New-York tribune., 1919-10-01

who say that the dope all favors the
White Sox. At any rate, starting from
that rain soaked, dreary looking Texas
village back in March. Pat Moran TO-
day IS giving Cincinnati and the en-
tire State OF Ohio the greatest sport
ing treat It has ever known.
After fifty years of sorrow. woe
anguish and degradation, who can
blame Redland fans to-day for a
mighty and uncontrolled orgy of
frenzy? Ever wait and battle fifty
years for something and suddenly have
it spread all over the place?
There are still any number Of veteran
fanatics around this Red citadel who
are to-day pinching themselves TO see
whether or not they are asleep or
dreaming. From one decade to another
they had seen their Reds start at top
speed in April, only to whirl and bolt
1or The cellar by June or July.
one rare old bird. whose whiskers
were as gray as a Russian snowstorm.
stood on one of the main corners and
watched the big crowds fling in to see
a Cincinnati bail club take part in a
world selics. There was a dazed and
half startled look upon his fact that
one might show who had noundered
fifty years through the wilderness and
then had suddenly come at last upon
the promised land.
In spite of the fact that the dope
all favors the White Sox, Red fans
carry an abiding faith in their club
lhey believe the team which at a criti-
~al point Of the race foupht its way
through the defensive positions Of the
Grants Will Tomorrow afternoon tear
!hto Eddie Clcotte and by getting the
Jump game with the Sox star beaten
become big favorites for the title.
But beating Edward V. Cicotte in
the jump game isn't going to be quite
as easy as lighting a cigarette or
ccrowding back the Giants. Cicotte
backed up by a fine defence and the
slugglng Of Jackson, Colline, Weaver,
feich and others, isn't far from the
unbeatable stage.
at any time along sports twisting
highway when fate intervenes with an
unexpected kick, but so far as form
goes OIL Y spectacular pitching attached
to shut-out is likely to nut the Rods
IN front Against this Moran. with
9aIiee or Ruethcr, has his chance 10
make the going close enough where the
hreaks cl the game NAV carry him
through.
Mrs. Collins Picks Sox
But on form this game will be the
hardest one the Red machine has ,o
race. among quite number picking
me white Sox to win in this Red an.
centre we discovered two additional
VINO felt the same way about
It. The were Mrs. Edward T. Collins
and Mrs. William Gleason. who .a,,s rans
IN together from Philadelphia.
THE White Sox," saws Mrs Collins
are sure to win. How could they helm
1t with manager like Kid Gleason
leading their club"
"Of course the White Sox will win
remarked Ms. Gleason. How co'Ila
tney lose with such a grand player as
Eddie Collins playing second base
rms sounds logical from both view
points,
AS usual upon the eve Of any great
7pornng carnival The main excitement
Eere Tuesday night gas in securing =
'.ace to sleep Weary-eyed strangers
stood in compact groups around yari
ous hotel desks, where few of tho
lucky ones were awarded scattered
hooks and crannies, where they might
secure rest if they could sleep in a
sitting posture.
It is estimated that 33,5Oo will pay in
something over 100000 to see the
opening game and that the first five
games viii total close to $3.50. 900.
eavlng $4,000 each to those upon the
slnning club. II will be far and away
ne BEST series ever played. so far a.
ne purse IS concerned. The former
-.
5lant-Hed SoX series in 1912. The
oaers viii get this amount in the 1919
carnival
Expanding the elastic dope and OK
pounding the pop-eyed statistics any
urther at this date seems useless. Tho
main point at hand is that in a few
hours the Ecdland wait of so wears
VII be over and $4,000 Red-eved citi-
.ens of this commonwealth will be
ooklng at last upon the greater snort
n1g miracle-Cincinnati fighting for
place IN the world series sun.
CINCINNATI Sept. 8o.-At 2 O'Clock
o-morrow afternoon one of the four
umplres at Redland Field will wave
'ls u, hand' the Cincinnati Reds viii take
20. or John Collins. Of the Chic;..,o
White Sox. viii enter the bat.er's bev
and She first Of the great confess
or bassball's richest prize and hieh-
IS h0nors viii borin.
Nothing but weather of the most un-
-avorabie kind will delay the start and
%vhen play starts the greatest throng
hat ever saw ball game in Cincinnati
VII be assembled. Every seat ut the
park has been sold for the iirst two
sames and all reserved seats for the
lrst three games have been purchased
ne ajority Of the guests who reg
stored at the principal hotels were
prepared for inconveniences. True. in
iome instances. fifteen men viii fnd F.
lecessary 70 sleeo in one room hut
ney Wlii be in comfortable single beds
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