The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-07
HIT
J BAGBY AT THE
RIGHT MOMENT
Indians Stumble over the
Pitching of Grimes in Sec
ond Worlds Game.
GRIFFITH'S BAT A POWER
Drives In Two Out of Three
Runs-Series Now
Is Even.
BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.

Nv WILLIAM II. HANNA.
Two can play at the same game IN
more ways than one. It's all even
now between the National League and
the American League in the worlds
series. The reckoning was squared
yesterday when the Brooklyns, their
dander up and their faith mistaken
by their defeat of Tuesday. turned and
beat the Clevelands in the second game
at Ebbets Field. The beating was
done with a fair amount of despatch
and a considerable amount of neat
ness. 1t was a shutout. The score
was to o.
For his second whiri at the top
sawyers of the American League. the
redoubtable Indians. Manager Robin
son picked out Burleigh Grimes to do
the pitching, and that thickset right
handler. apostle of the spitball, justi-
fled the choice to the full The sue
cessful pitching in this series so far
has been that of the wet ball-Cove-
leskie on Tuesday, Grimes yesterday.
The vogue of this particular style of
fiinging will grow at this rate, and the
elision after this year of the spit
ball specialists now in the major
league ranks be. less improbable than
ever.
Grimes was in one or two ticklish
places, and through base hit or four
balls the first man up reached first
base In four different innings; but his
cool elaboration was with him all the
time, and the moments were scarce
and fieeting when the Indians. robust
batters that they are, were not harassed
and puzzled by his spitball and his for
the picking from the moment he first
bestrode the ridge.
Seven hits were made by each team.
but for all that Grimes outpitched Jim
Bagby, the second of Speakers two
stars and dependables. and leader in
games won in the American League.
and Speaker now has used the two.
whereas Robinson has Pfeffer, Smith
and Cadore fresh for the fray and hon.
ing to have at them. They are feeling
rather comfortable in Brooklyn over the
prospect.
Little Opportunity for Indians.
Cleveland was so well held in check
yesterday and had so little opportunity
to start and develop it's offence that the
Brooklyn attack was more expansive as
well as more vigorous. There was more
to It. The hitting was to better purpose,
clusters of two hits figuring In each of
the Brooklyn runs. II was, however, no
torrential outburst or irresistible assault
the Dodgers produced
One of the recurrent clusters was aided
and abetted by a Cleveland error. the
only one OF the game. with timely hit
to amplify to scoring size the rally just
Gas In the two other productive innings.
At least one more run would have been
made but for poor base running, but the
attack of Robby's men was adapted with
good Judgment to the way the game was
going, and. moreover II was sufficient.
Good baseball was played. but nothing
fancy and very little to breed excitement.
The Dodgers played championship bali.
but the game was one of the mechanical
sort, with more plodding than pepper, at
least pepper of the outward and visible
pepper kind. Speakers array OF left
handed hitters didn't appear as danger
GUS as his right side shift. But then
Grimes was pitching.
Luck was with Bagby IN that more
runs were not made off him. Konetchy
md Kilduff started screaming liners to
the opaque beyond which were potential
HIS IL ever lHcTo was Sutn q tnlnE.
They were made in the same inning. and
the fact that they were within reach of
fielders was rough on the batters and
fortunate for Cleveland. Another run
by Brooklyn was shut off through the
clever blocking of O'Neil and the clumsy
base running OF Tom Griffith
Tom Griffith may have been and was
In his own pudgy way at the plate. but
with the bat he was a frequent and large
obstruction---to Cleveland. He made two
hits. drove in two runs and he helped
In the construction of three. Wheat's
hitting and fielding were n Brooklyn
bulwark. AS on Tuesday, the game
nbounded with excellent outfield play
ing. In which stood out the shrewd judy
nlent OF Speaker In playing for batters.
His intuitive knack Of being In the right
Place, as much as the way he can go
get them, makes Speaker the paragon OF
those who patrol the outskirts
Little SewelI was not as impressive as
IN the first game. He missed one play
n second base entirely because he
wasn't looking for a base runner. and
he was weak on balls 20 his left. In the
third inning. when Griffith made two
tagger and was pounding 20 second,
Sewel went through the amateurish
process of fixing his hands and feignIng
the receiving OF throw. All that did
was to make Griffith hurry n little moro.
which was not the purpose of the bluff.
Speaker Makes hit.