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Show WiSiEi PICKED FOR OPEIIIS j GAME OF WORLD'S SERIES CHICAGO, Sept. 3 The Chicago Nationals returned from Pittsburg today to-day and began practice for the opening open-ing game of the world's scries tomorrow to-morrow with the Boston Red Sox, champions of the American league. Ideal baseball weather is predicted for the opening contest. -After a heart-to-heart talk with his men, Manager Fred Mitchell ordered ord-ered them to report at the American League park in the afternoon for a practice session in which the Cubs will acquaint themselves with the lights and shadows of tho -grounds. Charles A, Comiskey, president of the Chicago Americans, present world's champions, has invited Manager Ed Barrows to hold a practice session at the grounds on the arrival of the Red Sox probably late today. Jim Vaughn has been picked by 1 Chicago sport writers as the probable choice of Manager Mitchell for the opening game, while the Baseball Rial-to Rial-to guesses that Boston's side wheeler, Carl Mays, will start for the Red Sox with Ruth as a second choice. 1 May's peculiar "submarine" delivery, deliv-ery, the like of which the National league champions have not met, has led fandom to believe that lie will ! start. Ticket reservations for the games! which In price will bo the cheapest onj record, havobeen far better than was,1 anticipated, according to Walter Craighead, Craig-head, secretary of the Chicago Nationals. Nation-als. Two thousand box seats for tomorrow's to-morrow's game at ?3.50 each, war tax included, were placed on sale today and other sales for the , following games will be the same. |