New Britain herald., 1929-10-08
CONNIE MACK IN CHICAGO
 TO RESUME OLD RIVALRY
Last World Series Visit of Veteran Philadelphia Mana
 ger Was in 1910-Scenes Now Are Entirely Chang ed-Eddie Collins, Star of Former Clashes, Again in This One-Not Enough Seats for All Those Anx- ious to See the Games-Athetics Slight Favorites.

Chicago, Oct lT-Connie Mack, bit grayer, as lean SIS eyer, young CT, and even more taciturn, today came back to Chicago after 19 years 1 to take up baseball quarrel with the Cubs, where he left it in 1910. On his second world series visit, the manager of Philadelphia Athletics | brought a new club, with one excep- tion, only Eddie Collins surviving the challenge of the years. Today he found q lot of strange Cubs to op- pose his invasion of the west.
 When Connie Mack last led his White Elephants into the strong hold of the Cubs, Joe Mccarthy, the pleasant visaged manager of the cur rent edition of the Chicago Nation- als was young man of p, playing utility roles in the minors. For that matter the crafty Connie was then asmere strpHng of 4S.
 Time has taken it's toll of ball players between the Cub world series in Chicago. Frank Chance, the Peerless Leader" the big bear of the Cubs of 1910, is dead, as are several of the stars of the Cubs and Athletics of that day
 Even the ball park is changed. The Athletics made their bid 19 years ago on the west side. Now their base hits must be made on the north.
 Collins Real Veteran Eddie Collins, a star of the former series, is in this one, his seventh, but he will use his mental equipment more than the physical. The best the captain of the As can hope for in the way of a personal appearance is as pinch hitter.
 On his renewal of the ancient baseball feud, the e year old lead l. CT of the As find foemen worthy of his steel. Then he was able to sub due the Cubs in -four out of five. ' Today there are many willing to sug- gest, and support their convictions with their money, that this series will be in full force after five games have been played.
 The Cubs supporters believe their favoriteS will be able to overpoWcr the Athletics by force of their bats while Philadelphia partisans count cd with supreme confidence in a long line of Athletic pitchers whc they say can still the National league guns. heavy though they be
 Too Many Applications
 The opening of the series found far too many anxious to participate az spectators. Only about 50,0OC seats could be provided for their mate including few thousand 1 standing room only places to be solo i on the first come, first served basis | All the reserved seats long since ] have been allotted to the ac. compartment of groans of anguish from those who can lend their sup. | port in spirit only,
 Although the Athletics entered the series slight favortes there seemed ! at the last minute little to choose between them. Champions both they were eager and ready and nc suggestion arose as to the courage of the competing players, Charley Grimm, disa bled captain of the Cubs had returned to the battlefield ant was pronounced fit. Bing Miller swarthy right fielder of the As va q minor casualty, suffering from ; cold, but he was ready to play.
 All the "big shots" and the darl horses too awaited only the oppor tunity to 20 out and justify th faith of their wildly excited fan fol lowing.
 Cubs Hold Practice
 The Cubs put a fine edge on thei batting eyes with an extended dril yesterday afternoon. The Athletics reaching the scene of the opening battles in the early afternoon, dit