Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-03
TICKETS FOR
BIG SHOW ARE
ALL S0LD0UT
Weather Report Indicates a
Week Of Ideal
Temperature.
tBy The Associated Press,

oA1N = ~ SSNS~
CT the National and American leagues.
were tuned to concert pitch today in
final workouts in preparation for the
opening tomorrow OF their second
successive struggle for premier base
ball honors. The Giants were rictors
last-year in g. tensely fought worlds
series that lasted eight games. The
laurel this year will go to the
winning four out OF seven.
With a. shorter series attendance
records were not expected to exceed
admissions for the eight gannee-but
indications pointed to capacity de-
mands. Club officials today announc-
ed q sell-out in reserved seats for the
first six games, with Thousands Of un-
filled applications. This IL exclusive
Of $4,000 unreserved seats in the
bleachers and upper tier or the grand
stand. which will go on sale each day
at 10 a. m. .
Even Babe Ruth was unable to sat-
isfy a last minute desire for tickets
The Yankee slugger appeared at this
Giants offices in his quest
Sorry Babe, but there isn't e.
a hope left" he was told. He WA
but one Of many.
On Hand EARLY.
Advance guards of delegations from
all parts Of the United States; Canada
early today. The influx was expected
to reach its height tonight. .,ge -
Close to 500 newspaper rnen from
all parts Of the continent were on
hand. TWO hundred additional. press
applications could not be granted be-
cauee Of the limited facilities.
Promise Of fair weather. with ideal
temperatures, not. only for the open
ing game. blu probably tor the rest
of the week, checkn1ated any unto
ward move by rain.
But above and beyond the cold and
material facts. the scramble for tick
cts and the preparations Of the faith.
full who will start the b~leacherites
vigil tonight in the lee Of Coogan'e
Bluff, fans in the highways and by
ways were absorbed in the battle OF
Ifs and 'ands"-the pro and
that wages back and forth over the
merits of the contenders. 8 mr.
Those who asserted vehernently that
the predonainattng pitching strength
Of the Yankees would be the decisive
factor were as e.nphat!cal!y answered
by those who believed that the hard
hitting, quick thinking and aggressive
attack of the Giants you'd overcome
n disadvantage on the mound.
Neither manager aad committed
himself to a prediction of victory. Not
that either John McGraw or Miller
! Higgins lack confidence IN hts cam.
But the fact remains that after all
! has been said, both clubs are fortified
lin close to an even basis, with, the
breaks OF the game likely TO swing
the tide toward either camp.
Erpects "ReaT' Baseball.
y ~ l~>1 e.. Li-L~-~
ball this yea than we had a year
ago McGraw declared. This may be
contrary to general opinion, BIT its
my story. a year e potn teams
were a bit keyed up and It took some
time for tension to lessen. This vea
both have one through another pen
nantiwinning campaign and this, ad-
ded to the experience they got In the
series Of 1921. should result in an ah-
sence Of nerves. Both should play at
their best"
Higgins was perhaps e. little ,nore
outspoken.
We have a great lot Of pitchers
he said. we have g terrific hitter IN
Ruth-a game, hard hitting, fighting
ball Cuba far better than the
one the Giants beat last year. All the
men are physically At, mentally pr!ra-
ed. We have just ON out Of the
toughest fight ever waged for a pen
nant. On paper we look stronger than
the Giants. but the series Is not VIC.
on paper,
Pitching has been the outstanding
factor in worlds series trunaphs over
a span of two decades. Records re-
veal ar unusual proportion OF shut
out twirlinE-close to a third Of the
games ending with n team scorelees.
with the high mark in 1905 when the
Giants blanked the Athletics -four
times to win while the Mackmen
turned the shutout IA bles once.
* Six of the eight games last yee-
were pitching duels, will, Waite Hoyt.
!. Phil Douglas. Jess Barnes and Art
Nehf in the spotlight,
This year. Higgins has five Stars
Hoyt. Mays. Bush, shawkey and Jones
] to oppose Scott, Nehf, McQuillen.
Barnes and Ryan Of the Giants.
Bueh and Shawkey stand head and
shoulders above the rest in seaso
performances. Hoyt will have the con-
fdence gained by the brilliant show
; ing he made last year against this
: Giants.
McGraw's staff, faltering badly in
: the latter part Of the campaign, ap-
parently has rounded into more con
sistent form and may upset calcula'
lions which have given h Yankees
SO decided an edge in this depart
e ment.
Bush. whom Higgins has picked tt
open the series, has been handicap
ped for a. while by a stone bruise OF
his left foot but the Yankee manage
\ asserted during the teams workou
yesterday that his star twirler ha,
practically recovered. He predicted
Bullet Joe" would be in prime con
dition for the first game.
Southpaw Art Nehf is expected t.
draw McGraw's opening assignment
E with experts inclined to regard Scott
who has one especially we'll in tn
last few games, as second choice. "
e Empires Picked.
New York. Oct, 3.-w. j. KLEIN an
W. Mccormick, for the Nationa
: league, and C. B. Owens and Georg
Hldebrand for the American league
were, announced Monday as umpire
= K. NJ. Lands.
i Until last year. Ia umpires had par
ticinated in the worlds series since tn
arst was held in 1908. Arsraas tin,
only two officials were used, n b
es, as in all ordinary major leagu
d games now The n.zt two were Hem
~ Hank O'Day ard n H. Connolly.
= Klem, who was named Monday e
i. the 1922 series, holds the reccr,
ID o'Day, once manager Of the ctncir
natt IRedesst s second with eight. an
Connolly and Charlie Rigier are tts
r.. forsathird with seven series:
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