson and the Brooklyn
players. They were prepared to go
through the series fighting from start to
advantage possessed by Cleveland, ac-
cording to unofficial records of the sea
sons work, would be Offset by the
superior pitching of the Brooklyn twirl-
ers. Manager Robinson and his play :
ers, as we'll as their supporters, argued
that the Indians were not called upon
during the American League season to
face such staff of uniformly good
pitchers as that of the Brooklyn club.
Both clubs had their final workouts
yesterday. Brooklyn at Ebbets Field and
day II was announced from both, camps
that all the\ men were physically fl
and prepared to play their best fol
baseball's highest honors. The only pos
sibility of an advantage in condition lie
in the fact that while the Clevelan,
players spent last night travelling t.
this city, the Superbas were resting.
Robbie Has No Worries
Manager Robinson has had no wor
ries as to his line up, and the team wa
prepared to take the field as it ha
played through the greater part of tn
season. With Manager Speaker. o
Cleveland, it was different proposition
since the majority of his regular player
are left hand hitters, and the Brook
lyn leader made no secret of his iptep
tion to use a southpaw in the openih
game.
Manager Speaker had not definitel
decided how he would meet the situa
ton. 1t was reported early today tha
he was considering using his right
hand hitting crew in the event O
This would mean Joe Wood and posi-
Speaker himself, and possibly Georg
Burns on first base in place of Do
Johnston. This combination, however
would not present so strong an often
sive aggregation as the seasons rec
ords show. with Jameson and Smith i
the outfield and Johnston on first.
Baseball critics were of the opinio
that Speaker would stick to what ha
been termed the regular line up at I'll
start, making changes only in the ever
that the left hand hitters fail to h
the offerings of the Brooklyn south
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