The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-11

LEAGUE PARK, CLEVELAND O..
! Sunday, October 10.-The Cleveland
| Indians massacred the Brooklyn Ma
| tionals with sharpened tomahawks
in the fifth game of the 1920 world
series today, winning s to 1. The
American Leaguers now have the
edge on the series with three VIC
tories to their credit against two for
the Superbas.
Cleveland hit heavily from the
first inning, when Smith knocked a
home run with three men on, until
the end of the game although Nit
chell, replacing Grimes in the box
for Brooklyn in the fourth inning,
allowed only three hits, one of
which was converted into a run by
Speaker.
In the fourth inning with four
run start the Indians clinched the
contest when Bagby, in addition to
pitching a fine game, distinguished
| himself by lacing cut the second
| homer of the day. Two men scored
ahead Grimes was yanked out and
Mitchell retired the side without
| further scoring.
Wambsganss' triple play unassist-
ed, the first one ever made in a
worlds series, brought the fans to
their feet in the fifth inning. Kill
duff and Miller had each singled
and were on second and first re-
spectively when Mitchell cracked
! out hct liner, Wambsganss spear
ed it with one hand leaped to sec
ond and tagged Kilduff as he was
scrambling back to the bag and
then turned and got Miller as the
latter came dashing into second
from first.
Play by play description of the
game follows
First Inning.
BROOKLYN-Olso singled; Shee-
han sacrificed, Bagby to Wambs
ganss; Griffith out to Johnson, unas
sisted; Wheat flied to Jameson. Nc
runs, one hit. no errors.
VELAND-Jamieson singled,
Wambsganss singled; Speaker hunted
safely; Smith hit home run scoring
all; Gardner popped to Olson John
son singled; Sewell hit into double
play, Olson to kilduff to konctchy.
Four runs, five hits, no errors.
Second Inning.
Observation-Disclosures threw out
Myers at first; Konetchy tripled to
left center; Kilduff lined out 10 Jam
ieson who threw konetchy ont at
plate No runs, one hit, no errors.
CLEVELAND-Olson threw out
O'Neil; Bagby flied to Wheat;
Crimes threw out Jameson at first
No runs. no hits, no errors.
Third Inning.
BROOKLYN-Miller Singled; Grim
es hit into double play, Gardner to
Wambganss to Johnson; Olson sing
| led Sheehan singled; Griffith pop
ped to Gardner No runs, three hits
three errors.
CLEVELAND-Kildu threw ou'
Wambsganss; Kilduff threw out
| Speaker; Smith tripled; Kilduli
| threw out Gardner at first. No runs
one hit, no errors.
Fourth Inning
BROOkLYN-Whe famed; My
ers singled and went to second on a
wild pitch but was out stealing
third, O.Neill to Gardner; Seweil
threw out Konetchy n first No
runs, one hit, no errors.
CLEVELAND-John singled ami
went to second on short passed ba!l;
Sheehan threw out Sewell at first
| Johnson going to third; OXEN walk
ed; Bagby hit a home run scoring
/ Johnson and O'Neill ahead; jamie
son singled; (Mitchell now pitching
for Brooklyn Wambsgdass flied 10
Wheat; Jameson out stealing Three
runs, three hits, no errors
Fifth Inning.
MISUNDERSTANDING singled; Mil
Ter singled; Mitchell hit into triple
play. Wambsganss unassisted. No
runs. two hits. no errors.
| CLEVELAND-Shee took Speak
er's grounder and threw wild, Speak
er going to second; Smith singled
Speaker going to third Speaker
scored on Gardner's single; John
son sacrificed. Konetchy to Kilduff
| Sewell fouled to Sheehan; O'Neill
walked; Bagby forced O'neill. Olson
to Kilduff. One run, two hits, one
error.
Sixth Inning.
BROOKLYN-Olson lined to Sew
ell; Wambsganss threw out Sheehan;