The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
INDIANS BATS
EARN FOURTH
Hitting. Fast Base Running
and COveleskie Too Much
for Dodgers.
SPIT BALL Is ELUSIVE
Cleveland Club Performs With
Greater Skill Than in
Brooklyn.
BY WILLIAM II. HANNA.
sneciol Desnatch 10 Tnr HrnALp.

BY WILLIAM u. HANNA.
Special Despatch TO THE HERALD.
CLEVELAND oct. 9.-Familiar sur
roundings and the stimulus Of a home
crowd made great change in the Amer
lean League champions to-day and they
swung the stick with such force as TO
make the fourth game of the worlds
series "A one sided and clean cut victory
>over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Indians
won BY a score of 8 TO ], and they opened
out with better batting than III any pre-
vious contests of the blue ribbon test
and with fine spurts of speed on the
bases.
Good batting. fast base running and
Coveleskie were the predominant factors.
Coveleskie, the spitball genius Of the
slope, was a greater riddle to the Brook
lyns than in the first game. Instead or
getting the hang Of his inundated service
through having faced 1t once they fell
further under its hydrated spell. They
were held to four hits by the Polish star
and were engaged in a losing battle from
the start.
PROPULSION of Hits.
The Dodgers made four hits, the IN
dams twelve. The latter burst forth with
hits in profusion. which was marked
contrast to their batting at Ebbets Field.
and they made the twelve off an assorted
lot of pitching. Manager Robinson
thought Galore the man TO hold them in
leash, but was undeceived before the
second inning had passed into history.
Cadore was knocked TO the quiet OF
the clubhouse in the second inning and
Mamaux was driven to the same Sc
cluded spot in the third with the bases
filling about him fast few more
spattered off the pitching of Marquard
and Pfeffer. but both of them We're much
better than Galore or Mamaux AS
things turned out Pfeffer would have
been the man to start. In the seventh
inning he showed the Indians that they
weren't everything He prevented them
from scoring although they had two on
bases and nobody out.
The fielding of the Indians was i'm
peccable. and they shut down on such
unconvincing attempts as the Dodgers
made to rally with double plays carried
through with vim and accuracy. They
played with much the same style and
confidence as the Brooklyns paraded in
the third game. On the other hand the
Dodgers were not UP to their usual ex-
cellence. Inc TACT tndl lIey
damage Coveleskie deprived them of
some pepper and they were bit be-
frddled by the impetuosity of the Cleve-
land attack
Myers ROams Prairies.
The Cleveland infield spruced up lot
with a days rest, Wambsganss was
especially spry as a pivot man at second
and Gardner and Sewell cavorted with
dash and spirit. No single defensive
man, however. stood out as clearly in
dividually as Myers in centre field. He
roamed the prairie to the last inch of its
acreage and was sure on his catches.
Centre and right fields were decidedly
restricted by a new stand which had
been erected out there TO take care of
thousand or more additional fans. 1t
extended down the centre field corner
half way to the right foul line and was
fifty feet or more deep.
One corner jutted sharply out on the
playing field. 1t turned out that not
ball was hit into this stand. but none the
less it would have been fairer to both
teams had there been no such structure.
II was an encroachment on territory
rightfully belonging to players which
world series would be just as well off
without. 1t was not in keeping with the
spirit VI pAthlN VI pldg Ah6 EPceNE 81
world series games.
Cheer National Leaguers.
The crowd though noisy was generous
and fair for a concourse Of fans as they
are here. Good plays by the Dodgers
did not pass without recognition and the
work OF the National Leaguers received
all the applause II deserved.
Having faced Coveleskie twice. the
Dodgers won't face him again for two
days, anyway. and they are not in the
least discouraged by two failures TO hit
him. To-morrow's pitching programme
as forecast. will include Grimes for the
Broolklyns and Bagby for the Indians
Tho Dodgers are confident of winning
behind Grimes as the Indians were to-
day behind CoveleslIie. The former are
sure they can trim any pitcher except
Convey and don't mind having one more
crack at him. and Roby banks on grab
bling two games anyway before meeting
the spitballer again.
Roar with Increasing Volume.
After all the presentations. flowers and
automobiles and such knick lxnacks the
last stray rooter was chased from the
playing enclosure and the gladiators got
down to the business OF the day. Co.
NeleSkle CURED strike over Tor OiSOn
and the Fifth City fans roared They
roared with increasing volume when
Gardner threw Olson out. Sewell made
lorg throw on Jimmy Johnston and
turned his face To the wall. and Griffith
completed the repulse with "a lukewarm
pop to Gardner, whereat horns and other
noise making instruments peculiar to
Cleveland broke into a raucous din.
Galore started In by whipping the ball
MP to the plate with scarcely any pause
between pitches. He was going faster
than good judgment dictated. and after
he had passed Wamby Speaker Rouged
him for q single 10 centre. Smith peeled
or single 90 centre also. scoring
Wamby and sending Speaker 20 third
Gardner's lofty fly 10 Myers was Speak
er's signal 10 race TO the plate. With
two runs I'm the Indians subsidized as W
Johnston struck out.
IL was a pugnacious start by Cleveland
and had the noisiest lot OF fans in the
world In transports OF delight All the
Dodgers did I'm their half OF the second
was TO hit two cinch flies and an equally
cinch grounder Sewell in the home half
ed off with safety 20 the right field
screen. Good playing by Griffith held IL
90 a single