New-York tribune., 1920-10-11
E. Smith Hits 4-Bagger in
First Inning With Bases
Filled; Bagby Knocks
Another With Two On
Wambsganss Makes
Triple Play Unaided
Mitchell Succeeds Grimes
in the Fourth; ; Cleveland
Takes Series Lead, 3 to 2
By w. O. Mcclellan

spectacular game ever staged in a
worlds series, the Brooklyn Dodgers
we're overwhelmed by the Cleveland
Indians in this city to-day by the score
Of to ]. Everything that could ba
crowded into a single game was there,
For the first time in the historv of
the game there was~a home run with
'he bases filled and a triple play un
assisted.
Elmer Smith, native Ohioan. who
took up baseball instead of running for
President. drove the home run over the
right field fence with the bases filled
in the first inning William Wambs-
ganss, who seldom sees his whole name
in print because of the kissing of it's
consonants, made the triple play un-
assisted in the fifth inning. The rest
does not matter much.
The oldest inmate of these stands
can hardly remember during his long
career of watchful waiting around the
baseball parks of the country seeing
that combination in one game, a homer
with the bases filed and n triple play
unasSisted. Certainly it was a combi-
any opposing team right in its tracks
1t stopped the Dodgers abruptly this
afternoon
While the Indians were chiseling
baseball history at their expense, the
Dodgers seemed to be wild. 1t looked
like the turning point of the series and
it looked as though Speaker might make
good in his promise TO Cleveland to
win four straight and the championship
in the home park.
Cleveland Rejoices in Three Heroes
They sing of three heroes in Cleve-
land tonight. Elmer Smith, the local
Babe Ruth, whose mighty blow sent
the pellet bounding against the welkin
in the first inning with the bases
filled. They sing of William Wambs-
play unassisted. They sing, too, of
Sergeant lin Bagby and his lucky star;
Bagby, who kept the hits scattered by
the aid of some fine fielding, and who
added to the toll of Cleveland runs by
lifting fly into the newly constructed
bleachers for home run with two on.
Cleveland has reason to be joyous. The
population is about 80 per cent base
ball bug They have been waiting
since 1879 for worlds series. and now
that they have It they have piled in
ball game.
1t was a crowded hour and three
quarters for the inmates of Chis city
by Lake Erie. Uncle Wilbert Robinson
gave them the best he had in the way
Of pitchers, the tow headed Burleigh
Grimes. his ace. The Indians crowded
two real singles and a freak Jingle
upon him IN the very first inning. Then
came the home run of Elmer Smith,
the blow that shattered all the hopes
Of Flatbush.
Uncle Wiloert Robinson looked some
what depressed after that first inning,
but he did not take Grimes out He
felt that the Dodgers might batter
their way past 8agby. They were hit"
ting him and the break promised to
come at any minute. But though the
Dodgers continued to hit, they got no.
where in Particular
Grimes Makes Bad Guess
Then in the fourth came piece Of
bad guessing on the part of Grimes.
With one on the Brooklyn pitcher de-
cided to pass Steve O'Neill, a danger
GUS person, for Bagby. Grimes had
pitchers contempt for pitchers bat
ting ability Evidently he had cot been
told that Sergeant Bagby is an eXcep-
ton to that rule He has hit them and
ne dld yesterday.
The hit might have been an out if
the new bleachers were not there, but
the new bleachers we're there and 1t
was home run that scored three runs.
After that Grimes shambled out II the
box wipng the sweat of suffering from
ms brow with his sleeve. But still
Wilbert Robinson seemed to feel that
there was a chance to pound Bagby
TO the points of the compass. Clarence
Mitchell seemed able to hold the In
dams in the meantime.
Wambsganss smothered the last faint
nope with that triple play in the fifth.
II came just as Brooklyn seemed bent
on batting rally that would at least
make this thing a contest.
Triple Play Checked Rally
Two or and nobody out, and Bagby
gayering, with the inmates of the
stands silent and nervous, for in Cleve-
land they never count ball game won
until it's over. Mitchell. the left handler
VINO relieved Grimes, shot hard one
that seemed certain of passing over
Ine head of Wambsganss and the
brooklyn base runners started. Wambs-
lanss made desperate stab. ne got
the ball. He touched second with one
foot and raped Miller on the shoulder
With the fist that held the ball. A
triple play! Baseball history piled
on baseball history
The 27,000 or more who saw this
game Will have something of which to
.ei the world for many years to come
~ may be a century--if baseball lasts
tnat long-before circumstances VIII
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