Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-03
FOLLOWERS OF GLEASON TRIBE
CONFIDENT TODAY'S CAME WILL
MARK TURN IN LUCK FOR HOSE
Two Thousand Cincinnati ROOters
Accompany Team to Windy
City, Ready to Celebrate.

Chicago, Oct. 3.-Carrying a two
game lead the Cincinnati Reds to-
day invaded the home territory of
the Chicago White Sox for the
third contest of the worlds series
the game which virtually decides
whether the American league pen
nant winners are to be seriously
contenders for the championship or
face an overwhelming handicap
during the remainder of the series.
The two teams, accompanied by
some two thousand Cincinnati
roOters arrived here early today
on more than a dozen trains, the
Reds confident that they will re-
turn to Ohio Monday night posses
sors of baseban's highest honors,
and the White SOx determined to
overcome their handicap with
playing on their home grounds.
still Confident.
Despite the fact that the White
Sox, local fayOrites before the Sc
ries, lost two straight games to the
National leaEuers, the followers of
the team were confident that to-
days game would be the start of a
winning streak for the favOrites
and fans began gathering at the
baseball PARK last night, waiting
in line for general admission tick
cts, placed on sale at 9 a. m this
morning. The first fan appeared
at the park at $50 o'clock yeSter-
day afternoon and shortly later,
others appeared BY midnight
more than one hundred were in
line and all night the ticket seek
eTs increased in numbers Special
details of police were placed at the
park. but no disorder was reported.
Included among the walters was
fair sprinkling of women, each de-
termined to get a point of vantage
for the third game.
In order to prevent tickets fall
ing into the hands of scalpers and
to expedite the sale, special ar
rangements were made the club.
Each purchaser was required to
have exact change for his ticket
ready, bleaChCr seats selling for
S11O and pavilion space for $2.20,
including war tax. NO person was
allowed to purchase more than one
ticket and after receiving the
pas5eboard everyone was required
TO 90 directly into the park. Ten
thousand bleacher tickets and g.
500 tor the pavilion were placed
on sale.
HurIer Question.
Discussion Of the series conferred
this morning largely on who would
be given the pitching assignment
by Manager Gleason of the SOx.
Although Manager Gleason of the
SOx announced last night at Gin
cinnati that he probably would Sc
lect Dick Kerr. the sensational
young leflhanGer. there was
general feeling that the yOungster
would not be called on at such
critical time and that Gleason
would select one Of his rc-erlIs
before game time.
Eddie CicOtte, lea Of
the American league. vas
pounded from the box il Tie first
game and Urban Faber. hero of
the 1917 series. are considered the
foremost probabilities. F'aber,
however. has pitched only indif-
ferent ball this season Kerr is
facing his first world series and
has Just finished his first big
league season. The fact that he
is a southpaw. however. may bring
him the assignment, because Of
the manner in which Lefty Will
liams yesterday held down the
Reds despite the loss Of the game.
II0d EIlFr for Reds.
For the Reds. Manager Moran
undoubtedly Will pick "Hod" Eller
or Ray Fisher. former New York
American league pitcher, both
righthanders and both stars of the
Reds pennaut campaign.
In what little betting was re
ported on the series the Reds were
S to . favOTites On tOday's game
there were some bets at even mon
ey, but in mos cases the White
Sox followers demanded odds.
There was plenty of Cincinnati
money but few Chicago takers.