Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-06
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New York, Oct. 5.-The Clevel.1 American League Club decisively feated the Brooklyn Nationals by score of 3 to 1 in the first gamds the 1920 world series here today.
 The victory, which was far mi impressive than the score would
 dicate, was won by perfect team p { sparkling with brilliant individE work on the part of the Indi;s which made efforts of the Supelf dull by comparisos..
 The opening contest was witness by throngs of baseball enthusiaI which tested but did not overflow normal precincts of Ebbets Fia According to the official figuresI the National Commission, 23,573 II sons paid admissions to the Brook park x, while at least another thci and can be added, when the neil paper men and other semi-offiA representatives are included.
 The gate receipts were annount as $79,049. In both attendance A gate receipts these figures surpf the best individual game record ma at Brooklyn in the series of 1916.
 Cold Stiff Wind
 The game was played under coil tions far from being ideal, for bsS ball. A stiff north wind blew outl cold grey sky and the temperat3 was reminiscent of football ratA than Americas great summer spd So cold did it grow as the contest veloped that the frigid atmosph' appeared 1toGchill the enthusiasmH the spectators and as Clevelh checked each effort of the Brooks players to become sreal factor in ! battle the cheering and roofing fac until only occasional bursts, of plause rewarded outstanding play
 The high wind also played has with the fielding of fly balls, ' which there were an unusual 'numt The gale carried the falling sphl in wierd spirals which caused waiting fielders to circle about unf the ball like a retriever locating wounded bird. It was this inabil to judge properly the direction the rescending ball that paved way for Cleveland's first score.
 Regardless of the wind or weath however, there remanied no ,quest3 in the minds of the fans as to wh1 team played the better ball.
 Both the team and individual pl1 of the winners was superior to q eff Brooklyn. Coveleskie pitched masterly game and held the oppos1 batters in check throughout the cl test. He was backed by perfect fie ing of both the infield and outfia CTS.
 Sewell played remarkable game short, showing absolutely no sign nervousness such as might have b1 expected of a youngster thrown ' d WOTtu 5 ScIIcS uAucI luC SoANsS44 which marked his debut.
 Manager Speaker in center fi' proved a barrier beyond which it ' almost impossible to drive ball 2 made sensational catches for to rit and left of his normal position W an abandon. which brought che even from the most rabid of the ho team followers.
 Catcher O'Neilll, with his two tin ly doubles, scoring two runs, was star batsman for the visitors.
 For Brooklyn the most brillls play was Griffith's catch of Speake terrific drive to right field in fifth. Ball and bat met with
 port like the crack of awhip, tke 2 sailing to the limits of right f5eld, appeared certain extra base but Griffith started back with crash of the bat and when he reacf the wall, sprang high up against concrete and caught the ball m ( hand ten feet above the ground. A comparison of pitchers sho that Coveleskie threw the ball to l batters only S5 times in nine innln I while the total for his three opl nents was 112. Marquard threw I ~~~~>~c~~~~~--> (Continued on page 5)