Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-04
Wednesday Morning, October 4, 1922
BASEBALL BOWLING
 RACING
 GOLF

against itself. East vs. West in a world series and New York roots for the home team, regardless of the fans league affiliations. Tonight, however, the baseball atmosphere is surcharged with the most cracking of all rivalry for internal dissention regarding the ability of the two local teams and their stars have divided the fans against themselves.
 Although che American league play CTS still rule favorites to reverse the decision of a year ago the odds are steadily dropping. In place of the to offers prevailing last week, Yankee supporters quote six to five. tonight and there is little betting even at these short odds.
 Visions of the closeness of the plays twelve months back when the same teams fought for world series honors and thrilling climax in the final con- test which gave the giants five games to three, leaves even the most ana lytic fan shaken in his conclusions. Careful study of the available records and seasons averages fail to evolve an outstanding favorite.
 Supporters of the American league pennant winners point to the greatly increased strength of the Tanks pitch ing staff. Giant rooters countered with the claim that the Nationals too, have gained strength since 1921, and in manager John McGraw, the Napol- con of baseball, have diamond strat- egist of incompatible calibre.
 Whatever the result of the four out of seven games series, the play will lack none of the atmosphere and seen ic surroundings which have made the worlds series, wherever played famous as an American sport contest.
 Every. reserved seat in stands and boxes has been sold and given fair weather such as the local forecaster heralds for tomorrow, 22,000 unreserv- ed seats should be occupied long be- fore the first Yank batter takes his place at the plate. The huge horse shoe shaped stadium will be aflutter with flags and pennants, many of which have seen similar service in past series. Bands will play and dig nitaries of national and state and base ball bodies lend their presence and ond season. The advance guard Of numerous out of town spectators are already taxing the capacity.
 New records in either attendance of gate receipts are unlikely however, for with the return to the seven game series, duplication of the figures es- tablished in last seasons best five out of nine games appear impossible. An other year, when the Yanks' new park with its 10000 to S0,000 seating capa city is completed, there may be dii | ferent tale to tell, but this season the 1921 total receipts for eight games ot $900,233 and the aggregate attendance of 269,977 seems safe.
 It goes without saying that botf Manager McGraw and Miller Huggins the Yanks' mentor, will send theil strongest combinations in to battle to morrow. In a short four out of sever
 series victory in the initial game: \ spell an advantage which it is harC
 to overcome.
 Il The Giants are expected to Opel
 with Artie Nehf facing the American
 club standard bearers. Nehf has wol
 19 games out of his 37 starts in tn,
 National league pennent race this sea
 son and is about the Giants pitching
 ace.
 Huggins is expected to send Jo
 Bush to the mound to secure the in
 itial edge on the McGrawites. Bus