Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-11

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Saturdays Game
Continues from Page ones
tt1nt hut three Supurnxs weze lef1
stranded and only one Jimmy Jnhn-
sIun. completed thu circuit fpr tRl-
IL.
From the Offensive standpoint. me
Cleveland c,an TIRE infn the Narisnsls
with . rush IN the firsf inning and
Actually wun the game IN that frame
as later DEVELOPMENTS proved Two
runs were quickly accumulated fol-
lpwad by another pxar in ths third and
the final scesH went across IN the
fifth.
acbiuss Pitchers nafxna l4ara
In was net the 1vzni number of rxns
rhAt the Indians made which i'm
pressed their followers but the man
rer in which rhe winners fairly ran
rampant through me highly toured
pitching talent NJ the National Lsaene
pez1rHnt winners. Lem CadHre Was
kr1ocked ont uf the bBK in the 5ecund
AND Mamanx. wi-e replaced has. suf-
fared q similar tate in the third per-
lud- Rube MHrquarCi. VINO carrier IN
the aay had been arrested tnr ticket
specuiatlnE and released upon has
word tn report fur a hearing ON Mem
DAY, followed Maznsstx ami after r1ti-
ding himself Of the heritage Of ME-
nzux, pitched gpod ball until he re-
Tired 1T order 70 permit Lamar 70
bat for him. Jeff Ptefer then took
NJ the burden OF the hurting and the
final score was scored against his de-
livery. Twelve hits. i've runs and III
Indians left on bases tells IN q nuI-
smell the story of Cleveland 8 r1ne and
massacre uf the Robins.
The Glr-igfII pitching of CoveiesEse
Was hardly needed IN view OF the
brutal manner in winch Speaker and
MS pin5rer'ss bsrted the offerings of the
DroakiNn quartet. Neverytleiess
Stanley moisIened the bah time affer
TIME and siuI il I'D 10 the plate with
i-ii the flf-defying slips and siauls as
-nongn me contest depended entire IL
upon Ms ability 10 slip the bali past
the weak Robins without even he
courtesy OF a now-ee-tip
CoseieskIe's Wonderful Work
IN the nine innings IN which II
was necessary for him 70 take the
mound Coveieskie hurried the suhs.re
al the BROOKLYN barters ~ times OF
these deliveries =. We're balls. rs
strikes. FOUL strikes and three fouls
after the second strike Seven times
the bail was played for a ground out
and Il times for fiy outs. These.
figures plus the five scattered hits
against covelessie show this effect
iveness IN the box.
The victory came AT thp DSvrbo-
logical moment for the Cleveland
club VIM are thought 70 have the
edge on the Brooklyn team. WIN
the score of games at rwo each and
three games still To play an their
nome reservation. the advantage
should r'esf with the Indians. The
American leaEuers have now seerl
every Brooklyn pitcher of class
working against them and the star
tvririers of the Robins ara no longer
mystery. With the announcement
OF home crowds and such batting as
they uncovered there appears TO be
reason for the odds offered ny the
Cleveland fans before the series
opened
Loyal Support for indians
The efecT of this loyal support
was evident today IN every action of
the Indians both before and during
tine game The support given the
home club Was fully up To the stand
ara of any previous series in any
paI- of The country ana II was an
parent thai the American League
combination worked with more cun-
n6eflce and certainly under the con-
ditions. Cleveland started TO make
the team feel that the entire city and
section was behind il and believed
Implicitly IN IFS ability 10 win cut
from the very moment that the
players stepped off the train after
their disastrous start in BROOKLYN.
The game was PLAYED IN perfect
baseball weather the afternoon being
50 ho1 that MANY Of the bIeacnerites
sa- Throughout the contest IN their
SHIRT sleeves while women in all
parts OF the Erandstand used pro-
grtims AZ fans There was not a
cloud IN the sky and not enough
breeze 70 move the autumn haze in
The lazy late summer atmosphere
Long before the game began every
parT Of the ches per seat SECTIONS was
filied and tall trees and telegraph
poles overlooking the grounds
threatened To- toppie under their
fans Neighpur,ng heuseteps. too,
bore f1ll quotas of men ana women.
while every window overlooking the
park was packed solid with human
faces during the entire game.
Great Catch for Myers
Every gupd play was literally ap-
piaudea whether made by a f-ieve-
lRnti Or BROOKLYN player There We're
not the number Of brilliant inCiivid-
uA plays that marked the third
game in BROOKLYN but IT was a Robin
vino really provided the neatesf bit
Of fielding, for the fans 10 enjoy and
talk ever inter. In the fourth inn
ing Evans lifted d long low drive
over second base which appeared
certain 10 go for Texas Leaguer
hut Myers rushing in from deep CEN
ter at top speed reached the fast