New-York tribune., 1919-10-09

Cincinnati already. The attendance to-
day was less than fifteen thousand. The
Cincinnatiacs have quit and it remains
to be seen whether or not the Reds
will get the quitting epidemic. The
germs of the disease were all over the
place this morning.
The thing might have ended to-day
If Pat Moran had called upon Cuba
little earlier in the day. Adolpho
Luque. the sinister looking Cuban re-
concentrate. who finished for the Reds,
had the White Sox tanned once he got
started. Slim Sallee, the Sheriff Of
Higgin sport, was yanked abruptly in
scored against him. Ray Fisher went
IN and finished out the inning, Then
Luque appeared
1t was not in the cards for Cicotte.
one Of the best pitchers in his league,
TO lose three games to the Reds. He
knew that and it gave him confidence.
Neither was it in the cards for the
Sheriff to win two. The Sheriff knew
this and it shook his confidence.
Sox Continue Hitting
The Sox got to hitting again. That's
the stcry. And when they got to hitting
the Reds infield turned into the native
cheese. which is OF particularly soft
variety. Both Groh and Rath made
errors that contributed materially
toward bringing about two runs.
The thing happened in park THAI
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of the series and the local nuts seem
TO have abandoned the team and every
thing connected with it. The voice OF
Cincinnati tonight is one rancorous
and gutteral moan. The feeling here
seems to be that the Reds may yet be
nosed out of the worlds championship,
and part of the populacc seems to be-
iieve that it will serve them right.
Experts who were wan and str cken at
the strange quirk taken by the start
Of the series are nvw sitting up and
taking nourishmcnt from their figures.
1t will be Williams against Eller at
Chicago tomorrow, and if Williams
should win, thereby putting the series
on an even basis again, the chances of
Pat Moran being junked as the local
idol seems good. The statue OF Gam
brinus in Fountain Square will remain
on its pedestal and there will be no
statue of Pat.
Kid Switches Outfielders
Cicotte was steady and he got the
support. The runs came early. With
one OF them across in the first, the
White Sox no longer looked like the
White Rabbits. The alabaster bunny
strain was gone and it seemed to be
gone for the series. Before the game
Gleasoa shifted Felsch to right hsld
sun glare had been annoying Happy
and making him unhappy. The change
certainly did the team a lot of good
Felsch feided with considerably more
eontidence than he has shown to date.
The return OF Cicotte was not the
feature of this dark afternoon The
most notable thing was the absence Of
the Cincinnatiacs. They have crawled
into their rathskellers. They have left
sne Reds HAT. 1t seems the sense OF
the city that the series is over,
If 1t should end with the defeat OF
the Reds, what happens will be on
August Herrmanns own head. sHe in
sisted on the nine games. If he had
stuck to the traditional seven it would
have been all over by now. Cincin-
natl would be rejoicing over worlds
championship instead of looking for a
rope and beam for suicidal purposes
cost Garry Hermann ten times what
ne will get for the prolongation. He
probably will be rolled from one of
these hills right into the Ohio River.
Start Early After Sheriff
This is the dourest and cole fullest
place in the United States right about
now. The baseball madness has passed
and the citizens have settled back to
brooding as they watch the backing of
the pretzel through the glass windows.
The Sox sluggers started after
Sheriff Sallee early. Pat Moran started
20 warm up Fisher after the first run
came through in the opening inning.
As It turned out, he let him stay sew
eral innings 100 long. Luque might
have given the Reds chance That is
none too sure, because Cicotte' was at
ais best and Cicotte was fighting for
mis- reputation and for his future. and
he fought in canny and courageous
fashion.
He looked bad only in the sixth, when
deinie Groh plastered him for two
bagger and scored the only run a.f the
Reds when Duncan shot one through
himself in this game, and it may yet
be recorded how he won the world s
series after tossing it away
But the interest in this series seems
70 be dying on it's feet. The buxs are
weary, and seem to feel that nothing
matters now. There is promise of rain
IN chicago tomorrow, and the ardent
ones who have not been gassed stand
a chance of being drowned out near
the stock yards. Only the experts will
iinger, ready to chortle with ghoulish
giee II the White Sox take tomorrow
game. then send Kerr back to win the
series.
Dark Clouds Gather
The dark clouds began to gather over
the American Rhineland as the rush for
the train began. and il looked as though
they might linger for another hfty
years, as the town settles down 10 its
normal state of dependency.
Clouds were pouring from the chin
neys Of the pickle factories, and the
native sport Of tossing the pretzei was
resumed by the children. Proprietors
of sausage factories. who gave thei,
employees days of during tho prcva.
lent nysteria, are now going about in o
rhamefaced fashion Even If the Reds
DO win q. Chicago tomorrow, the fac,
"iii not rouse these American burghers
from their normal state Of sorrow
The Collinses, jackson and Fclsch
ere hitting again. The morale o. the
Reds Is cracking with omnous sounds
dorace Eilcr. called "Hod" from the
bankr Of the Wabash, will have to re-
peat and Pat Moran will have 10 get =
rev line CT blarney or the series will
20 tho full nine games.
Tho mistake of proIonginx the
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