Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-13
CLEVELAND HONORS
HEROES OF DIAMOND
First City in Baseball Showing Its
Appreciation of Prowess
of Indians.
Bv Associated Press to Every Evening


Cleveland. Oct 13.-With the fifth city
of the United States in the matter of
population assured Of being the first city IN
the baseball universe for at least II months
Cleveland today settled back to enjoy
rnent Of the worlds championship baseball
honors, brought here by Jim Dunn s
Indians. when they defeated the Brooklyn
Dodgers 3 TO o Yesterday and captured
the annual series by five games TO two.
Cleveland AZ years hanger-on in pro
fessional baseball, turned its thoughts
today to deyising new ways of showing
appreciation of the prowess Of the athletes
who finally made this city the world 8 base
ball capital.
Although several watches, medals,
automobiles, loving cups and half dozen
floral wTeaths of unusual size have been
presented To the winning players by ap-
preclative fans. Cleveland believes 1t has
| done little for the American Leaguers and
is getting ready to let the world know Just
| how IL feels about possessing champion
ship ball club
! The first Of a series of celebrations viii
| be held tonight and Mayor Fitzgerald has
issued q proclamation calling on all good
| citizens within walking or riding distance
Of this metropolis To be present tonight at
| Wade Park and pay official homage 10
| Tris Speaker and his tribe.
When the players go home they psobab-
| " will be honored further, for Sandusky,
| Ohio. already Is arranging a big home
coming for Elmer Smith.
From the time little Joe SeweIl made
| his wonderful stop of konetchy's ground
CT, ending the series, and IRIS Speaker
! climbed into the stands to kiss his gray
haired mother, Cleveland has been In a
| furore
Stanley Coveleskc pitched himself into
the World Series Hall Of Fame by throw
| ing back the Dodgers three successive
| times and also equsllcd some OF the great
est pitching feats in history. Only one
| man Chrsty Matthewson has surpass-
ed the Clevelanders work IN the biggest
| games in baseball Natthewson pitched
three shut-Out victories back IN 1905.
Coveleskie pitched three games, allowed
two runs. l5 hits, walked only two men,
and, what is most remarkable of all, threw
the sphere plateward for an average Of
only 81 times each game.
CIeveland's superiority over the Ma
tlonal Leagucrs was evident III the series
for the American League champions out
hit, outplayed and outguessed their senior
circuit rivals. Coming into the series with
pitching staff considered the best IT
either league Brooklyn went out with {
battered group of hurlers, only two o
whom Grimes and Smith-were able 4
pitch winning ball. And Grimes and Smith
both got their beatings.
With the bat Cleveland hung up a team
average of 244 10 300 for Brooklyn
Fielding figures give Brooklyn an ad
! vantage of go 10 925. However, few vii
contend Cleveland's superior defense a
critical moments.
Only in one branch of inside baseba
did Brooklyn show real superiority SO ia
as the spectator could see. That Was in th
almost uncanny ability of Catcher Mile
10 catch the Indians hit and run and bas
stealing signals. Five times IN the fou
, games here, the Brooklyn baokstop oalle
the turn by signalling for pItchouts o
these plays Each time the play va
, broken up and the Cleveland base runnt
easily trapped.
The pitching superiority of Cleveland
trio of Fingers is indicated in the scores {
. the games Backing up Covoieskie's a
: most unparalleled work, Walter Mai
: came through with Is l3 shutout inning
!. including three-hit game, ald Jim Bagh
!. pitched two good contests, winning OF
c and losing one. George Uhie. vetera