South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-03
CROWDS ARRIVING
IN new YORK FOR
BASEBALL CLASSIC
Press Representatives From
Every Large City and From
Foreign Countries Present.

NEW YORK, Oct "A fast
! freight train stopped in Newark, y.
j., at dusk Monday and from one Of
its car doors jumped a lengthy. sun
burned youth, known down in a far
hot corner of Texas as Long Jim
Baker, star hurler of d semiprOfes-
siOnal team named after a grocer Tor
advertising purposes.
Jim came 10 New York on a tube
train and found a cheap hotel
Who's gOing to pitch the fust
game" he asked.
Joe Bush for the Yanks and
Little Artie Nehf and left handed
Clint" answered an individual
whose face was buried in a sporting
page.
Wall" drawled Jim. Il been eX-
pecting fer some time that some of
these here days I'd be a-pitchin' a
world series myself SO I thought I'd
come up 20 see what they're like. get
used TO the crowds OF folks and all
that stuff Amt never seen one
afore."
At about the same time Jim left
his freight and for some hours pre-
viousiy during the day. fast passen-
ger trains were arriving AT their New
York terminals bringing crowds OF
minor and major league players,
managers and officials and newspa-
permen and a fair sized bunch Of
fans.
Il probably is true that the sec
tional interest is not so great when
the series has for its principals two
teams of the same city but a base.
ball fan IS like a little bCy when his
sisters beau is calling He can't
forego the burning desire TO take a
peek. And too. a funny thing about
the world series is why they call .t
that. The COntesting teams are
American teams and one could hard
~ conceive Of interest in the series
being manifest in the Orient or 10 the
far north country of Europe
Yet among the writer's who viii
report the games. for newspapers
from other countries are a squad
from England, two from japan, one
from France, one from Russia. one
from Cuba. a couple from Brazil
and the Argentine q half score from
Canada and one from Sweden. The
latter probably was attracted by The
Giants latest pitching acquisition.
one Mr Cvengros. Cvengros how
ever. is not a world series eligible.
Press reservations have been made
by men representing every large city
.n the United States Many are from
the Pacific coast. while the minor
league cities at least the larger OF
tnem. have sent writer's along with
the fans. Business managers OF
both the clubs have annOuced that
the requests for seat reservations are
much larger than last year. when the
Yanks ard the Giants were princi-
pals
il is possible 10 set about 10000
persons in the Polo grounds where
ali the games VIII be played. Each
team Will alternate in being the
home team" with the Giants enjoy
ing the comforts Of the home bench
on the first day
Whatever may be the interest be-
yond the Hudson in this series be-
tween the Manhattan teams. there
are enough fans among the six mill
lion folks OF the greater city 20 keep
up a lively sputter-sputter OF specu-
lative chatter on tae rs and Ids
and what's and witches OF the
chances Of the teams.
Babe Ruth. notwithstanding the
fact that he was kept out Of the
game for more than "a month for
being temperamental and antsgon.
istic 10 the much revered umpire
and gave way TO Rogers Hornsby OF
the Cardinals for home run honorA
is expected - be somewhat or a ter
ror 10 the Giant hurlers
The big four Of the Yankee pitch