The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08

Dodgers Take the Third Game
by 2-I; Lead in Worlds Series

opublic. They even learned that whiskey
had been scented---yea, seen with the
naked eye--horrors--in the press box!
This was too much for the revenoors.
So they came crashing into Ebbets Field
crashing the pass gate. IL they dis
covered any hootch they kept it--the
knowledge---to themselves What they
did discover was a first class ball game.
1t behooves all other Federal and munic-
ipal departments TO organize search
PARTIES for this thing or that for the
rest of the series in Brooklyn. II 1t
comes back there. This would fill the
park with searchers and send the pay
Ing puzzle to the outside, where 1t could
enjoy Itself. There Is the germ of
great idea In this.
The attendance was not only bigger
and better and more interesting than on
the previous days hat it was more
variegated. There was more rivalry
among the onlookers.
There were more men who shouted
their allegiance to the Cleveland stand
ard. There were even few fights In
the grand stand. This alone should
serve to prove that<tna series woke
up with a bang. On the two other days
there were some few and scattered
wordy debates, but q punch was about
as scarce rs an Orange flag in @ Sim
Feiner's cottage.
Just before the game started the
crowd was treated to some free amuss-
ment An athlete who was clad In a
diving suit guaranteed To walk around
the bases faster than two ball players
could run. OF course, this thing never
had been tried .before-no, never! 1t
seems that old man Noah won n bet
like that some years ago.
AT any rate this walker dttired IN
the aforementioned diving suit. shook
the ball players could run. and he won
the handsome hand painted cut glass
fly swatter This little byplay was
designed to take the place OF band
concert. Its one redeeTuing feature was
It's chespness.
The batting prs ctice was very snappy,
the picture taking was snappy--the
whole works was snappy yesterday.
TANK O'Day who was the umpire be-
hind the plate. was bit snappy himself,
particularly later on when some OF the
bod gers took exception to his Judgment
O'Day relaxed so far as to let one Of
the photographers take his picture
This may be classed under good nature
and % bnndon on the part Of Hank, or
roolhardiness on the part OF the snap
per. But il I'LL served to prepare the
bunch for the main thing, which OPEN
ed with Smith pitching for the Dodgers.
AS the fans rushed for the exits and
mnd fight in the suhwavs they talked
OF Smiths great pitching and Cleveiand's
dismal hitting. Thew could not under
stand how the Indians had been able to
Hit 300 In their league and still could
not hit their hat size in the series.
However. worlds series are peculiar
things. Peanut measure PLAYERS some
tirHes become az big as balloons ana
giants. dwlndle 10 the size Of pygmies.
IT r,ay be that on their home ground,
with the enthusiasm OF the Cleveland
fans to urge them on. the Indians VIII
rise to mighty deeds. At any rate, they
are far from beaten as vet and Wilbert
Robinson said "a much last night just
before ne boarded train for Cleveland
with his athletes II IL expected that
tomorrow Jeff Pfeffer viii pitch for the
Dodgers and that Sneaker will start to
repeat with Coveleskle. who beat Brook
lyn In the first game.
The odds now are to z with Brook
lyn the favorite. For to-morrow's game
the betting is even among those who are
so sinful az to bet. DANIEL.