Giants and Red Sox Clash Today EXCHANGE REPARTEE
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It will be the the New October a-4 i New York, October 7.—Sunrise on ttiis, ninth meeting of pennant winning York, 7.-—Speculation the day before the opening of the world’s teams of the Natlpnal and American to which of the Boston or New York pjav- championship baseball series in New baseball leagues under the present ers will come through as the hero «»f the and worhl’s aeries an York, found more than 600 men and boys dual organization system the win- former! interesting topic at the Polo grounds camping. Sitting J ner will break a tie that exists be- among fans who gathered here today. around bonfires they had waited all night CHR1STV MATHtWSON “Big Chi nr” Meyers. tween the two leagues. J*ast reports Every post season history of games In i contains was * for the first chance at the 4000 upper from the rival camps show that not a the pant one star. In 10»»o It grandstand seats to be placed on sale at regular will he missing from the bai- Dlneen, a pitcher for toe Boston Atneri- i After all is said and done, it’s on the work of Mathewson 9 o’clock. Each person will be allowed battery ting list when the umpire says. "Play cans, ami now an umpire of the American in and Meyers that MctJraw bases his hopes showing up the Ked Sox of se- the to buy two tickets. At the sale of tick- ball” for the first struggle the league. lit* defeated Pittsburgs three j hitters. The (iiant manager has not as yet announced his hurler for ets tomorrow only one ticket wfill be sold ries. times. the first contest, but it is almost certain that he will send in his great to a person. This is an eleventh hour The Giants had their final workout Christy Mathews.fn was the man of the veteran for the opener. Meyers is being depended upon to do the bulk of ruling designed to defeat speculators. In at the Polo grounds this afternoon, hour in 19<)G. George Rhoe, a practically the catching. These two form on e of the most famous batteries that the hotel lobbies here ore gathered hun- their opponents being the tailonders of unknown player from the south, made the game has known. dreds of men notable in the baseball the 191 li American league race, who' two timely ’-triples in loot;, enabling the world, among them Presidents Lynch and won the game 4 to 2. Russell Ford, Chicago Americans to defeat the Chicago Johnson of the two big leagues and Au- star pitcher of the Americans, served Nationals. Johnny Kllng of the Chicago gust Herrmanu of Cincinnati, who con- his puzzling ben lers to the National Nationals broke up the Detroit hit and stitute the supreme tribunal” of base- GAYNOR AND FITZGERALD leaguers. run combination In 1907. while Prank ball. Each had an informal, meeting The Giants did not put their full Chance in 1908 made 17 hits In 21 times at scheduled for the day at which they ! INDULGE IN REPARTEE IN strength In the field, neither Mathew- bat. Adams of the Pittsburg team bent planned a final supervision of arrange- j Sf'ii, Mai guard ror Tesreau going on Detroit three times In !9i>9. while 33(1 die ments for the and big games. Players BOOSTING RESPECTIVE CLUBS the pitching mound. After the fourth Collins was the big star in 1910 and Frank- managers' from all but three teams in Inning few of the regulars were left lin Baker last season. The New York each are also here. ! October 7.-—Within a few hours game. Confidence in the Red Sox team has some home run hitters who league gathering Boston, gained and in the last inning only Herzog re- do the Baker act in the are St. strength the belief that may coming Those staying away Chicago. \ of the departure today of the Red Sox for frcflh general mained on the field. The National series. They nave made 40 home runs Louis and Philadelphia, w ho will engage will cross bats to- “Smoky” Wood will pitch for Boston In j New York, where they champions as they came to bat looked this year and they have done their best in series their own this week. All are the of morrow with the Giants in the initial opening game. fit for the fray tomorrow. Doyle batting against the best pitchers. Larry confident that the series will Mayor is imbued strongly Merkle been sne- coming contest of the world’s series, hundreds ol Fitzgerald showed no signs of his recent trouble Doyle and Fred have all for the world's with the same This is indicated cesful in striking four base ldts. The rec- eclipse past struggles Boston and New England baseball enthu- feeling. and with the exception of “Chief championship, not excepting last year’s in between him and ords show that the stars in their court*® siasts followed in their wake. Starting telegrams exchanged who lin d slightly as he ran Meyers, i are good hitters. Chief Meyers has made games, which far surpassed all former Mayor Gay nor of New York today, in in the late afternoon with the “Royal out a hit. there were no cases of six homers and Johnny Murray, Fred I contests. Chairman Herrmann was es- which Fitzgerald is assured of a Rooters” who went 300 strong, in a spe- Mayor “Charley horse" In evidence. Snodgrass ami Arthur Wilson each «•>' enthusiastic. pecially good seat at tomorrow's game. He left one of Wilson’s horn cial train, accompanied by a band, the Tho* trio of star pitchers ap- three apiece. Every ’’The advance orders which have poured at midnight. The exchange of telegrams runs meant a New York victory in a gam I migration continued through the night. peared to be In condition as they in for seats both in New York and Bos- follows: where the chances previously mu not seen The players made the trip practically in walked across the field to the club- ton have been enough to indicate that “Hon. J. F. Fitzgerald, City Hall, Boston: pattering. seclusion. They had a special car on the if will house during: the same. There whs a I with good weather capacity crowds will “The mayor asks you give him Knickerbocker limited. Governor Foss the pleasure of sitting in his box tomor- big crowd out to see the Giants In sec all the contests,” Mr. Herrmann said, was on the train and "wished the boys row to witness the defeat of the Red Sox their final work. school boys who combined fields will accommo- High ‘‘and the by the Giants. (Signed! luck.” The demonstration planned for the had been invited to see the ;|ame al- TO MAKE JURORS date more fans than at any previous se- “ROBERT ADAMSON, Secretary." 1 Red Sox departure miscarried, as the most filled the lower stand of the ries. We have worked especially hard Mayor Fitzgerald sent the following reply: OF BIG LEAGUERS crowd assembled at the south station William CiU' New “Brush Stadium.” Jake Stahl, of the Hoston Americans, who will lead his to keep the pasteboards away from the “Hon. J. Gaynor, Hall, manager while the players boarded the train at York: Mayor Gaynor with Rear Admiral Os* team the Giants today for the first game of the series for the I speculators this year, and indications against Cleveland. O., October 7.—Clerk William Back Bay. “It will give* me pleasure to be your terhaus, commanJer of the big fleet world's Stahl expects to pit his best bet, Joe Wood, to success in this regard. The championship. point great as the Red Sox their onward Costello, of the Insolvency and juvenile Although the outgoing rooters took with guest begin now in Now York harbor, occupied a against the National leaguers today, and is confident of capturing the j players of both clubs will enter the series march to the world’s < humpionshlp and to courts bore, lias devised n new winter i them enough enthusiasm to make New box clos«‘ 10 the Giants' bench, where contest. physically fit. It ought to be a great congratulate you upon the fact that your shook hands with the veteran employment for bull players. Costello Yorkers feel sure that the Red they and I would not be to tomorrow city, the greatest in the country and pos- series, surprised MathewHor. Pitcher Marquard, Captain announced today ho Is to summon a jury f Sox have a host of supporters, there was sessing the best ball team in the Nation- see it go seven games before a decision is Doyle and others of the National league I ho latter part of thi week and that it al league, is to have the reached.” still plenty left behind.