Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-01
STAGE SET FOR OPENING
TILT or WORLDS SERIES
Two Teams Practice While Fish Talk
About Bets Which Are
$3.50 McaScr.
CLAIM CINCY PARK SMALLER
Thus White SoX Will Run Away
From Reds Is Opinion of Some
Bugs-Drydcn Talks Upon Damp
ness in Ohio.
CLAIM CINCY PARK SMALLER
ny CHARLES DRYDEN.

DEAR OLD CINCY. Sept, so. - On
Y the eve of battle one is Impressed with
Il the notion that having series here IS
S1ike staging Barnum & Bailey's circus
ION tennis court
- Rain is predicted. too. and Il the
Il showers come a lot Of guys VIII Eet
the reputation for not knowing enough
10 go in out of the wet:
IS Both teams went forth for practice
Il The White SoX were slad OF chance
particularly the latter. What with the
.StannerieS, soap factories and SAUSAGE
foundries near the ball park. the SoX
2should feel right at home on hot and
\ mugEy day. The sky here is about tho
same height as the clouds we nave in
Chicago, and when the wind biowe II
known points OF the. compass.
The White SoN continue faNorites in
the dope and betting talk, Il is mostly
talk. Owing TO the weak PURCHASING
hn whispers Street car fare is
cents per throw, meaning, the psesen-
mot allowed TO handle the coin for rea-
gsons best known TO the company.
Diamonds Are Smaller.
Is Here is small dab OF scientific dope
that may interest the tish. For, years
can League is all Of 80 per cent
stronger than the National What the
League diamonds are SIX inches larger
than those of the old league. the idea
being to slow the Americans down a
bit and make the play look about equal
in speed and general efficiency Hav-
ling played all their lives on the larger
diamonds the Sox naturally viii speed
away with the Reds Persons wise 10
this dope are plunginE heavily in the
betting.
Meanwhile. the FISH arc assembling
4 \ N w M Jai
to-middiinS drinks may he had by
taking water jump each way. mean
ing to cross the river into kentucky.
Mind the old story about Thompson's
3 posed to be saphead because he
swan the river TO set a drink. Wel>
/ they are doing it here 10 while away
the time.
BootleEEcrs Organized.
I They have a beverage on this side
/ of the stream which is said TO he Gaso
line diluted with sheep dip 10 take of
the curse The Bootleggers' protec-
tive Association of Cincinnati adopted
a resolution compelling members 10
1 wear n badge to prevent them from
selling booze to each other. II is a
/ benevolent organization, and II these
steps were not taken to safeguard
I members. the fund would SO broke
overnight.
We heard of a bloke here whose
Adams apple fermented on account OF
Vthe worlds series excitement, and he
f was afraid to swallow the juice
Experts from far and near were
fitted out today with tickets 10 both
Eball parks Hon. NJ Appleton Mclean.
walking delegate of the Chicago
/ Branch OF the Baseball Writers Union.
came in this morning with the pa ste
\ boards for Comiskey Park. Pursuant
TO 2 call, the experts gathered in Par
! lor i Al the Sinton Hote. and had the
credentials hung on their manly chests.
AT the same time. Hon ]. Bushnell
Ryder. OF this city, distributed ducats
for Redlands' Field Everybody is set
/ Victor Munos, OF III Mundo Havana.
and four auxiliary clerks from the
J Gem OF the Antilles II that is the
right island for the name.
NO Tick on RniIronds.
In one corner Of parlor ! an agent
for the trip to Chicago ana return,
y here IS 10 be q SpeGtai NEWSPAPER
train os twelve Pullmans ne-s5naily
About a hundred ex7erts wanteH ~
rush off 20 the race r7ar. right away
merely Stopping % To-. mo agent ~
put down th=ir names for tickets an.
5erths. No;a!nG dong On VA. stuff
The experts AZ. all right iu- hog
about walking taez from tf- .-e--
and telling the e. il 20. charge me
tickets. tina; t!a.- cs.,1-ts -voGlt drop
I around sometime next airing ana Sc
I tie FOR SANE Tks-= -as . TINE when
\ but not under gove:aue.. lnr;rol
Cmpirss ETars Sa.ltu. Ei@ler and
/ Quigisy are mere ready 20 step gu,
on the ffld and 3o.n- this we5 zr+
Z Owing u ,aa added seating taci.i-
q ties, ground rules vii pravs. ia All
I direction except straight up va fsal
safe IN predicting mat umr.-es vii.
Il pose and 20. nj unt!i the camera men
i have used up AL their plates leaving
I none FOR IN" athletes