South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-07
GRIMES HURLS
BROOKLYN TO
INITIAL WIN
Dodger Twirler Bests Bagby
in Second Game of the
World Series.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.--In "a pitch
ing duel between the leading hurl-
ers of the National and American
leagues. Burleigh a Grimes. Brook
lyn's spitball ace. Wednesday shut
out Cleveland, 3 TO 0. in the second
game of the worlds series at Eb-
bets field His ability to hold the
Indians in check when hits would
have meant runs marked his supe-
riority over James c. Bagby. whom
Manager Speaker selected to add a
second game TO the Cleveland
string
The victory which placed the Su-
perbaS alongside Iris Speakers In
dams was due almost entirely to
the excellent hurling of Grimes, who
had the heavy hitting representa-
tives of the junior league baffled
throughout the game so far as con-
secutive bingling was concerned.
With the exception of the eighth in
ming. when Grimes temporarily
lost sight of the home plate, Cleve-
land never appeared in the light Of
"a serious contender.
Unable to Hit Grimes.
The inability of the Indians TO
connect with Grimes slants, when
hits would have meant runs. is apt
.ly illustrated by the fact that the
Cleveland clan got IA runners on
the bags, OF whom ten were
stranded and four retired by sub
seduent plays. The Indians were
not without repeated opportunities
10 score But in every emergency
Brooklyn's moist ball star met the
emergency with a mastery collec-
ton of sharp breaking slants. or
slow breaks, which cut the corners
of the plate, or shot in close TO the
body of the batter. with the result
the seven hits of the invaders were
so scattered as TO be useless in run
producing.
Bagby was not as effective in the
/ box for Speakers team as COvel-
eskie in the opening game. or as his
| opponent Grimes, Notwithstanding
/ that he delivered less pitches than
/ did the winning hurler. The Su-
| Iperbas reached his offerings effec-
lively when runners were on bases.
\ as Compered 10 the Indians, for of
/ the ten Brooklyn batters TO reach
first base, three scored. three were
retired and the remaining four left.
/ CruN of Pitching.
] The CruX of the pitching analysis
/ is shown by the fact that the win
\ Iners scored three runs on seven
( hits scattered through six innings.
while Cleveland, with an equal
number of swats, was unable 10
/ send a runner across the plate in
nine innings. Uhle, who replaced
/ Bagby in the seventh session, proved
imore OF a puzzle 10 the home COM
| bin8tiOn, the Robins going out on
\ strikes or flies in order during the
/ two periods I'm which he worked.
/ The contest, aside from Grimes
! power TO puzzle the winners Of the
American league pennant at criti-
/ cal times in the struggle was as de-
void OF sensational features and
color as was the initial battle Tues
/ day. Speaker pulled off another
I sensational catch in the fourth in
ming when he raced far over into
IJamieson's territory and hauled
down Kilduff's long drive. Right
Fielder Griffith starred with a
catch off the wall in the seventh
when he captured Sewelrs savage
smash in a manner somewhat sim
liar TO his thrilling handling OF
/ Speakers drive Of Tuesday.
Flash of skill.
flash OF the defensive skill OF
the Indians was shown in the third
session with Brooklyn at bat. Bag
by served up a slow floater "a
Grimes. who promptly peppered it
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