The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-11
INDIANS TAKE
T0DAY'S GAME;
SCORE | TO 0
Brooklyn Unable to Break
Winning Streak of Cleve-
land Team-Score in Sixth
Inning.
GAME IS PLAYED FAST
(By Associated Press)


CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 1.-THE
Cleveland Indians shut out the Brook
lyn Dodgers by a score of to to-
day and have the worlds series cham
pionship almost within their grasp.
1t was a pitching duel between two
lefthanders, Mails for the Indians, and
Sherrod Smith for the Dodgers. The
tide turned in favor Of Cleveland in
the sixth inning, when Speaker sim
gled and Burns smashed a double to
the fence, scoring the Indians man.
ager with the only run Of the game.
The Dodgers primed their big gun,
Sherrod Smith, one of the leading ex-
ponents of southpaw shooting in the
National league, to check the rushing
offense of the Indians, who have
started a batting spree amidst their
own tepees In the hunt for the world
series the Indians have garnered
three wins and the Dodgers two.
The weather was hot and the sun
burned fiercely in an unclouded sky.
1t was a real August baseball day.
Pitcher Rube Marquard. charged
with ticket speculation, appear red in
municipal court today and was given
a continuance until Oct. Is. Mar
guards was one of IL ticket "scalp-
ing" cases heard during the forenoon.
The Brooklyn twirler, when he faced
Judge Silbert, personally requested
that the charge be carried over until
later in the week, and, after listening
to Marquard's plea, Judge Silberr
fixed next Friday for hearing. Mar
guard is expected to be Manager Rob
inson's pitching selection for the last
game of the series here tomorrow and
it is thought he will not be requested
to return Immediately to Brooklyn
with the team in case the series car
ries over to a final decision in the
east.
First Inning
BROOKLYN-Olson flied to Evans.
Sheehan famed Wamby threw out
Neis at first. No runs, no hits, no er-
rors.
CLEVELAND-Evan got hit past
Sheehan for single. Evans out steal
ing, Miller to Olson. Wamby flied to
Neis. Speaker flied out to Miller. No
runs, one hit, no errors.
Second Inning
BROOKLYN-Wheat famed. My
ers flied out to Wood. Konetchy shot
a single into right field. Sewell
fumbled Kilduff's grounder and the
batter was safe at first, Konetchy 60
ing to second. Gardner mussed up
Millers grounder and the batter
reached first. Smith flied out to
Speaker. No runs, one hit, two er-
rors.
CLEVELAND-Burns walked Gard
ner forced Burns at second, Konetchy
to Olson. Wood got a single into left
field, Gardner going to third on
Wheat's throw to third. Wood dashed
for second. Kilduff took Sewelrs
grounder and threw Gardner out at
the plate, Wood going to third
O'Neill forced Sewell when Kilduff
took his grounder and touched second
No runs, one hit, no errors.
Third Inning
BROOKLYN-Olson flied to Sewnll
Sheehan flied out to Speaker Nais
popped to Sewell. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
CLEVELAND-Shee threw out
Mails at first. Evans singled into
center field for his second hit Mil
Ter took Wamby's hopper and threw
to Kilduff, and Evans was out. Speak
er out, konetchy unassisted. No runs
one hit, no errors.
Fourth Inning
BROOKLYN-Wheat popped to
Burns. Myers singled into right field
Konetchy walked kilduff flied Il
Wood, Myers holding second. Miller
flied out to Evans. No runs, one hit
no errors.
CLEVELAND-Burn sent up a
fly to Olson. Gardner flied out to
Wheat, Wood flied out to Neis. Ma
runs, no hits, no errors.
Fifth Inning
BROOkLTN-Smith struck out
Olson sent a fly to Speaker. Sewell
threw out Sheehan at first. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
CLEFELAND-Se shot a sin.
gle over kilduff's head. Sewell was
out stealing. Miller to Olson. kilduft
threw out O'Neill at first Sheehan
threw out Mails at first No runs,
one hit, no errors.
Sixth Inning
BROOKLYN - Neis walked Neis
Sewell threw out Wheat at first
runs, no hits, no errors.
CLEVELAND-Evan popped to
Konetchy. Olson threw out Wamby
right field. Speaker scored on Burns
long two-base hit to left center
Ga rdner flied out to Neis. One run
two hits, no errors.
Seventh Inning
BROOkLYN-Mails threw out Ko
netchy at first kilduff struck out
but O'Neill dropped the ball and
threw him out at first. Miller flied
out to Evans. No runs, no hits, nc
errors.
CLEVELAND-Woo sent high
fly to Myers. Smith threw out Sew.
ell at first. Sheehan threw out
O'Neill at first No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Eighth Inning
BROOKLYN-Garne threw out
Smith at first. Olson crashed a long
two-bagger into left field. Sheehan
popped out to Gardner. Kruger bat
ted for Neis. Gardner took Krueger's
grounder and touched Olson on the
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