Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-09
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overwhelmingly upon Uncle Robbie
and his eastern upstairs, the entire
great lakes and middle western sec
ton is rushing to it's assistance. At
least that portion of the male popu-
latiOn is which believes or hopes it
has an outside chance of hotel ac-
commodations or foothold inside the
Indians ball park. Hotels are swamp
ed by the rush of fans from other
cities and ticket spectators take their
lives in their hands every time they
show the corner of a seat coupon
peeping from their pocket.
Big Crowd Sure
Although the baseball lamp1theatrc
wherein will be staged tomorrow the
fourth game of the 1920 world series
holds less than 10000 spectators. fully
half that number of out-of- town. fans
are here tonight clamoring for place
to sleep and chance to buy a ticket
at any price. Rooms are unavailable
except at private houses. for every no.
tel is quartering twice its normal
quota. Tickets can still be had. but
at a cost which would stagger the
baseball fan of midsummer. Single
seats for saturdays game were Of
tered for sale at from SIS to $35. ac-
cording to the location. Despite the
efforts of the club officials to Giscour-
age the practice, sales We're readily
made all this afternoon and evening
in the spread between these figures
| and perhaps it was well. for when a
baseball fan travels hundreds of miles
to witness game. the inability to
secure a ticket at any price is suffi-
cient to sour the milk of human kind
ness.
Heartens Indians
In such an atmosphere of cnthus-
! Iasm, confidence and productivity. it is
| not surprising that the spirits of the
badly clawed Indians should promptly
revive upon their arrival here this
afternoon. Chief iris Speaker and his
warriors. once they felt the familiar
trails under their spiked moccasins,
chanted Seir war cry with renewed
Indian is never defeated until his
scalplock is lost. TO be sure two
tufts were lost in the F'latbush scrim-
mage but they were to be lecaptured
with interest during the next four
days
Wlbert Robinson, the Robins ro-
tund leader, had his Indian-killing
BrookIynites out for preliminary ma
neuvers in the Cleveland wigwam this
afternoon and reported no early am
bushes All he would say was: We
have a winning advantage now and ex-
pect to hold it,
Close Series the Dope
Close followers who have viewed
the battles to date with impartial
eyes express the opinion that the
super-pennant will be won and lost
back on the plains of Brooklyn. 1t
is the opinion that the two diamond
tribes are SO evenly matched that
with a fair distribution of baseball
breaks, each should win an equal
number of battles here, leaving the
score four games to three in favor
of the Nationals. Those who lean
strongly to the belief that the home
team will win out here, give the In
dams three games and the Robins
one, which would still send the play
ers back to the east for the final
battle. Much is expected upon the
manner in which the Brooklyn play
ers react, to the real world series
roofing which they are sure to en-
counter at the coming games. Cleve-
land roofing for her home club is
certain to stimulate the Speakerites
to still greater efforts. Whether the
concerted clamor will carry the Rob-
ms to greater playing heights or
clear off their feet is a question that
only tomorrow and the following
days can answer.
Speaker is expected to start CO.
veleskie. who turned back the Ma
tional Leaguers in their first rush
for the championship. The latter
has had three days rest and is re-
ported to be eager to repeat his ini-
tial victory. The Brooklyn batters
stated emphatically on the way west
that they would surely beat him the
second time out but Cleveland play
ers are thought to be about ready
for batting rampage themselves.
Thus it may be that the first of the
games here will be a free hitting
contest. To hold in check any such
tendency on the part of the Indians,
Manager Robinson probably will Sc
lect either Jeff Pfeffer or AL. Ma
maux and the result of the fourth
game of the series may prove the
turning point of the entire conflict.