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Show I PLAYERS IN FINEJORM If rf-ii la Champions of Major; II Leagues Are Ready ( IS For World's Series III New York, Oct. 7 Sunrise on this, j IS tho day before the opening of the IB world's championship baseball series, I Iff found more than 5,000 men and boys M at the Polo grounds. W Sitting around bonfires, they had Ik waited nil night for the 4,000upper M grand Brand Eeats to he placed on Ijl sale at 9 a. m. Each person will be! allowed to buy two tickets. At tho B- eale of seats tomorrow only one tick-1 ot will bo cold to a person. This It I m an eleventh-hour ruling, designed to R defeat speculators. ' BA In the hotel lobbies here are gatii- ered hundreds of men notable in tho baseball world, among thom President Lynch and Johnson of the two big leagues and August Herrmann of CIu- j ' clnnatt, who constitute the "supreme f court" of baseball They had an In formal meeting scheduled for today i J at which they planned a final supor- vision of arrangements for the big I I games, I Players and managers from all butl three teams In each league also are I fathered here. Those kept away arei Chicago, St. Loula and Philadelphia ' who will engage -In series of their . own this week. I j All are confident that the coming! series will eclipse past contests for , ' the world's championship. Chairman ' Herrmann was especially enthusiastic , ij, i Orders for Seats. "The advance orders which have i poured In for scats both In Boston and New York have been enough to lndl- j cate that with good weather capacity :' crowds will see all tho contests," said Mr. Herrman, "and the combined flolds will accommodate more fans than at any previous series. The players of both clubs will enter tho l scries physically fit. It ought to be a great sorles and I would not be surprised' sur-prised' to Bee It go seven games before be-fore n decision is reached " Although the Nationals have an ex-: ex-: hlbltion game arranged for this afternoon af-ternoon with the New York Americans K, for the entertainment or Uncle Sam's m bluejackets, the day will be mainly one ft of rest for the world's series men. It V la understood that Mathewson, TeB-B TeB-B reau and Marqunrd, who will do the Bf brunt of the pitching for the Giants, ft will have a final workout. Larry Doyle's slight Injury suffered at fl Brooklyn Friday loft no ill effects and K- the New York captain will Giirely take nnrf. In tha htr- anmpR I Expect Red Sox. The Boston Americans, led by Manager Man-ager Jake Stahl, were expected to arrive ar-rive at sundown and put In a good night's rest. Tile arrival of out-of-town newspa-'per newspa-'per men Includes moat of the best known baseball writers in the country They established headnunrters at the Hotel Imperial and directly across from in the Martinique the Boston delegation hoisted its colors. flavor Fitzgerald and 300 Boston supporters were expected on a night train and many automobile "parties have booked reservations. Betting odds remain at approximately approxi-mately the same as three weeks ago. with the American supporters willing to glvo oddB of 10 to 8. The weather bureau hopes to provide pro-vide "errorless" weather for tho opening game. Its official forecast for Tuesday Is "fair and cooler, mod-crate, mod-crate, variable winds." It could bo several -degrees colder, however, without with-out spoiling the game Today was clear and crisp, with promise of a moderately warm aftornoon. I Boston. Oct. 7. The American i champions tried their batting eyes and I their fielding ability In light practice at Fenway park this morning prior to p. their departure for New York later , In the day It was their last prepara-; prepara-; l Uon for the world's championship ser-:' ser-:' ies. I The players were In fine form. Gardner and Carrigan, who suffered recently from split fingers, are In ; .good condition again. The Boston ! Americans bid fair to go Into the ; woild's series with tee same lack of ' I handicaps on account of illness or ln-' ln-' -t Jurv which characterized their season's sea-son's plaj. i While the players were going S through their morning practice many of those who will be spectators of the ; gam hero were lined up outside Fenway park to get their allotment of reserved soat tickets. More than half of the 15.000 reserved tickets had ; been distributed when the windows opened and It was expected that few would be left when the office closed this afternoon Efforts of the speculators to buy reservations of the local games have ; been frustrated thus far, club owners believe. |