The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-06
$4,000 Are Expected
AT Game That Gives
Edge to Winning Team
BY DAVIS ]. Walsh.


NEW YORK. Oct. ST. The World
SERIES travelogue awclSe today to
fihd itself st the Polo Grounds.
N'Yawl, for the third meeting be-
tween the Giants and Nationals. 1t
was to be the game that would
give one club Or the other the edge
a victories. their status now being
one-aIl. and McQuillan and Mar
berry. gifted right handlers. were
logical choices to pitch.
Preparations to handle q crowd
slightly In excess Of $4,000 have
been completed by Mr.. McGraW's
hired hands
Not only was the game of great
consequences but the weather was
Of the kind that prompts long haired
gentlemen to seek expression In
the pensive muse. Il was to be d
very spacious occasion.
1t featured. a1nong other things.
the proposition 81 the Giants facing
the hometown folks FOR the first
time since the unsayOry Dclan-
OsConn0II scandal was aired on the
owe OF the series.
Frisch, Kelly and Young, local
6agoriteg, accused Of attempted
bribery by O'Connell and absolvad
of all completely BY Judge LandiHs
were to appear IN the Giant lineup
and sentiment was somewhat di.
vided as to how they would be re-
ceived. !.
May Forget Scandal
The prevailing idea however, was
that the heat Of the series had
caused the fans to forget the
scandal.
It was SO, at any rate, during the
first and second games at Wash
tngtcn, the first Of which went to
the Giants and the second to the
Nationals.
At no time during the course Of
those proceedings were the Giants
heclgled Or disturbed, your Washing
ton fan being sportsman first and
loyal rooter afterWard. M
And today II was New YOrlkss
turn to show the players that con-
tidAnce In the games integrity was
not lacking.
a line outside the gates this
morning gave promise OF the testi-
nnonial New York planned for it's
accused players.
re was by no means as large a.
the QueQue that awaited the pre-
miere Of the series In washington.
Al few hundred citizens outlived the
night In the dank, chilled sector In
the lee Of Coogan's Bluff waiting
tor the opening Of the gates to the
general admission seats.
This modest ottpouring was not
the result Of the fact that the
Nationals have outplayed the
Giants, In the first two games.
It was simply the effect Of an
overdose Of world series baseball
ID New York. The crowd will be
there but It win arrive at its cons
Venience.
Shifts BY Giants.
The fact that Marberry VIII
pitch may mean another shift IN
the Giant lineup for today's game.
When time is called. the adaptable
Kelly probably will be back In
centerfield with Terry on first base,
Wilson in left field and Meusel on
the bench. That Is McGraw's Gus
tomary rejoinder to right-hand
pitching on the part Of the opposi-
ton.
The Nationals win present the
nArne array that reeled off six
double plays in the two games to
date.
Betting on the outcome Of the
series had the Nationals listed az
six.to-five favorite but speculation
OF this kind was not altogether
active today. Thousands Of dollars
were bet in the financial district
before the series began, however.
That interest was not lacking,
moreover, was proved by the fact
that the scalpers were out early.
armed with stacks Of tickets.
No more certain forecast Of pub.
Ilc interest exists. When the scalper
guesses the public win want some
thing. the chances are the public
win want 1t.