The New York herald., 1922-10-03
,Yanks Still Strong Favorites,
5 TO 6-Huggins Comedies
Rivals Chance.
BUSH TO PITCH OPENER
Shawkey VIII FOllOw-Landis
( Says There's a Seat for
Everybody.
ny DANIEL.

It's a rather peculiar world series
which win break into baseball history
at the Polo Grounds tomorrow after
noon-curtain at precisely, Neither
John j. McGraw nor Miller j. Higgins
yesterday would go on record with a
prediction of success for his club. This
sets mark for managerial shyness
and conservatism which has not been
approached since the memorable classic
of 1914-and which incidentally had
some little influence on the reduction
of the odds. The Yankees still We're
strong favorites yesterday, but the
odds fell point-to 5 to s.
Preliminary to the series of 1914
Connie Mack. the tall Sage of Tioga,
was as talkative and as communica-
tive as the old Sphinx on Egypt's
sands. while George T. Stallings would
commit himself no further than to
claim that his Braves really were in
the tussle. 1t will be recollected-no
doubt with poignant grief by many
that the Bostons took the famous Ath-
letics for four in a row and knocked
the baseball world deader than a door,
nail.
Higgins made it clear that while he
would not be at all surprised If the
Yankees won the series he did not think
that there ought to be such things as
odds in a scrap for the world laurels
In this he is supported by McGraw and
many other old timers. Odds are very
interesting, but when the boys get out
on the field they very often show a
sneering disregard for the way the bet
ting went and the manner in which the
advance dope on stars and teams was
laid out.
"Not Won on Paper'-Huggins.
I'VE have a great lot of pitchers-we
have a terrific hitter in Ruth--we, have
q game, hard hitting. fighting bah club
"a far better team than the one the
Giants beat last year" said Higgins.
I'VE have everything in our favor All
the men are ready, physically fit, men,
tally primed. We just have come OFT of
the toughest fight ever waged for a pen
nant--a far tougher battle than the fans
realize. On paper we look stronger than
the Giants-but world series are not
won on paper" and the Miller chuckled
II would be much more optimistic il
we had to play half OF the series away
from New York." Higgins continued.
THAT may sound peculiar, but it IS
fact that the Yankees have done their
best work against bowling, razzing
mobs. When Ruth fans on a foreign
field and the fans begin to razz him
the other boys get fighting mad and
battle like blazes. But at home they
a Ccft
Il will open with Joe Bush. Joe is
In great shape-one of the greatest
pitchers I ever saw. That boy has more
stuff than the fans think / intend to
send Bob Shawkey out for the second
Tor the third, or maybe Waite Hoyt
Sam Jones is not exactly in top form"
Nehf Likely Choice.
McGraw still was not certain who
would open the series for him, but judg-
ing from the fact that he worked Art
Nehf. Jack Scott and Hughie McQuillan
three innings each in the second game
Saturday. he is debating which of the
trio TO start. Jess Barnes. hero of the
1871 series. who won two games in
which Fred Toney was knocked out, has
rot worked in some time and we doubt
II McGraw includes him in his calcula-
tions for the first two games Barnes
may be held as an ace in the hole"
as he was last October The chances
are that Nehf will face Bush tomorrow.
There arc many factors In the reduc-
ton of the odds yesterday. The trouble
experienced by Bush and Shaw key In
Boston-their being beaten on success
sive days by the last place Red Sox-led
many Giant supporters to come out OF
their burrows with their money This
rush of National League coin helped to
.t,,f % Al
OF the fact that the games IN Boston
proved nothing at all and had absolutely
no bearing on the world series
Bush and Shawkey probably would
have beaten the Browns easily but could
not win against a club which had
nothing at stake and played its head
off with spite and malice Spite and
mallce-and nothing at stake-will win
where the most virile efforts OF great
team with everything at stake will fail.
Lands Sees seats for All.
Judge Lands arrived here yesterday
and established his headquarters at the
Commodore. The Judge, of course had
TO maintain his neutrality and could not
express his opinion on the probable out
come OF the series. But he was sure
that II would be a great competition.
and that II would be n better PROPOSE
ilOn al dFOlUu lot uhNlnE Detn cut QOWn
to a best four out Of seven basis
"1 have every reason 10 believe that
the public viii support the series this
year even stronger than it did last
October said the Judge. "T believe
that there will be room for every person
who wants 10 see the games. 10 be-
hooves the fans TO keep level headed and
come UP 10 the grounds TO see conditions
for themselves Last year early reports
that the park already was jammed and
that thousands would have 20 be turned
away kept thousands Of fans away from
the Polo Grounds and hurt the attend
ance. ] do not believe that there will
be n repetition of that this year"
At the offices Of the Giants and the
Yankees the Fall sold out" sign was
hung out. Both Jim Tierney and Ed
Barrow announced that there was no
sense OF crowding into the club offices
and waving checks. The secretaries al
ready have received more certified checks
and money orders than they can honor
and will have to get busy soon with
returns
While there are no more reserved
seats 10 be had there will be 90 900
unreserved seats each day--1O.0 900 In
the upper tier Of the grand stand most
~of them really superior TO the reserved
seats In the lower tier, and 10000 seats
I'm the bleachers These will be sold be-
ginning 10 O'Clock each morning and
tho huyore will have IN puter tba no ri