The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-13
EVERYTHING
BUT A BALk
Cleveland Baskirg in Warmth OF The
World Champion Flag Today
and Talking Over the
Last Game.
[By Henry L. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent

rBy Henry l.. Farrell, United Press
Staff Correspondent
CLEVELAND, o.. Oct. 13.-World's
champions, Not a thing else was on
Cleyeland's mind this morning.
From the youngest youngster fans
who played hooky from school to
show off autographed balls to the
veteran bleacherite who had been
awaiting the day for forty-two years,
all this lake city paid tribute to Iris
Speaker and his champion Indians to-
day
1t is all over. The Indians brought
the second championship flag in as
many years to Ohio.
The end came yesterday as dra-
matically as it had been sensational
throughout.
When the game little Sewell COM
pleted the last out q crowd of $1,000
fans swarmed on the field and re-
fused to leave until their breath had
been exhausted by loud yells and
fruitless chase to get near some OF
their idols.
iris Speaker sprinted through the
throng. vauited over front box and
took his mother in his arms
Stanley Coveieskie, hero OF a Sc
rfes. III there ever was one. blushed
like a school girl and stood in the
midst OF another gathering, helpless
to move, until the biuecoats came
after him.
AS in two other games, the victory
OF the Indians can be described fully
in nutshell-Coyeleskie and a
punch in the stick
It was his third victory Of the
series and it gave him what perhaps
may be worlds series record when
he held the Robins to two runs in
twenty seven innings.
Brooklyn wanted to win and take
the Indians back 10 the east for the
last stand They fought desperately
TO do it. The Indians fought harder
TO win the deciding game and end
the classic in front of the fans who
have supported them SO faithfully
Everything on the baseball books
but a baIk was recorded during the
seven games. Bad baseball was
mixed with the good, but it was only
q pinch in the mixture.
Displaying its tendency Of going
astray, the dope" was wrong. not
because the Indians won, for they
were fayorites from the start, but
because OF the manner 10 which II
was won.
All the dope against the Indians
was based on big pitching staff
agzins, a small staff Brooklyn had
seven good pitchers. while Cleveland
had only three Cleveland had good
hitters, but their averages were made
on inferior American leasue pitching.
But Speaker got far more good out
of his small staff and his hitters
mauled the best OF the Brooklyn
stars.
Cleveland. some critics have said
could have made even better use of
that small staff Some OF the wise
ones claim that the Indians should
have taken the series in straight
games.
After hard pennant race. during
which they had to fight 10 the last
minute for the flag, and after this
series, when the strain occasioned by
their last ditch" stand was so Sc
we're, the Indians today had no
thought but to get away for rest.
Manager Speaker is going right
home to Hubbard, Texas, with a
crowd of fans who are going to act
as his official bodyguard. His play
ers will scatter. Some go home and
others are off on long hunting trips
Jim Dunn, popular president Of the
club. who ranks next to Speaker in
the hearts OF the fans, had an ap-
pointment today with his players.