The Washington herald., 1920-10-14
Iris Couldn't Figure 1t,

One of the many prominent par :
ties who rallied to the defense OF
. Cleyeland's slabbers was none other
thar Manager Speaker himself.
How do they get that way?' he
was quoted as saying. Il can't see
that there's anything weak about
our pitchers. They were good
enough to win the pennant in the
American League in one of the hard
est fights on record and l guess
they're good enough to hold their
own with anything the National
League can offer"
subsequent happenings indicate
that Iris had the situation fairly
well in hand when he delivered him
self of these few remarks.
CIeveland's hurlers now stand
head and shoulders above those who
draw their pay from Wilbert Rob-
inson. In fact it was Cleveland's s
pitching that was the big features
of the series
q To Stanley Coveleskie go the hon
.ors for the outstanding work by any
individual. Winning three games
lin a world series is not an ordinary
feat. "Matty," Babe Adams, Joe
Wood and a few others have done
lit, and by reason of that fact are
numbered among the immortals OF
the postseason games.
Mntty's Record Still Stands
MathewsOn's record of three shut
outs against the Athletics in 1905
still stands as a mark for others to
shoot at, but Covey's performance of
allowing two runs in twenty-seven
4 evHEriapr IN sfa hi
as ore Of the greatest of money
iritchers. In three games he yielded
fifteen hits, an average of five to a
battle.
American League pitching will
probably not be pooh-hoOhed again
in American League circles, for an
other tN elvemOnth. At least.
Final statistics on the series give
conclusive proof that Cleveland was
better in every respect The supe-
riOrity of their attack is evidenced
DIV the fact that they finished with
seven players hitting 800 or more,
as compared TO four for Brooklyn.
Scoring u runs to for the Ma
.tiOnaI LeaCuers. they also topped
them in the total number of hits,
with 50 to ~.
With tten twO-base hits. the In
.Gians doubled the number raped
out nv the Dodgers. They made
two triples to one for the enemy,
and two home runs. in which de
partment the FlatbUsh men failed
absolutely.
Seven showed Gsmeness.
Fielding figures give the National
LeagUers the edge, largely due to
the regular habits of Joe Sewell,
the New Orleans recruit, who made
a daily habit of bOoting them at
short Sewell led all players in the
number Of errors made, with six.
which is not surprising when it is
recalled that he was only few
weeks removed from the bushes.
With SeweU kicking one or two
every day. Speaker not only refused
10 call" him. but gave out fire.
Uuent statements praising his abil-
ity and gamcness. Despite his un-
certain work. the young shOrtstop
Trver lost his nerve. and another
year under the big tent will prob
ably see him holding his own with
the best
CIeveIGnd's hitting ability was a
revelation to Manager Robinson,
but not to those who have seen
them in action this year. They
pack about az much explosive pow
tr in the batting order as any team
Cxtant
There's no use wasting sympathy
or buying flowers for the guy who
sqU:nts down the barrel of a gun
and pulls the trigger, convinced all
the while that lit wasn't loaded"
There's one born every minute
Ehould be the epitaph above the final
resting places of such irresponsible
parties.
If Rube MarQUard wasn't wise
CROUCH to judge the temper of the
baseball moEuls when he laid him
self liable TO a charge of ticket
sCalDing in Cleveland, he was the
only man in organized ball who was
that ignorant. In view of the scan
dal in the 1919 series it was not to
be expected that anything that sa-
VCrcd of raw stuff would be passed
by in a spirit OF charity
Eube was convicted and John
Heydler. president of the National
League, has read him out of that
circuit. If no future leniency is
shown, RUbe will have only himself
TO thank. He should have realized
that DlUnderbuss was loaded with
buCkshOt. instead of the oId-time
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