Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-13
INDIANS W|GWAM
HOLDS WAR DANCE
OVER BIG VICTORY
Speaker and Coveleskic
Outstanding Stars of
1920 Worlds Series.
RECRUIT SEWELL, AT SHORT,
MAKES WONDERFUL PLAYS
His Few Errors More Than
Offset by Flashy Field
ing and Hitting.
MRS. SPEAKER SEES GA,,l.
Iris Mother Called Upon for
Speech and Owner Jim Dunn
Substitutes.
RECRUIT SEWELL, AT SHORT,
MAKES WONDERFUL PLAYS
Mrs. SPEAKER SEES GAMl
Iris Mother Called Upon for
Speech and Owner Jim Dunn
Substitutes.
icy Associated Press. !

CLEVELAND. OHIO. Oct. T.
Baseball champions of the world.
inc Cleveland American League club
won that supreme title here this
afternoon when the Indians defeated
the Brooklyn Nationals in tho seventh
ana deciding game Of the 1920 serie,
oE score of to 0. Tonight Clcvc-
land Is celebrating in a manner ade-
quately in keeping with the honor
ana 1t is doubtful IL government
proclamation announcing the sclcc
tion OF this city as the future capitaI
or the United States would create /,
ripple OF interest among the frcnzicd
fans.
Tho shut-out victory was chiefly
Z" sineercd by Stanley Covelcskic, the
spit-naii hurlcr OF the local team,
VINO mas proved to be pitcher of
remarkable skill and endurance dur
ing the series. Backed by an sir
tight defense on tho part of his team
mates ut the critical moments OF the
game the Shamokin. Pcnnsylyania
coal miner, let the Robins down with
i've hits. Only two Brooklyn players
rcached second base during their nine
sessions at bat: but five Of the in
'aders wero left on the bases all
told. Coveleskie. in winning three of
the hvc games necessary to cincb
the championship for Cleveland. will
go down as one OF the outstandinr
features OF the worlds series history
ana one OF the most prominent note
worthy factors In struggle which
mas furnished more startling Incl.
dents than any similar series in
years. The Brooklyn batters NO
cumulated only two runs Off tho
moistened slants Of Covey, as he IS
ahectionately called here, in TWENTY
seven innings in which he officiated
on the hurling mound. He let the
Robins down with ono run in Tho
hrst game at Brooklyn on October 5.
allowed them second tally on Satur-
day and shut them out today. II Is
doubtful IL more mastery exhibi-
ton OF pitching has been flashed be-
fore the fans in any worlds series
since 1905, when Christy Mathewson
then at the zenith OF his twirlinc
career with the New York Giants
shut out the Philadelphia Athletics
in three games.
Win -Four Straight.
''"e 90 must De the credit ac-
corded Coveleskic for his remarkable
feat IN coming back after but two
days or rest and pitching his best
game OF the series. the general Of
fensive and defensive work OF tho
other members OF the Cleveland club
cannot be dimmed by the individual
glory OF their star box man. The In.
dians. as team, grew more i'm
pressiVe as the series progressed, and
their feat in winning four straight
games from Brooklyn after getting
away to an Indifferent start stamps
the club as one deserving OF all tho
support and enthusiasm which their
efforts have evoked in this section.
In shutting out the Nationals In
the final clash this afternoon the
Indians. led by Manager Iris Speaker,
rose to playing heights which bore
out the complete confidence OF the
club hackers and fans in their ab!I-
ity to prove their right to wear the
baseball crown OF the universe They
reached tho spitters of BurIeish
Grimes, tho National League star de-
livercr Of this type OF pitching, for
seven solid hits, clinchcd the game
before the halfway mark. as II uitt.
mately proved. and topped the play
with several pieces of baseball
strategy that demonstrated the pos
session OF mental alertness which
marks the difference between a keen
thinking and n mocha nical- playing
baseball club.
Great Enthusl.sm.
That these, outstanding features
were appreciated by the Cleveland
followers OF the club and the Middle
Western section OF the country gen
orally has been apparent since the
lay tho team returned from. Brook
lyn. But today the demonstration
which marked the final put-out OF
Myers and ciinched the champion
ship for the Indians, surpassed ans
similar scene In several seasons.
Thousands OF men, boys and womrn
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