The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-03

Even Babe Ruth was unable to sat isfy a last minute desire for tickets The Tank slugger appeared at the Giants offices in his quest.
 Sorry Babe but there isn't even a hope left he told.
 Advance guards of delegations from all parts of the United States, Canada and outlying points were on hand early today. The influx was expect ed to reach its height tonight.
 Close to 500 newspaper men from all parts of the continent were on hand to supply millions of newspaper readers with first hand accounts Of the series. Two hundred additional press applications could not be grant ed because of the limited facilities.
 Good Weather Promised. , Promise of fair weather. with ideal temperature, not only for the open ing game. but probably for the rest of the week, check-mated any unto ward moves by rain.
 But above and beyond the cold and material facts, the scramble for tlck- cts and the preparations of the fa!th- full who will start the bleacher1tes vigil tonight in the lee of Coogan's bluff, fans in the highways and by ways were absorbed in the battle Of 'ifs' and "ands''-the pro and con that wages back and forth over the merits of the contenders.
 Those who asserted vehemently that the predominating pitching strength of the Tanks would be the decisive factor were as enphatlcaly answered by those who believed that the hard hitting, quick thinking and aggressive attack of the Giants would overcome any disadvantage on the mound.
 Neither Manager had committed himself to g. prediction of victory. Not that either John McGraw or Miller Huggins lacks confidence in his team, but the fact remains that after all has been said both lclubs are fortified In close to an even basis. with the breaks of the game likely to swing the tide toward either camp.
 Faster Series This Year.
 1T look for a higher grade of base ball this year than we had a year ago." McGraw declared This may be contrary to general opinions. but it's my story. A year ago both teams were bit keyed up, and 1t took some time for the tension to lessen. Ih1s wear both have gone through another pennant winning campaign and this, added to the experience they got in the series of 1921. should result in an absence of nerves Both should play at their best.'
 HugginS was perhaps little more putspoken. .,
 We have a great lot Of pitchers" he said. ''We have a terrific hitter in Ruth-a game, hard hitting fighting ball club-a far better team than the one the Giants beat last year.
 'tAlI the men sare physically fit, mentally prlmed- we nave Just Eolle out of the toughest fight ever waged for a pennant, On paper we look stronger than the Giants but the series is not won on paper
 Pitching has been the outstanding factor in worlds series triumphs over d. span of two decades. Records re- veal an unusual proportion of shut A5Salt twirling-close to a third of the games ending with one team scoreless with the high mark in 1905 when the Giants blanked the Athletics four times to win while the Mackmen turn-s ed the shut-out tables once.
 Pitching DueIs Recalled.
 Six of the eight games last year were pitching duels, with Waite Hoyts Phil Douglas, Jess Barnes and Art Nehf in the spotlight.
 : This year Huggins has five stars Hoyt Mays. Bush, Shawkey and Jones, to oppose Scott, Nehf, McQuil- Ian, Barnes and Ryan of the Giants.
 Bush and Shawkey stand head and shoulders above the rest in season s nerformances. Hoyt will have the confidence gained by the brilliant showing he made last year against the Giants.
 McGraw's staff faltering badly in the latter part of the campaign ap- parently has rounded into more con Eistent form and may upset calcula- lions which have given the Tanks so decided an edge in this department
 Bush, whom Huggins has picked to open the series has been handicapped for a while by a sone bruise on his left foot. but the Tank manager as serted during the teams workout yesterday that his star twirler has practically recovered. He predicted