El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-11
TRIPLE
PLAY BY WAMBY is
ONE OF FEATURES

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Oct II. - Iris
Speakers Cleveland Indians en-
tered the world series today with
supraine confidence in their ability
20 win five games before they left
their own stamping grounds for
Brooklyn
Sunday afternoon the Indians de-
feated the Dodgers IN probably the
most weird game OF world series his
tory. II was replete with thrilling
plays. An unassisted triple play by
william Wambsganss, a native born
son OF Cleveland. and home runs by
Elmer smith and Jim Bagby were a
trio OF individual feats which formed
flashlight photographs on the brains
OF the fans which no future diamond
battle can erase
Victory Broke the Tie.
The victory broke the existing tie
between the pennant winners OF the
two major leagues and tonight Cleve-
land is confident that the first Ameri-
can league pennant ever won by this
city wiz be overshadowed by the
great glory OF the worlds series ban
ner TO be flung 70 the breeze next
spring
But eleven times in the records
OF the American pustime has m
uunHsiated triple play been nc-
compIished. In these feats but
two were scored IN the major
LEAGUES IL was Neal Ball Of
Cleveland club OF 1909 who swept
three opposing players out or
single handling Of the hall. Dur
ing the game between Boston Red
soE and the Indians, played on
July no. stnhl was on first and
Wagner on second with Neon
nell az bat when Ball accom-
plished the play.
Sunday the stage setting was much
the same. Both Eilduff and Miller
had singled TO center in turn at the
beginning OF the fifth and we're
perched on second and first, respec-
lively. when pitcher Mitchell came 20
bat The Brooklyn hurler who had
previously relieved Grimes in the box,
drove p hot liner high and 70 the left
Of second Wambsganss leaped into
the air and came down with the ball
clutchsd in the gloved hand For
the fraction Of a second he appeared
10 hesitate and Il looked as though
the play would take the usual course
Of a forced cut
Then WambsEanEs realized the gol-
den fielding opportunities that con
fronted him and before the startled
spectators could grasp the play he
had sprinted to second and. stepping
was vel On his way 70 third MIL
Ter was tearing down 10 the midway
sack under the belief that the hit was
a safe one and it was comparative
~ easy matter for WambsEanss 20
run up the base line and, touching
the runner. completed the first triple
play ever made BY one player in a
world series game
smith Hits a Homer.
Cleveland's offensive opened with
another u1av which under any other
circumstances would have stood out
a. a feature. With the bases loaded
with Indians, who had singled IN
succession Off the slants OF Grimes
right fielder Elmer Smith Of Milan
I Ohio. stepped TO the plate and, catch
I Ing one OF the Brooklyn twlrler's fast
sharp breaking spitballs on the very
end OF his bat, lifted the sphere ul
and over the towering screen which
topped the right field fence, clearing
/ the bases and breaking the hearts Of
I ths opposing player with a four-rur
[ lead which the Robins never ever
/ threatened TO overcome
The ball was 80 hard hit that
Il not only cleared the screen
but crashed into the front Of a
house across the street from the
hall mark. the roof Of which was
] crowded. The contest was pecu-
liar in other reEpeefHs for while
] BROOKLYN scored Is hits off BuEhy
10 those OF Il Accumulated on
the Indiana. the Robins were IN
] able TO score one solitary run M
I'll the final Inning, and then due
only 10 the antics caused By q
ball hit By Kouetehy.