The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-06
TEAM PLAY KEY
TO INDIAN VICTORY
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1t was this inability to Judge properly
the direction OF the descending ball
that paved the way for Clevelands irst
score.
Regardless OF wind or weather, aow-
ever there remained no question in the
minds of the fans as to which team
played the better ball.
Both the team and individual play
OF the winners was superior to that ri
Brooklyn. Coveleskie pitched a mas
terly game and held the opposing bat
tiers in check throughout the contest.
He was backed by perfect fielding OF
infleld and outfield. Sewell played a
remarkable game at short, showing
absolutely no signs OF nervousness
such as might have been expected of
a youngster thrown into worlds
series under the conditions which
marked his debut.
Manager Speaker In center field prov
ed q barrier beyond which 1t was al
most impossible to drive the ball and
made sensational catches far TO the
right and left Of his normal position
with an abandon which brought cheers
even from the most rabid of the home
team followers. Catcher O'Neill with
his two timely run-scoring doubles,
was the star batsman for the victors.
For Brooklyn. the feature individual
play OF the game was Griffith's wonder
full catch Of Speakers terrific drive to
right Held In the NTH inning. The ball
shot off the bat OF the Cleveland man
ager with a report like the crack of
a whip and sailed to the extreme linn
its of right field. 1t appeared to be a
certain extra base, hit, but Griffith
started back with the crash of the
bat and ball and when he reached the
retaining wall. sprang high UP against
the concrete and speared the ball In
one hand fully 40 feet above ground
Cleveland batters found Marquard
easier to hit than either Mamaux or
Galore. The Indians failed TO get a
runner on first after the close OF the
fourth inning. going out in order for
the remainder of the game. Manager
Robinson of Brooklyn tried every arti-
fee OF baseball to turn the defeat into
victory In the closing innings. sending
two pinch hitters into the game with
out effect, which explains in part the
appearance OF three pitchers in the
Brooklyn box score. Coveleskie, how
ever, held his own at all times against
the three twirlers used by Brooklyn.
A comparison OF pitchers in the first
game of the worlds series shows that
Coyeleskie of Cleveland threw the ball
up to the batter only S. times in nine
innings. while the total for his three
Brooklyn opponents was fi2. Mar
guard threw so times In six innings,
Mamaux 20 times in two, and Galore
six In one.
Coyeleskie. although yielding the
same number of hits as the rival
Brooklyn pitchers, was much steadier
than Vanguard or Mamaux Cooveleskie
threw "a balls, Vanguard 81, Mamaux
nine and Galore two. while their re-
spective totals for missed strikes were
p 81. 10 and 1. The Brooklyn batters
fouled Off nine pitches for strikes and
the Cleveland men IL. Only one foul
occurred after two strikes were on
the batter and that was made by ].
Johnston, Of Brooklyn. in the first
inning.
Only six Cleveland men went out on
flies while II Brooklyn batsmen went
out by tho air route. Each side had
t3 men grounding out. Marquard
never pitched less than 10 balls an
inning and doubled that number In
the second. when he became unsteady
after Konetchy's error let Burns score.
Coveleskie's total in the seventh and
eighth innings was 10 each. Marquard