Show II DULLED DOLLED UP lip FOR BIG SERIES OPENING TOMORROW Hotel ote Corridors Jammed to Limit and Mayor Traffic Rules All Seats Issues Issues Emergency Already Sold Teams Will Take Light Workouts Today Opening Selections Selections Se- Se i t of Pitchers Still StillI I 1 in Doubt T 0 O. Sept 30 With With the stage sell for forthe for forthe the opening of the worlds world's series here tomorrow I Cincinnati assumed a gala appearance today as I Ithe the throngs of visitors began to arrive to witness the initial contest of the baseball classic Hotel corridors were jammed to the limit kilt s an and o the cog congestion grew greater as the day ado ad advanced ad- ad J and the special trains began to arrive arive t While White supporters of the Cincinnati club w were re naturally concerned over the prospects of their favorites for victory in the first game the all all- all j important question on almost everybody's li lips'S lips s S 'S was hos 1 got an extra ticket I I With every everyone one of the seats sold the unlucky a applicants cants for tickets were willing to pay almost any price for a s seat at i for the opening game ame If ticket speculators peculators had any seats for forr sale they did not noC advertise their wares There were a few individuals individuals individuals indi indi- however who demanded demand demand- ed from 50 to 75 for a set of box seats for three games The face value of these tickets tickets was 1650 The holders of oJ these tickets were not particularly particularly particularly anxious to sell even at the prices asked August Herrmann president of the Cincinnati club locked the doors of his office and paced the floor He declared that he never thought ht it was po possible sible for forso forso forso so much interest in a worlds world's series and regretted that Redland field did not have a seating capacity capacitY ca- ca of instead of have W have e-have have not got grot a quarter enough seats President H Herrmann said but we have done the best we possibly possibly I could to put a seat in every available space I never saw so much interest I and enthusiasm shown in a worlds world's series as is being displayed ed in this one If Il the interest is the same In Chicago the series ought to surpass any ever fought between major league clubs Members of ot the White Sox under the leadership of ot Manager Kid Gleason Gleason Gleason Glea- Glea son arrived from Chicago early today I and went directly to their hotel The I White h Sox will t take a light workout k y I at Redland field this afternoon t at the invitation of Pat Moran l manager of ot the Reds The Reds also will have a alight alight alight I light practice to l keep their muscles limbered up I REDS ARE READY i 1 i I All members of the Cincinnati club were reported to be in perfect condition I m with the i exception of Heinle Groh ol the I fiery captain and third d baseman whose h 1 broken finger is still bothering Mm him to a certain extent The injury however win will not keep him from starting the series senes and he hopes to be able to play pray all the way I through h. h I While Manager Moran has nas as not deli deli- Continued on page 3 CINCINNATI DOLLED UP Ur Continued from page 2 picked his pitcher for tomorrow and did not care to make official any announcement an- an announcement an an- it is generally accepted that he Slim will 1 start either Walter Waiter Reuther or Sallee Sallee pitched two games a against Chicago in the worlds world's series of two years ears ago and Moran believes that his style will give the White Sox the most trouble ol That haet Eddie Cicotte the pitching itching ace aco ti of the White Sox staff f will be Manager Gleasons Gleason's selection for the opener is accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac as a certainty The Tina remarkable little ittle l knuckle ball pitcher with more than twenty-five twenty victories to his credit this season is ts reported to be primed to face the e Reds In the initial combat Manager Gleason ho however ever expects to tomake tomake tomake make no announcement of his selection until the time for starting the game to to- to morrow All arrangements for the series were being completed today The press headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters at the Hotel Sinton will be opened at 1 o'clock this afternoon at which time tickets to the press stand will be issued to those entitled to them Accommodations have been made for writers Never before in the history of this city have such scenes been enacted as are v visible isible In the hotels The desks of the hostelries were packed three deep with visitors trying to obtain sleeping accommodations accommodations accommodations and these were being boms added to as ever every incoming train arrived Never before has Cincinnati been called upon to handle such an enormous crowd and it ft is safe sare to say that never before has she been nationally iWO the host in t i their to errs as various many r sm men walks l prominent o of fl life re I BASEBALL MEN GATHER One of the first special trains to arrive came from New York and brought sev sev- five enty of the newspaper dents Among the actor folk to be on the scene early are George M. M Cohan the i playwright Roscoe Arbuckle and Charles Ray Rap of moving picture fame Another nother special train brought ISO PIttsburg business men Among the baseball men who were early catty carl arrivals were Colonel Til Huston of the New Nev York Americans President William of the Chicago Nationals and Les Constans of Pittsburg business manager of the world seri series for the National National National Na Na- league The announced that a special containing oilmen from Texas would arrive here early this morn morn- ing Federal officers began a systematic canvass of the sale of tickets ticket yesterday and announced that a cheek check would be made on all tickets which leave the regular regular regular regu regu- lar box offices but every effort will be made to uncover not only the unlicensed p professional but also the temporary scalper if it unlicensed Mayor John Galvin and the safety director dl- dl di director rector ector yesterday esterday issued vehicle parking rules rotes that will apply to all streets in the downtown section as well as those in the v of the ball park During the series ertes it absolutely forbids the parking of f vehicles o of or any kind within a radius jf of f two blocks In any direction of ot Fountain Foun Foun- rain tain square and bars the numerous ma- ma hines that have hav hen been soliciting gers for the Latonia race tracK from operating north of Third street At the same time the safety director gave ga his assignments to the police de department department de- de relative relative to handling the crowds ds The Cincinnati detective force Corce will be he augmented to an appreciable extent by members of the forces from other cities who have been especially assigned here ERECT NEW BLEACHERS At Redland field nothing remains to tobe toe be oe e done The new bleachers in left lert field fied have been completed as has the press stand on top of the grandstand The Th forty-five forty wires that will be necessary to flash Clash the news of or the series to all ell parts of or the country have been Installed in the press boxes and in so far as arrangements arg arrangements ar ar- ar- ar g go t they are re all now rea ready i y for forI forthe forthe t fi the word r play ball It has been announced that Robert I Newhall of the Commercial Tribune will officiate as the third official scorer with J. J Taylor Spinks of St. St Louis and William William Wil VII liam McCready of or Philadelphia the national national national na na- na- na commission appointees |