The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-07
THREE HIT GAME
GOES To SMITH
Brooklyn Wins Her Second Game
From Cleveland With Score
Of TWO to One
Today.
FIELDING FIREWORKS
Caldwell Lasted One Inning for In
dams After Robins Had Made
Their Two
Scores.

I
EBBETS FIELD, BDOOhYN, Oct
7.-Brooklyn forged to the lead in
the 1920 baseball derby here this
afternoon when Sherrod Smith. pitch
ing a three-hit game, sent the In
dams down to defeat by a score OF
two to one.
The game count in the series now
stands two to one, with the Robins
on the long end, and the teams
travel to Cleveland tonight with the
Robins in a favorable strategic posi-
ton for the renewal OF hosulities in
the Ohio city Saturday.
Supported by . scintillating tnfield
defense, Smith turned in one of the
prettiest pitched games ever seen In
worlds series He was never in
danger C1eveland's one run was di.
rectly due to schoolboy error by
the veteran Zach Wheat in the fourth
round, when he let iris Speakers
vicious double roll between his legs
to the fence While he was retriev-
ing the ball the Indian chief easily
completed the circuit. Without
Wheat's error, Speaker would have
been left marponed on the bases, as
the next two batsmen we're easy in
field outs.
Ivy Olson, little Pete Kilduff and
Big Ed Konetchy furnished the field
ing fireworks OF the fray. Olson GOV.
cred acres of ground at short, and
his throwing was perfection itself.
Kilduff pulled two spectacular field
ing stunts, while Honey, at first, per-
formed like a youngster. Right IN
the same class with this trio were
George Burns. who snagged foul
with one hand out of a right field
box, and Tommy Griffith. who made
catch in right field Of the regular
Speaker variety.
Second judgment indicates that
! Speaker made a tactical mistake
wien he sent Ray Caldwell to the
box to start the game. The tall right
handler was wobbly from the start.
After walking Olson, young SeWell,
who had an off day, added to Caid-
wells troubles by fumbling Griffith .
easy roller. Hits by Wheat and MY
ers followed and two runs were
| across the plate and the game was
over SO far as the Indians were con-
cerned. Mails. who relieved the
beaten Caldwell, pitched fairly good
ball, and in spite OF tendency to
be very wild, kept the Brooklynites
away from the scoring station until
he was relieved by Uhle in the
eighth. Uhle performed acceptabiy
and was not scored on.
Zach Wheat carried away the hit
ting honors of the day. Three singles
in four times at bat-half Of Brook
1yn's total accumulation OF base
hits-rang off his wicked ash. ny
Myers also had good day and
scored two bingles to his credit.
Brcoklyn's sixth hit was accounted
for by Olson
Speakers double in the fourth was
the only regular hit OF the crashing
variety off Smiths delivery. A couple
of Texas leaguers went to the credit
OF Steve O'NeiIl. That was all the
Indians could do. In, spite OF their
failure to solve Smith and the per-
feet Brooklyn defense, the Indians
fought gamely to the end. They look
far from being a beaten club and
seemed ready to come back at Brook
Iyn with both fists next Saturday.
Real baseball weather prevailed
today. and the result was baseball
enthusiasm of the world series va
riety for the first time in three days.
The park was packed to capacity,
more than $4,000 fans getting through
the gates.