Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-11
DREAM PLAYS A REALITY
IN CLEVELAND WIN OVER
BATTERED BROOKE YNS
SIDELIC HTS
WORLDS SERIES
At CLEVELAND

The two big floral wreaths present
cd 10 iris Speaker yesterday were
taken to the grave Of Ray Chapman
today by the Cleveland manager
Chapman, the former Cleveland short
stop. was killed in the middle Of the
pennant fight by ball thrown BY
Pitcher Mays OF the Yankees.
Before the cheers of Yesterdays
game had died away. line began to
form in front of the general adms-
sion ticket window for todaN'S game
Harry McHugh of Cleveland was the
first in the line at four i. NJ. The line
was swelled TO several hundred fans
at midnight. Probably 100 or more
women braNed the biting cold in the
all might vigil
Olson. the Dodgers shortstop got
the first hit of the 2ame--a single to
left. He was the first batter to face
Ba"hY. Jameson. the Cleveland left
fielder. the first batter to face Grimes,
bounced single past Wheat for the
Indians first hit.
In the second inning <onetchy, the
Brooklyn first baseman smashed the
first ball pitched to the left field
fence for three Dagger. 1t was his
first hit Of the series. He was doubled
at the plate, however. on Jamieson's
lightning return of kilduff's liner
the first double play of the game.
After Bagby drove his home run
into the center field bieachers in the
fourth scoring Two ahead of him. and
Jameson had singled. Grimes was
sent to the bench. The Indians rap
ped him for nine hits. including two
homcrs and triple, in three and one
third innings.
In every game in this years world
, series. the team to score first has Won.
Cleveland sent men around the paths
first in the first. fourth and hith
games. while Brooklyn batters reach
cd homo first in the second and third
contests.
Pitcher Bagby upset all calcula-
, tions in the fourth inning when ne
polcd a homer into the center field
bIeachers, scoring two men ahead OF
him. With man on second, Fltch-
err Grimes purposely passed ONcill
to take a chance on the elongated
Cleveland pitcher, who previous TO
todays game had failed to make
hit.
Fielding of the hair-raising variety
thrilled the huge crowd from the
start. The Indians, in addition TO
WambsgansS' unasSiStcd triple play
made three double plays.
bn
stop with Cleveland, figured in one
of them and also made some spec
tacular one handed catches.
Mrs. J. r. Speaker, gray-haired
mother of the Cleveland manager
was a proud spectator. She came all
the way from Hubbard. Texas, her
home. TO witness the games.
Ticket scalpers. despite all pre-
cautions to halt them, sold tickets
as $50 to 500.
In the eighth inning Olson was de-
privcd Of Il hit by the official scorers.
He hit II swift Srounder toward
Gardner and the ball took freaklsh
, hop. Gardner attempted TO spear 1t
with one hand but the ball got away
from him. The writer's and fans
howled at the decision of the scorers
who gave an error to Gardner,
Elmer Smith, tho Indians J right
fielder was tho batting hero of the
day In four times at bat. Smith
slammed out a home run, scoring
three ahead of him: a triple and
single One his fourt1 trip he forced
Speaker at second.
Doc Johnston, the Cleveland
first -baSeman. made his first hits OF
the series today. cracking out a
brace OF singles. His brother, JIM
my. was unable to play third for the
Dodgers today because of "A damaged
leg injured while sliding into third