New-York tribune., 1921-10-05
Fair and Cooler With
Sunshine Predicted for
First Game To-day in
City's Baseball Classic
Crowds Here From
ALI Over Country
Douglas, Nehf or Toney VS..
Mays Probable Choice
of Pitchers; Babe Ruth
Object of Speculation
By w. 7. Macbeth

OX w j lF4oNOSt11
New York is renowned the world over
SIS the nations great melting pot. To-
day it is something more. The melting
rot is seething, bubbling and boiling
over from the fire of enthusiasm for
the greatest sporting event it was ever
the lot of a usually complacent me-
.ropolis to witness.
st o'clock this afternoon, under
the historic shadows of Coogan's Bluffs,
IN the picturesque Brush Stadium. two
rival major league champions will meet
IN the first game Of the annual classic
for the cham pionship of the world. The
team that first wins five games will
be acclaimed the best of professional
baseball. Its individual players will
share the richest monetary reward by
fsr Of all baseball history.
The weather forecast promised fine
weather for the opening game. "Fair
and cooler" WAS the prediction, but the
weather man was considerate enough
10 add that cooler didn't mean cold
enough to cause discomfort to bleacher
spectators. Bright sunlight was also
promised, which aueured we'll for the
happiness OF the outdoor throng.
Sports Greatest Spectacle
This worlds series within the last
ten years has grown to be sports
greatest annual spectacle. For color
ard excitement it outrivals either the
sArmy-Navy or Harvard football
games. Brush Stadium willaccommodate
less than 10000 spectators, a handful
compared to the 10000 odd that wit
messed the Dempsey Carpenter fight at
Bcyle's Thirty Acres last July 2. But
if those interested in the meeting OF
the Giants end Yankees could only be
accommodated it is safe to say that
double the record fight crowd number
would pay any price to be in at the
death Of one or the other OF New
York's proud champions.
OF the SO 600 (appreximate) seats
that will be available (Judce Lands,
the commissioner Of baseball, has de-
cided to permit none to stand more
tran 10000 are box and reserved seats
tina. sold, respectively. for $500 and
$3.50 eaca. Though neither of our
home teams won its pennant until the
after part Of last week. thus making
tae time :or printing and distribution
o t'oiets exceptionally limited, there
were sven -ioods OF applications that
n9t aalt lae orders could be filed
. TWO loca, Offices were s.ormed in
aacA force yesterday afternoon by To-
ca iaas and trans ien.s that even the
Ys-y 'ast q the tickets the rival mag
faies rad held uu their sleeves for
easrEsncy purposes were exhausted.
lVsn THIS unusually generous sup
~ Of reseryes-almost twice the nun
psr q any of the three previous worlds
sres IN "nlcA TIE Giants figured at
Srrsa S.adi r-left many visitors
Tf7out reserved admissions. and last
a'ght a. tlle ticket agencies which had
bee1 bic = pet = few os t'-e coveted
pssteoosrds tney were bringing prices
'aHhy t,sles their we ct in gold. VS.
:sors go rad jorrneyed 70 New York
.lsH icag distances we're carer to buy
- -. 9flce - void tie painful proc
e1e q a~ait.ny tlrn at the general
sS,sn,s1ia7s. which viii be put on sale
~ mornl1~ at 10 o'clock. The spa
.,o1s hieachers and the upper tier Of
.ae frands'aad ere unreserved yet
e @- @erlv bird, it would ap-
pea1. VII! naye chance to work his
- IL, aay ol these coveted vantage
Line Formed at O'clock
~ early as o'clock last night the
sfs. s,raGgler1 began 20 form into lire
yseiefs the bleacher entrances on
hlsnih Avenue. The ever augmentina
sasneting was for the most part Of a
aac'ey nature e-urchins and boys out
:. maze a speculation Of selling choice
.asss from this mornings early ar
..ss's On tie Speedway, too, line
"a forming for the entrances to the
sSper ter I. was apparent that many
:. sae 5esiegers hai had previous cx-
ssHeaee in This all-niqht vigil, for
.~.ny u them came prepared to camp
~ m stools and BLANKETS. The sky
ss c'eal aat the air crisp and chill.
s@1 5ffofe long dozens II miniature
..'s.'ss o.azod forth, Ike those Of an
s'ry IN bivoaac.
se'rsa midnight the vicinity Of the
- s,o IrD1nds nad aseurned the aspect
. fe'2gfcE' eneamrmcnt. Aside froEa
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