Tell us something about the Reds we may not know

[westofyou]

Ed Roush of the Reds was standing on the Walnut Street sidewalk outside the Hotel Metropole on the evening of Oct. 2, 1919, just after the Reds beat the White Sox in Game 2 to take a 2-0 World Series lead, when he first learned of the scandal that would rock baseball.

The Hotel Metropole building is directly across from the Aronoff Center and is currently being renovated into the ultra-chic 21c Hotel Cincinnati.

John Erardi/RedZone talked about this a few years ... it's really interesting.

http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1211762

This book by his granddaughter has lots of items about town during that era

http://www.amazon.com/Red-Legs-Black.../dp/1578602297

In 1919 one could still get booze, down the street from the park was a brewery with a basement bar that was cool and refreshing after a hot humid day game and the players would often stop by and enjoy some free cold ones and the cool basement air