Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
BY GENE FOWLER.

'StaH Correspondent Universal Scrvicc)
OF the american League, two gold teeth
GLiSteninS IN the lower jaw. with three
whi,c teeth, true or false. between.
room of the Woodlawn bards on tho
eve OF tho worlds series. and his micn
vas ono of supreme nonchalancc.
historic struggle between the teams of
The major Leagues, reyolves about tho
pitchers hoN Tonight. Chicago is a
hutinG favors: Tomorrow it will he a
battle ground. cubs vs.. Red SON; 4
second cord M ia ,S second Lys salient,
even money on the series that is TO de-
eide the baseball championship OF the
world for the year of 1915. and up un-
Ill the termination OF the war against
the hated foe. 1t was take your pick
and choose.
them an, is on deck. He places his
judgment chuck up against Commy's
and has choice. He favors the cubs.
huricrs. he says. make the Cubs a fav-
oritc. He has few takers.
NATE LEWIS BELIEVES
Guns SHOULD WIN
Nate Lewis, manager of Charley
White. the wonder OF the lcft-h hand OF
days Of yorc. says the Cubs should cop
Coming from the pilot of an artist of
should nEure as ii will.
Where is the follower of the pas,imc
OF swat who can prognosticatc a base
ball classic?
While four members OF the Red Sox
cohorts looked on. tho Cubs took their
afternoons muscle limberinS. The Red
son Iampers were Bush. Agncw. Mays
and Thomas.
Maybe and maybe not as the dcmi-
IIcns of chin whisker bel, chor,le 1T
harvest time this fellow Thomas viii
play third base for the SON 1t is
rumored that lie has received "A FUR
lough from the navy that permits his
q n No Il, RI
for the hot corner
The Red Sox scouts" tossed a few
pellets in the Comisky lot. where the
nis series is TO open To morrow at o:3V
o'clock. and then the Cubs took II work
our launi. The SoX. all OF them. ar
rlycd in the evening and strolled the
hotel lobhieS. confident of victory.
andStolledthr.R --v dicnthccvcninE nu
a, the workout of the Chicago Ma
bit his lip and talked Of triumph. From
his conversation of the late evening
hours. IL was plain to surmisc that
Vaughn will start in the opening on
The peerless killifcr will receive the
Slanis. That much is a conclusion OF
general acceptance.
MARKS PASSING
OF CLASSIC FOR WAR
There is touch of sadness in the
games of TN" series The classic of the
hha"hall year marks the passing. OF or
TO III" throcs of war. Its work or
tight now.
Baseball is waiting to reach the u-
innate consumer for The last time
SO far as attendance is concerned,
the locals expect Il crowd at the OPEN
ing game. Many strangers are in town.
There are wayfarcrs from Egypt. Paris
Palestine. Cairo; But these are Illinois
communities. There are Il few advcn-
turists from Joliet, but II Is rumoren
some OF the boys there are detained.
against their will. from attending the
tomtcd baseball classic,
There are critics who think the
series Will fam as fla; as a bookmarll
III an Ohio dictionary. but the advance
sal" would indicate that a goodly con-
course Will view tho play in Chicago
Talk on the series is limited One
would think the baseball conflict of tho
year were being kent a secret. 1t is
said that the brand of ball will SAVIOR
"i That delicate perfume. the eau dc
bologna. Bat YOU never can tell
MI twcnty-lhrcc lads and cx-lads
VINO share in the worlds series pie for
the cubs were in the practice iinc-uy
ihis afternoon Mitchell was clad in
ciiIHcn toys and seemed irine con-
Scrvaii i've when il came to predictions
hoVs. " ''H
TN" Rcd Sox contingent. hapnv and