Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-13

E.l2.t mlght curns II MIN Dis q result OF
r.Ie VICTORY Gf ms team II winning
Tie greatest honor tna- can come 70 a
prursss Ipnal PLAYER
CnEers FOR SreatSe-
When Speaker rIuaitr tel- MS moth
ers SIDE ana started 1nr tna clubhouse
ne was -a1rty Beslsged by requests Ia
shake hands and autograph programs
AND photographs. When ne nually us
appeared INTO the passg Eeway OF dress
ing quarters tne crowds swept back 70
the Speaker DIX wnere thes cneersd
ana demanded speech L-um the
mother Of the popular piave;-rIlauaEe-
Mrs, Speaker met the demands Of the
Inns by waving her aanus and was
SOON juiued by owner lanes 9 Dunn
Of the club VINO addressed me tiIrung
1or ner. During Lne height of the
demonstration Charles E.bbetrs Of the
brooklyn team crossed the rfsId ana
congratulated tns executive Of Tne
winning team. Then the ttIrpngs
slowly Dispersed 10 discuss al their
leisure the successful climax OF Cleve-
land's 4oTsa- 1a1fle TOR 8 major
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banner
nian Big 5ecsutisn
That the citizens of Cleveland pro-
pose property IN hunor the OCCASION
WIS shown By conference which
tunk place herween Mayor Fitzgerald
and prominent business men of the
city almost before the final cheers
had died away Il was tentatively
decided 70 hnid a public reception
and welcome for the PLAYERS Of the
team IN the puhiic square Of the city
within the next day or TWO q. wfifrh
peupIe viii ne invited N show their
appreciation Of the honurs which the
players OF the team have brought 10
Cleveland.
The CLOSING act uf the sUperbRse-
bah drama of the season was staged
unrier weather conditions which wH-e
IDEAL and in sxeepinE with the impor
tanre Of che OCCASION. sun Of
midsummer strength shune down on
me fans from eiuutilHss sky with
an intensity winch maae II almost
imperative 70 remove coats and vests
even in the shaded sections of the
g-anus1an6E. Every seat and foot
in the standing room inside N the
park WAS crowded lunE before the
clubs began their battle. while trees.
house tops telegraph, poles and tow
ering advertising siEns overlooking
tne-park were black with men and
boys who chung u precarious perches
throughout the hour and f1fty-five
minutes of action
Heceirts sHs.ouo
Il WIS announced by the National
Commission that the paid a-1end-
ance had neen GIFTS and the gate ~
ceipts ss2. 500
Il was the largest attendance and
receipts OF any OF the seven ganeE
That those VIM Witnessed the clos
standard is shown bv the box score.
bur there were features that can mt
be illustrated nv the cold figures OF
either the box scnre or summary
Despite the two errors charged to
Shurrstnp Sewell. ne made two plays
which went far 70 eliminate the
youngsters miscues. II the fifth
inning he stuppsd EiIler's smash
hack Of second base while ON the
dead run and got tine batter with a
fine throw ~ first. In tf1e same inn
Ing CoveleEisie was almost kn3cked
down by a lime drive from Grimes'
bat but chased Tfle ball half way tn
third and gnr his man nj the initial
bag In Clereland's half nf tfe fifth
Higi1rfiHlaer Griffith made thrilling
Try for Speakers triple which scnred
Jameson. After a long sprint he
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