The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-02

CINCINNATI, O., Oct 2.--This is
another day.
Still smacking the sweet taste OF
victory on its lips, Redland awoke
with a new dream. The champion
ship in five games was the petition
laid before Pat Moran, now the
'super-miracle man." by the dazed
natives who are soaring around in
the seventh heaven of baseball bliss.
Realization that their hopes were
not tied to flivver in the opener,
they want more.
There wasn't doubt in the village
that Moran and his clan Of Sox clean
ers would hop off to Chicago tonight
with a two-game edge on the cham
pionship
Early morning crowds that damned
the streets and hotels indicated that
the ball yard would be taxed again
to it's capacity this afternoon when
the two king southpaws OF the year
Slim Sallee and Claude Williams
battle for the bacon of the second
game There was a possibility that
Jimmy Ring would carry the colors
of the Reds against the Hose. but
Sallee is almost a certainty unless
he warns up In poor form.
Sallee and Williams gave the
dopers matter to scratch their heads.
Sallee is at his best IN warm weather,
and the prospects today were for
another scorcher. He has the advan-
tage of previous experience in a
world series against the Sox. and.
with Bill Rariden on the receiving
end, Will have battery that knows
the ms and outs of the Chicago de
Tense Claude Williams must be fig
ured as being equally capable Of hold
ing the left-hand jinx over the Moran
ties. Red hackers. however, point to
the rather poor showing that the
hard<worked Gleason star made IN
his late season starts. They hint
that he Is bit stale and off form,
like his noted colleague.
Dope at its best is very dopey,
however. That was proven conclu-
sfvely In yesterdays slaughter. Ar
dent supporters of the Reds believed
the Moranites would solve Cicotte,
but braved the opinion he would be
pounded from the box. The peerless
right-handed veteran was off form. A
fact was barred in the bear story
that his wing was not functioning
properly.
Other dope upon which the White
Sox castle had been built proved as
quicksand at the test. Joe Jackson,
chief willow swinger OF the Hose,
touted to be the main cog in the
wreoking crew, went hitless. He
pushed only one beyond the infield,
a weak little pepper that was COB
bled up by Greasy Neale. Eddie Cot
Inns. his partner In breaking the
hearts of American league pitchers,
bounced one feeble little hit.
Before-the-battle figures on the
Reds were also upset
Only two of the Reds went hitless,
while only two were figured to do
any hitting. Eddie Roush, one Of the
leading batsmen of his circuit,
couldn't sget one on safe territory,
and Larry Kopf proved equally unsuc'
cessful. Greasy Neale, figured as the
weak sister of the Red outfleid'
drove out three vicious giug.es. Jake
Daubert, doped as being minus the
courage for a hot battle, raped out
two singles and triple.
1t was a sweet victory for Ruether
and when he held Buck Weaver to a
frizzly little single he secured sweet
revenge for stunt the Sox third
baseman pulled on him back in his
college days Ruether, pitching for
ST. Ignatius college, San Francisco
held the White Sox to 9. Trio OF hits
I'D to the ninth inning Of an exhioi
ton game. Weaver broke up the
game in the last frame with homer
Ruether has been laying for him ever
since He's all square now.