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Show tion compelling members to wear a, ba cn to prevent ttjeni from soiling booze t-. eaeh other. Jt is a benevolent organization organiza-tion and if these steps were not taken to safeguard members, the fund would go broke overnight. (Add horrors of prohibition) "Vn heard of a bloke here "whose -Adam's tipple for-moutod for-moutod on aeoounl of the world's series eveitt inent and lie was afraid to swallow the juice. power of a dollar these days, money speaks in whispers. Street car fare is 7 cents per throw, meaning the 'passenger must tltrow one nickel and two coppers in the box. Conductors are not allowed to handle the coin, lor reasons best known to the company. Hore is a small dab of scientific dope that may interest the fish. For years it has been conceded that the American leaguo is all of 30 per cent stronger than the National. AVhat the fish do not know Is that tlie American league diamonds are six inches larger tian those of the old league, the idea being to slow the Americans Ameri-cans down a bit and make the. play look about equal in speed and general efficiency. effi-ciency. Having played a.ll their lives on the Larger diamonds, the Sox naturally will speed up on the smaller field and simply run away with the I'.ods. Persons wise to this dope are plunging heavily in the betting. Meanwhile the fish are assembling in masses, hot, dusty and thirsty. Fair to middling drinks may bo had by taking a water jump each way, meaning to cross the river into Kentucky. Mind the old story about Thompson's colt? The youthful youth-ful equine was supposed to be a saphoad because he swam the river to get a drink. Well, they are doing it here to while away the time. Regular beer is on tap across the river and booze may be had for a price. They have a beverage here on this side of the stream which is said to be gasoline gaso-line diluted wdth sheep dip to take off the curse. The bootleggers' protective association as-sociation of Cincinnati adopted a resolu- j DEAR OLD CINCY DRY, BUT NOT SO TERRIFICALLY DRY BY CHARLES DRYDEN. Universal Service Staff Correspondent. DEAR OLD CINCY. Sept. 31. On the eve of the battle one is impressed with the notion that having a series here is like staging Barnum &i Bailee's circus on a tennis court. Kain is predicted, too, and n toe showers come a lot of guvs will B-t the reputation for not knowing enouir:-, to ito in out of the wet. I'ot'o ieims wont forth for practice Tne. VTiiio .Sox were triad of a chance to s'-Kiy k.ea! c-!or and aimosnhere par-ttciiltiriy par-ttciiltiriy W li.uer. What with tho tan-ner!-s. soaji factories a:.d 'sausaL'e fotm-d-ios near the bail pai-k. the Sox shou'd feci rihf at home on a hot and mntrgv day. The sky here is about the same he'irht as the clouds we have in c'hlcnso. and when the wind blows it usually comes from one of the well-known points of the eomnasv Tile V"h!(c Sox continue favorites in the dope and betti.ncr taik. It is mostly uiK. ow-iiis to tie weak jmrcliaiiuir |