New-York tribune., 1920-10-09
Indians Rely
On COveleskie
To Tie Series
Cleveland Fans Loyal to
Idols, Despite 2 Straight
Defeats in BROOKLYN

0LL Y EIAA4NO, OCt. O. L ne 5uDQueN
and pensive atmosphere that hovered
over Brooklyn in the first two games
of the worlds series is missing in this
| throbbng Western citadel that has
time in its major league history, AZ
years, to be exact.
Brooklyn may have been trifc SOM
Der over baseball on opening day last
Tuesday, but Cleveland is not. The
overpowering stencil from the games
greatest scandal, plus two straight de-
feats by the hustling Dodgers, have
failed to suppress the fanatical ardor
in Ohio's metropolis. where they are
all looking for Speakers slugging sons
of swat to take three out OF four and
start back for Brooklyn in the lead
Here you are in the nome of the fan
at heart the old fashioned fan who
is rampant and roistering, stopped in
the old fashioned faith that once be-
longed only to the South Side rooters
of Chicago before the eight crooks
and traitors sold them out 1t is re-
freshing to step from the fog of scan
dal into this buoyant exuberance OF a
people who through their idolatry Of
Speaker and his men still believe in
the game.
1t is worth this loyal backing and
support that the Indians will make
their drive upon home grounds against
the finest pitching they have faced
this year.
Both Sides Confident
Back home with old Covey ready to
give us another start" is the slogan
of the town. Faith may move noun
tains but Will it be sufficient to move
Grimes, Smith, Mamaux, Pfefer and
Marquard from the road? You know
Cleveland,s answer, but your Uncle
Wllbert Robinson, of Brooklyn ex-
poets to leave here Tuesday night with
victory needed to close out the spec
tacle.
Brooklyn doesn't expect Coveleskie
TO repeat, while Brooklyn is still CON
ldent that Mamaux or Pfeffer Will nick
up where Grimes and Smith left of
Ihey have earned but one run from,
our staH IN the last twenty three inn
lngs'D remarked Robbie tonight. "and
we we stl!l have three stars in Mamaux.
flefer and Cadore who have hardly
warmed up. We can keep feedjng
good pitching through every game eeu,rS an5
you know what this means in any
worlds series"
The Indians admit they were stonnea
trlhe abruptly by Grimes and Smith
III 1he last two games, but back home
"here they have done their hardest
Elttlng, they expect to unfurl the Old
bloole once more and start another
ssonorous chorus of resounding blows.
no1 only mat, they expect Coveleskie,
IN check, where the more confident ~
the clan are predicting four straight.
Brooklyn Defense Stouter
VINO knows We don't. All we
hhow % IS that 50 far, out Of three games
prayed brooklyn has put on a stouter.
more more consistent defense, and there
TINS defense to crack. Any club thar
can bat 1902 through the year. as Cleve-
lana dld, may break out in e slug
slhg rash at any moment. a rash Of
the most vlrulent type, but this rash
is not likely to last beyond a game
with the pitching it must overcome.
And don't forget this-outside Of the
pitching the Dodgers have shown un-
usual defensive strength in both their
lnneid l,a and their outheld play They
nave shown al the strength Of we'll
trained, we'll developed machine that
rhoWs Its business. They have. IN
act. shown enough strength to make
tnem tavorltes and to give them the
edge '"e
cleveland's defensive power isn't
quite up to the Brooklyn standard with
the pitching taken IN, so it takes no
expert vision to suggest that unles.
Cleveland can do far better than earn
one run every twenty three innings
she hasn't chance. This slump isn't
hkely to last, of course
NO set of pitchers are going to hold
such men as Speaker, ONeill, Gardner.
etc, spelbound for eternity. But
slight Improvement in the Indian as
sault isn't going to help.
brooklyn now is much more conf
dent than she was at the start. and if
brooklyn can only break even in the
TOUR games here she is practica,
cinch to win. Speakers bio assien-
ment now is to take three out of four
II the American League is to float the
next world series flag.
When Covelcskic steps out aoa;ns+
Mamaux or Pfeffer, the pitching Pole
should win. But with Covey out Of
the way, and with Smith and Grimes
ready to TACKLE Bagby and Mails, the
odds are bit the other way.
Leonard Stops Sheppard;