The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
CINCINNATI ROCKS
IN BASEBALL FRENZY
Red Enthusiasts in Furor
Over Their First Worlds
Series.
BUT FAIL TO BACK TEAM
Ruether to Be Pitted Against
Cicotte in Opening Strug-
gle To-day.
BUT FAIL TO BACK TEAM
ny DANIEL.

ny DANIEL.
Forecast for tomorrow was for n
clear, bright day, with moderate temper.
ature.
CINCINNATI, Sept 30.-On the eve Of the
inaugural OF the worlds series, this city,
cradle of the national game. has worked
itself into a condition bordering on hys-
terra. At 2 O'Clock tomorrow af'er-
noon at Redland Field the Cincinnati
club OF the National League win face
the Chicago representatives of the Amer
lean League in the first meeting OF a
series which may last the limit OF nine
games. and tonight this city sisrely ro-
fleets the Importance of the event.
Hectic OF oountenance and feverish in
activity, Cincinnati awaits the opening
Of the battle for baseball supremacy
with mingled feelings OF elation, hope
and trepidation. 1t has not yet recov
cred from the empowering emotions
engendered by its first pennant vistor9
In the National League--its first peek at
the land of promise after forty years of
wandering In the baseball wilderness.
Now 1t Is hurled into this greatest OF
professional sport classics, and It knows
not whittier to turn hrst
II has been converted into a raging me-
tropolis in which streets seethe with
strange faces, all speaking the common
language of the national game. From
the calmness of a routine that never bo-
fore had been broken by an event that
reflected so much credit on Cincinnati.
apart from even the great centres OF the
East. the Queen City has hurtled into
the throes OF a carnival In which strong
Grl.t 10. I'll 20 Law fhANe hAn IL
at night and are willing to sell their
birthrights for set of tickets for the
two games to be played here tomorrow
and Thursday before the scene of strife
shifts to Chicago. So Cincinnati losses
about and emits strange sounds.
white sox Arrive Early.
The development Of clncinnati's ex-
element was on the rapid fire order.
Only last night the city was only q bit
on the normal. 1t was true that the
hotels were jammed. but there was moth
ing TO indicate that an event of more
Importance than some non-political con-
vention was In the making. This morn
ing the White Sox, headed by Kid Glea-
son and just bubbing over with enthu-
siasm and confidence in their ability,
came into this city. Then there was q
change. Cincinnati sensed that It was
In spite of the heat there was a sudden
development of baseball exuberance and
even willingness to wager money on
the chances Of the Reds.
IA this respect We viii say tnat Gin
cinnati even late tonight still was dis
appointing. II seems ever ready to
talk. and to praise it's players to the
skies. but when matters touching on
financial backing of sentiments are
tu1tt tn
the clam. Chicago men are here with
odds of to s, but hackers OF the Reds
say that they want TO 8 and even bet
ter. which on the face of II Ia entirely
ridiculous and indicates that there is
not among Cincinnati followers of base
ball anything that bears even the faint
est resemblance to an overpowering urge
to bet on the Reds.
This feeling seems to point to the fact
that even in Cincinnati they recognize
that discretion Is the better part OF
valor.
The salient topic In baseball circles
tonight was the surprisinA announce
ment by Pat Moran, manager Of the
Reds that Walter Ruether, the young
left handler would face the White Sox
tomorrow. Eddie Cicotte, the veteran
Inanlpulator OF the shine ball, remained
the first choice of Gleason. SO that the
opening battle will pit a youth OF rs,
with the strength. ambition, power and
will that comes at that age, against an
ever calm, battle Scared master, who
has at his command a bottomless res
ervoir Of cunning. 1t will be a left
handler against right handler. and to
whom the gloryf 1t remains to be
seem
May Use slim saiIee.
It may be that after a night Of cogi-
tation Moran will find reason to change
his mind and perhaps adhere to Slim
Sallee as his first choice. But II Is more
than likely Moran feels that since sallee,
as a member OF the New York Nationals,
lost the opening game of the 1917 series
to Cicotte, and In a later game was
knocked out Of the box by the relentless
attack of the Chicago batsmen, Ii would
be poor generalship and worse pey-
chology to use the slim veteran against
the White SoX tomorrow.
The Chicago hitters already have
proved TO their satisfaction that they
can beat Sallee and II would be heaping
GOALS on the fire OF the White Sox con-
fdence and enthusiasm to send Sallee to
the mound in the opening contest. And
perhaps Sallee himself, down In the
depths of his heart has a well developed
feeling that he is not as effective against
the White Sox as he should be. So
Ruether II will be, no doubt, and GER
tainly Moran could make no more fitting
selection.
To Ruether and to his pretty wife as
well, his selection tonight came as
big, though a wonderful, surprise. 1t
had been taken for granted that Sallee
would open II the day were warm, and
that Fisher would pitch for the Reds
II the weather turned cold. Ruether had
not been mentioned in any event "All
can say is that will give the very
best that Is in me-" said Ruether
wreathed In smiles and bkslSing in the
seaming messages from the eyes of Mrs,
Ruether.
Clcotte, the pitcher OF 49, serving his
twelfth year as n regular In the Ameri-
can League. wore that same inscrutable
smile which he carried on the eve of the
1911 series. "Will win the first game?
Wen that is a hard question TO answer
We had better wait another day" the
SHINE ball master declared as he hied
himself away TO his downy couch.
Reds Not Overconndent.
Among the Reds the spoken word was
mat Ruether or Salee pitching the Gin
einnati club could not be beaten In the
opening contest But there was a seri-
Gus undertone among the players. They
SPOKE with confidence and they looked
confident, but there was no overbubbling
OF splrits that even bordered on over
confidence.