Arizona republican., 1920-10-11

next spring.
 The Brooklyn Robins, crushed by the two terrible 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 teams and fans declare that nothing can stop the rush of the Clevelanders now that they have, solved the mystery of the Flat bush lhurling staff. The caliber of the play may be gathered from the fact that two worlds records were established during the hour and forty-five minutes in which the tribe of Speaker tore great handfuls of plumage from the summed and helpless Robins. Never before in the history of world series had triple play been made by one player.
 A home run with the bases full is also an innovation in the modern his- tory of the super-series, yet both these records were made today, with a second home run, four double plays and score of other fielding and batting features which would have been acclaimed sis thrilling during the course of normal world series conflict.
 There was something uncannnily local about Wambsganss' triple. The Indians second baseman was born in Cleveland in 1894 and after learning the fundamentals of the national game at Concordia college entered the profess sional baseball ranks. after compara- lively short period of minor league ex- perience with the Cedar Rapids club of the Central association. He came to the local team in 1914 and has since been a fixture with the Indians.
 That a native born ll-player of Cleveland should have made such an unusual play is a coincidence, but that previous similar play should have been made in the same park eleven years ago savors of something beyond coincidence.
 But eleven times in the records of the American pastime has an unassist- ed triple play been accomplished. Of these feats, but two were previouSly scored in the major leagues.
 1t was Neal Ball of the Cleveland club of 1909 who swept three opposing players out on a single handling of the ball. During the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Indians played on July 19, Stahl was on first and Wagner on second with McConn- nell at bat when Ball accomplished the play.
 Today the stage setting was
 much the same. Both Kilduff and
 Miller had singled to center in turn
 at the beginning of the fifth and
 were perched on second and first,
 respectively, when Pitcher Mitch
 ell came to bat. The Brooklyn
 hurIer, who had previously re-
 iieved Grimes in the box, drove a
 hot liner high and 10 the left of
 second. Wambseanss ieaped into
 1 tka
 ball cIutched in his gloVed hand.
 For the fraction of a second he
 appeared to hesitate and it looked as though the play would take the usual course of forced out. Then Wanbsqanss realized the golden fielding opportunities that con
 fronted him and before the star
 tied spectators could grasp the play he had sprinted to second and, stepping on the bag, eliminated Kilduff, wh, was well on his way to third. Miller was tearing down to the midway sack under the be-
 lief that the hit was sate one and it was a comparatively easy matter for Wambsganss to run up the base line and, touching the runner, com pjeted the first triple ever made by , one player in a world series game. Smith Cracks Homer, Bases Full. Cleveland's offensive opened with an
 other play which would have under an,
 other circumstances stood out as feature. With the bases loaded wit
 Indians, who had singled in succession ! off the slants of Grimes, Right Fielde e Elmer Smith of Milan, Ohio. steppe 9 to the plate and, catching one of tn f Brooklyn twirlers fast sharp -breakin spitballs on the very end of his bal g lifted the sphere up and over the tow . ering screen which topped the righ | field fence, clearing the bases an s breaking the hearts Of tho opposin e players with a four-run lead whic a the Robins never even threatened { % overcome. The ball was so hard hi I that it not only cleared the screen, bu h crashed into the front of house acros 2 the street from the ball park, the roc - of which was crowded.
 In the fourth session Pitcher Ragb 1 hit another. Doc Johnston opened tn n inning by bouncing a single off Crime! - shin to the left field and took secon S on a passed ball. Sewell put him o n third with an infield out and the d Grimes, fearing the heavy hst ( Catcher O'Neill, purposeiy walked th