The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-06

CINCINNATI .......
Chicago ..... Y 8 :
TBy Henry l.. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent
COMISKEY PARK, CHICAGO, Oct
6.-Real autumn weather oVertooS
the world series and there was q
chilly snap in the air when the heas
and White Sox fought the fifth battle
today for the diamond title
Rain that caused postponement OF
Sundays game routed the mid-sum
mer weather tina. mas followed Inc
serjro this year. In spite Oh
bright sun and cloudless sky, over.
coats were the rule today, instead
of the shirt sleeves OF the earheI
games.
Yesterdays heavy rain left the
playing field bit heavy In spite o.
the fact that scores OF men laboreu
on with everything from hlotteTs
10 steam rollers. Damp, black Spots
dotted the brown infield. The out
field grass was bit wet and SIP
perry
ii was rather subdued crowd thai
filed into the bleachers today Cht
cago .fandom to all appearances nas
about given up hope for the, Wnite
Sox. Befure-thesgame enthusiasm tha'
marked the first two Chicago games
was noticeably dinlmed- When the
Red players walked from beneath the
stands at 1850 O'Clock, there was 2
generous round Of applause from tnf
bleachers and stands.
Both Filler and Rusther We're ready
TO perform today and it was sng
gesfed that Moran's announcement
this morning might have been mads
for enemy consumption.
Claude Williams and Red Fabei
batted with the Sox regulars in prac
tice.
Early arrivals in the bleachers ano
payilions indicated good sizec
crowd. An hour before game timt
there were less than 1,50e unoccu
pied seats in the bleachers and PROB
ably half. that number IN the pa
viliuns AS usual, the box and grand
stand crowd was slow in arriving
though the grandstand showed g
goodiy scattering of early customers
Including many women wrapped TO the
chin in furs.
When the White Sox went up fol
their batting practice, Lefty Sullivan
pitched to them. indicating that Giea
son did not take much stock in Mo
rams morning apnonn cement thal
Eller d right-hander. would be on the
mound for the National leag1lers-
The Reds received another gooc
hand from the crowd when they SIP
planted the Sox IN front Of the bat
ting cage. Pat Moran was mort
clipper than usual when he walked
out with his men, and ne did little
dance step 10 the bands accompani
r1ent much to the delight of tne
crowd. Hod Filler batted with the
Reds in practice.
The Cincinnati rooters' band
marched On the field while the Reds
were at work, blaring racizety Sc
lection
The bieachers stamped noisy
syncopation as the musicians rolled
out their Jazz Rube Bresslei
pitched to the Red batsmen.
Eddie Cicotte drew the first cheer
u the day when he walked ont e
Join IN the game Of Inflow in front
OF me Sox dugout
Claude Williams warmed UP alone
In front OF the White Sox dugout
Walter KerItner stood by and chattet
with the little southpaw when he
started work.
In front of the Red dugout Hod
Elier warmed up his husky righ1
arm. he also worked alone, indi
eating that he ana Williams were
certain TO start the game.
Kid eiieason batted to the White
So& infielders III practice,
The SoS worked with considerable
pep, bus the field was rather slow.
There was Il bad, slippery Spot
back OF third base
Eddie Cicotte and LEFTY Sullivan
bntted TO the Sox outfielders.
just before game time practically
every seat in the huge park was
filled with the exception of a cor
ner Of the first base pavilion anG 9
few sparsely settled rows in the
upper stands.
First inning
Reds Rath up. Bail i. The FIRST
one was a wide curve, a foot outside
strike 4. called Ball 2. Strike 2
called Bal g. Bah 4. Ratb walks
Williams again was ATTEMPTING "a
work the corners Rath die not swing
al one
Danbert up. Dauber1 sacrificed,
soehafk to Gandil Rath on second.
u was a perfect hunt down the third
base line
Groh up Ball l. Ball 2. Groh flied
~ F'eiscn 1t was an easy chance and
Happy did not move out of his tracks.
housch up Ball /. Strike 1. call.
GU honsch out, Gandil to Williams,
who covered first base.