The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-01
WORLD SERIES


Redland Field, Cincinnati. O., Oct /.
After half century of baseball
famine, Cincinnati fandom came into
its own today when the Reds crowned
son by colliding with Chfcago's White
Sox in the opening game of the 1919
world series.
A blistering midsummer sun shone
down on a field that was put in per-
feet playing condition by showers last
night Fleecy clouds spotted a blue
sky-just the kind of overhead condi-
tions that ball players pray for. No
better weather conditions ever sent
joy to the heart of a worlds series
crowd.
Two hours before the time for the
game to start, the pavilion and bleach
ers of the park were filling up rapidly
while only scattering of spectators
were in the grand stand and boxes.
Music to Entertain.
More than a dozen bands or orches-
tras entertained those who had jour
neyed to the park early and numerous
quarters and individual vocalists Wed
with each other in singing popular
airs The Reds appeared on their
bench at 1928 p. m. and were given
vociferous welcome. A band pa
raded around the field, stopping for
brief periods in front of the pavilion
and various sections of the bleachers.
Ono Legged Officers There.
Among the spectators at the open
minus one leg, lost in action. from the
Walter Reed hospital at Washington
Probably the only complete amateur
baseball team to attend was the Blu
menthal Credits of Cleveland. Detroit
sent a good sized dele CATION, most of
the Detroit fans prepared to root for
the White Sox.
Thousands of late visitors were I'M
able to obtain rooms in hotels, but
finally managed to get quaters in pri-
vate homes and clubs. Even Turkish
bath houses were converted into sleep
ing quarters. Hundreds of guests were
quartered with private families.
A uniformed policeman was sta
toned every thirty feet apart around
the entire field.
Airplane Over Field.
Half an hour before game time, an
aeropIane scared over the stands and
the hum of its motors was promptly
drowned in shout of welcome from
the stands.
There goes Gleason roared a Red
fan in the grandstand, when the plane
| headed upward in a spiral. At that
juncture Chick Gandil cracked a ball
in batting practice into the standing
room only in left field and Hap Felsch
turned and shot back at the stand
and there goes Reuther."
$4,000 Fans There.
Some thirty three thousand fans
prepared to worship at the shrine of
baseball at Redland field today, where
| the Cincinnati Reds. champions of tht
| National league and the Chicago
| White Sox, pennant winners of the
American league, will do battle in the
| first game of what may be a nine
game series for the worlds baseball
championship.
There is no doubt that the White So1
will go into the fray this Afternoon
slight favorites. the little betting thai
has been recorded showed the odd.
| OF from six to five to seven TO five il
| Chfcago'S favor. Consid cradle White
! Sox money was in evidence but ever
money was demanded with few takers
| Auction the Tickets.
Ticket scalpers registered a new one
today. Box and grand stand seats of
the first game were auctioned, and
| bidding was brisk. No attempt was
made by the authorities to prevent
auction sales. One SPECTATOR de-
clared government agents would get
| the excess war tax on all sales. Many
| seats were bid up to twice the regular
price charged by the clubs.
Every seat in Redland field was sold
before last night and an attendance OF
almost 10000 seemed assured. Las
year 10, 600 persons attended the open
| ing game of the series at Chicago
| Redlapd probably will pack the stand!
at every game played here.