South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-12
MAILS BLANKS
BROOKLYN In
SIXTH GAME
Indian Hurler Allows Three
Hits - Cleveland Now
Leads Four to Two.

CLEVELAND, O., oct. LITTLE
Cleveland Indians came within
reaching distance OF the baseball
championship Of championships
when they shut out the Brooklyn
Nationals by a score of to o here
this afternoon in the sixth game of
the worlds series. Another victory
in the contest tomorrow Will COM
plete the inter-league affray and
permit the local club 10 fly two
banners N the breeze next spring,
an epoch-making event in the his
tory Of the Cleveland team. With
the score four contests to two in
favor Of Iris Speakers players, il
is conceded by even the most loyal
Of the Brooklyn fans that nothing
but a most remarkable reversal OF
form on the part Of the Robins can
prolong the series more than a
game or two.
Game Lacks Features.
While the game today lacked
much Of the sensational features Of
Sundays thrilling battle, il was a
well-playcd contest from a technical
baseball standpoint resolving itself
early into a pitching duel between
Walter Mails and Sherrod Smith.
two Of the leading southpaws of the
major leagues.
Mails had decidedly the better of
the contest, the batters from the
east being held 20 three scattered
hits while the locals found Smiths
range for seven safeties.
The winning Of the game can be
traced tC this additional edge in
batting on the part Of the Indians
for the difference in the macins
power of the two contenders this
afternoon eventually spelled the diff
ference between the solitary run Of
Cleveland and the string of ciphers
which rewarded Brooklyns efforts
to connect with "Duster" Mails
wide sweeps and sharp breaking
bcnders.
Batting Averages.
The Indians team batting aver
age in the sixth game was the same
as that OF sunday, being .247, but
the total result was one run instead
OF the eight accumulated yesterday.
/ Brooklyn, on the other hand,
slumped before the battling delivery
Of Mails from. .24O TO PA.
The credit OF the victory cannot
however, be accorded entirely 10
/ Mails superiority over Smith, for
/ the cleveland hurler was backed by
/ a better brand of team defense than
| that behind the National league box
man. Seven Brooklyns were left
| stranded with potential runs in the
/ making while but four Indians re-
\ mained on the sacks after the third
/ out.
Although Cleveland had the bases
filled at one time during the second
/ inning, il was not until the sixth
! cacefor, RIM rr-1ofp, crrr-a f,e
| home team the victory was pushed
I across. The making of the winninc
tally was neither startling or Un-
| orthdoX but stood out like q light
] house on a stormy night
l.. Burns Doubles.
After Evans had flied ont TO Kon.
etchy his only hitless appearance "a
| the plate during the game, Wambs-
I ganss was sent 10 the bench. Olsor
TO Konetchy. Manager Captain
Speaker shot a single 20 right with
two down the stage did not appear IL
be set for run making with Smith
/ slauting them over with plenty OF
/ speed and curve. George Burns
. proved 10 be the batter who was tC
/ deliver the blow that wrecked the
Robins hopes Of again tying up the
/ series. Re caught one OF Smith''
sweeps on the TIP or MS bat anC
lifted the sphere clear 20 the center.
field bleachers the ball hitting the
I low rail and evading both the han !,
| of Zack Wheat and those Of severa
men and boys who tried TO clutch Il
being finally retrieved by Myers fal
too late to prevent Speaker from
( scoring Olson protested. claimin-
/ interference with the ball. but the
/ umpires refused 20 consider tho
. claim. The peculiar circumstance:
which have pervaded the playing o
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