The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-01
IBy Henry L. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent

IBy Henry L. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 1.-This is
the day.
Before night the all-important first
game of the 1919 world series will
have been won and lost, and there
will be at least some slight relief
from the tension that has grtpped the
followers of the White Sox and the
Reds for the last forty-eight hours.
Anxious eyes turned weatherward at
day break saw high clouds that ap-
ipeared to hold a f1fty-ffty possibility
| of rain. Cincinnati's forecasterp
however, became immensely popular
| drawing strong on his local pride by
issuing a bulletin declaring the dan
ger of rain today was slight.
| The rival pitching selections seem
| ed today to be settled thing. Moran
has announced that Walter Ruether,
his young southpaw, will start the
series for the Reds. Cicotte, 1t is gen
orally accepted will draw the star
role for the Sox- If Cicotte pitches,
Wingo probably will catch for Gin
cinnati with Schalk receiving Ger
tainty for Chicago.
| Perhaps the ball players had a bit
| of sleep last night, but If they did
! they were about the only element OF
this baseball fevered public SO favor
/ ed. Early hours saw hotel lobbies
land other haunts of visiting fans filled
/ with early risers who were more than
ready to abandon their ten-to-a-roonl
quarters betimes. Around the White
! Soy lair, hundreds Of fans were on
,the Job early for glance at Gleason
| stars. The local lobby was remln1s'
cent of any subway crush. When the
| Sox warriors finally forced their way
! into the breakfast room, the croWo
showed after them. The Chicagoans
unconcernedly went about the Dusl
ness of demolishing ham, eggs ano
such things.
It was an old story to them; they
| have seen a world series before.
| Across the street at another hotel
Pat Moran breakfasted with few
cronies. Few of the Reds appeared
I Most of them remained at home until
/ the morning was we'll advanced.
/ The Chicago fans at once started a
keen hunt for Cincinnati money
Some hets were made at eight TO hve
with the Sox favorites.
T There was little Red money at tina,
Price, uOWSFCA.
Ticket scalpers registered ne"
one today. Box and grand stanc
seats. of the first game We're auction
ed and bidding was brisk. NO at
tempt was made by the authorities tc
prayent auction sales. One specu
Iator declared government agents
would get the excess war tax on al
sales. Many seats were bid up u
twice the regular price charged p1
the clubs.
Every seat in Redland field was
sold before last night and an attend
ance of almost thirty thousand seem
ed assured. Last year nineteen thou
sand persons attended the openlns
came of the series at Chicago. Red
Land nrobably will pack the stana
at every game played here.
Ground rules to cover hits into IN,
nortions of the outf1eld where stand
ing room was being sold were mad
known today. Hits into the crowd II
left field will go for two bases; IN tn'
other fields, three. Hits into IN
stands. of course, will be home runs
Industrial wheels of CINCINNATI dl'
not turn with normal speed TO-DAY
Many business houses and factorle