Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-03
FUTURE WORLD )
SERIES PITCHER
ARRIVES IN N. !.
Long Jim" Baker From
Texas Is on the Ground
to Get Used to the Crowds
and "AII That Stuff"

New York, Oct. "A fast freight
train stopped in Newark, N. j., at
dusk today and from one of its car
doors jumped a lengthy, sunburned
youth, known down in far, hot cor
ner of Texas as Long jim" Baker,
star hurler of professional
team named after a grocer for ad-
vertising purposes.
Jim came to New York on tube
train and found a cheap hotel.
who's going to pitch the fust
game?' he asked.
Joe Bush for the Yankees and
Little Artie Nehf, the left-handed
Giant answered an individual
whose face was buried in a sport
ing page.
Wal" drawled jim. Il been ex
pecting for some time that some OF
these here days I'd be pitchin' a
world series game myself, so | tho
I'd come up to see what they're
like, get used to the crowds OF
folks and all that stuff. Amt
never seed one afore.'
Crowds Pour In.
At about the same time Jim lett
his freight, and for some hours pre-
Viously during the day, fast pas
senger trains were arriving at their
New York terminals, bringing
crowds of minor and major league
players, managers and officials and
newspaper men and a talr slzed
bunch of fans.
1t 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
hall fan is like little boy when
his sisters beau is calling. lie can
forego the burning desire to take
peek.
And, too. funny thing about the
worlds series is why they call II
that. The contesting teams always
are American teams and one conlu
hardly conceive of interest in tins
series being manifest in the orient,
or in the far north countries OF Eu-
rope. go,
Yet, among the writer's who Will
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 BfaNl
and the Argentine, a half score from
Canada and one from Sweden. Inc
latter probably was attracted by
the Giant'ss latest pitching addition
one Mr.. Cvengros. CVengrom, now
ever, is not Il world series ellglple'
Press Reservations.
Press reservations have been
made by men representing every
large city in the United states.
Many are from the Pacific coast,
while the minor league cities, a.
least the larger Of them, have sent
writer's along with the fans. Busl-
ness managers of both the CLUBS
have announced that the requests
for seat reservations are much
larger than last year.
II is possible to seat about 4O,0O0
nersons in the Polo grounds, where
ali the games will be played. Eacn
team will alternate in being tine
home team with the Giants enjoy
ing the comforts Of the nome bench
on the first day.
Whatever may be the interest
beyond the Hudson in this series
between the Manhattan teams,
there are enough fans among the
100000 folks of the Greater City
to keep up a lively sputter-sputter
OF speculative chatter on the ifs
and ands and what's and why's oil
the chances or the teams.
Expect Much From Ruth.
"Babe" Ruth, Notwithstanding
the fact that he was kept out of the
game for more than month for
being temperamental and antagon-