The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-03
RESERVED SEATS
SOLD OUT LONG
BEFORE OPENING
Yanks Favored to Win Be-
cause of Shade in
Hurting Staff

NEW YORK, oct 2--A fau
freight train stopped ln Newark, ".
j., ~ dusk today ana from one ot
rs car doors jumped . lengthy, sun
burned youth. known down IN fat
hot corner OF Texas as Long jim
Baker star hUtlor of scmiprotee-
tional team. named after grocer
Tor advertising purpose.
Jim came 60 NoW York on a tube
train and found cheap hotel,
who's going 20 pitch tho fust
Eamo2' ho asked
'Ioo Bush. for the Yankees and
little Artio Nohf. On" left handed
Giant" answered an individual
whose facc Was buried Ia sporting
page.
"wnGu." drnwled Jim. ~ been cx-
poctin' Ter come time that some of
these hore days ia be -pitchln'
world serica game myself 40
thought ia come up 20 see what
they're Ike, get used tu the crowds
Of folks and all that stuff Amt
never rocd one nforc"
crowds Arriving.
At about tho same time Jim left
hIs freight and for some hours pre-
Niously during the day. fast paSsen-
ger trains were arriving nt thoir
New York terminals, bringing
crowds Of minor and major league
players, mapnEore aud officials and
Newspaper men and a fnlr-sized
bunch Of fans
IT probably is true that the sec
tlonal interest iS not 50 great when
the series has for LIS prlncipaiA two
teams of the same city, hut "A base
ball fan is IKE a little hoy when his
slster'R beau is calling. He cant
forego the burning desire TO take
a peek.
And, too, funny thing about the
world series is why they call II that
The contcsting teams always are
American teams and ono could
hardly conceive OF interest In the
series being manifest In tho orient.
or In the far north countries of
Europe.
Yet among the writer's who will
report tho game for newspapers
from other countries are squad
from England. two from japan, one
from France. one from Russia, one
from cuba. couple from Brazil
and the Argentina, n half score from
Canada aud one from Sweden. The
latter probably was attracted hy the
Giants latest pitching acquisition,
one Cvengros Cvengros, however
is not a world series eligible.
Press reservations have been made
by men representing every largo city
in the United States. Many are
from the Pacific coast, while the
minor league cities, at least tho
larger OF them. have sent writer's
along with the fans. Business man
ayers OF both the club have an
nounccd that the requests for seat
reservations are much larger than
last year, when tho Yankees and tho
Giants were principals.
Take Care Of 10000.
It is possible TO seat about forty
thousand persons In the polo
grounds. where all tho games viii
be played. Each team will alternate
I'm being "the home team" with the
Giants enjoying the comforts OF the
home bench on the first day.
Whatever may he the interest out
beyond the Hudson IN this series be-
tween the Manhattan teams, there
are enough fans among the 100000
folks Of the greater city to keep up
lively sputter-eputtor OF specula-
tive chatter on the IFS and and's aud
what's and whens OF the chances of
the teams.
Babe" Ruth. Notwithstanding the
fact that ho was kept out of the
game Tor more than month for
being temperamental ana antagonis-
wv 10 tilt lNutH ltNeltu ulnplftG ana
gave way to Rodgers Hornsby OF the
Cardinals for homo run honors, IL
expected 10 he somewhat OF n terror
10 the Giant hurlers.
"Ya, Just wait tin Bah Ruth oteps
up 10 that plate with that old
bludgeon Of hisn," warned Park
Row boy who believes In the Yanks.
Hen make 'em look sick, he will"
The big four OF the Yankee pitch
ing staff, Bush. Shawkey. Hoyt and
Mays are rated by the experts to be
much better than McCraw's mounds
mon. Nehf, jess and Virgil Barnes.
Jack Scott, McQuillan and Ryan.
Bush won 26 games for the Yankees
this season and ShHwkoy and Hoyt
both won good majority of their
games. Carl Mays, the under handed
flinglng star Of 1891 season. has had
an off year.
less Barnes Nehf and Scott have
been the best OF the Giants, while
Ryan has shown excellent form and
may get chance against the
Americans.
Yet the Giants won their ponnant
without much trouble, while the
Yankees finished with only tho slim
margin OF one game