Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-04
McGRAW AND HUGGlNS CONFIDENT
 OF VICTORY IN OPENING GAME

New York, oct. s--(By the A. ,P:1 --BasebaIL Amertca's national sport arises to the dignity of an interna- national episode tomorrow when the local National and American leaEue teams. open battle for the 1922 world series championship.
 Keen as is the interest which will focus on the historic Polo grounds from all portions of north America when the Giants and Yankees cEoss bets hardly less surprising arc the arrangements made to. flash the result of each game to distant where base bah is still nsme rather than q sport.
 Although lacking internaticnal com petitive character the outcome of the play holds international interest. Judging from the preliminary plans Announced. the scores and highlights , of every contest will be cabled South America, European and Asiatic conn tries, while ships on the seven seas will learn the outcome from wireless waves. With such worldwide interest illuminating the series, the scene Of tonf1ict is ablaze with baseball en- lhugiasm.
 WOrk-a- Day Cares Feruaken
 New York and its inhabitants to- night apparently had dropped, for the lime bsing all cares of the work-a-day world. Conversation hinged on wEeth- tr Babe Ruth of the Yankees would wreck the Giants machine with his home run bat or Arthur Nehf, the Ma uonais' pitching ace from Terre Haute gould turn back the heavy hitting Yankees in the initial clash of the se- ries. More attention was paid the fair weather forecasts of the weatherman collector.
 Telegraph and cable wires radiate From the Polo Grounds to all points of the compass Score boards and play or board with their vari-colored lights Elister 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 Twill follow avery play from these boards or radio descriptive service tc be broadcasted miles beyond the site of tke Giants stadium
 "A heuss Divided
 Itsis the old story of house 4divid- ed against itself. Y M
 TSnight, the baseball atmosphere if surcharEed with the most cracklins of all rivalry, for Internal. dissension regarding the ability of the two To- cal teams and their individual stars have divided the fans against them Kelvee. E.
 Although the American league. play g still rule favorftes to reverse the decision of a year ago, the, odds are steadily dropping. In place of the to offers prevailing last week. Tan kee supporters quote 6 to tonight and there Is little heavy wagering even at these short odds. Visions of the clo6eneSs of the play welFe months back when tl1e same cflrbs grappled for world series hon DTS and the extraordinary and thrilling climax in the final. contest which gay, the Giants a championship 5 game: to s,leaves even the most analytic far shaken in his conclusions. A carefu study of the available records and thu Season,s. averages falls to evolve ar outstanding -fayorite. s 7sS.
 Yanks Pitchers Strong
 Supporters of the American leagu. sennant winners point to the great y increased strength of the Yankee! pitching staff. Giant rooters counter with the cleam that the Nationals, too lave gained strength since 1921 and m manager John J. AfcGraw, the Ma. poleon of baseball, have a diamond strstegist of incomparable calibre. <
 Whatever the result of the four -ou sf-seven game series, the play wil .ack none of the. atmosphere an, Ecenic surroundings which have mad he world series wherever played, ia nous as an American sport contest Every reserved seat in, stands and tn boxes has been sold and given fai weather, such as the local pronostiga tor heralds for the morrow, the 22, ,00 Unreserved seats should be occupie long before the first Yankee batte takes his place at the plate. The hug horseshoe shaped stadium under tn shadows of Coogan's Bluff, will b sflutter with flags and pennants, man of which have seen similar service i past series. Bands will play and dig uities of national, state and basebal bodies lend their presence and voic 10 the climax of another diamond sea son. The advance guard of numerou put of town spectators are dread