Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-05
damon RUNY0N,
]. EXPERT, TALkS0N
]. WORLDS SERIES
Robinson Will Pitch
Southpaw in First
Big Game.
AND C0VELESKlE
=. ARE INDIANS BEST BETS
.Sewell and Neis Are New to the
Big Leagues, Fresh From
=. Bushes"
BY DAMON RUNYON,
lnivcrsnl Service stan CorrespOnd

Universal Service stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK. Oct 4.-"I expect TO
pitch a left-handcr." said Your Uncle
Wilbert Robinson tonight. speaking
OF his plans for the opening game of
the worlds series tomorrow.
This announcement leaves Your
Uncle Wilbert's scheme of strategy
just as clear as mud.
He has three lcft-handers.
lie has Richard de Markce de Mar
rested as easily as could te expected
on the eve of his NTH worlds series:
He has Sherrod Smith. the pride Of
He has Clarence Mitchell. the Babe
Ruth OF the National League. who
bitches, plays first base and the out
field and does lot OF Hitting all from
the same side of his anatomy
Your Uncle Wilbert may mean any
one of this trio. The chances are he
GUARD; If the wiry-necked one warns
up all right before the game.
Marquard Is From Cleveland.
If he pitches, MarQuard will he
pitching against his home town. He
lac started out in the baseball world
by carrying bats for the Cleveland
players in the time OF Napoleon
1,ajoie.
rrabsbiy stsrs staniey coveIeskie t or
linn BaEby. Our guess is Bagby. star
right hander OF the American League
lest men that ever mounted the pitch
ing peak. II they beat Bagby. the
brooklyn club may breeze right away
with the decision.
Coveleskie is a great pitcher when
he is right. He is a spitballcr, and
Perhaps 4 better ,spitballer than any
eiuding Willie Doak. ';shuniing Phil"
Douglas and little Dick Rudolph.
Your Uncle Wilberts plan or bat
the initial contest: II one Of his
southpaws beats Cleveland handily,
Speakers men will probably see the
row. Your Uncle Wilbert is very
eweet on Mitchell, and is almost car
tain 10 give him one whiri at the
Thrce Good Indinn Pitchers.
lie is also hound To start EurleiSh
Grimes. his right handcd spi'baller:
y man who failed TO use a pitcher OF
Grimes calibcr would he foolish. /;
ia not likely. however. that your
Uncle wilbert will 60, outside the
four pitchers named unless they get
an unexpected rlastering.
Speakers pitching plans are neccs-
Fatty res iris I'd TO ,hsee mS s,, Cows
,isft.handcf' who was once Win the
brooklyn club. 1t has been demon
,s!rated time and again tina: :hrSc
DllcNcTS can not only Win IL "OTiu e
series, but pennant, if they hap
pen TO be good pitchers and are
properly handled.
pitchers are Ray Caldwell, thlc, the
corner lotter, and Guy Morton. who
LAS at times approXimatcd greatness.
hut who has none OF the consistency
of Covelcsltie and Bagby.
While the Greater city IS watch
ing the series with much interest,
thcre were none Of the old-,ime
xsg.,s
night The gambling scandal has I'M
doubtedly had'.ts effect 10 some eN-
tent, although 10 one has the slight
est doubt as 10 the honesty o! this
Very Little Betting.
There has been little or no bet
ting. Cleveland Is u slight favorite.
but Brooklyn's chances are better
The nine-game series is believed TO
give Robirson's crew an advantage.
at Eebets Field today and afterwards
held meeting IN the clubhouse.
They wen; over their plans OF at.
tack and discussed each member OF
the Cleveland club in detail
Speaker himself will play center
field. OF course. lie is the. most for
,n!dable o: all the Dodgers opposi-
tion. a great hitter and marvellous
tielder. Speaker seldom fails 10 shine
in game OF baseball. lie has been
through several worlds series
New Men on Both Teams.
Every reserved seat AT Ebbcts
Field has been sold for the series.
Charles Hercules Ebbets, the squire
= OF Flatou.h, says he has been obi sed
10 return more than 100000 IN checks
and currency 10 customers lac was
unable 10 accommodate
Reservations have been made for
some 400 newspaper writer's in In.
press stand Tney are coming from
al parts of the country. Ia 1916,
about 800 applications were made for
similar scatS.