The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-06
INDIANS MAKE
DRIVES COUNT;
RUDE LAPSES
MarQuard Loses Control
After Konetchy Makes
Wild Throw.
SPEAKER SAVES CONVEY
O'Neil and Griffith Also Star
In FIRST Game of Series at
Ebbets Field.
SPEAKER SAVES COyEY

BY WILLIAM Is. HANNA.
The Cleveland Indians. American
League champions, unperturbed as If
nothing were at stake instead of the
richest prize In baseball, and keen to
make the most of every opening, beat
the Brooklyns at Ebbets Field yes
terday in the first game of the 1920
worlds series. They were champions
in performance and in bearing in this
the first League test between two
newly crowned champions and won
from the National Leagues best club
by a score of to 1.
A light hitting game and well played
game and one in which a caprice Of
the wind, cold and cutting wind, made
such great difference in the swing Of
fortune as to open the way to the two
run margin Of victory maintained by
the American Leaguers.
A wind blown fly, which ordinarily
would have been the easiest Of catches.
escaped the right wing of the Brook
lyn infield. and on the heels Of 1t
and identified with 1t. came wild
throw produced by failure to cover a
base. Then a base on balls and two
more hits. the whole constituting
brief fatal lapse which the Brooklyns
were not able to nullify by anything
they could do at the bat.
Excellent pitching, few hits. but those
on the Clevelands' side so well applied
that not one OF their five was wasted.
End fielding steady to fast; those In
sum were the first game. Two runs
were all Cleveland needed. Three were
made by that club and Coveleskies
pitching made two a clinching margin.
His work was too good for the home
men. What little functioning the Brook
lyn bats did was too inconsequential to
prevail against the even, effective work
OF the spit-ball stylist.
Dodgers Play Good Game.
The Brooklyns gave a good account of
themselves. too. They were not any
Noundering, scared, hopeless looking ball
club. Their hitting was curbed. but
clubs as good as they often have been
curbed by the same pitcher. Numerical
ly their batting was as strong as Cleve-
lands; their fielding was as alert and
lively as Cleveland's except for the un-
caught fly tricked by the wind and a
state of momentary fiuster 1t provoked.
Once into the swing of their game they
too had poise and GOODNESS. but from the
start, in practice and all the way the
attitude of the Indians, known In Forest
City circles as the Tribe was one of
easy, quiet confidence and" self-posses-
sion.
That invaluable attitude Of looking at
II as all In the days work and not
becoming overanxious-not Tightening
up-yet on their toes and ready for
whatever might arise was Cleveland's to
striking degree. Manager Speaker to
an unusual degree has the faculty OF
having his men at their best for the
most important occasions. At that sort
Of thing he is an inspiration. a guiding
star.
There's no fuss about it--just bust
ress, but with the aplomb and workman
ike method which he got by months OF
campaigning and In which morale sticks
out all over.
Nevertheless this game was well and
hard fought to the finish. Here was d
worlds series which. in view of recent
startling developments to Jar baseball 70
its base. It was peculiarly incumbent OF
the players to do the most earnest work
of which they were capable, game ir
which II was essential that there be nc
let up to their trying and sincerity oil
effort.
All this the members OF both side:
did do well. though there wasn't suffi-
cient severity OF hitting 10 produce ar
abundance OF action. Each player die
his best and without any theatricalisrr
In a game not particularly lively since
the batting was light. but a game OF ex
cellent playing considering the oppor'
tunities offered
Each side made five hits. but with TIL,
all important difference :, The Cleveland
punched three hits in one inning anC
two In another They punched three hit
with an error and base on balls. Th'
Brooklyn hitting vas scattered. TIVE
hits were punched In one inning, bu
with an out intervening. The INDIAN
didn't make n hit in the last five In
nings, didn't in fact reach first base IL
the last five. but they had their pro-
vender and they had the pitcher 10 keel
the Dodgers from equalling their rur
total.
Marquard did not perform as we'll al
Coveleslsie. but though damaging rap
ming was done off him in two innings
the mess he got into In the second, wher
the game was won and lost. was not his
fault The initial trouble was in fly
ball sprung By George Burns, lead of
man in that inning. II was tossed about
by the wind so that neither Kilduff MOI
Konetehy got Il. The last stab made a.
/. was by Konetchy. Then IT hit tho
ground.
Olson Fails TO Cover Second Base
Seldom in worlds series games has al
untoward circumstance 80 influenced tn
whole game. Even after the ball hit tn
ground there was a chance to redeem tn
sltuation by throwing Burns out at sec
ond Konetchy saw that and did throw
but Olson, who ehould have covered tn
middle post, was SO derelict as not TO b.
near the Keystone. The throw went wa.
over into left field and the bail wa
picked I'D by Wheat.
Burns ran all tho way home. II wa
really scratch two Dagger and not
.inRle---as the play was scored--that h
made for he might have made secon
whether or not there had been anybod
there 20 take throw. The Dodgers wer
upset for n time and before they recov
cred tho Indians had another run an
won the game. Ar an out followed In
nediately after the luke safety b
Burns. n IN doubtful. whether they woul
have scored at ali had the ball bee
caught They might have and Just a
likely they might not have.
Maruuard was topping them over at
rapid rate when dspossessed. and TIL
only reason he was removed was to CIV
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