Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-12
iris SPEAKER IS A
GREAT MAN, SAYS
v. SLAVEN M'NUTT
Not Above Talking to the
Gang in the Four
Bit Bleachers.
1T TAKES A GREAT MAN
TO GET AWAY WITH THAT"
He Is an Example of What Is
Best in Baseball and Cleve-
land Knows 1t.
ny WM. SLtyEN McNlTT,
uitru News STAFF Currcsnoudcnf.

-sph; by Mails exploded in the midst
,,."i The Brooklyn hascba IL club at the
S.nSa NmSTinan ea isns, a ape
member OF the club sustained prob
.ably fatal injuries: The member in
Jured was Old John J. Hope. the
veteran utility inspiration man Old
John J. Hope has been with the club
for great many years. He has
never been of any particular use to
contest. but he was, looked upon as
che one best bet in this one. He still
lives. but his life is despaircd of.
Even Manager Robinson. Old John
Us bosom friend and most enthusi-
<asiic supporter. could discover hut
7 the faintest suspicion of respiration
hon he bent above the pale lips of
his old comradc after the accident.
still has confidence of
= winning the series but il confidence
was a check he could not cash il to-
,sloScrs' end of the championship
All of which is an involved and
redundant way of stating the simple
that Walter Mails of the CLEVELAND
club beat the Dodgers with Sherrod
Smith in the box. took two-samc
load on the series and put the Brook
I iyu National champions in the very
center OF that uncomfortable locality
jonsh spot" cleveland needs one
10 sin. Being in need OF ono to win
cleveland has Covcleskie on hand AS
one of the hest little procurers of
necessary wins in baseball history.
Brooklyn needs two 10 tie and three
to Win. and has on hand AZ pitching
Go-Ectters only u sad procession or
+ crstwhile naughty hurlers who have
All OF them been already smitten into
. submission by the mighty war clubs
OF the savage Indians.
Six and u Half ScorcIcsS Frames.
80 .ihcrrod Smith and Walter Mails,
long lovers of tight baseball. could
lion TO produce a tough duel OF score
Tess innings with victory ultimately
-'SiIurninS the man whose team made
bobb!e behind him in the, Held or
Who personally faitcred in his mas
tcry for a mcrcst fraction OF time.
49, The contest Monday lived VI 20 en-
.pHctat!ons for SIX and one, half snap
Gy, scorciess-tf not erroritsS-inter,,
citing innings. And then Cleveland
'-Scnt home the thrust that wounded
John J. Hope. OF Brooklyn. TO the
In the last half OF the sixth. Evans.
The frs; man up for Cleveland. flied
~out TO konetchy AT FIRST. Wambs-
--sanss, the hero Of Sundays lone
out. olson At short TO konctchy at
-lrst There was nothing in the in
:,Anyih!ng out OF the ordinary was
DIE. IL had hecn a pitching duel up
I" that point with honors more or
+lcss even and there was. little evil
WAS imminent.
With two down the gray-haired.
universally loyahle. nonchalant and
--siill nothing 10 &c, excited about
Speaker figured to do something Of
'ythc sort and Sherrod Smith. going as
Gcctiyc blight on any ambition the
! cleveland manager might have had
+, OF scoring the winning run.
= pIa Ihen er up 5 s,sppSdS,e fnrn' who
! pitcher faces ClcNcland
Speaker HrEistcrx.
Bnrns peered sharply IN AZ the
-sortment OF fan slants on array. and
picking ONE TO his taste hung il out
in center field 70 further observation
" hi!e LOOKING over the object OF his
choice Mr.. Burns had time 10 wander
around 10 second base and the de-
bonair Speaker returned 10 his conn
Try place. the bench, via second and
erlef vlsI' with old friends. Mr..
Speakers short halt at the home
~niaie on his way 10 the bench was
claim from some several thousand adj
'lnirers VINO had gathered to cheer
MN ca PEASANT. as II WERE or as
thcy were or whatever 1t was or they
were Gu: French IS 4 trinc y. l.. f.
-.iSh.
Anyhow, Speaker scored the only
/" run made IN the game ana Cleveland
f won-agaiN,
That's enough.
- Cleveland and Speaker are some
what reminiscent o: Damon and
JPyth!as, II our memory OF what Da-.
urpn and Pythias were 10 each other
scarves US correctly. Cleveland is
Speakers big brother ana If any one
says anything against Speaker where
Big brother can hcaT--.oJk OUT
That's ali.
Just look out.
80. iris Speaker is actually lovct, In
and by this tOwu--and no wonder
on Monday during batting and Ncld.
ing practice the fans in The outieli
. bieachcrs scrambled dcwn ONTO the
field every time q bali was hit to an
cutHeldcr of the Cleveland team and
If the outiielder missed lt-Eo0h nv
ball. After scriInmag- some ono Of
The fans secured il as a souvenir ana
scampered back into the stands with
his prize and mayhap u black eye or
II split liz or something of the sort
I obtained in the worth while fight tor
the spherical rnemeuto.
iris Spare Moments.
Speaker had som. spare time on
his hands while the practice was
- on. and where do you think he ypcut
ii? Ginning with prominent .ucoplc
sin the boxes who would have been
II Continued on Ninth Vago.)