Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-07


American League club defeated the
Brooklyn Nationals by the score Of three
to one in the initial game of the 1920
world series here this afternoon
The victory, which was far more I'M
pressive than the score would appear to
Indicate, was won by perfect team play.
sparkling with brilliant individual work
on the part Of the Indians which made
the efforts of the Superbas dull by com
parison,
The opening contest was witnessed by
a throng Of baseball fans which tested
but did not overflow the normal precincts
of Ebbets Field According to the official
figures of the National Commission % 573
persons paid admission to the Brooklyn
park, while at least another thousand
can be added. when the newspa perfnen
and other semi-Official representatives are
included.
GATE RECEIPTS s79,049.
The gate receipts were announced as
049. In both attendance and gate re-
ceipts these figures surpass the best in
dividual game record made at Brooklyn
in the series of 1916.
The game WIS played under conditions
far from being ideal for baseball A stiff
north wind blew out of a cold gray sky
and the temperature was reminiscent of
football rather than Americas great
summer sport so cold did 1t grow as
the contest developed that the frigid
Atmosphere appeared to chill the enthus-
k,sm of the spectators and the cheering
and roofing faded away until only occa-
sional bursts of applause rewarded out
| standing plays.
HIGH WIND PLAYS HAVOC
The high wind also played havoc with
the fielding of fly balls, of which there
We're an unusual number. The gale car.
ried the falling sphere in weird spirals
which caused the waiting fielders to circle
-. about under the ball like retriever locat-
ing a wounded bird. 1t was this In
abilit 80 Judge properly the direction
of the descending ball that paved the
! way for Clevelands first score.
INDIANS PLAY BETTER GAME
Both the team and Individual play OF
the winners was superior to that OF
Brooklyn. CoveleslSie pitched mastery
game and held the opposing batters ir
check throughout the contest He wal
backed by perfect fielding Of both in
field and outfeld. Sewel played re-
markable game at short, showing abso
lutely no signs Of nervousness such a'
might have been expected OF youngstel
thrown into worlds series under thu
conditions which marked his debut.
NOTHING GOES BY SPEAKER
Manager Speaker, In center field. proved
q barrier beyond which 1t was almos
impossible 10 drive the ball and mad
sensational catches far TO the right ant
left OF his normal position with an aban
IpY tthic
most rabd of the home team followers
Catcher O'Neill, with his two timely rul
scoring doubles, was the star batsmal
for the Nctors. a
For Brooklyn the feature individual
play of the game fas GrlG.ths spectacu
lar catch or n terrific drive by Speaker t
right field in the fifth inning. The bal
shot off the bat of the Cleveland manage
with report like the crack of n viii
and sailed to the extreme limits of tn
field. 1t appeared to be a certain extra
base hit, but Griffith started back wit
the crash OF the bat and ball and whe
he reached the retaining wall, sprang hig
against the concrete and caught tn
ball In one hand. The catch was mad
fully ten feet above ground while tn
fielder was bouncing up and off the wal
FIND MARQUARD EASIEST
Cleveland batters found Marquar
, easier to hit than either Mamaux c
Galore. The Indians failed to get run
ner on first after the close of the fOurt
/. Inning, going out in order for the r.
mainder of the game. Manager Robinso
, of Brooklyn tried every artifice of bias,
, nall to turn the defeat into victory in IL
{ closing innings, sending two pinch hitter
q into the game without effect, which el
plains in part the appearance of thr'
pitchers in the Brooklyn box scor
Covsleskie. however, held his own
every comparison against the thru
twrers used by Brooklyn.
e A comparison Of pitchers in the fir
v game of the worlds series shows tn
4 Coveleskie of Cleveland threw the ba
@ up to the batter only IS times In nil
Z innings. while the total for his thr
: Brooklyn, opponents was liz. Marqua
a threw so times In six innings, Mamal
q 20 In two, and Galore six In one inning
y COVELESKIE STEADY
n Coveleskie, although yielding the san
s number of hits as the rival Brook,
e pitchers, was much steadier than Ma
d guard or Mamaux. Coveleskie threw
n called balls, Mhrquard 81, Mamaux Mi
n and Galore two, while their respect
e totals for missed strikes were %. n,
and one. The Brooklyn batters fouled {