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R0OKEY PLAYS AT
THIRD FOR ROBINS
: IN THE FIFTH GAME
Jimmy Johnston, Brook.
lyn's Third Stacker, I'm
able to Play.
"BUNK" ENTHUSIASM STAGED
FOR MOTION PICTURES
Two Home Runs and Triple
Play Unassisted Makes
New Baseball History.
ny DAMON pUNYON,
Universal Service Stan Correspondcut.


Universal Service Stnn Correspondent.
OHIO. Oct. l0.-Elmer Smith slugs
with tho bases full In the first In
ming today.
This definitely ncttled tho matter
ries. Cleveland wins by a score of
TO and is now one game ahead
OF the BROOKLYN Dodgers
X Is the frat home run ever made
in worlds series with the bases
Big Jim Bagby. tho Cleveland
pitcher. comes along In the fourth
poseiy passed Steve O'Ncili. the slug
Ring Cleveland catcher. and hits an
other home run with two runners on
The $4,000 people gathered here on
little loft OF their voices after Elmer
Smiths cxplo!, to applaud Bagby's
There Is sun, occasion for fur
ever.
Triple Unassixtcd.
Wambsganss. the Cleveland second
'bnscmnn. makes tho frst triple play
series and one OF the very few on
record. Such play is so rare that
u gets space In the books on the
Oddly enough. Cleveland Is the only
present biE-leaguc city to ever see
such play: on July. 10. 1909. on
t these s% Neal Ball. playing for
dmr1vIdencc. Paul Hines made the
the annals Of the big leagues.
OHaEan. minor Lacquer. made one
at Jersey City years ago and several
others are noted In various minor
leagues cues II Is the kohinoor OF plays
Little Pete Kiidur Is the fra,
Of the BROOKLYN DODGERS to face
the mn: He singles 10 LETT. "
How wnmby Did IL.
Otto Miller. the Brooklyn catcher.
also singles to left. Then Clarence
Grimes in the fourth. hits a sharp harp
liner to wambsganss. The second
baseman reaches out his gloved hand.
under any circumstance. and OF
course. puts, out Mitchell Kildur
leaves second as Mitchell hits the
foot. Kildun IS well on his way TO
third when Wambsganss runs over
ann steps on SECOND.
This retircs kildufr. WambsEanss
wheels and sees Miller on his way
from first to second. and running
down the base line with the bali.
Wamhsganss meets the catcher and
The crowd is fairly stunned for
moment, and then realizing the play.
sets IN clamor with the voices
OF Smith and Bagby
In way II Is hard lines for Smith.
He might he the solitary hero OF
this game but for Wambsganss' as
Smith comes from Milan. Ohio. not
far from Sandusky. Thomas a. Edi-
son. tho inventor. comes from the
@ash s9Tn Smith by & traded ,bsO to
brought back here In another trade.
Sub on Third.
His blow today; coming before the
through Grimes pitching defense
Grimes Is the great spitball pitcher
OF the Dodgers. of whom so much is
expected
He beat Bagby In their first meet
Ing in Brooklyn. Up to this after
noon he Is to the Dodgers what
Robinson Is compelled to go into
regular third baseman. hurts himself
IN the game yesterday sliding, into n
tho position, He does very we'll.
From Cleveland standpoint. this
is the most exciting and Kaleidoscope
game yet From the BROOKLYN
When ono club is hitting furiousiy.
the other club looks bad.
But even Brooklyn fan cannot
tho most spectacular games ever
presented in tho worlds series.
Dodgers Score I'm Ninth.
Brooklyn gets a run in the ninth
and Konetchy knock out singles.
adding to tho amazing number Of
hits off the Cleveland pitcher-amaz-
I've t,,t l..
brooklyn gets ono more than
cleveland. Between them they make
twenty-five safe blows.
But the difference Is. two of the
Cleveland hits are the home runs OF
Smith and Bagby.
- These two hit, Offset a,s,,, Broosiyn,s
alone offsets the bakers dozen OF tho
Flatbush men. Baseball is a strange
game at times.
The crowd assemblies early. The
noon. The bleacherites put in the
They make wild sorties upon tho
field after haseballs hit in their d.
mar the Brooklyn utility outfclder.
Is Knocked fiat In ono rush.
It is another. gorgeous day: The
trees and buildings beyond the park.
Sheehan Ineligible.
Ring Lardner comes in early with
n trick collar around his neck. He
has n handful OF notes. a glance at
them shows the scrubbed words. Our
Room a Cuckoo Nest"
Little crowds of people are sitting
on the roofs of the houses overlook
ing the ball yard. A tree back Of
left field Is festooned with men and
boys.
visit to the Brooklyn bench and says
the Dodgers are very sore because
the Cleveland club will not permit
them to play Sheehan, recruit at
third in place of the injured John
ston.
sheehan is not eligible to the
series. A man must be with a PEN
nant- winning club before certain
date under the baseball law to play
in the series. Sheehan, who comes
from the Western Canadian League,
does not report to Brooklyn until
that date.
Hunk Enthusiasm.
Young Sewell. the Cleveland short
stop. 10 not eligible under tho rule,
but Brooklyn valves protest. on him
because OF Ray Chapman's death.
Wherefore. the report from the
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