Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-10-06

The opening contest was witnessed by%
a throng of baseball enthusiasts winch
tested but did not overflow the normal
precincts of the Ebbets field. Accord
ing to the official figures Of the national
commission 23,573 persons paid adnris-
sion to the Brooklyn park while at least
another thousand can be added, when
the newspaper men and other semi Off
cial representatives are included.
Receipts Greatest Since 1915
The gate receipts were announced ns
ST9,049 In both attendance and gate
receipts, these figures surpassed the
best individual game record made at
Brooklyn in the series Of 1916
The game was played under condi-
tions far from being ideal for baseball.
A stiff north wind blew out of cold
gray sky and the temperature was rem
inisccnt Of football rather than America
great summer sport So cold did it grow
as the contest developed that the frigid
atmosphere appeared to chill the enthn-
siasm of the spectators. and as Cleveland
checked each effort of the Brooklyn
players to become n real factor in the
battle. the cheering and roofing faded
until only occasional bursts Of applause
rewarded outstanding plays,
High Wind Against Fielding
The high wind also played havoc with
the fielding Of fly balls Of which there
were an unusual number. The gale
carried the falling sphere in weird spirals
which caused the waiting fielders to cir
Gle about under the ball like retriever
locating wounded bird. 1t was this in
ability to judge properly the direction
of the descending ball that paved the
way for Cleyelands first score.
Regardless Of wind or weather, how
ever. there remained no questions IN
the minds Of the fans as to which team
played the better ball
indians Played Better Game
Both team and individual play Of the
winners was superior to that of Brook
Iyn. Coyeleskie pitched mastery
game and held the opposing batters in
check throughout the contest. He was
backed by perfect fielding of both in
field and outfield. SewelI played a re
markable game at short showing abso-
lutely no signs of nervousness such as
might have been expected Of youn2Stcr
thrown into q worlds series under the
conditions which marked his debut. Man
ager Speaker in center field proved a
barrier beyond which it was almost i'm
possible to drive the ball and made son
sational catches far to the right and left
of his normal position with an abandon
which brought cheers even from the
most rabid Of the home team followers.
Catcher O'Neill. with his two timely
run scoring doubles, was the star bats
man for the victors.
Griffith's Great Catch
For Brooklyn the feature individual
play of the game was Griffith's catch
of Speakers drive to right field in the
fifth inning. The ball shot off the bat Of
the Cleveland manager with report like
the crack Of a whip and sailed to the
extreme limits Of right field. It appeared
to be a certain extra base hit but Griffith
started back with the crash of the bat
and ball and when he reached the re
tanning wall sprang high UP against the
concrete and caught the ball in one hand,
fully 10 feet above the ground
Found Marquard Easy.
Cleveland batters found Marquard
easier to hit than Alammaux or Cadore.
The Indians failed TO got Il runner on
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