The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-01
How Teams Will Line
Up in First Game

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the Giants In 1917, was for cleaning
up the Reds in five straight. And he
mas considerable support among his con-
freres
While predictions on the series show
sharp line of partisanship between Ma
tional and American League mon. there
Is one National League player who Is
nbt bit backward in predicting the
absolute downfall of the Reds. Perhaps
he Is a little blassed too, for the person
in question is Charley Herzog, now of
the Cubs and once manager of the Reds.
Herzog! said tonight that while he
recognized that the Reds were an able
outfit and that they had some strong
pitching he could not see how they were
going to win, 1.-THE White Sox should
beat the Reds even without Cicotte."
said Herzog. And there you are.
Johnny Evers was strong for the Reds,
and SO was Grover Alexander.
That there will be more than $4,000
spectators at the game tomorrow was
the statement made by Garry Hermann
tonight. A companion statement from
the weather forecaster declared that the
| skies would be clear and the air warm
| tomorrow afternoon, for which many
thanks. 1t got too hot for comfort here
this afternoon and little thun-
| derstorm came In from the north
and cooled things of a bit. However. to
those who have frosen through world
series games in the past the announce
ment that fair and warm weather would
prevail tomorrow came as q blessing.
All Seats Are Sold.
Hermann said that not only had all
the reserved seats been disposed of, but
that all the unreserved tickets had been
sold before o'clock this afternoon. To
| those familiar with conditions on Red
land field the arrival of So, 900 fans viii
mean grand carnival. with many
chances for miscues and some trouble.
In normal times the seating capacity
of the plant was $4,000. For the big Sc
ries with the Giants this was increased
to something like $4,000. Now we have
5000 more added, with some OF the seats
built out beyond the fences and over the
| streets. Baseball writer's who have come
| from Cuba and ali parts of the United
states hope that the skies have no oc-
| casion for weeping during the games
here, for an unprotected press stand
has been built on the roof of the grand
stand. In horseshoe, with accommoda-
| lions for $50 writer's.
/ Nine newspapers which never before
sent a<representative to the world Sc
| rles have men on the scene, so that at
| least from that direction there is n
strong indication that the series has de-
! veloped record interest
+ No Ticket Scandal This Year.
with all the excitement and with the
series in a city which never before had
been confronted with the myriad prob
lens OF the classic a litti' ticket scam
dal and strong activity ~ ticket scalp
eTs D,isat De expected. but these nave
| not yet developed We hear that a
SPECTATOR got hold OF 1000 pavilion
tickets BY paying boys 50 cents for zach
set Of two tickets they could buy for
him, but II this man obtained the paste
boards he is going TO have a hard time
getting rid OF them.
/ We have heard that divers scalpers
were offering IS tickets in the grand
stand for s35, but have seen very Few
! OF them In circulation. A Spectator
who sold a ticket for that sum IN the
| lobby of the Sinton this afternoon was
| ooilared Immediately by one of the IF
teen representatives OF the Internal
Revenue Collectors Office who are OPP
Grating In the heart Of the city. Local
police also are on the Alert. Hermann.
who is a strong political factor here, has
! arranged for complete protection for
baseball he Is under FIRE, and that men
seek 20 remove him from the National
Commission. 80 he is taking every pre-
caution to prevent talk ana charges.
But with all that we do not want to
say that there Is satisfaction in Cincin-
natl over the method Of aIlotting tickets.
Quite a number OF stockholders in the
Cincinnati club, We are told. bewail the
! fact that they have no tickets for the
1 local games. Many of the leading busl-
ness houses applied for tickets, but were
turned down and were not able to get
/ them even for their officers. on top of
this condition 1t became known to-day
that a cash register company at Dayton
had obtained 500 tickets. Thereat there
was great gnashing OF teeth and threats
not to patrorize the Reds next season.
! But a long winter is great remover of
rafcor.
Gov. Cox 10 See Games.
Celebrities from all over the country
men who never have seen q world series
/ game-are gathering here. Gov. Cox OF
/ Ohio will have as his guest Gov. Good
rich of Indiana. Senator Harding OF
Ohio arrived at the Sinton to-day and
took possession of the bridal suite.
Barney Oldfeld came into town imme-
u
suite at the Gibson, whereat many dis
gruntled applicants for rooms at both
! hostelries voted that both men be pros
ecuted for boarding or some such heinous
crime.
Even the smallest and least known
| hotels are jammed At the Sinton
| thirty men will sleep on cots in one room
to-nisht and tomorrow Night and Mt
the Gibson fifty men will be damned
into one room. Wha with the baseball
game, the races az Ilatonia, two big
boxing matches and the automobile races
all hooked for the next few days. and
! buyers coming in for their fall selec-
lions, Cincinnati is having bard time
providing men with shelter.
George Wright. captain. Oak Taylor,
and Cal McVey. survivors of the old
I Red Stockings Of 1869, who were un-
| beaten, are here as the guests of the
| National Commission. Every writer In
town is trying TO locate them for an in
| terview, but the old timers have been
hidden. McYey lives in California as
| a pensioner Of the National League and
efforts are being made to locate him in
| CINCINNATI. ~
To the veterans will be offered n most
striking contrast between the days of
1889, seven years before the National
League came into existence, and 1919
with its $4,000 onlookers and grand
stands seats selling at $3.50.
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