South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-30
CINCINNATI ALL
SET FOR OPENE R
Largest Crowd in History, In
Guiding Many National
Figures, Overflow City.

CINCINNATI Sept 20. - With
every available seat and every avail
able space for standing room in the
enclosure OF Redland field supposed
10 accommodate $4,000, assigned or
sold. everything appears 10 be ready
for the opening game ot The worlds
championship baseball s.f irs OF 1919,
Wednesday.
Never before in the history OF this
city have such scenes been enacted
as were visible Monday in the no
tells The desks Of the hostelries
were packed three deep with visitors
trying TO obtain sleeping accommOda-
tions. and these were being added
10 as every incoming train arrived.
Never before has Cincinnati been
called on TO handle such an enOr-
nous crowd and IL is safe 20 say
that never before has she been the
host 20 as many men prominent ma
tionally in their various walks OF
life.
ore OF the first special trains to
arrive came from New York and
brought 70 OF the newspaper cores
pondents Among the actor folk
10 be on the scene early are George
". Cohan, the playwright; Roscoe
Arbuclxle and Charles Ray, OF NOV
ing picture fame.
Pres't August Hermann, OF tho
Cincinnati team announced early
Monday that every available reserved
seat had been sold or assigned for
sale. while later in the afternoon,
the long line that had been main
tanned all day at the ball park pur-
chasing pavilion. bleacher seats and
standing room was told that 1850
seats available there had been taken.
This ended the last hope Of the thou
sands OF fans who had been working
70. three days for anything from a
single ticket &c an allotment OF
four
Federal officers began a syste-
matte canvass OF tine sale Of tickets
today and announced that a cheek
would be made on all tickets which
leave the regular box Offices and
that every effort will be made to
uncover not only the unlicensed pro-
leEHiOuAt Dul dlob AAAN t'4tt i't''' y
scalper. II unlicensed.
Mayor John Calvin and the safety
director Monday issued vehicle park
ing rules that will apply TO all
streets In the downtown section as
well as those ia the vicinity of the
ball park during the series. 1t abso-
Iutely forbids the parking of We
hicIes OF any kind within redlus
of two blocks in any direction Of
Fountain square and bars the num-
erous machines that have been So
Letting passengers for the Iatonia
race track from operating north OF
Third street.
At the same time the safety direc-
tor gave his assignments TO the po-
lice department relative 10 handling
the crowds The Cincinnati detec-
tive force will be augmented TO ar
appreciable extent by members OF
the forces from other cities, who
have been especially assigned here
As for the ball players they were
little in evidence. The Chicago
White Sox are due TO arrive here
TUESDAY morning The Reds were
given a short morning practice. while
in the afternoon the entire team. IT
body, visited the Latonia race
track
Tuesday the White Sox will have
Redland field 20 themselves durinl
the forenoon. while the Reds vii
practice during the afternoon. \
Redland field nothing remains q
be done. The new bleachers In let
Geld have been completed as Ia
the press stand on tep OF the gran'
stand The forty five wires that vii
be necessary 10 flash the news o
the series to all parts Of the coun
try have been installed in the pres
boxes. and insofar as arrangement
go they all are now ready for TN
word. Play Ball"
II was announced Monday ina
Robert NewhaU OF the Commercia
Tribune would oficiate as the thir'
ofcial scorer with J. Taylor sphinx
OF -. louis. and william McCread>
of philadelphia. the National com
mission appointing these.