The Detroit times., 1910-10-20
GOLD, DRIlllInG
RAIN ADDS TO-
CH|cAG0 GLOOM
While Cub Rooter Mourn, Athletio5
Supporters March Streets q Whdy \
City With Wads Of Money 70
Bet On American Leagusrs,
Philadelphia Team Il Now : 70 =
Favorite, But Even at These 0dds
Cub Money Is Scarce.

CHICAGO, Oct. 20.--The weather
man put it on the poor Cubs today. M
With perfect. balmy weather ON the
cards here all during the late un-
pieasantness in philadelphia. the
weather man punctured the mercury
bulb last night. and the thermometey
TOOK header from the high seven
ties 10 the low flfties. Along with the
drop came cole drizzling rain which
lasted throughout the early morning
hours, and sent thousands OF fars.
who arose for a peek at the weather.
back TO tue goose whiskers.
II took more thar climatic catas-
trophies TO kill of al the baseball bugs
and at 1890 this morning three close
ly muffied and heavily bottled candi-
dates for first row lcnors took po-
sition hefore the Lex Office 1t the
West Side park. Refcre an hour had
passed they had been joined by others
and by the time the SIN was up. bus
net out, the snaky. shiyering line hal
grown TO several hundred. Nine-thir-
~ was the hour set for opening the
gates. but long before that hour an
insistent throng was pushing and
showing about the gates apparently
unmindful of the fact that weather
conditions might have to be con-
sidered.
A bright, sunshiny day might have
served to lift the load from the hearts
of Chicago fandom, at least until II
game was under way. but today w;&
too much even for a Chicagoan and
festoons OF gloom hung from the at
mosphere itself.
Every Chicago sporting editors Of
fering this morning was an add for
Optimism Each scribe had appar-
emily labored diligently to convince
himself and his readers that the Cubs
| were to start In today and walk away
with four straights, but at the same
| time each, mindful OF the fact that he
had a reputation as prognosticator
to maintain. had carefully coppered
every prediction OF an ultimate land
| ing by the National leaguers OF the
/ worlds championship.
"If' was the most overworked word
1 In the English vocabulary Ia this
mans town today.
But IL the Cub hackers were pessi
mistic, the Philadelphia contingent
was anything but downhearted. They
~paraded about town last night wear
ing little white elephant badges and
cock-sure airs. They had money to
bet and were out to give the lie to
the theory that Philadelphians have
no high speed.
Connie Mack Is great and Eddie
! Collins Is his prophet" was their cry.
Their wad OF currency on the Ath-
letics to win. caused the odds to tilt
and the Athletics became a to raw
orite. There was little Chicago money
at this price, and most OF the betting
centered on individual stunts. as the
Cubs success in today's game, Ben
ders ability TO repeat his success.
and similar propositions. Chief inter-
est centered in the first meeting OF
the teams on the Chicago grounds,
and a number of good bets were reg
istered at to 5, with the balance on
the Cubs end
When President Murphy arrived at
his office today he found beautiful
piece OF crepe adjoining the door or
his sanctum The crepe was nailed on
securely and the services OF the jani-
tor and elevator man were required to
remove the sign OF mourning.