New-York tribune., 1919-10-02

the cheers resounded against the hun
cred hills of Cincinnati. The White
SoX crept in unostcntatiously at 12:45.
They were received with moody silence
until the little German band began to
blare detiantly, "Hai Hail. :Thc
Gangs All Herc!" laying particular
stress on the bars that say "What the
hell do we care." This was the def
ance of Cincinnati to the dope which
said that the Sox should VIM
The National Commission was alleged
to have held meeting at the Hotel
Sinton in the morning. This rumor
seems to have some confirmation, as
twelve cases Of Scotch were backed
into the hostelry shortly after dawn.
No edicts were issued up to noon. As
far as could be ascertained. Ban John
son had not suspended anybody.
At l o'clock the little German band
tiied an air that seemed to make the
hundred hills Of Cincinnati shiver with
the Green.0 The occasion for this ut- IT.
tcrly foreign and barbarc music was
the appearance of Kid Gleason and Pat
Moran in handshaking pose near the
nome plate. Some lyrical concessions
had to be made for these two more or
less prominent outlandcrs But the
band cleared the air again and soothed
the run led populace with some Wag-
merriam strains
The Woodland Bard special. CARVING
Charles Comlskey, the old Roman, and
most of the Chicago rooters. was four
Tours late. having been DELAYED near
!ndlanapoils by corkscrew bccom-
ing carelessly entangled with the &C.
centre rod of the locomotive. 1t took
tour hours to find another.
The press Stand wborn ,,o,r oo.x
sspondent has been located with a
lew hundred other sufferers, is on the
roof OF the ball park and is several
yards higher than the highest hill J.
IS reached by an entrance labelled
For the clergy. stockholders and the
press" this being the first time that
we have been coupled in the betting
with company that fast. The only way
out is by parachute, and the thought
less management has failed to provide
any.
The Reds took the first session of
practice Luque the moody little Gu
ban, threw them across the newly whit
ened plate for the Reds to bat out. A
couple were fouled into the bcachers
and some pitched battles ensued over
the possession of the relics.
The White Sox came on at a quarter
past l. Shoeless Joe Jackson, the first
time up, plastered one into the right
field grandstand. A moody silence en-
sued. Hap Felsch then drove one into
the left field bleachers and the local
annoyance became intensified.
BY half past l the fans that were
barred from the ball park began to
ascend the heights of Tairview with
beer and pretzels to view the event
from mile distance through tele-
scopes. Their beer mugs glistened in
the sunlight and the children cus-
tered in little groups engaged in the
childish pastime OF pitching the
pretzel.
The roofs Of the cheese factories
and breweries in the immediate vicn-
ity began to clutter up with members
zen vereins. A few athletic members
of the local turnvereins clung to tele
graph poles. A local Barbara Frcitchie.
with a roof all to herself, waved an
American flag frantically as the Reds
came up for the final practice An
aeroplane hovered over dropping what
seemed to be pretzels wrapped in red,
white and blue bags.
At five minutes to z, John Philip
Sousa took charge Of the little German
band and led them in "Thc Stars and
Stripes Forever" The umpires and the
two Hibernian managers gathered at
the plate for the final understanding
in regard to the ground rules. The
local Joe Humphries announced that
Ruether would pitch for the Reds and
Cicotte for the White Sox. 1t was an
nounced that hit into the left field
bleachers would be two bagger while
one into right would go for triple.