Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-06
CLEVELAND INDIANS
DEFEAT BROOKLYN
IN INITIAL GAME
First Worlds Series Contest of
1920 Goes to American League
Champions.
THE SCORE WAS 3 TO

Brooklyn, y. Y, Oct 6.-The Cleve
land Indians, champions OF the American
League won the opening game of the
worlds championship baseball series, yes
terday afternoon. from the Brooklyn
tenn. champions of the National League.
Steve O'Ncill, catcher for the Indians,
drove out two doubles during the after
noon and cashed two of the Cleveland
runs. The other run, the first of the game,
cnmc largely as gift
The game was featured by several
Spectacular catches IN the field. which rob
bed batters Of long drives. Brooklyn sent
the veteran twIrler. "Itube MarQuard.
who has been through several world $
series. 90 the pitching peak, but the selec-
t,on was not a fortunate one for the Dodg-
ers, as 'Rubc' was hit, not SO hard, as
timely, in the opening innings. After six
rounds of firing. Marquard was with
drawn
Stanley Covcleskie pitched great
gsme and was given great support. the
work OF Manager Speaker and Sewell. at
several times breaking up possible rallies
hy the Brooklynites The game kept the
fsns on edge al all times.
23.s65 PANS WE'RE THEPE
Attendance figures showed that 23 sos
pe sons attended the game the gate re-
ceipts for which were S7o, 600, exclusive Of
war tax. Division of the receipts follows
Ten Pc cent Of gross To National Commits
SION. 81 .91ia1 leaving a balance of
sl,litl0. Sixty pee cent of this balance
TO- PLAYERS fund. Si2 $50 40: 40 per cent
D. club owners. s2S. 457 "a
The playe.s fund is divided - per
cent 10 the members OF the two teams
participating in the worlds series and p
per cent To 60 into a pool to bc divided
among the PLAYERS of the teams which
finished second and third in the National
and American Leagues.
rIrsT INNING
Cleveland Evans up Bali one Strike
one. Foul, strike two. Evans out. Olson
% konetchy. Wambsganss up Foul,
strike one Wamby hunted but the ball
rolled foul Strike two Wamby flew out
20 Wheat. who had to come in fast TO make
the catch. Speaker up. Speaker got a
hand when he came up. Strike one. Bal
one. Foul. strike two Speaker famed
and the crowd gave Alarquard big
cheer. No runs, ho hits, no errors.
BROOKLYN Olson up Olsen flied to
Wood. hitting the first ball pitched
Johnston up. Strike one. Foul strike
two Foul Ball one Johnston struck
out, Covelessle'S spitball being too IN, ch
for him Griffith up. Sewell threw out
Griffith al first No runs, no hits. no er-
ror
sIooND IANlNG.
Cleveland Burns up Burns sent up
. high fy, behind honetchy, who picked
UP the ball and threw into left field.
Burns scored. Gardner up Strike one
Foul, strike two Ball ono Olson threw
out Gardner AT first Wood up Ball one
Hall I..n III
four. Wood walked Marquard tenn
porarily lost control Sevell up. The man
Who took Chapmans place got 4 cheer
Marquard tried 10 catch Wood off first
S'rike one. Bal one Sewell singled into
right field Wood going to third ONeill
up. Strike ore. Ball one Ball two. Strike
two. Wood scored on O'Neills double
q left field, Scwell going 10 third Ma
naus now warming up for Brooklyn.
Coveleskie up Strike one. Covelcskie
grounded out T. korotohy, and Sewell
attempting 10 run home. was run down,
the play being houetchy to Kruger to
Johnston. Two runs, three hits one error.
Rrookly n--Wheat up. Ball one. Foul
strike one. Wheat flied 10 Speaker who
msde wonderful catch of Wheat's
seemingly safe hit. MYERS up Strike
one. Strike two Ball one. Myers flied
10 Wood, who picked the ball off the wall
Honey up. konetchy out, Sewen to
Hurns No runs, no hits. no errors.
THIRD INNING.
Cleveland-Evans mp Ball one Ball
two. Pail three. Ball four. Evans
vslked on four pitched balls. Wambs-
lsnss up. Nsmby sacrificed Johnston to
Money, Evans taking second. Speaker
40. Strike one Ball .one Ball two. /
speaker flied 10 Wheat. Burns up. Ball /
one. Ball two. Strike one. Johnston took /
Burns grounder and Evans was run
down between second and third Johnston /
H. kildufi No runs. no mite. no errors.
Brooklyn p-kilduff up. Strike one Sew /
ell threw out hllduff al { rst II was a
close play al the bag krueger up Ball /
one. Strike one Ball two. Strike two. T
IaJl three. Kruger was out. Gardner to /
burns. Marquard up. Strike one. Gard /.
Ter threw out Marquard at hrst. No runs, |
no hits. no errors
FOURTH INNING.
Cleveia ID Gardner up Ball one.
Eail two Bal three. Strike oae Kflduff /
Tossed out Gardner al first. Wood I'D. I
Wood hit 10 drive into left center for /
two bases. The ball hit the bleacher |
G. CO on the bou-ce. Had il struck six /
| ches higher u would have been a home !
ru,A. Scwell up Ball ore. Strike one.
>-.aell fled to Myers. Wood Lald at sec
4 O'Neiu up. Ball one. Ball two.
strike one Wood scored on O'NeiHs
.vo-base hit. IL was O'Neill's second two
nasse hit in the game Coveleskie up Foul
strike one Ball one kilduff threw out
cveleskIe az first. O=e run, two hits.
q O errors.
Brooklyn-Olson up Strike one Ball
cne. Strike two. Ball two Olson got a
single over second. the first hlt for Brook
lvn IN the game. Johnston up. Foul,
strike one. Ball one. Johnston forced
Olson, Wambsganss to Sewell. Griffith
up. Griffith singled into center. Johnston
going TO second Wheat up. Wheat flied
10 Evans. who Knocked Speaker down in
making the catch Myers up. Ball one.
Myers flied out 20 Wood No runs, two
hts, no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
Cleveland-Evans up. Evans flied out
10 Wheat Wambsganss up Strike one.
ball one. Bal two Foul, strike two.
struck out. Speaker up. Ball one.
strike one, Foul strike, two Speaker flied
Dus TO Griffith, who leaped up against the
y al and spcared the ball with his gloved
nar,d The catch cut off a short two
lssp hit No runs no hits, no errors.
brooklyn-Koney up Strike one.
Honey fled To Speaker. kilduff up.