The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-10
CLEVELAND TRIMS
BROOKLYN ) TO |
IN FOURTH GAME
Indians Massacre Dodgers
in First Game of Series
Played on Their Own
Reservation
FOUR PITCHERS USED
MANAGER ROBINSON FORCED TO
REMOVE ONE HURLER AFTER
ANOTHER AS TWIRLERS
PROVE INEFFECTIVE

League Park, Cleveland. Oct. o.
The Clevelands romped off with the
fourth game OF the worlds series
in easy fashion, trampling over the
PROSTATE forms OF the Brooklyn Ma
tionals by q score Of to l. Covel-
eslSies potent pitching stopped the
pitchers to stop the eruption Of hits
from the Indians bats.
The Cleveland tribe, their faces
painted in ochre, sounded the tocsin
today for tribal uprising against
their foes, the Brooklyn Dodgers. call
ed the Flatbush Fusileers. Easily
$4,000 persons. one Of the largest
ball game in this lake city. jammed
League Park to see the American
League pennant winners turn back
the invading Brooklyns, who hold
the edge of an odd game over Chief
Speakers warriors.
Stanley Coveleskie, Polish apostle
OF the moistencd ball, stood prepared
suspecting National Lcaguers.
"lf can get my splitter breaking
we can put this anae.s-~said, .Cavel.
eskie and there are thousands OF his
friends out today who are ready to
declare that the jump on "Covely's"
spit ball would make u grasshopper
hide from modification.
All Cleveland came 10 League Park
today, or tried TO. Those that didn't
come stayed at home TO welcome the
hundreds that surged in town from
all over Ohio and other central west
states TO see Cleveland take its world s
series baptism.
The city was somewhat low in
spirits over the double humping ad-
ministered in Brooklyn and Mayor
Fitzgerald issued an official procla-
nation on his best office paper, for
everybody to get out and root today
for Speaker and his outfit.
Indians Warm Up
The Indians took q long batting
practice against both right and left
handed pitchers. The crowd gave a
great cheer when Elmer Smith stung
n ball over the right field screen.
The Broolslyns worked out the pitch
ing OF Miljus and MOZART. Each
Dodger was required after making
n pit, TO make one circuit Of the
bases to get his legs limbered up.
Early Happenings
Baseball pride, smouldering in the
hearts of Cleveland's fans, through
a. years of championship aspirations.
bla2ed into n fury Of excitement today
for the fourth game of the worlds
series, between BROOKLYN and Cleve-
land.
Two Ohioans fighting for the presi-
dency has no interest TO Cleveland
today. The paramount question, is
baseball wlCrc crowds congregate.
Every incoming train and suburban
car dumped its load Of fans into the
city, filling up every hotel and ROOM
ing house to capacity. Early indi-
cations are that capacity crowd
Of $1,000 persons would witness to-
days game and that thousands would
be turned away.
Although Brooklyn has the edge
OF one game, the Indians will battle
on their own reservation today for
the first time during the series and
figure they viii play in improved
form. Stanley Coveleslkie, the coal
miner from the anthracite regions OF
Pennsylvania, who pitched Cleveland
10 victory in the first game. Is ex-
pected to bo Manager Speakers Sc
lection, while Big JEFF" Pfeffer is
regarded as Manager Robnsons choice.
Coveleske has rested for four days
and always works best with that
length Of time. intervening between
the starts. Pfeffer has not particl-
patcd In any of the games since the
start OF the series and Is reported
TO be ready.
Is Long Distance Fan
Tho sun arose on League GParl
today with Edward Fox of Proctor,
Vermont, holding first place In line
of several hundred persons awaiting
the sale of 5000 general admission
tickets. Fox, although red-eyed. q
little tired, and little sleepy. was
happy. lie took up his position In
front OF the ticket window at q:
o'clock yesterday afternoon, carrying
large box which nc said confined
his supper his midnight lunch, his
breakfast. and his lunch for today.
Fox camc all the way from Seattle,
Washington, TO see the game. Others
began lining up soon after Fox plant
ed himself on a box In front OF the
ticket window. A Cleveland fan drop
ped into second place and Edward
Brown, OF Youngstown. Ohio. took
up third. Behind Brown came the
first woman in line. She was Miss
Julia Kelly OF bridgeport. Conn, who,
with her escort. said they were friends