Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-30
EVERYTHING IN
READINESS FOR
WORLDS SERIES
Cincinnati Hotels Packed to
Capacity and Incoming
Trains Bring Loads
of Ball Fans.

Cincinnati, Sept. 2o.-With every
available seat and every available
space or standing room in the en-
closure of Redland field. supposed
to accommodate $4,000 base ball en-
thusiasts, assigned or sold, every
thing appears to be in readiness for
the opening game of the worlds
championship base ball series of 1919
Wednesday.
Never before in the history of the
city have such scenes been enacted
as were visible today in the hotels.
The desks OF the hostelries were
packed three deep with visitors try
ing to obtain sleeping accommoda-
tons, and these were being added
TO as every incoming train arrived.
Never before has Cincinnati been
called upon to handle such an enor-
nous crowd and it is safe to say that
never before has she been the host
to as many men prominent nation
ally in their various walks of life.
Prominent Actors on Hand.
One of the first special trains to
arrive came from New York and
brought IS of the newspaper CORE
spondehts Among the actor folk to
be on the scene early are George M.
Conan, the playwright; Roscoe Ar
buckle and Charles Ray, of moving
picture fame.
A special train brought 10 Pitts
burgh business men.
Among the base ball men who
were early arrivals was Col. Til
Huston of the New York Americans,
President William Week of the Chi
cago Nationals and Les Constans
Of Pittsburgh, business manager of
the world series for the National
league. The railroads announced
that special containing 100 oil men
from Texas would arrive here early
tomorrow morning.
Federal Officers Start Canvass.
Federal officers began systematic
canvass Of the sale of tickets today
and announced that a check would
be made on ali tickets which leave
the regular box Offices and that ev-
cry effort will be made to uncover
not only the unlicensed professional
but also tie temporary scalpers, if
unlicensed.
Mayor Iohn Calvin and the safety
director today issued vehicle park
ing rules that will apply to all
streets in the downtown section as
well as t ose in the vicinity of the
ball park. During the series it alb
solutely forbids the parking of We
hicles of any kind within radius of
two blocks i'll any direction of Foun-
tain Square and bars the numerous
machines that have been soliciting
passengers for the Latonla race
track from operating north of Third
street.
Detective Force Augmented.
At the same time the safety di-
rector gave his assignments to the
police department. relative to ham
ding the crowds. The Cincinnati
detective force will be augmented to
an appreciable extent by members
of the forces from other cities who
have been especially assigned here.
As for the ball players, they were
little in evidence. The Chicago
White Sox are due to arrive here
tomorrow morning. The Reds were
given short morning poactice, while
in the afternoon the entire team, in
a body visited the Latonia race
track.
Tomorrow the White Sox will
have Redland field to themselves,
during the forenoon, while the Reds
will practice during the afternoon.
At Redland field nothing remains
to f. done. The new bleachers in
Lee field havo been completed as has
the press stand on top of the. grand
stand. The forty-tlve wires that will
be necessary to fash the news of the
series to al. parts OF the country
have been installed in the press
boxes, and insofar as arrangements
go they all ar.@ now ready for the
word play BALI"
1t was announced today that