Show r Sidelights i On 0 n Series I. I SCALPERS MAKE rAKE PROFITS ST. ST LOUIS Oct 1 Scalpers JP-Scalpers Scalpers were asking from to 15 for a r reserved sent seat for today's game between the Athletics and Cardinals Seats priced at were located beyond the first and third base lines ines Internal revenue agents were circulating through hotel lobbies cigar stores and other places where tickets might be sold to see that only registered scalpers were dealing In them ATHLETICS FAVORED The world champion Athletics were quoted at 1 to 2 favorites to defeat the Cardinals Cardinal by Tom Kearney St. St Louis betting commissioner The Thc Athletics also were held by Kearney as 3 to 5 to win any one game and 6 to 1 on four straight VETERAN WILL nILL RULE William Klem Klein of the National league Is 15 umpire in of the world series Klem is entering his fifteenth fifteenth fit fit- series a record unequaled by byan an any other umpire DIFFERENT BASEBALL I Sin Since o the two major leagues use baseballs that are slightly different the National league e ball will be in pI play y in the games at St. St Louis and the American league ball bail at Philadelphia Unlike Unlike Unlike Un Un- like 1930 both baseballs have raised seams The National baseball also has a slightly thicker cover than In 1930 whereas where where- as u the American league cover Is similar to a a. y year ar ago aro LANDIS KEEPS BUSY Kenesaw Mountain Lanais Landis commissioner commissioner commissioner com com- missioner of or baseball was a busy Individual trying to satisfy demands of minor league club owners for world series tickets He ran out of tickets last night and was glad of ot it TRAINS ON GO Four special trains will wui c carry rrY the b baseball players sports sportswrIter writers rs and fans to Philadelphia for the series games games to be played there The Athletics will return to Phila delphia on a special train immediately immediate immediate- ly after the second game tomorrow The Cardinals however will not depart depart de depart de- de part for until Saturday noon S MIGHTY V WALLOPS ALL PS To hit lilt a home run ran runa a player is obliged to drive the ball feet into the center Cr field bleachers Th The distance from home plate to left field is feet and to right field is feet There is a screen however In right t field that must be cleared Babe Ruth cleared the screen twice three years ears ago once driving a ahome home borne run through a plate glass lass window across the street TIMERS OLD GATHER World series time Is always a gathering gathering gath gath- ering for the timers old-timers in baseball The fIhe hot hotel lobbies were flooded today Clarence Rowland once manager of the Chicago White Sox Sax had the handshaking privilege and Is greet greeting tug ing old associates |