The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-05


the baseball season has shown no loss
of interest SO far as the fans OF
Greater New York are concerned.
Every reserved seat at the Brooklyn
park has been sold for the series. On
Sunday, President Charles H. Ebbets
stated that he had been obliged to-
return more than 100000 in checks
and currency to those who had hoped
to purchase seats for the four games
for which the Brooklyn club printed
reserve coupons.
Those In charge of the press stands
reported that at noon today more than
four hundred applications We're on file
from newspaper writers in all parts
of the country About three hundred
similar requests were received during
the series between Brooklyn and Los
ton in 1916
The sale of unreserved seats in the
field stands and bleachers began at
10 O'clock this morning. Announce
ment was made yesterday of the plan
to sell the seats today and as a re-
suit line of fans was formed sew
erai hours before the time set for
opening the sale. A woman had the
honor position at the head of the line.
When asked how early she had come
she replied Early enough to get first
place in line" 4
These seats sold at So for the field
stands and 81 for the bleachers plus
the war tax. Purchasers were per-
mitted to buy seats for anyone or all
of the games to be played at Ebbets
field. It was estimated that with all
seats sold and all available standing
room occupied, approximately $4,000
persons could see the games
Betting on the series. opened here
today with the Cleveland combina-
ton favorite over Brooklyn. Curb
market and sporting resorts placed the
odds at to on the Indians and re-
ported several wagers averaging a
thousand dollars at these places sIt
was stated there was considerable
backing for the Brooklyn team. but
that those who would wager in tine
Superbas desired z to for their
money and refused to accept the to
8 odds offered. Betting commissioners
offered even money on the result of
tomorrow's game. leaving the wagerer
to make his own choice between
Brooklyn and Cleveland.
TIE standard bearers of the Ameri-
can League are expected to arrive
here from Cleveland early tomorrow
morning. In addition to Manager
Speaker and his fellow players, there
will be large party of newspaper
writers and fans accompanying the
team Owing to the closeness of the
American League race, which was moi
clinched by the Indians until Satur-
day, the American Leaguers will have
nc. opportunity for preliminary prac-
tice at Ebbet's field until they appear
there tomorrow about noon.
This cannot fail to lie a handicap to
them, for the Brooklyn park with It's |
short right field backed By concre te
wall, makes right field position diff |
cult to play until the fielder becomes
accustomed to the angle at which a |
hard hit ball caroms off the wall.
Proper Judgment on such a hit fire. |
quently means the difference between |
single end a double. A further ad- |
vantage tests with the BROOKLYN team
IN that The players nave had a longer
period OF rest between the winning of |
the rennant and then entry into the |
worlds sGlGes than cleveland.
This vas apparent in the attitude
and actions of Manager Robinson and
his men, who were in fine fettle after
competing their fina4 workout tins
morning. None OF them showed the