Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-13
CLEVELAND IS
PLANNING BIG
+. CELEBRATION
Mayor Issues Proclamation
Urging Everyone to Hon
or Baseball Team.

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 13.-with
the 1ifth city of the United States in
tne matter of population definitely
assured of being the first city of base
oall universe for at least twelve
months, Cleveland Immediately set
championship honors brought here
oy Jimmy Dunn's Indians, when they
defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 3 to
U yesterday, and captured the annual
classic of the professional diamond
IN the National League champions by
rive games to two.
. Cleveland, for years. "a hanger on
IN professional baseball, but now the
Official home Of the world series win
ners, turned its thoughts today to de-
vlslng new ways of showing apprecia-
tion OF the prowess of the players
who finally pulled down the cham
p1onship of the world.
Cleveland believes it has done little
ior the American leaguers and is get
ting ready to let the world know just
now 1t feels about possessing a cham
To Celebrate Victory.
The first of a series of celebra-
tlons will be held tonight, and, ac-
cording to plans. the wildneas Of
cleveland throughout the past four
days over it's club will be tame and
d1gnified compared with the joy to be
displayed. :,
Mayor Fitzgerald has issued a
proclamation calling on all citizens
within walking or riding distance of
thls metropolis to be present tonight
at Wade park and pay official hom-
age and tribute to iris Speaker and
his tribe.
In Cleveland baseball is a sport and
not business. and the fans. tied up
for nearly half a century with cluos
never finishing higher than second,
expect to crowd forty-two years of
appreciation, joy enthusiasm and eel
ebratton into the one year Of suprem-
acy. which was assured them by
Stanley Coveleskie.
When the players go home they
probably will be honored further, for
Sandusky. Ohio. already is arranging
big home coming for Elmer Smith.
From the time little Joe Sewell
made his wonderful stop Of Koney's
grounder, ending the series, and Iris
Speaker climbed into the stands to
kiss his grey haired mother Cleveland
had been in furore.
Coveloslde Responsible.
Coveleskie pitched himself into the
world series hall of fame by throw
ing back the Dodgers two successive
times, and also equalled some of the
greatest pitching in the history of
baseball.
Cleveland's superiority over the
National leaguers was evident in the
series. for the American league cham !
pions outhit, outfielded, outplayed and
oNtguessed their senior circuit-rixals.
:: In strategy, Brooklyn repeatedly
tried to ambush the Indians, but each
time the tomahawk came back true
to the mark ONLY in one branch If
the inside baseball. did Brooklyn show
real superiority. so far as the specta-
tors could see. Each time play
was broken up and the Cleveland
base runner easily trapped by Brook
lyn's wonderful catcher. Miller, when
trying the basestealing and squeeze
plays. did the superiority of Brook
lyn in this branch show up.
Charles Heydler and Ban johnson
both expressed satisfaction over the
series. II am happy because little
iris Speaker came through for the
little Jimmy Dunn and little Jimmy
came through for Cleveland" said
Johnson.