South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-23
MAKE PRELIMINARY.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
PLAYING OF SERIES
First Game of Worlds Cham.
pionship to Be Played at
Nationals Grounds.

AAAAhAGOs sept - no lIlSL
game u the worlds series Will be
played Wednesday. October 8. at
p m az the park OF the National
league pennant winners. Il was de-
cidcd by a flip OF coin here late
Thursday.
The decision was reached at a
meeting IN the Offices Of Judge Kene-
saw W. lands, commissioner Of
baseball. attended By John Heydler.
president Of the National league and
&San 3. Johnson. president OF the
American league.
Two games viii first be played in
the National league park and then
two in the American league park.
and 81 on in twOs, until the series
is decided. unless II develops that
both New York teams win the flags
in their respective leagues. In that
event ell games wiz DC played n
the Polo grounds. tie teams alter
mating each day as the home" team.
The Giants would be the first To
take the cuts"
Five Games Win,
Tho team winning five games will
win the championship.
Blcacher sAtts viii! be sold to the
fans for Sl.o0, pre-War prices for
tho baseball classic
In tho event both New York clubs
win the pennants in their respective
leagues the teams will alternate in
the use Of the home benches and
home uniforms.
No standing room seats will be
sold There will be a seat for every
a. 4 a.
This will have the effect Of holding
down the number OF ground rules.
1T was reported that Ban John
Son went into The conference advo-
eating so cent bleacher seats for the
series
Prices at the Polo grounds, if.
games are played there. which was
considered almost certainty. viii
be:
Boxes $500.
Lower grand stand reserved seats
$500.
Upper grand stand reserved seats
$500.
Ten thousand bleacher seats at
$1.OO.
At Cleveland. should iris Speak
er's team win the American league
flag. the admission will be:
Boxes $500.
Pavilion seats $1,000
Twelve thousand bleacher seats at
s1.OO.
Should Pittsburg succeed in beat
ing the Giants out Of the flag in the 4
National league the prices at the
smoky city will be.
Boxes $500.
Reserved grand stand seats $500 I
and $500
Ten thousand bleacher seats at
500.
Complete arrangements will be
made 20 take care OF the press, it
was announced.
Besides Judge lands and the two
major league presidents, those pres
tnt at the conference were: Charles
StOneham, New York Giants; john
j. McGraw. manager of The Giants;
Col. Jacob Rupert, New Work
Americans: Edward Brow. New York
Yankees and Francis y. McQuaid Of
the Giants
New York Is Confident
Sure OF one end OF the big show,
NV York VIII start rehearsing
Cleveland and the Yankees viii
start a four day battle for the Ameri-
can league pennant that will have
all the trimmings Of the real show.
The Yankee club owners and the
police also expect TO handle a crowd
OF 10000 at each game Of the series
Every reserved seat m the plant has
been sold for every game.
Giants Have Flag Cinched.
White the Yankees go into this
series TO battle II out for the rag.
The Giants practically are In" Nc
Graw's men have seven more games
20 play. three with the Cardinals
Two with the Pills and one each with
the Braves and the Robins.
Pittsburg has eleven more games.
two with the Robins. four with the
pills and five with the Cards in
81. Louis
II the Giants win fve out OF the
last seven. the Pirates viii have 20
YIN eleven straight 20 get "A tie. II
The Giants win four out OF the seven.
the Pirates Will have 10 win eleven
in "a row TO win. If the Giants win
only three. the Pirates must win
ten out or eleven
American Tight.
With the American league IL is
different. The Yankees have a lead
OF one point and the only sure way
for them 10 cinch the pennant is TO
win every one OF their remaining
eleven games.
Cleveland with only nine more
games on the schedule is a little
better or than the Yankees
The series starting Thursday will
be almost decisive II one OF the clubs
sweeps the series. An even split
which is not improbable, viii bring
the settlement OF the argument into
the very last week OF the race &C
cording 10 the way they are going
now.
After the series with the Yanks
Cleveland has the rest Of the sched-
ule with the White Sox. while the
Yanks have 20 take on the tough
Browns. the Athletics and the Red
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