The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-13
COVELESK|E IS
PUZZLE AGAIN
Coal Miner Iwirler Feat in
Winning Three Game Goes
Aown IN History

Clevslar, Oct. 12.-Basebal cham
ptnnS OF x world. The Cleveland Am
erican Lene club won that supreme
trtlc here his afternoon when the In
in the seYtsh and deciding game OF the
1920 serteSby a score Of 10 o. To-
night ClevSnd Is celebrating in man
ner ADEQUACY in keeping with he hon
or and il Tdoubtful II a government
proclamatiY announcing the selection
United STAY would create a ripple OF
interest Rmlr the rrenzied fans.
The shut IL victory was chiefly en-
gineered b stanley Coveleskie. the
spithall hun OF the local team. who
has proved BE- a pitcher. of remark
able skill b endurance during the
series. Bact by an air-tight defense
on the partf his teammates at the
critical moh,s OF the game. the
Shamoktn. T eoal miner. let the Rob
ms down n FIVE hits. But two
Brooklyn. PArs reached second bass,
during thet1nc sessions ut bat and
but five or Invaders were left on the
bases all to4
aoetown IN History
Coveleskieeae in winning three OF
the five Ea1neceSSary TO clinch the
championships Cleveland. will go
down as one ne outstanding features
OF worlds 80 history and one OF the
tors In stIle which has furnished
more startlihcidents than any Sim
liar series iprs. The Brooklyn bat
tiers accumu9 but two runs off the
moistened sN OF "Covey' as he Is
arcctionatelNlled here. In twenty
seven innihgs which he ofriciated on
the hurling I'D. lie let the Robins
down with Dan In the first game At
brooklyn on Der 5. allowed them =
second tally Nturday and shut them
our today. doubtful Il more
mastery Sx ION Of pitching has
world series 1905. when Christy
Mathews son. lat the zenith OF his
twirling carswtth the New York
Giants shut Che Philadelphia A:h-
letlcs in threSes.
ast>at support
Great as me- the credit accorded
coveleskte foI remarkable feat In
coming back Sbut two days OF rest
and pitching tSt game Of the series
the general one and defensive work
Of the other rers OF the Cleveland
club cannot htmed BY the indlvid-
ual glory Of thar boxman. The In
dans. "a teafew more impressive
as the series nsSed. and their feat
in winning fotSaight games from
Brooklyn afteIng away to an in
different start ps the club as one
deserving OF al Support and enthus-
iasm which theprts have evoked IN
this section.
aeRrtmss
In shutting 1e Nationals In the
final clash thiSnoon. the Indians.
lid by Manages Speaker. rose to
playing hsighach bore out the
and fans in thtlity TO prove their
right TO wear tieball crown OF the
universe. ThShed the spitters Of
Burleigh Crime National League
star deliverer. q type OF pitching.
for seven solid clinched the game
mately proved Sped the play with
several pieces 9ball strategy that
demonstrated tkession OF mental
alertness whicSs the difference
between keen pig and a mechan-
cal playing oaSlub.
HumklAnchs
That these opnS features were
appreciated by eveland followers
% tho club and middle western
section 81 the generally has
from Brooklyn. Today the demon
stration which 4 the fnal putout
Of Myers and clAhe championship
for the Indians ksed any similar
scene in severaHs. Thousands OF
men. boys and 1 poured out or
the oleachers ants and simply en-
quilted the victdplayerS like a
human avalaRchtSs a continuous
battle for the nj " tine team in
their march tow Sugout. eacn
step being taSer* with scores or
fans endeavorinaake their hands
or pat them on ok.
Speaker Mother
iris Speaker. the coming
ourburst OF enth made a dash
from centerleld the grandStand
where his mothS other relatives
occupied a lowe5 box. His prog
resS was slow. bt he reached the
rail. he vaulted d from front and
into his mother1 like a small
Schooiboy. Tho was so unusual
that for a momer was complete
cessation OF the bE. which. how
ever. broke out cole vigor when
Mrs. Speaker hu&tted and kissed
her gray-haired y the latter re-
Sponded in a mSvhich indicated
that he regarded Ather's approval
and pettlng far hany other re-
wards that m!ghtAo him as re-
suit OF the vIctonAs team in win
ming the greates3 that can come
10 a. professional n PLAYER.
Ovation Pd Speaker
When Speaker klett his moth
er's side and starEthe club house.
he was fairly he&oy requests to
shake hands and Eaph programs
and photographs. PLY he disap-
reared into the Away OF the
dressing quartersk crowds then
swept back 10 th4er box. where
hey chScred and nded q speech
ron. tho mother popular player
manager. Mrs met the de-
hands OF the fans ving her hand
and was soon jot owner James
-. Dunn. OF the fho addressed
he throng for hen Ping the height
u the demonstraNhRrles Ebbets.
,f the Brooklyn cHossed the field
and congratulated Becutive OF tho
winning team. m throngs slow
- dispersed to di II their leisure
the successful cIKt Cleveland's
forty-year bate Wmajor league
remnant and q no Aes banner.
Publ lon
That the HCleveland pro-
nose 10 propers ~ the occasion
vas shown by cyhce which took
Mace between lsM s. Fitzgerald
and prominent isH ben OF the city
slmost before Z Ulcers had died
,way, II watsi4ely decided to
Iold a public ron nd welcome for
mo PLAYERS oflsyA In the public
square of thA G. I'm the next day
nr two at WIFI tpopulace will be-
invited TO sh1 "A collective and
comprehensive ~ their apprecia-
lion OF the hon Ii the players o.
me team haveABto Cleveland. II
This takes the aisery trend shown
IN rewarding thnsSt the series to
5ate It IS quitesJ pat every mem
Watches. medaiE Der souvenirs Of
heir conquest gS.St TO MI several
warehouses baf 10, fans permit
Them TO retire ptb-earned season
Of inactivity ,.a.,
The closing AIN super-hasebal,
d-ar ne G ~ ths Is staged under
weather condlbIeeh were ideal
and fully in kaf 9TH the import
ancs OF the oeS sun or mid
summer siren Gfsssss down on the
fans from a. clSN with an In
rive ~ remove n - vests even in
tho shaded sectf.stbe grandstands.
Every seat and ~ standing room
inside OF the nAsss crowded 10 ut
most capacity toSfee the teams be-