Vol. 58-No. 6 Philadelphia, October 14, 1911 Price 5 Cents THE WORLD©S SERIES! The AthleticTeam, of the American League, Winner of the Supreme Title in 1910, to Engage in the 1911 Battle for the Championship of the World with the New Yorks, Champions of National League. BY FRANCIS 0. RICHTER. coin for decision as to where the first gun* HEN the next issue of "Sporting should be played started the proceedings at Life" goes to press the great se the meeting of the National Commission. ries for the Championship of the MAJOR LEAGUE CHAMPION MANAGERS. New York won the toss, thus retting the World between the Athletic team, opening game. The Commission then selected champions of the American Saturday, October 14, for the tret fane, and League, present holder of the adopted the following sche4.nl* for the series: World©s Championship title and Saturday, October 14, New York; Monday, the New York team, champions of the National October 16, Philadelphia; Tuesday, October League, will be under way. The series will 17, New York; Wednesday, October 18, Phila be played for the seventh time, under the supervision of the National Commission, with delphia; Thursday, October 19, New York: conditions just and fair to the two leagues Friday, October 20, Philadelphia. Th» series which have so much at stake, and to the continues until one club has won fonr games. players who are engaged in the crowning In case a seventh game is needed to decide event of the 1911 season. These conditions the winner, the Commission, will determine are also, designed to keep the series abso the grounds on which it shall be played. Tied lutely above reproach, to bring out the best or postponed games will be played off on thn in the players, and to make thj series what grounds called for by the original cheduls it should be the greatest and most imposing before the playing of the game following it annual event in the base ball calendar. That in the schedule. it will be a huge financial success goes with ELIGIBLE PLAYERS. out saying. The National Commission then aaaoance^ THE PUBLIC INTEREST that the following players of th« tiro clubs only are eligible to participate in the "World** in the series is intense in all sections of the Series: country, and a vast amount of money has NEW YORK Dover*, Beekw, IRrrrjiT, been wagered on the outcome. That the bet Snodgrass, Merkle-, Doyle, Fletcher, Berlin, tors and the partisans of each league will get Mathewson, WiHse, Arnes, CramdaTI, Mar- a splendid run for their money and faith is quard, Latham, McGraw, Myers, Wilson, Her- well assured, as the contesting teams are the zog. Dm eke, Hartley, Panlette. best representatives of their respective leagues, ATHLETICS Baker, Barry, Bender, Col- are well matched in all respects, and are ab lins, Coombs, Davis, Danforth, Derrick, Hart- solutely in all ways and at all times on the sel, Kraugft, Lapp, Livingston, Lord, Martin, level. The two teams are on a par as to Morgan, Mclnnes, Murphy, Oldring, Plank, management, method and individual skill, and Strunk, Thomas. BO we shall have this year as one year ago, a series between two well-matched teams PRICES OF ADMISSION. which have never before faced each other, The Comifrissioh announced the pricei of thus making it a difficult matter to forecast admission.for the games as follows: the outcome. It is true that the New York At Philadelphia Seats in boxes and lower team defeated the Athletic team in the grand stand, referred, $3; upper grand: staad. World©s Series of 1905, but the personnel of reserved, fust twelve rows, $3; balance, $2; both teams has so greatly changed as to make general admission, $1. , both teams really new to each other. Never CONNIE MACK, JOHN J. McGRAW, At New York -Boxes $25; lower grand theless, there is on one side the stimulus of stand, reserved, $2; upper grand stand, re revenge and on the other side the confidence Manager of the Athletic American Manager of the New York National served, $3; general admission, $1. born of previous victory. Under these con The Commission also issued a caution to ditions the public at large and the partisans League Team. League Team. the public against paying higher prices for of the rival leagues may rest assured of a Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known to the Manager John J. McGraw, of the New York admission than those fixed as above. The base ball world as Connie Mack, la unques National League team; was born at Truxton, Commission, which has the assurance of well-contested, exciting and tionably one of the best managers in base ball N. Y.. on April 7, 1873. Ills first professional EDIFYING SERIES hearty