The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-08
OHIO FANS LOYAL
Cleveland in UprOar Over Re-
turn of Her Heroes.
no Encouragement Over the
Loss of Two Games.
BROOKLYN HAS ADVANTAGE
Dodgers Retain Confidence Over
HeartIesS Indians.
Fourth Game To Be Called at 2
O'Clock Saturday.

= Cleveland, o., Oct. S.-Cleveland to-
day was 'rallying around the flag"
Cleveland bugs in the hotel lobbies,
taxi drivers, bell hops, the corner
groups in the main section Of the city,
even the news boys who were selling
messages of good cheer had but one
thought in mind convince the
indians that all is not lost
The home folks of the American
Ieague champions admit that the row
is harder to hoe with the Robins in
the lead. but there isn't doubt here
that the championship flag will float
over the League park next spring.
After being chilled to the bone with
the arctic weather of the opening
games In Brooklyn. the players of
both clubs were visibIy cheered when
they stepped off the train this morn
Ing and found perfect fall day. They
were more encouraged with the
promise of the weather man for the
same dish tomorrow
In marked contrast with the attitude
~ the Brooklyn and New York fans
whose lack' of enthusiasm made it
hard to see that anything out of the
ordinary was going on. it didn't take
e minute for strangers in this Ohio
metropolis to pick up from the air of
Everyone on the streets that something
zeal was on the card.
Eienty Oh EntnIlSiH SIN.
The Cleveland fans are bubbling
oyer with enthusiasm. Politics and
everything else are foreign issues to
Baseball.
Early this morning the streEt:I in
the vicinity of the park were crowded
with long lines of fans, trying to reach
the windows where tickets purchased
N advance were being handed out for
the opening game.
The streets lust outside the station
when the Indians arrived were
thronged with fans, there for the sole
purpose of bowling like Indians and
assuring their idols their return to
the home lot meant a sure change
in luck and reversal of the breaks.
The Indian management offered the
Robins the use OF the park this after
noon to scout over the enemy terri
tory and work out train stiffness.
Speaker and his boys were expected
70 use the park this afternoon.
cleveland betters laid back waiting
70 learn how much the Brooklyn con-
tinEent was willing to pay for the
Robins chance. 'ft
1T seemedaa two to one chance Stan
CoYeleskie would open the series on
TIE home lot. Marquard seemed the
most logical selection for Brooklyn.
Everything is set for the opener.
The only thing at doubt is the weather
hut the local forecast says perfect
weather for tomorrow"
Dodgers Arc Confident.
Brooklyn's victory yesterday was fig
ured by some experts as the turning
poil.t Of the series.
Brooklyn played like champions.
They had the attitude of winners.
while Cleveland seemed to lose heart
over the breaks. Cleveland's plight is
not encouraging. altho the home fans
can't see anything but silver Innings.
Two OF Speakers trio-Bagby and
Mails-have been used up for nothing,
and Caldwell was found to be a poor
gamble.
HBrooklyn. on the other hand, has
Pfeffcr, Galore, Mitchell and Mamaux
"a reserve. Galore and Mamaux are
both good half game pitchers.
Olson n Sensation.
One of the most surprising features
OF the series so far has been the
strength of Brooklyn at a position pre-
judged to be woefully weak-short-
stop. Ivy Olson. instead of being a
misflt, as some judged, has played SEN
sationally. His work has been bril-
liant and spectacular. The Brooklyn
ihfieid as a whole has been a revela-
ton and the pitching all that was ex-
pected.
Cleveland's most glaring weakness
outside of light stick work. has beer
at shortstop, where Sew1lf has beer
making a game effort to fill the shoe:
of the late Ray Chapman.
While Coveleskie. was considered