The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-30
Kid Gleason's Championship Team
Arrives In Cincinnati for
Opening Game To-
morrow.
FANS ARE ALL SMILES
Every Ticket Holder Is Watching Sky
and Hoping That Day viii be
Fair and
Warm.
[By Henry L. Farrell, United Press

[By Henry l.. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 30.-Cht-
Cages White Sox invaded Red land
today.
Led by Kid Gleason the American
league champions unloaded them
selves in this baseball crazy town
shortly after the sun peeped over the
Ohio hills this morning. They We're
bundled into a waiting fleet of taxis
and taken to their hotel quarters for
a short rest before going to Redland
field for morning workout.
Hundreds of fans waited an hour
or more in the station to get their
first glimpse of the Chicagoans who
stand in the way or Cincinnatts
dream of fifty years-a worlds cham
pionship team. Small boys flocked
around under the feet Or Gleason and
his aggregation of stars. Many of
the youngsters showing the effects
OF the baseball rabies which has
seized the city grabbed perilous
perches on the backs Of the Sox
taxis and rode proudly to the hotel
through streets covered with banners
and pictures proclaiming the great
ness of Pat Moran and his team OF
champion Red Legs. All the pentup
enthusiasm in the fifty years that
Cincinnati has floundered about in
darkness hoping for championship
has burst forth here in wild jubila'
ton. The sheer JOY of championship
and winning spirit envelopes Cincin-
natl. Not a fan believes the Reds
can lose They point to Moran's per-
Torrance in the pennant drive as
steam that will ride. the Reds over the
White Sox in seven games. They
have super confidence in Heinie Groh
and Company, but they have not al
lowed their enthusiasm to blind them
to the barriers that stand in their
way in the shape Of Eddie Cicotte
and Claude Williams, the ace pair"
of Chicago hurlers. They concede a
victory to each of the star Gleason
moundsmen, but believe they can re-
peat and that the honors will go to
their idols in seven games.
Betting here has been very light.
Fans from the Windy CITY who came
on ahead of the American leaguers
with large rolls to place on their
fayorites found their offers of six to-
five going begging. The Red hackers
want better price.
It was the belief that offers of
seven to five or eight to five would
be made before the START Of the
series Red hackers in refusing short
odds refer the Chicago hackers to the
assertion made by Kid Gleason that
his hose should be two to one
favorite for the series.
Added stands on Redland field
have increased the capacity of the
park to thirty thousand, including
the provision Of standing room for
several thousand. A crowded yard
for the opening game is assured as
every ticket has been sold. World
series tradition was shattered yester-
day when general admission tickets
for standing room were sold. With
all of the pasteboards disposed Of,
the old familiar sight of long lines Of
fans on all night vigil around the
gates before the opening game will
be missing feature of this years
series.
The depth of the playing field has
been cut down little to make addi-
tional room for spectators, but it has
not been sufficient TO necessitate
ground rules.
Weather always is accorded an i'm
portant role in matters pertaining to
world series, and Pat Moran, as we'll
as every ticket holder, had an eye
on weather indications today. Yes.
terday the mercury went on an Octo-
Der jag and showed itself at the sc
notch on the government official
thermometer. A slightly overcast sky
today seemed to strengthen. a fore
cast Of showers, but the day was
warm and there was good chance
that regular midsummer baseball
weather will prevail tomorrow.
There seemed to be little doubt
that Moran will start the veteran Sal
lee in the box unless the day is
chilly. In the latter event the Red
leader may spring surprise by
starting Ray Fisher. Fisher, tho
knowing ones say, is right and is
extremely likely to draw the assign
ment unless the sun is warm enough
to help Sallee. Moran is anxious to
give Slim one of the first two games,
however, fearing that possible colder
weather in Chicago later on would
provide unfavorabIe conditions for
his first appearance.
Rumors were flying thick here to-
day that Eddie Cicotte has very
sore arm and may be unable to work
in the first game. Kid Gleason set
at rest the fears of the Sox support
ers now on hand by declaring that
Eddies mighty ripper is entirely re-
covered and that he is ready to 60
There was little chance that anyone
but Cicotte would be on the mound at
the start tomorrow.
The Sox workout on Redland field
to accustom the visitors to it's
CLIO dows and app1es WAS IN ha oon