Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-04

New 1Ork, OcC. o.-tDy 1ne hSooSi
ated Press. Baseball, Americas ma
tional sport, will arise to the dignity OF
an international episode Wednesday,
when the local National and American
league teams open battle for the 1922
worlds series championship.
Keen as is the interest that Will focus
on the Polo Grounds from all portions
of North America, when the Giants
and Yankees cross bats, hardly less sur
prising are the arrangements made to
flash the details of each game from the
press stands.
Although lacking international char
acter. the outcome of the play holds
international interest. Judging from
the plans announced, the scores and
high lights of every contest will be
cabled to South America, Europe and
Asiatic countries, while ships on the
seven seas will learn the outcome from
wireless waves. With such worldwide
interest Illuminating the series, the con-
flict is ablaze with baseball enthusiasm.
New York and it's inhabitants Tues
day night apparently had dropped, for
the time being, all cares of the work
a-day world. Conversation hinged on
whether Babe" Ruth of the Yankees
would wreck the Giants machine
with his home run bat, or Arthur Nehf,
the Nationals pitching ace from Terre
Haute, would turn back the heavy hit
ting Yanks in the initial clash OF the
series.
A Network of Gables
Telegraph and cable wires radiate
from the Polo Grounds to all points
of the compass. Score boards ana
player boards with their vari-colored
re nr vQnfa0p
in all parts of the city.
1t is the old story of house divided
against itself.
East vs. West in world series and
New York roots for the home team,
regardless of league affiliations. To-
night. however, the baseball atmosphere
is surcharged with the most cracking
of all rivalry, for internal dissensions
regarding the ability of the two local
teams and their individual stars has
divided the fans.
Although the American league play
ers still rule favorites, to reverse the
decision of a year ago, the ODDS are
steadily dropping. In place of the
to offers prevailing last week, Yam
kee supporters quoted @ to 8 Tuesday
night, and there is little betting even
at these short odds.
Visions of the closeness of the plays
IL months back, when the same teams
fought for world series honors, and
the thrilling climax in the final game, |
which gave the Giants the champion |
shin. five games to three, leaves even |
the most analytical fan shaken in his
conclusions. Careful study of the av-
erage records and seasons averages
fails to evolve an outstanding favorite.
Yankees are Favorites
Supporters of the American league
pennant winners point TO the greatly
increased strength of the Yankees
pitcbing staff. Giant rooters counter
with the claim that the Nationals, too,
have gained strength since 1871, and
in Manager John McGraw, the Napo-
leon of baseball, have diamond STRAIT
egist of incompatible caliber.
Whatever the result of the four out
of seven games series, the play will
lack none of the atmosphere and scenic
effect which made the worlds series,
wherever played, famous as an Amerl-
can sport contest.
Every reserved seat in stands and
boxes has been sold and, given falr
weather, such as the local forecaster
heralds for Wednesday, the $4,000 un-
reserved seats should be occupied long
before the first Yankee batter takes
his place at the plate. The huge horse
shoe shaped stadium under the shadows
of Coogan's bluff, will be aflutter with
flags and pennants, many from cities
of which have seen past series Bands
will play and dignitaries of national
and baseball bodies will lend their pres
ence and voice to the climax of another
diamond season. The advance guard of
numerous out of town spectators al
ready is taxing the congested hotels.
New records in either attendance or
gate receipts are unlikely, however.
for with the return to the seven game
series, duplication of the figures in the
last seasons best five out of nine
games appears impossible. In 1921,
total receipts for the eight games were
5000, ,233 and the attendance was 269,-
977.
Lands Plays Part
Kenesaw NJ. Lands, high commits
sioner of baseball, Tuesday night as
signed the umpires for the opening
games, with the statement that all the
arrangements had been completed and
that now 1t was up to the players and
the weather man. I
mo don't ask me to name winner" {
be warned. II am neutral, but it's !
going to be great series"
His selections for positions of um- .
pires place w. J. KLEIN and Barry Nc !
Cormick of the National league behind =
home plate and at second, while George !
and C. Il Ouans of tho