The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-11
Game of Sensations Filled
With Unusual Fielding
and Heavy Hitting.
TRIPLE PLAY, UNAIDED
Wambsganss Retires Side
Unassisted, Record for
World Series.
HOME RUN WITH 3 ON
Elmer Smith Bats Ball Over
Fence and Cleveland Fans
Go Into Frenzy.
HOME RUN WITH 3 ON
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Played. Won. Lost. PC.
Brooklyn IN. LII 400

By a staff Correspondent Of THE HERALD.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 9.-Through the
baseball corridors Of time. this after
noon reverberated the thunderous rec
ord of two heroic achievements. two
remarkable feats, one on attack and
the other on defence, which hitherto
had defled the most vigorous efforts OF
players in world series. One was a
home run with the bases filed, hit by
Elmer Smith, and the other was
triple play unassisted, by William
wambsganss
These matchless accomplishments,
both by Cleveland men. made a great
triumph by the Indians over Brooklyn
greater still. They provided the boom
ing drum accompaniment to a third
Cleveland r@an Of victory, which
drowned out Brooklyn's whistling
through a baseball graveyard. The
score was TO /.
This was indeed dour, dreary. luck
less day for Brooklyn. Baked at every
turn. with Burleigh Grimes. its great
pitcher, driven from the mound in the
fourth inning, with Cleveland rising
TO hitherto unattained achievements
both in the field and at the bat-with
every break of the game going against
1t, the club which represents part OF
New York was on the losing end from
the very start.
Fortune Favors Bagby.
For the second time In the series
Grimes was opposed by James Bagby.
But Il was a Bagby who was most en-
Enthusiastically favored by tickle Dame
Fortune. Cleveland made twelve hits
off Grimes and Clarence, Mitchell, who
took his place. while Brooklyn ham
lnered out thirteen hits off Bagby. Yet
1t was not until the closing minute of the
battle that the Dodgers were able to es-
cape shutout.
And SO tonight Brooklyn faces crit
ical situation. For the second time in
the series 1t is playing the role Of the
trailer.
II has lost three games and won two.
II has seen it's best pitchers hammered
without mercy by a relentless, savage
crew which is determined to exact the
most usurous penalty for being kept In
leash In Flatbush. II Is a well beaten.
routed Brooklyn club which races the
highly critical contest of tomorrow.
But It is a fighting Brooklyn club--a
game. aggressive combination whicn Kept
heads up in the thick of the sickening
defeat of this afternoon and ever was
pressing forward Brooklyn may depend
on this team of Dodgers 10 keep fight
ing to the finish.
What a game this Cleveland club
played to-day. In the field 1t was here
there and everywhere. always playing
with it's brain as well as with its hands
and legs At the bat II was cunning,
resourceful, powerful and dangerous
every minute. Three double plays and
the great triple play by wamby tell
only part of the tale OF the defence
which these Titans of the American
League threw up behind the Indifferent
pitching of Bagby.
And the attack was in keeping with
the defence. In addition TO the home
run which was delivered by Smith there
was another home run by Bagby him.
self which sent two runners In ahead of
him. There were lesser batting heroes
too. Whether the Smith home run or
the wambsganss triple play deserves the
ION positiou among the deeds OF the
day. Il is a question. The big effort on
attack always seems TO outshine the
great deed on defence, at least for the
time being. But after the passing of
wears It is likely that the feat recorded
by wambsganss will stand out In bolder
relief
This home run by Smith, the terrific
force OF which exploded the hopes and.
chances of the Dodgers In the first In
ming. was none OF your ordinary four
base blows.
n was not a mere lift into a ste ID.
Iilee the right field affair at the ] bio
Grounds. IL was prodigious punch. a
most violent thump which sent the ball
travelling far and high. IL cleared the
screen which looms high above the fence
I'm right field. a feat similar to llfting
the ball over the right field wall at Eb-
bets Field
When Smith came 10 bat in the first
inning he faced situation which almost
cried out for the rise OF n hero. IL was
a setting with which few are favored In
n worlds series. and II was a response
such az none other had made since the
baseball classic came into being. Men
had hit home runs In worlds series with
two on base. Men-Benny Kauff OF the
Giants--had hit two home runs In one
game OF the clmacteriic event. But
never had n batsman been able TO de-
liver home run with all the bases &C.
cupied.
How1ing, Roaring, screechfng.
And Il was this fact OF baseball his
tory. as weli az the three men on the
ps,ns. which confronted Smith when he
carried his bat to the plate Jameson.
Wambs. anss and Speaker al had hit
einpIes of the astonishod Grimes--were
training on the leash. The crowd was
yelling, bowling. roaring. screechlng.
u,re was a chance TO settle the issue
men and there and TO give the Indians
the big edge In the series.
The roaring thousands would not have
m for an answer Smith knew H. The
costsnusd on Eighth Pocs.