Article: South Side vs. North Side almost got ugly.(White Sox-Cubs )

Byline: Mike Downey

CHICAGO _ At 1:20 p.m., the first pitch was thrown.

By 1:30, two guys had been hit by pitches.

One more and Wrigleyville was going to get ugly. A referee was going to be necessary more than an umpire for Game 1 of this White Sox-Cubs rumble. Don King would have hustled out in a limo to promote Game 2.

A tone was set for a South Side-vs.-North Side turf war worthy of Al Capone, but luckily, nothing more came of it. The Sox hit hard and fast Friday and the Cubs went quietly, 5-1.

The winners didn't even need to bring in their bullpen ace in the hole, Dustin Hermanson. This was a shame for any Sox fans among ...

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