The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-07

row for the Pittsburg team and when
he joined the Dodgers he lost SIX more
in succession Brooklyn began to doubt.
too.
Great Satisfaction Indeed.
But Grimes never lost faith in himself.
He knew that the wheel or fortune
would turn. He was confident in his
ability-and yesterday afternoon came
the clinactic achievement of the con-
fidence. AS Cleveland players welded
bats in vain--as. inning after inning the
Cleveland score remained innocent of
anything except a succession of zeroes-
as Brooklyn went into the ascendancy
and cheers for Grimes roared through
the steel Orders and reechoed across
the quiet lowlands OF Flatbush. the
pitchers features lit up into a smile.
From time to time he gazed across
the field to the box where sat Dreyfuss.
And his gaze met not man who sat
chagrined over his great mistake In
Judgment. but n fellow human whose
piaudits were as lusty rs those of the
most enthusiastic of Brooklyn rooters.
And in the heart OF this man Grimes
there surely was a feeling that he was
st peace with all the world.
What Grimes accomplished for Brook
Ign on the defence Tommy Griffith In
major role, and lack Wheat, In a
lesser way. combined to attain on the at
tack. 1t was a double by Wheat which
sent in Brooklyn's first run in the OPEN
ing inning. Grifiith's two base hit
gave the Dodgers their second counter.
IN the third. and his single drove In their
last tally in the fifth.
Both of the outflelders distinguished
themselves on the defence too. Wheat's
catch of Doc Johnston's fly in the fourth
inning may not have saved the game
but IL certainly prevented a lot of
trouble. The catch shared the limelight
with one by Iris Speaker who in the
fourth round robbed Kilduff OF n two
Lase hit. Jamison's catch of Konetchy's
fly, Gardeners great catch of Kilduf's
liner in the second inning and Doc john
stons brilliant stop of Griffith's bounder
end his throw to Bagby to get the run
ner in the first session also were fea-
lures not to be sneezed at.
seweIl Falls Down.
One of the big factors which helped
to send Cleveland down to defeat was
the failure of Joe Sewell. the young
shortstop. Sewell distinguished himself
in the opening game. but yesterday he
played like a nervous minor Lacquer.
That Sewell can do the job In a salts
factory manner he demonstrated on
Tuesday. But yesterday he left a broad
avenue at shortstop and did not behave
any too well when the ball was thrown
to him at second base.
Sewell's failure worked havoc with the
Cleveland infield and the Cleveland
ha ~
perpetrate single official error. his
lapses made his teammates feel shaky.
The game was witnessed by another
capacity house-23,S94 persons, to be
exact, and at the same time official.
The crowd was slow-very slow in
deed-in arriving on the scene of bat
tie. and at ten minutes to o'clock--ten
minutes before game time-big gaps
showed not only in the grand stand but
in the bleachers as well. There was no
line outside OF the bleacher box office.
The cold weather had kept many OF the
hardened fans away, and the defeat on
Tuesday had taken the enthusiasm out
OF hundreds of others.
But when the umpires got into posi-
ton and the call to PLAY ball" rang
across the diamond. 1t looked as IL every
seat had an occupant. Previous to the
game and far into it-past the fifth
irning-the sun was conspicuous by its
absence. Dark clouds crowded the skies.
The wind came from tho northwest In a
half-hearted way and seemed to be try
ing to shift to the southeast so it could
send in a bit of a rainstorm. The flag
out in centrefield tapped lazily in the
intermittent gusts.
Great Enthusiasm Lacking.
II ever there was a dull picture at a
worlds series game II was presented
yesterday, not only before the affair was
started, but for at least two innings Of
actual play. with the Dodgers in the
lead and fighting hard to even the
series. Even when Brooklyn added one
run to one and took a fairly good lead
the cheering was spasmodic, restrained
and lacking In the ring of the well<in.
One explanation for this state of at
fairs was that perhaps two-thirds of the
onlookers were baseball aliens-persons
who lived In Manhattan and The Bronx
and outside of New York-and had come
merely to sec the series without caring
very much which team finished out In
front. 1t was charged that Brooklyn
had not shown n strong inclination TO
pay the price and lacked the strength
of numbers which II should have shown
in appreciation of the accomplishments
or It's one ana only DaseDall club. How
ever. that explanation is only q con-
lecture. The series still Is young. There
will be another game In Brooklyn this
afternoon and there may be other games
there after three have been played in
Cleveland. Brooklyn may find It's nerve
and recover from It's attack Of frozen
mittens.
To one who has attended the world
series of many another year the state
Of affairs at Ebbets Field was rather
astonishing. Certainly. c. II. Ebbets
picked bad year to dispense with the
services of band. Had there been
some music the fans might have been
roused out of their lethargy and might
have made the event look and sound
like a real worlds series. But the place
was devoid of even second handed
harmonica or n mouth organ In a fair
state Of activity.
II Mr.. Ebbets waited again for the
police band-salary paid out Of the
municipal treasury---to make It's APP
pearance as II did on Tuesday and give
the crowd one or two airs. he was dis
appointed Tho band had 20 accompany
the Mayor ON visit to a fsh market.