Omaha daily bee., 1920-10-10
Cleveland Evens
WorldSeries
With BROOKLYN
Indians Take First Game on
Home Grounds by 5 to l
Score; Robins Use
Four Pitchers.
By I. E. SANBORN.
LhicnRo Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.


Cleveland. o.. Oct. 9.-Cleveland
evened up the worlds series of 1920
by trimming Brooklyn today, to
|, in the fourth game of the set, be-
fore $4,000 fans. 1t was the first
game in which Cleveland's sluggers
have shown their real strength. They
batted four Brooklyn pitchers hard
all the way-harder than their II
hits indicate, for they were robbed
of several by spectacular defense on
Brooklyn's part.
Stanley Coveleskie came back and
pitched another good game against
the Robins, holding them to five hits
and one tally. The lone run scored
off Coveleskie came in the fourth
after the Indians had the game won.
Coveleskie was supported in great
style, two fast double plays being
made behind him. Only in one
round, the sixth, did the Indian ,ie-
Tense wobble, and then It was only
for a moment and nothing came out
of it.
Myers Fielding Feature.
L nc iiNIphiS ANdLuiC was AOu-
tributed by Hy Myers, which robbed
Evans of sure hit in the fourth.
Myers apparently extended himself
for he looked dazcd when he came
up with the ball, after turning q
complete somersauit.
Speaker moved his Indians dur
ing the game by switching his bat
ting order as fast as Robinson
changed pitchers. Speaker finally
put John Gladstone Graney in the
seventh, and the rooters cheered the
veteran outflelder Loudly when he
came to bat.
Cleveland team warmed up to the
world series with vengeance The
whole city turned out early in the
morning and started mass attack
on the ball park to obtain the thou
sans of general admission seats
which were not sold out in ad-
vance. And the weather man
warmed up to the occasion by pro-
viding conditions of midsummer
variety.
Stands Packed.
Two hours before time to start
play the temporary stands were
packed to the melting point, with a
hot sun beating down upon them.
The reserved seat holders were more
leisurely in their trips to the park,
but by the time the batting practice
was finished the stands were jammed.
Iust as the Indians started on the
field for their warming up stunts
delegation of rooters interrupted the
doings with a large floral piece,
which was presented to Manager
Speaker in behalf OF the sixth city,
while camera squads worked hard.
Then a maroon-colored sedan car Of
a popular make was driven to the
home plate and presented to Doc"
Johnston.
Manager Robinson picked Leon
Cadore for the slab job, although he
worked one round of the opening
game last Tuesday. Boss Speaker
sent Stanley Coveleskie in to oppose
Cadore, as everybody expected he
would, because Cleveland needed the
game to even the series.
Covey disposed of three Robins
easily in the first half on a pair of
soft-bolled grounders and pop fly.
Two Runs in First.
The Indians attacked Cadore vi
ciously and scored two earned runs
off him in their first half. Jameson
slammed hot one back at Cadore,
who stabbed it, luckily. Wambs-
gansS worked a free passage to first.
Speaker drove a single over second
and Smith followed with a safety to
center, on which Wamby rode home
and iris went to third. Gardner hit
long hy to Myers, on which
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