The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-04
CLEVELAND WINS ITS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP
 N 42 YEARS TYR YING
Thousands of Fans Swarm to Station to Welcome Speak CT and His Players Home.
 Seat Sale Rapid
By Associated Press


 Cleveland, October B. Thousands of Cleveland base ball fans were downtown to- night to welcome Iris Speaker and the Cleveland Indians, winners of the American League pennant, when they ar rived home from Detroit.
 After years of patient waiting, Cleve- land is at last to see an American League pennant and perhaps the worlds championship flag float from the mast head at League park
 James c. Dunn, president of the In- dians, today wired his congratulations to Manager Speaker as follows: My sin cere congratulations to you and all mem- bers of the team. I am sharpening the tomahawks and I am sure we will scalp the Dodgers You fought fairly and squarely and deserve the champion ship
 For forty-two years Cleveland has been represented in some major league, the last twenty years in the American League, but not until this season did any of it's twoscore teams bring home the pennant.
 FINISHED FIRST ONCE
 In 1892, the Cleveland team, led by Pat Tebeau, finished first in the last half of the season. the campaign being divided. Boston winning the first half. In the post-season series Boston won.
 In 1908 Cleveland lost the American League pennant by half a game. Through all these years the Cleveland fans re- mained steadfastly loyal to the team and now that the Indians have won the championship. the next goal is the worlds title, play for which begins III Brooklyn next Tuesday.
 When Ray Chapman, the teams star shortstop was killed in New York last August the victim of pitched ball, the Indians sumped badly, not carng whether they won the pennant or flnlsheo last. .
 If took nearly two weeks for them to recover from the shock. Then they were told by Manager Speaker that theV must carry on for Chappie sane They took heart, made spurt lroIn third place. which ended in winning ths pennant at Detroit yesteroay' one 'N' before the season closed.
 E. & Barnard, business manager or tiie team. today announced the arrangemeh'ss V for. the sale of tickets to the Cieveiaho worlds series games, extra precau., u.,o''s ,'. :. having been taken to prevent tickets from falling into the hands Of scaipers'
 TICKETS ARE SOLD
 Several weeks ago, when it appeared Cleveland would win the pennant' ta7 management requested that all iahs w sirinr reserved seats for the games sho,,ld make applications for tickets py maf Nearly 10000 requests were re- ceived. =, The 16 c24 reserved seats have been hi- lotted in pairs to fans who sent in wrlt- ten applications. Nine thousand general ndrnission tickets at s1 each, will De sold at the park each day when the gates open The s.sla lucky fans will receive notices from the club in day or two that each will receive two seats for each of the four games here-eight tickets in all. NC person will receive more; no applicant less than that number. No seats VIII be sold for just one or two games they must be taken for the series. NC choice of seats is possible, as the l6,62 reserve 6seats were allotted in pairs just as they were counted oNt
 PRECAUTIONS The ticket notice allotments will each contain a card bearing d Serisl huh'poi and A place for signature and address The recipient will bring Nthis notice tc the park where the number. signature and address on the card will be com pared with the number, signature and address on the original application II these correspond the fan will receive 1 eight reserved seat tickets for the series allotted to him, paying at that time the full price for whatever seats placed ir | his envelope If he draws box seats ht must pay s52.8o, for the eight tickets & each and 60 cents war tax. If he draws cheaper seats he will pay accordingly Reserved seats other than boxes fwii cost s2s. 40: s352o and s44. according tf l location. This covers in each case tho 1 price of two seats at each of the fou l games and includes war tax. | L@ague park seating capacity has beer carefully checked up and the following l figures announced:
 Box Seats-19s7 at $s each.
 ! Reserved Seats-4,3N at g.
 | Reserved Seats-4,732 at q each. Reserved Seats-5.57S at 8 each. I General Admsssion-s.000 seats at $l each.
 The management hopes to start the dis tribution of tickets by the middle o tho neek