The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-01
Cicotte Is Knocked From Slab
TAD TELLS
SERIES STUFF
BY TAD


STAFF CORRESPONDENT 4. ~ sEFvlcE1
CINCINNATI. o.. oct. THE hard
boiled egg special which brought the
trained troup Of writer's from New York
has been engaged 10 pack them on 10
Chicago from here Thursday night
This Joint IS simply cuckoo over the
series but betting is extremely light
The home gang chirps Reds bu. they
want seven bucks against FIVE.
The lobbies of the sinton and Gibson
hotels are crowded. The scenes remind
one Of the big fght at Toledo
seribes are here BY the ton.
The Reds have erected grandstands at
their park which lean way out into the
held. and it looks as though a honle-run
into either one viii only count as
three -bagger.
Every seat for the first game here has
been sold One bloke paid nifty berries
for one box seat
The White sox went through field and
skull practice yesterday Later the
Reds worked out and looked full Of pep
The boys are a cockey lot They don't
figure 10 blow one game That is.
among themselves
Charley Herzog is here and all
smoked up. He thinks that Pat Moran
is the greatest manager and that Eddie
Collins is the best ball player thai ever
lived. Charley refuses to pick a winner.
Local rooters say that II Cincinnati
could win the National League with
eight men that they can surely COP th5
big title with nine. Sherwood Masee is
right again and he makes UP the nine
Also Groh's finger has mended and the
home boys are more than harry.
Local scribes say that 55.o00 fans VIII
pay for the first pastime with the
joint only holding $4,000 al the nest We
don't exactly get It.
Jawn Evers and Joe Tinker. part Of
the famous old Cub team. are in town.
Tinker wearing cake-eater's coat. is a
hit
Heinie Groh is the most confident
man that ever lived. In the lobby of
the Gibson hotel last night he lot out
his chirp. Last spring" piped Heinie
X hen the National League opened the
writer's were so sure that Mcciraw' =
Giants would win that they thought
that they could call off the race and
hand the title 10 New York We beat
them easily and here we are q gain on
the short end don't suppose the writ
ers will give Us a hoist a all until after
We take the White sox into camp.
Eddie Cicotte with pearl-sray kelly
knocked the gang dead al the front door
of the sinton hotel last eve.
Calm Mcvey. Of san Leondro, Cal,
one Of the old Cincy team Of fcrty years
ago that mover lost a game. is he-e for
the sries. Local fans are suggesting
that cal get a position here and spend
his remaining days with them.
Bill Phelon. the demon local scribe
says that every sport writer who picked
the Athletics 70 beat the Braves and
willard to beat Dempsey has picked the
White sox to beat the Reds. No. Will
not all of them
guy in the lobby Of the Gibson last
night bet twenty-five smacks against
seventy-fve that Eddie cicotte does not
hnish the hrst game he starts in.
Bill Hart. the movie cowboy. and
Chief Bender got into town last night
Fatty Arbuclle's train was late Prob
ably overloaded George NJ. Cohan is
late, too.
Grover Alexander and Jack Pfeister
pitched for the Reds yesterday during
their workout. Joe Tinker and Johnny
Evers also put on the old uniform and
worked out with them
Joe Tinker bet Johnny Evers ten
bucks on each hve events. ole bet that
he could out-hit. out-run. out-feld. out
talk and out-stick him. Joe won every
bet Evers an,. Tinkers arms VIII be
sore for week