Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-05
DREAM OF new YORK. FANS OF A
WORLD SERIES between GIANTS
and YANKS BECOMES A REALITY
After 10 Years of Waiting, the Metropolis VIII
Have Contest of Its Own; Rival Pennant
Winners Meet in the First Game of the Series
Today on the Polo Grounds.
fBy THE ASSOCIATED pREss.)

New York, Oct. 4.--CDy the AS
ISOLATED Press 1.-The dream of the
metropolitan baseball zdns has be-
come a realty.
For years local followers of the
national game have hoped for a
world series battle between the
New York National anc New York
American league teams. Now, after
nineteen years of waiting the Giant
and the Yankees, winners of their
respective league titles, are to
grapple for the supreme prize of
professional baseball, the cham
pionship of the universe.
On the historic Polo grounds to-
morrow afternoon, the rival league
1921 pennant winners meet in the
first of a series of best five out
of nine games which is expected
to add record breaking features to
the long history of the world SER
les. Led by John McGraw, and
Miller Higgins, the Giants and
Yankees will scamper out on the
diamond shortly after noon with a
combination of stars seldom, If
ever, equaled in the annals of the
game.
Uniform of the Yanks
In the gray travelling uniform
Of the Yankees will be Babe Ruth.
the clouting king of the baseball
world, with a record of SO home
runs this season; Carl Mays, IA
, nous underhand hurting artist,
catcher Wally Schang, veteran of
three past world series, against
whose speedy throwing arm run
ner after runner has tried to steal
bases only to be thrown out stand
ing up: Roger Peckinpaugh, one
of the best shortstops on the ma
jor circuit today, and Bob Meusel,
heavy hitting outfielder.
Giants Offerings
Opposed to this galaxy Of stars
the Giants will offer Frank Frisch,
one of the fastest infieiders that
ever played skinned diamond po-
sition: George Kelly, leading home
run hitter of the National league;
Emil Meusel, brother Of Yankee
,fBob Meusel, also noted for his ex-
ira base hits: Dave Bancroft, one
of the most finished shortstops of
modern baseball and Pitchers Ton
ey. Nehf and Barnes, all twirlers
extraordinary.
While close followers of baseball
hold the opinion that neither the
Giants nor Yankees of today are
the great playing machines that
made earlier world series history
such as the Athletics of 1910-11-13
under Connie Mack and the Chi
cago Cubs of 1906-7-S when Frank
Ial Af 70 ctn ct n
smoothest working infield combi-
nations in the history of the game
the two local teams possess both
the color and personality for sen
sational and thrilling series. II
will be, however, more individual
than team or combination feature
play and this, in some respects. is
expected to heighten the glamor OF
the clash.
Interest Is Keen.
Regardless of the question Of
individual brilliancy against me-
chanical playing perfection, tho
fact remains that never in the his
tory of Greater New York's partic'
Nipation in world series has the in
terest in the outcome been so keen
Twice before have the Giants an(
the Yankees met on the home dia
mond in the post-season series O.
1910 and 1914. In each case thu
National league club was the vic
tor, winning the first clash fou
games to two. with an extra til
contest for good measure, and tn
second four games to one. In 1871
100000 spectators saw the play
while four years later close to 40,
900 fans watched the struggle.
Heavy Advance Sale.
Tonight the baseball and finan
cial statistician is predicting recor'
breaking attendance and gate re
ceipts and there is much in tn
way of advance data to bear on
these predictions. Reserve seat
and boxes are reported to be solt
out. Thousands of spectators, VIII
ing to pay premium for reserV
ed seat. must take chances in tn
long lines of ISLANDERS already form
ing before the gates leading to tn
unreserved sections of the stands
1t is freely predicted that. shout
the series go seven or eight games
as is generally expected, the tota
attendance and gate receipts wi
surpass figures made in past series
90 Crowds Pour Into City.
Thousands of baseball follower
from many sections of the countr
poured into the city for the sol
purpose of witnessing the pla!
Hotels reported their accommodn
lions taxed to the limit and the OF