Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-07

New York Oct. 6--tn a pitching duel
between the leading hurlers Of the Ma
tonal and American Leagues, Burleigh
A. Grimes. Brooklyns spitbal ace. to-
day shut out Cleveland to o in the sec
ond game of the worlds series al F,bbets
Field. His ability to hold the Indians in
check when hits would have meant runs
marked his superiority oyer James g.
Ragby whom Manager Speaker selected
to add a second gam to the Cleveland
string. The victory, which placed the
Superhas alongside Iris Speakers In
dians. was due almosi entirely to tho en-
collent hurlinC of Grimes, who had tho
heavy hitting representatives of the
Junior league baffled throughout tho
game far as consecutive bngling was
concerned. with the exception of the
eighth inning. when Grimes temporarily
lost sight of tho home plate. Cleveland
never appeared in tho light OF a serious
contender.
TEN INDIANS STRANDED
Tho inability of tho Indians to connect
with Grimes siantS. when hits would have
meant the scoring Of runs, is aptly illus
! trated by the fact that tho cleveland clan
left II runners on the bags, of whom ten
werc stranded and four retired by sub
seuuent plays. The Indians were not
without repeated opportunities to score.
But In every emergency. Brooklyn s
moist ball flinging-star met tho omerg
ency with mastery collection OF sharp
| breaking slants. or slow breaks, which
! cut the corners of the plate or shot in
( ose to the body OF the batter, with tho
result that the seven hits of the invaders
wero SO scattered as to be useless in run
producing.
BAGBY NOT EFFECTINF
Bagby was not AS effective in the hos
for Speakers team as CoVeleskie in tbs
opening game, or as his opponent, Grimes
Notwithstanding that he delivered less
pitches than did the winning hurlcr. Th,
Superbas reached his offerings effectively
when runners We're on bases, as compared
to the Indians, for of the ten Brooklyn
hattors to reach first three scored. three
scored three were retired and the re
naming four left on bases The cruX or
the pitching analysis is shown by th'
fact that the winners scored three runs
on seven hits scattered through six in
nings while Cleveland with an cQua
number Of svats, was unable to send
run across the plate in nine innings
Uhle who replaced Bagby in the seventh
session, proved more OF n puzzle to tn,
home combination, the Robins going GU
on strikes or flies in order during the twt
periods in which he of'iciatcd.
NOTHING SENSATIONAL
The contest, aside from Grimes powe
TO puzzle the winners of the Nmericar
League pcnnant at critical time, IN Ia,
struggle was as devoid of SrrSationa
features and color as was the inita
battle yesterday. Speaker pulled off an
other sensational catch in the fourtl
inning when he raced far over into Jamie
sons territory and hauled down Kildufri
long drive. Right Fielder Griffith starred
with n catch off the wall I'm the seventh
when he captured Scwell's savage smasl
in a manner somewhat similar to hi
thrilling handling of Speakers drive o
Tuesday.
INDIANS on THEIR TOES
A flash of the defensive skill of tn,
, Indians was shown in the third session
with Brooklyn at bat Bagby served NJ
: a slow fioater to Grimes who promptl,
peppered II into center for single
: Olson followed with bunt which Bagb,
threw low to second. Wambsganss. il
his efforts to hold the ball. stopped low
over the bag and Grimes, dashing int
the sack. turned a complete somersaul
r over the PROSTATE inielder, Grif1th'l
: douhle TO right scored Grimes and mn
I Olson on third. Bagby purposely passe,
Zack Wheat and relied on play o,
Myers to shut OFF the rally. The ontr
CLEVELAND team was on Its toes and whc,
Mvers slashed sizzling groundcr I,
Gardner. the Indians third baseman sho
II back to ONeill, forcing out Olson
O'NoilI endeavored to turn the play int,
second out at first, but his throw hi
, Myers square In the back as the latte
! raced for the initial sack. Johnsto,
, was on the job, however, and rushed n,
, tho base line. where he picked up TN
, hall and hurled it back to ONeill in tim
, TO catch Griffith trying to score. ONeil
! aided the play by completely bockin,
tho approach to the plate, for which n,
, was roundly booed by the Brooklyn fans
! The play was entirely Legitimate. how
, ever and Umpire Connolly, who was Off
ciating behind the plate, paid no atten
tion to the protests of the homo rooters