The Washington herald., 1920-10-11
By DAMON RUNY0N.

the bases full in the first inning
today.
This definitely settles the matter
OF the NTH game OF the world Sc
ries. Cleveland wins by a score OF
S to l and is now one game ahead
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers
1t is the first home run ever made
in a world series with the bases
full.
Big Jim Bagby. the Cleveland
pitcher, comes along in the fourth
inning, after Burleigh Grimes pur-
poseIy passed Steve O'Neill, the
sIugging Cleveland catcher, and
hits another home run with two
runners on the bases.
wsmby Sets New Record
The $4,000 gathered here on this
pleasant Sunday afternoon have
tile left Of their voices after Elmer
smiths exploit to applaud Bagoy's
-eat.
There is still occasion for further
vocal exercise for them, however.
Eambsganss, the Cleveland second
.lseman, makes the first triple play
assisted ever made in a world
cries and one Of the very few on
~ecord. Such a play is so rare
that it gets space in the books on
the game of baseball.
Oddly enough, Cleveland is the
only present big league city to ever
zee such a play. On July 10, 1908.
m these grounds, Neal Ball, play
iag for Cleveland. executed one.
O'Hagan, a minor Lacquer, made
one at Jersey City years ago and
several others are noted in various
minor leagues. 1t is the kohinoor
# plays in the big leagues, rarest
IF the rare.
Little Pete Kildufr is the first OF
-Ee Brooklyn Dodgers to face
EaSby in Brooklyn's batting side OF
the fifth. He singles to left
How Play Was Made.
Otto Miller, the Brooklyn catcher,
also singles to left. Then Clarence
Mitchell, who replaces Burleign
.rrimes in the fourth, hits a sharp
liner to Wambganss. The second
6aseman reaches out his glovsd
and and spears the ball. 1t is a
-reat catch under any circum-
.-Lnces. and, of course, puts ou,
Mitchell. Kildufr leaves second as
EIitChell hits the ball, the hit-and-
run play being on foot. Kilduff is
well on his way to third when
Fambsganss runs over and steps on
sFcond.
This retires KilduT. wambsganss
heels and sees Miller on his way
rom first. to second, and running
own the base line with the ball
"ambsganss meets the catcher and
aCs him out also
The crowd Is fairly stunned for
moment and then. realizing the
play. sets up a clamor with tht
voices cracked by their efforts over
dOings of Smith and Bagby.
In a way it Is hard lines fol-
smith. He might be the solitary
nero Of this game but for wambs-
ganss' astonishing feat.
Smith Once n National
Smith comes from Milan, Ohio
not far from Sandusky. Thomas A
Edison, the inventor. comes from
The same town. Smith is once trad
ed to Washington by Cleveland, then
brought back here in another trade
His blow today. coming before
the game is scarcely started, breaks
through Grimes pitching defense
crimes is the great spitban pitcher
IF the Dodgers, of whom so much
is expected.
He beat Bagby in their first meet,
ing in Brooklyn. Up to this aft
ernson he is to the Dodgers whai
TOveleskie is to Cleveland.
Robinson is compelled to go into
rhe game today with a substitute
At third base. Jimmy Johnston. hi!
regular third baseman. hurts him
self in the game yesterday sliding
into a bag. and Sheehan, a raw
hand, plays the position. He doe!
very well.
From a Cleveland standpoint, thii
IS the most exciting and kaleido
scopic game yet. From the Brook
Iyn standpoint IL IS baseball trav
esty. When one club is hitting fu
riously. the other club looks bad
But even a Brooklyn fan canno
deny It is spectacular. 1t is on
Of the most spectacular games eve
presented in the world series.
Dodgers Get One Run
Brooklyn gets a run in the mint
inning on hitting, but by this tim
Basby Is easing up. Wheat Myer
and Konetchy knock out singles, ad
ling to the amazing number Of hit
on the Cleveland pitcher-amazinl
because they produce but a singl
LalIy.
Brooklyn gets one hit more tha,
Cleveland. Between them the
make twenty-five safe hits.
But the difference is, two Of tn
Cleveland hits are the home run
Of Smith and Bagby.
These two hits Offset Brooklyn
thirteen In fact, Smiths one hi
alone effects the bakers dozen 0
rhe Flatbush men. Baseball is
strange game at times.
The crowd assembled early TIL
left field bleachers are packed b
noon. The bleacherites put in tn
long wait throwing things at eac
other. They made wild sorties upo
the field after baseballs hit in thei
direction during batting practic,
Lamar, the Brooklyn utility out
fielder, Is knocked fat in one rusf
A newspaperman comes up from
visit to the Brooklyn bench an
says the Dodgers are very sore be
cause the Cleveland club will no
permit them to play Sheehan, a re
cruit, at third in place Of the in
jured Johnston.
Sheehan is not eligible to I'll
series. A man must be with a pen
nant winning club before a certai
date under the baseball law to pla
IN the series. Sheehan, who come
rom the Western Canadian Leagu.
n PrnnlrI.,