Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-10-11
Brooklyn Connects With
Bagby for l3 Hits, but
at Times When Safeties
Fail to Bring Runs.
"Spoke's : Tibesmen
Drive Seven Across
With Pair of Bingles
Early in Contest.

Cleveland, Ohio. Oct. 1O-In base
ball game of UNIQUE and thrilling plays
beyond the dreams Of an imaginative fic-
flon or scenario writer. the Cleveland
Americans defeated the Brooklyn Nation
ais. to ]. in the fifth contest of the
worlds series, here today. An unasslst-
ed triple play by Wambsganss. native
of Cleveland. and home runs by Elmer
Smith and Jim Bagby. were trio of
individual feats which formed flashlight
photographs on the brains Of the enthu-
siasts which no future diamond battle
can erase.
The victory broke the tie existing be-
tween the pennant winners of the two
major leagues and tonight Cleveland is
confident that the first American league
pennant ever won by this city will be
overshadowed by the great glory Of the
worlds series banner. to be flung to the
breeze next spring.
The Brooklyn Robins, crushed by the
catastrophes of Saturday and today are
clinging desperately to the hope that
Sherrod Smith may be able to check The
batting onslaught Of the Indians. but the
home team and it's followers declare that
nothing can stop the rush of the Cle5e-
landers now
Set Two Worlds Records.
The calibre of the play may be gather
ed from the fact that two worlds rec
ords were established during the hour
and 40 minutes in which the tribe of
Speaker tore great handfuls of plumase
from the stunned and helpless Robins.
Never before in the history of the series
had a triple play been made By one
player.
A home run with the bases full is also
an innovation IN the modern history OF
the super series. yet both these records
were made at League Park today with
second home run. four double plays and
a score of other fielding and batting fea-
lures each of which would have been
acclaimed az thrilling during the course
of a normal world series conflict
There was something nncannily local
about Wambsganss' triple play. The
Indians second baseman was born in
Cleveland in 1894 and after learning the
fundamentals of the national gan,e at
Concordia college. entered the profess
sional baseball ranks. ~......
With Indians Since 1914
After a comparatively short period Of
minor league experience with the Cedar
Rapids club of the Central association.
he came to the local team in 1914 and
has since been fixture with the 1ndians.
That native born ball player Of .tleve-
land should have made an unusual and
infreouent Dlay is a coincidence but that
a previous similar play should have been
made in the same park IL years ago
savors of something beyond coincidence.
But II times in the records Of The
American pastime has an unassisted
triple play been accomplished. OF these
feats. but two were previously scored
on the major leagues.
II was Neal Ball of the Cleveland club
of 1909 who swept three opposing play
ers out on similar handling of the ball.
In that year during the game between
the Boston Red Sox and the Indians:
played on July 10, Stahl was on first and
Wagner on second, with McConneH at
bat. when Bail accomplished the play
which is the dream of every fielder In
the game.
How Stage Was Set.
Today the stage setting was much
the same. Both Kilduff and Miller had
singled to center in turn at the begin
ming Of the fifth inning and were perch
cd on second and first. respectively,
when Pitcher Mitchell came to bat. The
BROOKLYN hurlcr. who had relieved Grimes
on the mound drove hot liner high and
to the left Of second base Wambsganss
laanpd into the air and came down with
the ball clutched in the gloved hand.
For the fraction of a second be appear
ed to hesitate and it looked as though
tho pIav would take the usual course of
force out. Then Wambsganss realized
the golden fielding opportunity that con-
fronted him and before the spectators
could grasp the play he had sprlnted to
second and stepping on the canves eillnln-
ated Kilduff who was well on his way
to third. Miller was tearing down To
the n,:lway sack under the belief that
tbe hit was safe one. and it was a
comperatiyely easy matter for Nalnbs-
panss to run up the base line, and. touch
ipg the oncoming runner. completing the
first triple play ever made by one player
IN the history Of the worlds series.
Four Runs at Start.
scIeveland's offensive opened with an
ether nlay which would, under any 9TH
or eircum stances, have stood out as
feature supreme. With the bases loaded
with Indians who had singled in success
sion off the sants of Rurleigh Grimes,
Right Fielder Elmer Smith of Milan. o..
stenped to the plate and catching one of
the Brooklyn twirler's fast. sharp break
ing spit balls on the end of his bat, lift
cd the sphere up and over the top Of the
towering screen which tops the right
field fence. clearing the bases and break
ing the hearts of the opposing players
with four run lead. which the Robins
never even threatened to overcome. The
ball was so hard hit that it not only
cleared the screen, but continued on its
way until it crashed into the front of
n house across the street from the bail
mark. the roof Of which was crowded
with spectators.
Not satisfied with this display of bat
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