The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-12
SPEAKERS LONE
TALLY ENOUGH
TO BEAT BROOKLYN
Continued from Page one.)

total result was one run instead of
the eight accumulated yesterday.
Brooklyn, on the other hand, slumped
before the battling delivery of Mails
from .240 to PA.
The credit for the victory cannot
however, be accorded entirely to Mails
superiority over Sherry Smith, for
the Cleveland hurler was backed by
a better brand of team defense than
that behind the National boxman.
Seven Brooklyns were left stranded
with potential runs in the making
while but four Indians remained on
the sacks after the third out.
Although Cleveland had two men
on bases at one time, during the sec
ond inning, it was not until the sixth
session that the run which gave the
home team the victory was pushed
across. The making of the winning
tally was neither startling or unor-
thodox. but stood out like light
house on a stormy night. After Evans
had flied out to Konetchy his only
hitless appearance at the plate during
the game, Wamby was sent to the
bench. Olson to Konetchy. Manager
Captain Speaker shot a single to
left. With two down the stage did
not appear to be set for run making
with Smith slanting them over with
plenty Of speed and curve.
George Burns proved to be the bat
ter who was to deliver the blow that
wrecked the Robins hopes of again
tying UP the series. He caught one
| of Smiths sweeps on the very tip of
his bat and lifted the sphere clear to
the center field bleachers, the hall
hitting the low rail and evading both
the hands of Zack Wheat and those
of several men and boys who tried to
clutch it, being finally retrieved by
Myers far too late to prevent Speak
er from scoring. Olson protested.
claiming interference with the baG,
but the umpires refused to consider
the claim. The peculiar circumstances
which have pervaded the playing Of
the Cleveland club to date was again
shown in this play. for Burns is a
native son of Ohio. having been born
in Niles.
Wrought to a fever pitch of en-
thusiasm by the sensational play of
Sunday, this city and surrounding
sections turned out another tremen-
dous gathering of fans for today's
game. After the last turnstile check
had been made it was announced by
the national commission that the paid
admissions tota1led 27,194. the largest
in the series to date. The gate re-
ceipts amounted to s82.969, which will
be divided ten per cent to the national
commission and the balance equally
between the owners of the two cond-
ing clubs. and the treasures of the
major leagues.
Weather conditions were unlike
those prevailing at any of the pre-
ceding games. The sky was overcast
and stiff breeze blew across the out
field. causing the fielders considerable
trouble in judging the course of high
hit balls. In the sixth inning Sewell
assisted in the second and third outs
with two great stops and throws to
first OF hard hit balls from the bats
of Wheat and Myers. In the same
session Catcher O'Neill snapped a
fast brow to George Burns after Neis
had been walked to firse, and caught
the runner several feet off the bag
despite his desperate effort to regain
it. Pitcher Smith engineered some
what similar play in the eighth when
he flashed the ball across the dia-
mond to Konetchy and caught Evans
off the base after the latter had gained
the first station as the result of a
clean single to center.
Although Mails pitched a remark
ably steady game, Brooklyn several
times had men within scoring dis
tances, the Dodgers best chance to
get men around the pats coming in
the second when a single and two
errors filled the bases. After two
were out, Konetchy slashed a line
single to right. Kilduff rolled one to
Sewen, but the shortstop fumbled just
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either Konetchy at second or Kilduff
at first. Miller's grounder gave
Gardner an easy chance for a play at
any base. but he also fumbled, filling
the bases for Smith. With two balls
called the Brooklyn pitcher caught a
slow curve near the end of his bat
for a short fly back of second Speak
er dashed in and caught it for the
third out. Brooklyn never got a man
to third after this inning.
In the fourth Myers singled after
one was out and Konetchy walked, but
Mails forced Kilduff to hit a short
fly to Wood. and Evans took Miller's
long liner.
Neis walked in the sixth but was
caught off first with one out on
quick throw from O'Neill, and in the
eighth Olson drove a double to left
with one out. He never passed Sec
ond, however, for Sheehan popped out
and Kruger. batting for Neis. ground
ed to Gardner who tagged Olson at
third.
Brooklyn made the final effort to
score in the ninth. Myers was safe at
first with one man out when Sewell
throw high and Konetchy forced the
Brooklyn outfielder at second. With
McCabe running for Kony, KiIduff |
lifted a long fly to Evans and the
game was over.
The pitching records of today's |
game show that Mails and Smith |
were working on the batters in much |
the same fashion. The Cleveland |
hurier's superiority lay entirely in the |
fact that he allowed fewer hits and |
scattered them better than his OPP
ponent.