The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-03
Giants and YankS Meet Second
Time in Two Years.
Crowds Arriving Early for
Opening Game Tomorrow.
EVERY RESERVED SEAT SOLD
Thousands of BIeacherites Take
Up Vigil Tonight.
Neither Manager Dragging But
Both Are Confident.

New York, Oct. 3.-Falr weather
for the opening game of the worlds
series tomorrow was predicted in the
government forecast today. For the
past ten days, New York has enjoyed
moderate temperatures. and steady
sunshine.
I'm this vicinity" said the local
forecast, fair weather is indicated for
the next 36 hours with light variable
winds and a slight tendency to cooler.
(By the Associated Press.).
New York. Oct. 3.-The New York
Giants and Yankees, standard bear
ers of the National and American
leagues, were tuned to concert pitch
today in final workouts in preparation
for the opening tomorrow OF their sec
ond successive struggles for premier
baseball honors. The Giants We're
victors last year in a tensely fought
worlds series that lasted eight games.
The laurel this year will go to the
team winning four out of seven.
With a shorter series, attendance
records were not expected to exceed
last years high mark-269,977 paid
admissions for eight games-but in
dications pointed to capacity demands.
Club officials today announced a sell
out in reserved seats for the first SIX
games, with thousands of untitled ap-
plications This is exclusive, however,
of $4,000 unreserved seats IN the
bleachers and upper tier of the grand
stand, which will go on sale each day
at 10 a. m.
Even Ruth Denied Ticket.
Even Babe Ruth was unable to
satisfy a last minute desire for tickets.
The Yankee slugger appeared at the
Giants office in his quest.
Sorry. Babe. but there isn't even a
hope left" he was told. He was but
one of many.
Advance guards of delegations from
all parts of the United States and
Canada and outlying points were on
hand early today. The influx was ex-
pected TO reach its height tonight.
Close to 500 newspaper men from
all parts of the continent were on
hand to supply millions of newspaper
readers first hand accounts of the
series The hundred additional press
applications could not be granted be-
cause of the limited facilities. Promise
of fair weather. with ideal tempera-
lures. not only for the opening game.
but probably for the rest of the week,
checkmated any untoward moves by
rain.
Stand in Line Tonight.
But above and beyond the cold and
material facts, the scramble for tick
cts and the proportions of the faithful
who start the bleacherites' vigil to-
night on the lee of Coogan's bluff
fans in the highways and byways were
absorbed in the battle ifs" and
"ands"-the pro and con that wages
back and forth over the merits of the
contenders.
Those who asserted vehemently that
the predominating pitching staff of
the Yankees would be the decisive
factor were as emphatically answered
by those who believed that the hard
hitting quick thinking and aggressive
a of would
any disadvantages on the mound.
Neither manager had committed him
self to prediction of victory not that
either John McGraw or Miller Hug
gins lacks confidence in his team.
but the fact remains that after all has
been said, the clubs are fortified in
close to an even basis, with the breaks
of the game likely to swing the tide
toward either camp.
McGraw Expects Classy Series.
"I look for a higher grade of base
ball this year than we had a year
ago" McGraw declared. This may be
contrary to general opinion but it's
my story. A year ago both teams were
a bit keyed up and it took some time
for the tension to lessen. This year
both have gone thru another pennant-
winning campaign and this, added to
the experience they got in the series
of 1921, should result in an absence
of nerves. both should play at their
best"
Higgins was perhaps little more
outspoken.
I'VE have a great lot of pitchers -
he said. I'VE have terrific hitter in
Ruth-a game, hard-hitting, fighting
ball cIub-a far better team than the
one the Giants beat last year. All
the men are physically fit, mentally
primed. We have just come out of
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