The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-09

Is Set for
Big Clash
All Reserved Tickets Are
Sold for Opening Con-
test on Wednesday
ny HENRY L. FARRELL

III HENRY L. Ahfkf.isis
NEW YORK. Oct. 9.--onc moro
I Y lap around the clock and the
growlcd Let's 40" OF the umplrcs
are all that remains on the pro-
gram TO get the third annual battle
between the Giants and the Yankees
for the worlds baseball champion.
ship under way.
Everything else lie ready. Fair
weather Is in promise. tickets are
about gone. the teams are ready,
and the fans arc waiting TO so.
Miller Huggins. this little manager
OF the American league champions.
took unto himself a rather pleasant
mood to-day. II seems that he found
a decrease when hs called the roll
OF cripples.
Babe Ruth Is ready and rarin' 10
go. Bob Mcuso has sound dogs
under him again, ard Mike McNally
has separated from stitch ia tho
side. waiIy pipp n stiIl rather
doubtful. but higgins thinks he
viii hs able to start the first
game.
What II the Giants start laying
down them down In front Of himT'
Higgins was asked about Pipp and
his game ankle.
Wen have TO do something whom
they start doing that" he replied
Pep Young Is stan shifting with
a cold. and John soupone Scott has
kink 10 his arm. but otherwise the
National league champions are ready
for the word.
Yankee business managers an.
nouncqd that the reserved seats
we're all gone. but that $4,000 un.
reserved seats would DO available to.
morrow The Giants have not sold
all their reserved ssats.
Great quantities OF tickets have
fallen into the hands Of scalpers.
who are asking double the face
value Officials Of the GlantA and
the Yankees said they figured that
the specs would be caught with a
lot OF them and would lose on their
venture.
They said they had the names Of
the purchasers OF every reserved
seat. and that they had the means
Of finding out how the specs cams
into possession OF SO many tickets,
Betting continues brisk with tho
Yanks still prevailing a slight favor
lite over the Giants. John MeGraw.
manager Of the world champions.
thinks Il is good omen for hts
club.
Twice the Yankees have been
the fayorites in the series and twice
they didn't win," he said.
Higgins Is not pleased with the
honor OF being the fayorite.
The 'inferiofity complex" which
is being advanced hs one OF the
reasons why the Yankees viii have
a hard time beating tho Giants "a
not apparent in the actions OF the
American league champions. They
are all popped up and they show
their confidence that they Will win.
"They can't. beat us three In a
row" Babe Ruth thid today. and
the ether members OF the team
f3el tho same way. Ruth must
know that the dope places upon
his shoulders The entire burden OF
the Yankees. but he does not show
Il. II the theory Is sound that "as
Ruth goes so 20 the Yanks," tho
Babe Ia trying at least TO show
HIS teammates that he rs not wor.
rying.
The Yankees feel sure that Ar.
thur Nehf. the steady southpnw OF
the Giants. will pitch the first
game and this bunch has caused
Miller HuRgins 10 take second
gucss on his pitching selection.
Several days ngo, Hug" snid ne
would start Jones---if the weather
should be clear and bright--and
that Joe Bush would get tho call
II the day should BE- cloudy. Hug.
gins sold today that he had changed
his mind and that he would no. b.
sure until tomorrow. IL was
thought that he might throw Herb
Pennock, his southpnw nee, In the
opener. The Giants hnyc never
looked at Pennock and they con.
slider him more seriously thHn any
VI the other Yank pitchers.
Most OF the bnsebnli family. minor
and major league managers. plny.
ers, scouts and writer's, had gather.
90 today. Commissioner Lendis will
preside nt meeting OF the ms or
league clubs scheduled TO 20 thru