The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-03
Giants and Yanks Are Tuned to
High Pitch For Baseball Classic ;
First Game in New York Tomorrow
Both Managers Confident
on Eve of Second World
Tilt Between the New
New York Teams.

NEW YORK. The New York Giants
and Yanks. standard bearers OF the
National ana American leagues, We're
tuned TO concert pitch today IN final
workouts in preparation for the opening
tomorrow Of their second successive
struggle for premier baseball honors.
The Giants were victors last year in a
tensely fought worlds series. that lasted
games. The laurel this year will go
10 the team winning four out OF seven.
With a shorter series, attendance re-
cords were not expected to exceed last
years nigh mark-26g.977 paid ad.
missions for eight games, but indica-
tons pointed to capacity demands. Club
officials today announced sell out in
reserved seats for the first six games.
with thousands of untitled applications
This is exclusive, however, OF 10000
unreserved seats in the bteachers and
upper tier Of the grandstand which will
go ON sale each day at 10 a. M.
Both Sides Confident
Those who asserted vehemently that
the predominating pitching strength OF
the Yanks would be the decisive factor
were as emphatically answered by those
who believed that the hard hitting quick
thinking and aggressive attack OF the
Giants would overcome any disadvant-
ages on the mound.
Neither manager had committed him
self TO a prediction OF victory. Not that
either John McGraw or Miller Huggins
lack confidence in his team, but the
fact remains that after all has been
said both clubs are close to an even
basis, with the breaks OF tho game
likely to swing the tide toward either
camp.
II look for higher grade OF baseball
this year than We had last year" Nc.
Graw declared. This may be contrary
To general opinion, but it's my story. 4
year ago. both teams were a bit Keyed
up and II took some time for the ten.
sion to lessen. This year both have
gone through another pennant winning
campaign and this added to the esper
ience they got In the series OF 1921.
should result in hn absence OF nerves
Both should play at their best.
iugglns was perhaps little more
outspoken,
We have great lot VI pitchers. -
he said.
we have terrific hitter IN Ruth
game. hard hitting. fighting ball
Cuba far better team than the one
the Giants boat last year. All the men
are physically III. mentally primed. We
have Just como out VI the toughest fight
ever waged for "a pennant. On paper,
We look stronger than the Giants, but
the series IL not won on paper
Big Six" victorious In the battle for
life, IL coming back to the scene OF his
greatest diamond trlumphs.
Idol OF New York fandom for more
than "a decade and hero OF one ot the
greatest worlds series triumphs Ia his
tory, Chrls,y Mathcwson. VIII return
to witness the battle between the yanks
and Giants.
II viii be the flrs, real game Matty
has seen In three years, since he began
and won the fight for health shattered
by war experience.
Out OF more than decade OF brllllan,
pitching achievements. "Mstty's" rec
ord OF three shut outs In the 1906 series
when the Giants defeated the Athletics
stands by itself In niche OF the hall
OF fame. lie also was with the Giants
In tho series OF 1911, 1912 and 1918.