The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-06
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Chicago, October 5.-(Special )--Luck broke against the proprietor of Cincin- natis Hotel Gibson this afternoon, and the guy who runs the Blackstone on- Boulevard won the first off day of the worlds series of 1919 It was about time some one in Chicago won some thing in this series.
 Rain caused postponement of the fifth game. Under the Marquis of Cin- cinnati rules. the White Sox and the Reds laid over here until tomorrow for the play-off. The old mark hisself, otherwise Garry Hermann, gave out the news early on behalf of the na- tional commission.
 No one was very sorry. It gave some of the folks a chance to go to church and offered others an oppor- tunity to locate another bottle.
 There was no great amount of rain- fall today, but there was chill last night heavier than a Blackstone breakfast checks Comiskey, field, was dressed in its pajamas right after the game yesterday, but it seems the downpour was so profuse that it sweat right through the blankets.
 After ftomorrow's game, the series moves back to Cincinnati for another pair Before the end of the month it may be decided to load what's left of the series on wagons and barnstorm the rural districts.
 The Sox say they are still confident of winning out, but even a condemned guy generally tries to make the best of things. It's dollar to a dime that every member of the local club has by this time figured out the amount of the losers end to the fineness of hair on frogs s back.
 If the Sox win ton1orow, and then get as good as an even break in Cincin- nati, the weary old series loads it's aching bones back on the cars and re- turns to Chicago. The Reds can do lot of people great favor by starting Ruether tomorrow and Ruether the next day.
 It is considered illegal as well as in- judicious to sell or lend Chicago. hotel or cafe keeper g rope, knife or six shooer. as they sit contemplating what they would have done today to i the loyal fans in the pre-275 per cent era
 Gleason will probably start Claude Williams, the side winder again to- morrow Pat Moran may stick in Hod Eller the shine baller. Garry Herr mann can use the money.
 The glory that was the American leagues seems to be drifting down the far horizon but don't let anybody tell you that there are any second Iris Speakers playing the outfield in this series Some of the outfield plays must have made Iris bust riH&t out laughing.
 George M Conan and his faithful Confederate, Steve Reardon, are still pursuing the series, but you can buy Mir Cohan's bets on the White Sox at q reduction right now
 Mir T. Aloysius Dorgan, otherwise Tad" the cartoonist, left the series very flat tonight. Tad" wanted to get back ot New York the worst way, so he returned on the Michigan Cea- tral. Cincinnati fans are still willing to bet even money on their ball club. After the Reds win five games. it is believed the odds will go to to in their favor in Cincinnati.
 Lots of guys who always thought the Reds would win the series are now coming up for air. There were about eight of them in the whole country before the series started, and there are now about eight million. M
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