Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1917 — TOSS WON BY CHICAGO [ARTICLE]

TOSS WON BY CHICAGO

FIRST GAME of WORLD’S SERIES TO BE PLAYED OCT. 6. Players Will Give Exhibition Contest Either at Rockford, 111., or Mineola, L. I. 1 . 0 Cincinnati, Sept, 21.—Chicago won the toss for the opening game of the world’s Championship series at the meeting of the national baseball commission here. The official dates for the world’s series as selected by the national baseball commission are: At Chicago, Saturday, October 6, and Sunday, October 7; New York, October 9 and 10; Chicago, October 12; New York, October 15, The umpires will be O’Laughlin and Evans of the American league and Klein and Rigler of the National. One per cent of the commission’s revenue of series will go to the bat and ball fund for soldiers in France. The world's series players will be instructed to play an exhibition game either at Rockford, Hi., or at Camp Mills, Mineola, L. I. It was announced that a 1.000-word story will be cabled to France after each of the world series contests for the benefit of the soldiers there, while an exhibition game before the soldiers either at Fort Sheridan or Mineola will be played after the series is concluded. A special invitation shall be tendered President Wilson and Generals Barry, Carter, Bell and McCain to attend all the games while at the Chicago park. ' .