The Washington herald., 1920-10-10


COyry q Mighty PitcAer.
These Poles are powerful men.
Coveleskie closes today against the
Dodgers as strongly as he starts.
de is a mighty pitcher.
\ whole rank OF Robinson's great
pitching stan falls this afternoon
before the rush Of the cleveland
zen. Leon Cadore, Al Mamaux.
lube Marquard and the giant, Ed
Pfeffer, pass one after the other.
Robinson is back to Grimes, his
great spit baller, and Sherrod Smith.
he left handler. This series begins
over again tomorrow.
4 fierce first inning charge
-alnst the pitching of Csdore tells
the story of Cleveland's victory to-
day, this and the subsequent great
pitching by Coveleskie.
Coyeleskie's spitball acts like a
thing bewitched when he works IN
this series. 1t seems to break
yards away from the bats of the
Brooklyn men. He is a mighty
pitcher.
The crowd fingers in the ball field.
Little crowds stand inspecting the
home plate and the pitching mound
iust va Gated by Coveleskie's big
rart1stapd seats are Uttered with
r-psrs. The descending sun leaves
ors shadows over the yeards. 1t is
warm evening. 1t has been a
warm day. 1t has been a great day
Tor Cleveland.
Iris and Robby Confer.
At hve minutes of two Speaker
and Robinson confer, and the four
plate and confer. They are sur
picture machines. and just plain
cameras.
Speaker does much pointing down
he right field foul line, and Robin
son mods his head. The umpires
listen Speaker does lot of talk
ing to Bill- KLEIN The ground rules
are under discussion.
A man in a business suit stand.
Nth the group and after the con-
renee is over he does a lot of
-'sing for the picture men. Then
he goes out, to the mound and takes
a baseball from Coveleskie.
Speaker puts left-hand catching
glove on his right hand and goes
behind the bat Ivan Olson stands
at the plate. The man in the business
~ult IS Harry Davis, former Mayor
Of Cleveland. now running for gov
rrnor Of Ohfe.
He does some more posing for the
cameras, and then throws the ball
10 Speaker. Olson makes a blum OF
hitting il. Then Coveleskie takes the
ball and the game begins
The crowd cheered wildly as OIL
son, Johnston and Griffith got. out
order Auto horns set up ter
rife racket all over the packed
stands.
Leon Cadore. the Brooklyn pitcher,
catches Jamieson's line drive in the
pit of his stomach. Cadore is a big,
toose limbed fellow
He was a lieutenant in the army
during the war. He was one of the
most effective of Robinson's pitchers
during the run of the season against
certain clubs.
He is unable to put the ball over
the plate for Wambsganss and
"ambsganss walks. after getting a
count of two strikes and three balls.
Indians Score First.
Immediately Al Mamaux starts
warming up in left field Speaker
hits a single across second, Just. out
Of Olson's reach. and Elmer Smith.
who has not hit at all this series,
follows with a drive across second
that almost hits Tommy Connolly.
Wambsgsnss scores and Speaker
goes to third. Gardner hits a long
fly to Hi Myers. and Speaker scores
after the catch. Wheeler Johnston
strikes out. but Coveleskie has a
twO-run lead.
The Brooklyn men 60 out, one,
two, three Coveleskie Is in rare
form so far. Young SeweIl, the
collegian, gets a big hand from the
"rowi as he steps up to the plate
with his hair cropped close behind.
Sewell hits a ball to the netting
long the right field wall. 1t
oOunCed back into Griffith's hands
and is only a single. Steve ONenn
rips a single past third SewelI
goes to second Robinson motions
20 Cadore from the. bench, and the