The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03

hall history as the drst vest.ess worlds
series on record Sun-warped by the
experience of yesterday afternoon all
gents shed their vests this morning
and as much else a the law allowed
Ladies dispensed with all superhuous
wrappings except. Of caurse. their
furs.
II was hotter than the hinges of
shooul The only evidence in Cincin-
natl that we are sitting in the lap o
October are the coal dealers signs
showing that there has been another
advance in the price of coal.
The loyal fish. as Charley Dryden
calls EN-. sat in the grandstand and
down 10 business They soaked up
soft drinks like so many sponges 1t
VIII never be hotter at a worlds Sc
yles again until st Petersburg. Fla,
wins a National League pennant.
Band Starts footing
The band was in rare form. 1t
started out by playing a medley OF
state airs when it cut loose My
Maryland" Tai, the cartoonist stood
with barred head thinking the tune
was "Calofornia and You" Sam Crane
arose a. M Ola Kentucky Home" be-
cause Sam knows some pretty good
places Just across the river. and re-
spects them highly
Next the musicians. got TO rambling
around in the bygone It played the
sidewalks of New York" whereat
George N Cohen and Steve Rearden.
who motored out here for the series,
arose and cheered Justify.
The Sox seemed somewhat suhdned
as they came out from in under the
grandstand one after the other and no.
body blamed them much. The Reds on
the other hand were very lively and
fun Of speed
There wac even more agitation over
the game today in. Cincinnati than
Yesterday The fans were seeing a
great ray Of hope after dwelling for
weeks in the darkness OF the expert
predictions and they wanted to. get
in the ball yard They seemed to have
no trouble getting in, either.
Garry Herman, president of the Reds,
certainly offered no obstacles Signs
over the ticket windows at the field
told of reerved seats Of all kinds, and
of standing room. You could walk up
as late as two o clock and get some
thing or other Garry was around
fairly radiant IN a new make up, ana
showing spirits which were surprising
in view of his years. and the fact that
he had TO observe yesterdays great
victory with appropriate ceremonies
last night.
The band finally got around to The
Stars and stripes Forever again. II
has suddenly become the war tune OF
the Cincinnati fans Boston had its
'-Tessie" and New York had its Tam
my in other years, but Cincinnati has
Sousa's great march with Sousa him =
self on hand TO hear it
There was a little more betting last
night and today than at any other
time since the series started with the
a few hours before they were asking
Red fans taking even money where
odds Not a great deal of money was
bet at that. 1t has been our observa-
ton that not great deal of money
eyer ia bet on the world series
Elack haired Williams warmed up
in front Of tho White Sox bench while
the crowd stood MP for My Country
'Tis of Thee. Over on the other side
Of the plate, Old Sal limbered up his
ancient "souper." The rival mana
gers did not lie at all events in their
announcement of their selections for
TONY.
Just before Two o'clock the process
sion Of umpires came upon the netd.
They look ed like a fresh batch of pail
hearers. and theit conference at the
plate had solemn aspect, Billy
ENans, the ttaPpar Aneerlcan league
rest.culator xas back OF the plate as
umpire in chef.
At exactly . o clock Old Sallee toss
cd out John Collins on an easy push
to the box Eddie Collins walked.
hut Buck Weaver lined to kopf. and
Eddie was easily doubled up as he
slipped and fell trying to get back
TO first
There was on important change IN
tf4es Red tins tTJ besides the pitcher
Behind the bat where Red headed
Ivy Wtngo starred yesterday. crouch
cd WA al Bill Rariden. the farmer
ballplayer from the Hoosier state,
whose invariahla opening OF con-
scu around HiSglnsport, Ohio, Wa al
Bill" has divided the catching for the
Reds with Wneo all season With
Old Sal ne constitutes the "Rube bat
teri of the Reds. for Sal tils the
soil around Higslnsport. Ohio, g Wa al
Bill" gruhs he ground In the region
of Bedford. Ind.
Bill has been around the big leagues
for years-BoSi on New York and A.
nally Cincinnati. hut he remains as
native as the day he broke in. He is
a grs at companion piece TO Sal Sallee,
¬ her roame.- of the large towns
and a dweiler in fats who remained
true in his heart 20 the old farm.
.SockleSs joe" Busts Onion
"Sockless Toe jackson slugged q
double to center off Sal in the sec
ond He was the first man up. His
hit was a looping fly which fell in
frort OF Rousch and Duncan as they
came tearing from midfeid. Feisch
hunted to Sal'ec. II looked as If Sal
might have hal a chance to get Jack
son at third. for "Sock1ess Joe" is
mona too fast but after ~ taking a
glance at the situation Sal tossed &c
/ Dauhert getting Feisch but putting
Jackson on third.
1t struck somo that a sacrifice play
under these circumstances was pecu'
liar as Felsch is \ good hitter. Gan
dill hit a double to Groh, who threw
! him out at first, holding Jackson al