Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-12
HuRLINC OF MAILS
 HELPS INDIANS 10
 THE SIXTH CONTEST
Burns Hit With Speaker on Base Wins Game,
 to 0
OHIOANS NEED BUT
 ONE TO WIN HONORS
Sewcll Despite Two Boobies. Stars in Field-LargeSt Crowd of the Series Throng League
 Park

Cleveland, Oct. It. Cleveland came within reaching distance of the worlds series pennant when they shut out the Brooklyn team I to 0! here this afternoon in the sixth game of the worlds series. Another vic. tory in the contest will complete the iinter-league affray and permit the local club to fly two banners in the breeze next spring, an epoch making event in the history of the Cleve- land team.
 While the play today lacked much Iof the sensational features of Sun days thrilling battle it was well played contest from a technical base ball standpoint. resolving itself early into pitching duel between Walter Mails and Sherry Smith, two of the leading southpaws of the major lea lgues. Mails had decidedly the better of the contest, the batters from the east being held to three scattered hits while the locals found Smiths range for seven safetes. The win ming of the game can be traced to this additional edge in batting on the part of the Indians.
 The Indians team batting average in the sixth game was the same as that of Sunday, being PAT, but the to- tai result was one run instead of the eight accumulated yesterday Brooklyn, on the other hand, slumped before the bafflne delivery of Mails from 240 to 214.
 The credit for the victory cannot be accorded entirely to Mails super iority over Smith, for the Cleveland
 hurler was backed by better brand of team defense. Seven Brooklynites were left stranded with potentia. runs in the making while but four flndians remained un the sacks after
 the third out
 Although Cleveland had the bases
 filled at one time during the second inning, it was not until the sixth ses.
 sion that the rum which gave the
 home team the victory was pushed across. After Evans had flied out to konetchy, his only hitless appear ance at the plate during the game. 1 Wambganss was sent to the bench Olson to Konetchy. Speaker shot a single to right. With two down, the
 stage did not appear to be set for run making with Smith slanting them over with plenty of speed and curves.
 George Burns was the batter who wrecked the Robins hopes of a game tying up the series. He caught one of Smiths sweeps on the very tip of his bat and lifted the sphere clea r of the right field bleachers, the ball
 hitting the low rail and evading both
 the hands of Zack Wheat and those
 ot several men and boys who tried to clutch it, being finally retreived
 by Myers, far too late to prevent Speaker from scoring. Olson pro-
 tested, claiming interference with the
 ball, but the umpires refused to con-
 slider the claim. The peculiar cir. playing of the Cleveland club to date cumstances which have pervaded the
 was again shown in this play, for
 Burns is native son of Ohio, hav-
 ing been born in Niles.
 Largest Crowd.
 After the last turnstile check had
 been made, it was announced by the
 National Commission that the paid
 admissions totalled 27,194, the lar
 gest in the series to date. The gate
 receipts amounted to $82,969, which will be divided ten per cent to the
 National Commission and the balance
 equally between the owners of the two contending clubs and the treas
 uries of. the major leagues.
 Weather conditions were unlike those prevailing at any of the pre- ceding games. The sky was over cast and a stiff breeze blew across the outfield, causing the fielders considerable trouble in judging the course of high hit balls. A few rain drops fell in the sixth. inning but at no time did it appear that il would be necessary to call the con. test. Notwithstanding the heat ant humidity there was no cessation oi either enthusiams or roofing. IT fact concerted efforts to help tn. Indians win were more conspiciou. than in any of the preceding games For the first time there was at tempts to rattle opposing players Rattles, autohorns, yelling an, stamping continued steadily through the play. Captain Wheat was liberal ly booed when he famed and pro : tested the strike out in the secont inning, and Pitcher Smith came il for similar disapproval in the fifth
 There were plenty of opportunities
 to cheer both the home players ant
 the invaders, however. Notwithstand
 ing that the score was the smalles of the series and the game tn, shortest, several brilliant fieldin. features stood out. Two were mad, by Shortstop Sewell, who was charg ed with two errors. both of whici
 placed Brooklyn runners on tn, sacks.
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