The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-13
CLEVELAND IS WILD
OVER TRIBE VICTORY
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mound. lie let Brooklyn down with
one run In the first game at Brook
lyn on October 8. allowed them a
second run on saturday and shut
them out today. II is doubtful
whether more mastery exhibition
of pitching has been flashed before
| the fans in any world series since
| 1905, when Christy Mathewson, then
at the zenith OF his twirling career
with the New York Giants, shut out
the Philadelphia Athletics In three
games.
Whole Team Deserves Credit.
Great as must be the credit ac-
corded Coveleskie for his remarka-
bic feat In coming back after only
two days OF rest and pitching his
best game of the series. the general
offensive and defensive work of the
other members OF the Cleveland club
cannot be dimmed by tho indiyidual
glory of their star boxman. The
Indians as team grew more I'm
prossive as the series progressed and
| their feat In winning four straight
from Brooklyn after getting away to
an indifferent start stamps the club
as one deserving OF all the support
| and enthusiasm which their efforts
| have evoked In this section.
| In shutting out the Nationals In
the final clash this afternoon, the
Indians, led by Manager Iris Speak
or rose 20 playing heights which
bore out the complete confidence OF
the club hackers and fans. They
reached the spittcrs of Burleigh
Grimes. the National league star do
liverer of this typo of pitching. for
seven solid hits, clinched the game
before the halfway mark. as II ulu-
mately proved and topped tho play
with several pieces OF baseball STRAIT
Cgy that demonstrated the posses.
sion Of mental alertness which
marks the difference between "A keen
thinking and n mechanical playing
baseball club. Today the demon.
stration which marked tho final put.
out OF Myers and clinohed the
championship for the Indians sur.
passed any similar scene In aevera
seasons. Thousands OF men. boy,
and women poured out of the
bleachers and stands and simply en-
a quilted the victorious players In
human avalanche. II was "A con
: tinucus battle for the members o
the team In their march toward tn,
a
y with scores OF fans endeavoring I,
y shake their hands or pat them oI
the back.
| iris Speaker, sensing the cominl
outburst of enthusiasm, made
dash from oenterfield toward tn
J grandstand whore his mother an,
other relatives occupied a lower tie
I box His progress was slow bu
y once he reached the rail he vaulte,
e over the iron front and into hi
A mothers arms like small schoo
4 boy. The scene was 80 unusual tina
for moment there was "A complet
o cessation OF the cheering, which
n however, hrout out with trebl
I vigor when Mrs. Speaker hugget
|, patted and kissed her gray-haire o.
I son and the latter responded In
manner which indicated that he re
y garded his mothers approval an
. petting far above any other reward
= that might come TO him as a resul
J. OF tho victory OF his team.
d When Speaker finally left hi
:, mothers side and started fur tn
T club house, he was fairly beSieged b
b requests TO shake hands and auto
G graph photographs. When n
n finally disappeared into the dress
: ing quarters tho crowds swept bac
~ TO inc speaker bOA Nnere tnc
cheered ard demanded a speec
q from the mother OF the popula
player-manager.
y Pioneer Dunn Addresses Crowd.
a Mrs. Speaker met the demands c
= tho fans by waving her hand an
"a was soon Joined by Owner James {
Az Dunn OF tho club. who addresse
IN the throng for her. During N
height OF the demonstration Charlie
or Ebbets of the Brooklyn club crosse
We the Held and congratulated the ex,
ng cutive of the wining team. Whe
d. the throng\ slowly dispersed to di
or cuss, AT their leisure. the successf'
Iot climax of the Cleveland's 40-ycl
up battle for~ major league pannai
he and a world series banner.
OF That the citizens OF Clevelar
propose to properly honor the occl