The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-11

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left center. 1t was a long high fly.
|, Sheehan up. Ball one. Ball two
Strike one, called Sheehan out, Sew
ell to Burns, the latter making a one
handed catch OF the high throw.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Mails was as cool as an iceberg
and took his time with every de-
livery. With the count three and one
on Smith he showed his nerve by
Icurving two across the plate ana
iSmith threw his bat away IN aus
gust.
Cleyeland-Sewen up. Strike one,
called. Ball one. Foul, strike two.
Sewell lined sharp single over
second base.
O'NeiIl UP. Sewell out stealing.
Miller to Olson, when Smith broke
lup a hit and run play by p1tcmng
out. O'Neill threw his bat, but Iaaiea
Ito co meet Strike one BAH one.
IO'Neill out, Kilduff to Honey. Pete
fell as he took O,NeilIs roller, Dut
climbed to his feet in time TO make
the play.
Mails up. Ball one. Ball two.
Strike one called Out, Sheehan TO
Honey.
No runs, one hit no errors.
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machines and the game seemed 10
have settled down to an old fashioned
pitching duel.
Smart work by Miller and Smi-n
broke up a Cleveland hit and run
play for the second time.
| Sixth Inning.
Brooklyn-Neis up. Ball one: Ban
two Ball three. Neis walked on
-four straight balls and O'Neill went
tout to talk with the "Duster.'
| Wheat up. Foul, strike one. Aach
ATTEMPTED to bunt down the third
base line. Strike two. swung. Neis
caught off first by snappy throw to
Burns. Strike two. Foul. Wheat
ont. Sewell to Burns, on sparkling
stop by the latter. The throw was
low and Burns dug it out of the DIRT
a second before Wheat crossed the
bag.
Myers up. Bah one. Strike one'
icalled. Myers out, Sewell to Burns,
ION another pretty play, Sewell taxing
his grounder behind second base and
lpegging him out by half second.
! No runs, no hits, no errors.
Cleveland-Evans up. Strike one,
called. Ball one. Ball two. Evans
TOUT TO Money, wiz DdShON tASo
fright to make the catch.
! Wanfby up. Wamby out, Olson to
Honey, on an easy play.
Speaker up. Strike one, called.
Sneaker cracked a hard single to lett.
The crowd came to it's feet begging
Burns for hit.
Burns up. Bah one Strike one.
called. Burns doubled to left, scoring
iSpeaker with the first run of the
game and the first Off Smith in fifteen
innings of the present series. the
crowd went crazy with delight.
/ Gardner up. Gardner flied to Neis.
| One run. two hits, no errors.
| Burns double was a tremendous
crash between Wheat and Myers
which landed close to the left field
wall and almost bounced into the
stand. The crowd gave him an up
iroarious ovation when he went to first
base at the end of the inning.
Seventh Inning.
Brooklyn-Koney up. Honey out,
Wamby TO Burns. on an easy roller
Kilduff up. Kilduff demanded to
see the ball and showed it to Con-
molly who threw it out Of the game
and substituted another. Strike one,
Ball two. Kilduff famed.
I O'Neill dropped the ball and threw
him out to Burns at first.
! Miller up. Ball one. Miller flied to
Evans. ...
No runs, no hits. no errors.
| Mails was working easily. His
curve was breaking sharply and his
fast one was hopping wickedly.
| C.eveland-Wood up. AS the last
half Of the seventh started big drops
of rain began to fab though the sun
was shining. Strike one, called. Ball
one. BAH two. Wood sent a long
fly to Myers.
| sewell up. Ball one. Sewell out.
Smith to Honey, on an easy roller.
| O'NeilI UP. Ball one. Ball two.
Ball three. Smith was angry at the
decision and walked around and
around back OF the box while the
crowd hooted. Strike one, called.
!O'Neill knocked a long roller into the
left field stands. Foul, strike two.
ONeill out, Sheehan to Honey.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
The rain apparently did not mean
1t seriously and the big drops stopped
almost Immediately Smith was back
in form and pitching as beautifully
as ever.
Eighth Inning. ...
| BrcokIyn-Smith up. Smith out,
Gardner to Burns, on an easy roller.
| Olson up. Olson drove vicious
double to the far corner Of left field.
The crowd groaned.
Etrike one called. Strike two, swung.
Gardner. It was a feeble attempt.
! He reached for a bad ball to hit
Kruger batted for Neis.
Kruger I'D. Foul, strike one.
Kruger hit to Gardner who tagged
Olson on the line as he came into
third.
| No runs, one hit, no errors.
| This was Bruoklyn's big chance,
but Sheehan and Kruger were not
equal to it.
Cleyeland-Griffith now playing
right field for Brooklyn.
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