The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-01
REDS WIN FIRST GAME
WORLD SERIES BASEBALL
Opening Game at Cincinnati This Afternoon
Played Before Crowd Which Filled All
Available Space.
FANS WATCH GAME IN SHIRT SLEEVES
Rlistering Mid Summer Sun Shone Down ON
Field Which Had Been Made Perfect
for Game.

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went through lazy batting practice.
: Charlie See, recruit outfielder, pitch.
ed. Every drive to the outfeld grass.
drew howl of approval from the
bleachers. Eddie Rousch drew an
ovation when he bounced drive in
to the right field stands.
The White Sox with Memo Leibold
trotting ahead, emerged from the
grand stand runway at 12:45. A faint
scattering of hand clapping greeted
them. The band unsteady Informed
! the stands that 1.-The gangs all here.
I The band scored again when 1t
fplayed 1.-The Wearing of the Green
! as Pat Moran and Kid Gleason clasp
ed horny palms and grinned into the
/ clicking cameras.
First Inning.
| Cbicago-John Collins took his
place in the batting box and hush
! fell over the field as Reuther poised
on the mound.
| J. Collins up. The first pitch was
wide and outside Ball 2. Strike 1.
Collins singled to center for the first
hit of the series.
| q. Collins up, Ball i. Strike /,
called. E. Collins forced J. Collins
! at second, Reuther to Kopf, on an
attempted sacrifice. e. Collins took
1 first.
Weaver up. Ball /. Collins out
stealing, Wingo to Rath.
/ Weaver flied to Rousch in deep
| center.
| No runs; one hit; no errors.
| Rousch made sparkling one
handed catch almost to the stand.
! Cincinnati-Rath up. Strike /.
Rath hit by pitched ball.
Daubert up. Strike 1, called.
Singled to center, Rath going to
third.
! Groh up. Ball /. Ball 2. Orch
flied to Jackson and Rath scored
after the catch. Daubert remained
| on first base. The crowd went crazy
with excitement when Rath crossed
| the music for the dancing. Ices and
| Rouseh up. Ball /. Ball g Strike
II, called. Daubert caught stealing,
| Schalk to Risberg. Rousch still up.
Bali 8. Ball 4. Rousch walked.
Duncan up. Ball 1. Ball 2. Rouseh
stole second. Schalk's throw was too
/ high for Eddie Collins to handle.
Duncan out, Risberg to Gandil.
! One run; one hit; no errors.
Cicotte was trifie wild AMI the
Reds were laying the bat on the ball
hard Throughout the inning.
Second Inning,
Chicago-Jackson up Strike
called Ball 1. Jackson was safe at
first on Kopf's wide throw to Dau
| hort opd went tO second
Kopf was given an error
Felsch up Felsch sacrificed Reu
! Their to Daubert.
/ Gandil up. Strike 1 called. Ball
II. Gandil singled to center; the ball
was Just over the infield and Kopf
should have had it. Rousch reached
| it with his finger tips. Jackson
! scored on it.
Risberg up. Strike / called. Ball
! l. Strike 2. Gandil out stealing
Wingo to Rath Wingo's throw beat
the runner six feet. Foul. Ball 2
! Ball 8. Risberg walked
! Schalk up. Ball l. Strike 1 called
Schalk flied to Rousch.
/ One run, one hit, one error.
/, Kopf was guilty of bad baseball
/ when Rousch raced in for GandiIs
pop fly.
Cincinnati-Kopf up. Foul strike
IL. Foul strike 2. Strike 3. Kopi
famed, swinging hard at the last
one.
! Neale up. Strike called. Ball
| Neale out, E. Collins to Gandil. II
| was a grass clipper, driven hard al
the Sox captain, and he fielded it fast
I for a close decision at first
| Wingo up. Ball /. Ball 2. Ball 8
Strike / called. Wingo flied tc
| F'elsch.
No run, no hits, no errors.
Cicotte showed great improvement
/ in this inning. lie was breaking {
fast curve over the corners and hat
the Reds chopping at the ball. Kop
missed his third strike, a curve Over
| the inside corner, by six inches.
Third Inning.
Chicago-Cicotte up. Strike 1. Strike
. called. Ball /. Strike 8. Cicottt
| famed.
| Reuther curved the last one ovel
the heart of the plate and Cicott'
! stood with his bat on his shoulder ant
watched it go by.
J. Collins up. Ball /. Strike
called Collins flies to Rousch.
| It was a high arching chance ant
Eddie took the ball without moving
out OF his tracks.
e. Collins up. Ball l. Strike
called. Ball 2. Ball 3. Strike called
| Collins out Kopf to Daubert
No runs: no hits; no errors.
| Reuther was showing fine form OF
the mound. He was bending daz
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