Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-05

| flceS or the rival CLUBS were De-
sieged by late arrivals DESTROYS of
purchasing tickets, with none
available. Normally, the situation
would mean eat profits for ticket
spectators, but very few of the
pasteboards have found their way
| to the ticket vendors. Al
Ii is generally conceded among
the wagering fraternity that the
| Giants and the Yankees are about
evenly matched. What betting is
being done is at even money or the
very slightest of odds. One en-
| thusiastic admirer of the Giants
may offer 10 to 8 on the chances
of the Nationals winning, while
| few blocks away some Yankee
rooer may think that the bludgeon
of Babe Ruth warrants offers oil
to S on the American chances.
Uncertainty and Doubt.
Attempts by experts to analyze
! the chances of the two teams cen
orally results in about the same
situation of uncertainty and doubt
| Not in recent years have two teams
| entered the world series with less
lapparent advantage one way or the
other. OF the gameness and fight
ing ability of both clubs there IL
not the slightest doubt. Their gal
!ant and winning struggle for the
Ipennants in the closing of the set-
son is sufficient proof Of this.
In attack, followers of the game
are inclined to give the Yankees a
slight margin of advantage; with
their heavy hitting ability, they are
extremely dangerous contenders
until the final out, Defensiyely
the team is not always as steady as
admirers would wish for, as sew
eral incidents and occurrences
have demonstrated this season.
| 1t is also doubtful if the Yankees
play with the same team co-ordln-
alton that the Giants have SHOWN
at times this year.
Another View.
Viewed from another angle, II
may be said that If the Nationals
excel in team work, the Americans
balance the scales with the indl-
vidual power of their players. Much
will depend upon the ability of the
i1jtchers to hold the opposing bat
ters in check. This Is particularly
true of such cleanup hitters rs
Ruth, Kelly, the Meusel brothers
and other extra base hitters. In
base stealing ard strategy on the
base lines, which may or may not
have an independent bearing upon
the final outcome, the Giants are
generally thought to have a silght
edge.
Every Man Is Ready.
So far as the physical conditions
Iof the players is concerned, both
teams will enter the fray one hun
Idred per cent strong. In the final
workout today, both clubs had
their full force on the field, and
reported, after the practice, tnal
each and every man was reaoy
The yankees had the Polo GROUNDS
exclusively this forenoon and pu'
in a two-hour session under Man
ager Higgins. After luncheon the
Giants INDUCED in a similar I'M
herring up, in which Assistant Man
ager Hugh Jennings directed ope'
rations. Both practices were Sc
cret and only the players were per-
= mltteQ lnSlue lle loNhSu 6"'
: managers Of neither team woulo
give the slightest inkling asto thel'
selections for pitching assignments
: tomorrow.
Hint of Autumn.
, Although the forecast for TN
opening day of play called for fan
weather there was a hint of au
. tumn in the air tonight and th'
early arrivals who took their places
in line before the bleacher gate
: for the usual all night vigil m
prepared to pass as comfortable
: night as possible with the aid o
= blankets, stools, lunch boxes an
t the regular accessories which g
5 with the campaign equipment o
| the rabid world series fan.
= Long before midnight the SAND
= witch and hot coffee vendors Wer
e doing a profitable business and TN
: lines of men and boys were grow
e ing in length. The probable line
!. up:
/ New York Nationals:
!, Burns, center field; Bancroft, S.
/ Frisch, 3b; Young, IF; Kelly, I'D
l e. Muesel, If; Rawlings, Oh; Sny
). der, C; Nehf, or Toney, p.
New York Americans:
s Miller, CT; Peckinpaugh, SIS
y Ruth, If; r. Meusel, r.; Pipp, lb
e Ward, 2b; McNally, 3b; Schang, c
:. Mays, or Shawkey, p.
= Umpires Charles Rigler an
: Ernest Quigley for the Nationa