Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-04
GOTHAM 8 CARES
LAID ASIDE FOR
WORLD s SERIES
Results Of Championship
Contests Will Be Com
muniCated to Most All
Parts of Civilized Globe.

New York, oct. (by the Asso-
ciated Press Baseball, Americas
national sport, will arise to the dig
nifty of an international episode to-
morrow when the local National
and American league teams open
battle for the 1922 world series
championship,
Keen as is the interest that will
focus on the Polo grounds from all
portions of North America, when
the Giants and Yankees cross bats,
hardly less surprising are the ar
engagements made to flash the de-
tails of each game from the Polo
grounds.
International Interest.
Although lacking international
competitive character, the outcome
of the play holds international in
terest, Judging from the prelim
mary plans announced the scores
and high lights of every contest
will be cabled to South America,
Europe and Asiatic countries, while
ships on the sevC4 seas will learn
the outcome from wireless waves.
With such world wide interest il
Illuminating the series, the zone Of
conflict is ablaze with baseball en-
thusiasm.
New York and its inhabitants
tonight apparently had dropped,
for the time being, all cares of the
work-a-day world. Conversation
hinged on whether Babe" Ruth,
of the Yankees, would wreck the
Giants macnfne with his home run
bat, or Arthur Nehf, the Nationals
pitching ace would turn back the
heavy hitting Yankees in the in
itial clash of the series.
Telegraph and cable wires radi-
ate from the Polo grounds to all
points of the compass. Score
boards and player boards with
their vari-colored lights glisten
from points of vantage in all parts
of the city. Thousands of fans who
will never see the inside of the
baseball coliseum during the series,
will follow every play from these
boards or radio description service
TO be broadcast miles beyond the
sight of the Giants stadium.
Ii is the old story of house di-
vided 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 RI
valry, for internal dissension re-
garding the ability of the two Local
teams and their individual stars
have divided the fans against
themselves.
Odds Are Dropping.
Although the American league
players still rule favorites to re-
verse the decision of a year ago,
the odds are steadily dropping. In
place of the eight to five offers
prevailing last week Yankee sup
porters quote six to 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 contest which gave the Giants
five game to three. leaves even the
most anylitic fan shaken in his con-
illusions. Careful study of the
available records and seasons aver
ages fails to evolve an outstanding
favorite.
Supporters of the American
league pennant winners point to
Tho greatly increased strength of
the Yankees pitching staff. Giant
with TIM claim
that the Nationals, too, have
gained strength since 1921, and IN
Manager John McGraw, the Ma
poleon of baseball, have diamond
strategist or incompatible caliber
Whatever the result of the four
out of seven games series, the play
will lack none of the atmosphere
and scenic surroundings which
have made the worlds series, wher-
ever played, famous as an Ameri-
can sport contest.
Reserved Seats Sold,
Every reserved seat in stands
and boxes has been sold and, given
fair weather, such as the local fore
caster heralds for the morrow, the
$4,000 unreserved seats should be
occupied long before the first Yam
lSee 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 dignitarl5g Of
national, state and baseball bodies
lend their presence and voice to
the climax of another diamond sea-