Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
nv GEORGE CHADWICK.

IF THE Chicago Cubs win the cham
pionsfip of the National League,
which they seem likely to do unless
i there Is plague Of base ball
measles. the FIRST game Of the world
series OF 1929 will be played In the
Windy City. perhaps on Tuesday, Octo-
Der 8. or wednesday, October Q.
If the boys play in Chicago on Tues
day and Wednesday they cannot very
we'll start in Philadelphia-their almost
certain opponent In the SerieS-until
Friday. They will play in Philadelphia
Friday and Saturday and possibly Nom
day. Sunday base ball Is barred In
PENNSYLVANIA.
If It is decided to play three games
in Chicago right of the reel, the series
will hardly start in Philadelphia before
Saturday. II does not matter much
when the first game is set for Philadel-
phia. All the seats will be dtsposed OF
and there will be the usual 1000 who
arrive too late.
Cubs Have Fine Park.
No world series has ever been played
At North Side Park, Chicago. Originally
Il was q Federal League ground. 1t
was built too small and has since been
enlarged. Its location Is excellent. The
approach to the old West Side ground In
chicago was through pOOT-IOOhHhB
section of the city.
But out in the neiehborhood of the
North Side ground, Chicago makes
many pretensions to civic beauty and
boasts Of apartment houses which have
real lawns and flower beds.
The Chicago park will not be large
enough to hold more than one tenth
of those who will clamor for admission
to the first world series ever to be
played on the North Side. william
wrigley. who owns the splendidly kept
and beautiful ground. realizes this and
wishes ne could do something about 1t.
but he is determined not TO allow the
small size Of the ground to keep the
onlookers from seeing the games in
comfort. So strict rules have gone out
that no Ynobs Of standing spectators will
interfere with the view. No additions
to the park are to be built.
This world series is going to be con-
Quoted with all the decorum and dig
nifty demanded by return Of National
League honors to Chicago. It will
have its proportionate share, OF rec
served seats as every world series has
had them, Nice new clean uniforms
will grace the players. Nice new dain-
ties at the refreshment counter and hot
dog stands and q press box that Is de-
signed to shield the writers from the
elements are other features.
The Chicago ground Is so immacu-
lately clean that the women wear their
best Summer finery at all games. OF
course the ground Is not responsible
for casual hazards such as one Of
CnicaRo's well known wind blasts.
May End in Chicago.
There is no probability that the
series will die in Chicago. The teams
will not be permitted to remain long
enough in the city to let four straight
games 60 to one Of the teams. Phila-
6elphia, however, may see the inter-
S1ert OF somebody's base ball hopes.
It Is possible that the Athletics will
triumph on their own lot and 1t Is
also possible that the Cubs will triumph
on theirs. Therefore 1t Is possible that
both will go back to Chicago for the
windup.
The Cubs are sanguine of their
chances in the world series. They
modestly claim that they will at least
not lose the series in four straight
games. Popular feeling In Chicago
eseems to be with them.
It is figured that the Cubs Of this
year can bat harder than st. Louis
batted last year. That being the case.
the pitchers Of the Athletics. Lefty
Grove, Ruhe Walberg, George Earn