co-operation from the municipal au at the present time. Endowed with a splendid engagement was with the Olean Club in 1&90, thorities of each city in the suppression of between the teams which represent in every personality, shrewd and unfailing judgment, he when but 17 years of age. In 1891 he joined the brings Into play the experience gained upon, the Cedar Kapids Club, of the Western Association. ticket scalping, requests patrons to purchase Tray the limit of endeavor in their respec diamond during the past twenty-six years. He Before the season was over Manager Baniie se reserved tickets only from representatives ,of tive leagues and the highest development of was born at Brookfleld, Mass., in 1*62, and cured him for the then tail-end Baltimore Club. clubs at the regular place of sale. The man modern base ball. As regards the outcome began his base ball career with the Meriden, McGraw played second base for a time in agement of each club will announce imme of the series, we may say that now, as here Co|jn., Club in 1884. The following two years Baltimore, but his remarkable talents were not diately after the promulgation of this bul tofore, the best team for the time being will found him playing for Hartford, Conn. The appreciated until Hanlon took charge of the letin the time, place and conditions for tho win, but as to which team that will, be we latter part of the season of 18% he joined the team in the Summer of 1892. Hanlon©s keen sale of reserved seat tickets in each city, sub will makft no prediction, nor will we Venture Washington Club, playing in that city in 1896- eye at once saw the possibilities in the little ject to the approval of the Commission. au opinion as to which team should win, ©97-©98 and ©90. Buffalo found him in its base infielder and he placed him on third base, where keeping in mind the glorious uncertainty of ball ranks in 1890. For the next six successive lie played utitil he went to New York and be OTHER DETAILS SETTLED. seasons he caught for Pittsburg, and was mana came a bench manager. He remained with Bal The business representatives of the Nation the national game, the important matter of ger from August, 1SSM, until the end of August, timore until 1899. In 1900 Manager McGraw, hick and possible differences in condition, and 1896. The ye>ar following he assumed the man along with catcher Robinson, Was sold to the al Commission will be John A. Heydler, sec the variable equation of the human partici agement of the Milwaukee (Western League) St. Louis National League Club and played thit retary of the National League, and Robert pants in a contest of supreme importance. As Club and remained in the West until the Spring season in the Mound City. In 1901 he and McRoy, secretary of the American League. before remarked, the two teams are about on of 1901, when he transferred his Milwaukee, Hobinson organized a new Baltimore Club and The umpires selected are William J. Klent a par as to management, team methods and franchise to Philadelphia and organized the placed it in the expanded American League. and William Brennan, ^presenting the Na individual skill, and Athletic Club, ©one of the mainstays of the That season he had many clashes with President tional League, and T. H. Connolly and Wil Ban Johnson. Matters did not mend in the THE DECIDING FACTORS American League. In 1M1 he brought the liam Dineen, representing the American Athletics in fourth. In 1902, despite the severe season©of 1902 and in the middle thereof Mc League. Editor Francis C. Richter, of in the great contest will, therefore,©©doubtless setback he received through the ruling of the Graw sold out the Baltimore Club to the New "Sporting Life," and J. G-. Taylor Spink, of hinge entirely upon the battery work, aided Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the case of La- York National League Club, which transferred "Sporting News," were designated as of and abetted by managerial judgment or craft joie, Flick, Bernhardt and Fraser, he succeeded McGraw and several of the players to New York in molding a championship team from material after selling Seymour and Kelley to Cincinnati. ficial scorers. All games will begin at 2 in crises. These two great factors decided the that would have defied the efforts of any other Under McGraw©s management the New York o©clock, and will be attended by members of six world©s championship series of "glorious manager in the business. In 1903 the Ath team has ^always been a potent factor in the the National Commission and its secretary. memory, and there is little doubt that they letics finished second, in 1901 fifth, in 1805 National League race.