New-York tribune., 1920-10-12
Brooklyn Cast-Off Victor
in Pitchers Duel With
Smith as Burns's Double
Scores Speaker in Sixth
Indians Need One
Game to Win Title
Robinson's Men Miss BIG
Chance When They Fill
Bases in Second Inning
By w. Q. Mcclellan


worlds series to all intents and pur-
noses, ended here day, so far as
Flatbush and vicinity are concerned
Sergeant Sherrod Smith, the hope of
the Dodgers, lost a pitchers duel to
aDuster' Mails, q discarded Dodger, by
the tight score of l to O. The quarrel
now stands Cleveland, four games;
Dodgers, two games, and one more vic
tory will give it officially to the In
Gians.
A single by Speaker. followed by
two-bsgger by Cleveland George Burns
In the sixth inning settled the game
and quite probably the series. There
we're two out when it happened.
This piece to-day might be called
! "The Left-Hander's Revenge"
Once upon & time "Duster" Mails.
who held TIE desperate Dodgers to
three scattered hits to-day, used to
hold situation with Charles Ebbets,
the Squire of Flatbush. Through the
summer the "Duster" used to warm up
SIS pitcher. In the winter he kept the
stands at Ehbets Field neat and clean
with broom and paint brush.
Demanded Raise, Let Out
He was never taken quite seriously
as q pitcher, but with the brush and
broom he had no peer among the en-
ployees Of the good old Squire. Being
sn ambitious young man, the "Duster"
wanted to rise in the world. One day
he approached the good old Squire with
. demand for slight increase in pay
Tor the painting and busting of the
stands
The good old Squire was deeply
PANIED by the request. 1t sounded mer-
eenary to him. First he demonstrated
gently with the player, then he became
angry. Finally he opened the gate of
Ebbets Field and cast the "Duster" out
into the cold world.
Il go, but l shall return and muss up
your Dodgers with my good left hand ;"
cried the "Duster' at the parting And
to-day ne kept his word. Long exercise
with the broom at Ebbets Field had put
strength into his arm and he turned it
against the hired men Of the Squire.
Inc left-hander's revenge was COM
plete, for while Speaker scored the
winning run and while George Burns
batted it in it was "Duster" Mails, the
ieft-hander, who held the Dodgers
scoreless
May End Series To-day
There ought to be moral to this
nomeiy tale. 1t should teach magnates
not 10 scorn the humble left-handers
even when they seem to have more
bai
eft-handers are supposed to have. Cast
the raspberry at left-hander and it
Is quite likely to return after many
gays and the last raspberry is the
bitterest.
Tomorrow may end this series, if
speaker comes back with Coveleskle
as he is quite likely to do if he wants
The thing to end with considerable
aoruptness. There is no particular
reason why it should be dragged out
would have been actually over to-day
instead Of practically so if the mag
mates had not slipped over the nine
game schedule during the consterna-
ton caused by the shock at Chicago.
Uncle Wilbert Robinson has lot of
pi'chers left, but somehow they seem
( 70 pc more or less superfluous. Richard
l ue marquis Marquard might be able to
proiong the agony, but the Rube was
e':i,-SiHg to the local legal authorities
certain ticket deals here and the Rube
is not in the frame of mind to pitch
good ball games
All Over but the Shouting
Inc pastlme was somewhat mild to-
aay. pitchers duel is nothing much
% 1roth at the mouth over and any
.nihg that might have happened to-day
"ouid nave seemed an anti-climax after
Sat Shat happened yesterday. There Is no
iurtner anxiety in this place They
sei, quite confidently, that it is all
I'VE. .ver but the shouting and they will at
's1u 10 that at the proper time.
uncle Wilbert Robinson has one con-
~iatlon only, and that is that the pen
nsnl-wlnnlng Dodgers of 1920 put up
spoetter fight than the Dodgers of 1916
ram tomorrow may delay the end, but
:; seems hardly probable that anything
else could.
me "Duster" strode into the box in
ne nrst inning with the tragic dignity
VI hamlet's papa's ghost The "Dus-
iNr Is most theatrical young man.
Mnan Olson hoisted long fly to left
wa. went almost into the steerage
suNomers. The "Duster'' mopped his
.'ow though there was nothing on it
i mop and struck out Sheehan. Neis
Vas thrown out by Wambsganss and
IIe Duster" inflated his chest to the
SSursting point as he strode to the
IN the Indian half Of the first Evans
spped hit past Jack Sheehan, the
s.s sovkie third baseman but he was i'm
Ssiea on the pill trying to steal, when
Wwnier waer made quick pass to Olson.
,,s ,",ssm6osganss hoisted to short right
a"o Speaker fouled out to Miller.
Dodgers Threaten Early
nIhe "Duster's' chest expanded to
NC SIZE of Wilbert Robinson's front
w.ch @ when Zack Wheat made a futile
'"'hs at third strike and petulantly
tcont:uued on pass t*eve)