Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-19
WORLD SERIES
TO Open IN N. Y.
ON OCTOBER

SnlcdSO, 0ept. 10 L Ile 1o@H
worlds series baseball championship
will open October 4 in New York
City, it was decided today at a meet
ling of National and American
League representatives here. Last
years prices will prevail.
The arrangements for the opening
, game in New York was made on the
assumption that the New York
Giants will win the National League
pennant. Both New York clubs were
represented at the meeting and the
National League club won the toss
to decide where the first game would
be played. Should St. Louis win the
American League championship. the
first game at st. Louis would be play
ed on October Z.
The arrangement calls for the
opening game Wednesday, October 4,
to be known as National League day
when the Giants would be lat home"
on the Polo Grounds in New York.
and the next day, October o-provid-
ing the New York Americans win the
American League pennant-would be
American League day when the Yam
KEGS would be lat home" on the
same grounds.
If the st. Louis Americans win the
American League race. they would
play in New York. October and 8,
and Friday, October 6, would be
travel day. Three games would be
played at st. Louis. October Z. 8 and
8. Following the three games which
would be played in st. Louis October
u, s and 9, should st. Louis win the
American League pennant, Tuesday,
October 10, would be travel day and
the sixth game of the series would
be played in New York. October IL.
In case of a postponed game, the
arrangements provided that such
game should be played on the
grounds where postponed prior to
games scheduled at another city.
Prices for seats do not include ten
per cent federal tax.
The New York prices, which. It
was announced. prevailed last year
at the New York series which the
Giants won from the Yankees, will
be for reserved box seats So; grand
stand lower deck reserved SO; grand
stand upper deck reserved IS; blea-
chers 81. At st. Louis reserved box
seats would be Sc; grand stand re-
served IS: reserved right field pavil-
ion S4 reserved left field pavilion
S4 right field unreserved seats 81;
left field unreserved 81.
In case the series should run to
3 to 3 tie. the contending clubs
would be idle one day before the
final and deciding game. This would
be played in New York. October IL.
If st. Louis were one of the contend
ers.
Appointment Of umpires will be
made by the presidents of the Ma
tional and American Leagues. Such
appointments would not be made,
however. until the close of the sea-
son. 1t was announced.
Both National and American
Leagues and both New York clubs
were represented at the meeting
which was held in the Office Of K. NJ.
Landis baseball commissioner. Re-
personalities Of the St. Louis Ameri-
cans failed to arrive. it was announ-
ced.
John 4. Heydler, president of the
National League; B. B. johnson,
president of the American League;
Colonel Jacob Rupert. one of the
owners Of the New York Americans;
E. G. Barrow. business manager OF
the New York Americans and James
J. Tierney, secretary Of the New
York Nationals, were the principals
at the meeting. Leslie O'Connor'
secretary to Commissioner Landls''
and William Harridge. secretary 10
President johnson of the American
League. also attended the session.