The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-11
INDIANS WIN 5TH
FROM ROBIN CREW

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The annals of baseball can be relied
on. or these fcats, but two were
previously scored in the major
leagues.
That Triple Play.
II was Neal BAN, of the Cleveland
| club OF 1909. who swept three OPP
posing players out on Z similar hand
ling Of the ball. In that year, during
the game between the Boston Red
Sox and tho Indians. played on July
l9N> Stahl was on first and Wagner
on second with Mcconnell at bat,
when Ball accomplished tho play
which is the dream OF every fielder
| in the game. Today the stage set
ting was much the same. Both Kill
| duff and Miller had singled to cen-
ter In turn at the beginning of the
| fifth inning and were perched on
second and first respectively, when
, Pitcher Mitchell came to bat. The
Brooklyn hurler, who had previous
| ly relieved Grimes in the box, drove
4 hot liner high and, TO the left OF
| iRecond base Wambsganss loaped
into the air and came down with
| the bali clutched in the gloved hand.
| For the fraction of n second he ap-
peared TO hesitate and 1t looked as
though the play would take the
usual course of force out. Then
| VAN bsganss realized the golden
4; riel3!ns opportunity that confronted
ll!m ana before the startled spectat-
ors could grasp the play, he had
sprinted 10 second, and stepping on
1.-The canvas bag. eliminated Kilduff,
who was well on his way 10 third.
Miller was tearing down to the mid
! way sack under the belief that the
| hit as an absolutely safe one ana
LII was n comparatively easy fnattcr
I for WamhsGannss to run up the pase
I line. and, touching the on-coming
r,,nncr. completed the triple play.
CleveIand's offensive opened with
Ianother play which would nave,
lunder any other circumstances
stood out as n feature supreme. WIN
lfhe bases loaded with Indians, VINO
had singled in succession OH the
lsIants of Burliegh Grimes, Right
fielder Elmer Smith, OF Milan, ONO,
jstepped TO he plate and catching one
,of the BrooklyR twirler's fast sharp
breaking spithalls on the very enc
II his bat. lifred the sphere up ahu
lover the towering screen which tops
| he right field fence, clearing IN.
lhases and breaking the hearts ol
he opposing players with a four-run
I ltlu WHICH lflt iA''''''
I,hrnatoned TO overcome. The paiI
yns hit 80 hard that II not only
cleared the screen, but continued on
.,s way until II crashed INTO IN.
front of a house across the s'reet
erorn the bail park; the root oi
(which was crowded with spectators
| Not qatisfied with this display o.
lAattinp prowess, Iris Speaker must
lhaye whispered in the ears OF otiiSl
members Of the team 10 go anu w
lllkewtse, for In the fourth seasi@oi', on
l Pitcher Jim Baghy hit anoIne'
lhomer, ,,,,,,,
bv bouncing a single OFF, Grimes shin
1t Ieft field. and took second on n
lnnseed ball. Sewell put him on thlrd
with an infteld out and then Crimes,
saaring the heavy bat OF CaiCheF
lO'Sei. purposely wakes the latter
10 first with the idea of getting
IRagbv. The Brooklyn pitchei $
,qtr9tegy was badly mussed up by ms
lTival in the box, for Bagby picked
lout a delivery which particularly
Iploased him and lifted It INTO .Mhe M
light rbald stand, the ball roIllhs ia'
> lunder the seats. while al three uuh
ners trottCd in succession across 'h'
D. home plate.
Th's hit furnished another strange
otrc,SerCo in connection with
worlds series baseball, FOR never IN
1.-The memories OF the oldest follower
of the game have the first seven runs
of game Of this class been scored
by home run hits.
In the cascade of loas hits ano
feature plays many other lncideh's
land efforts were lost sight OF.
Catcher Omen had two such feat'
!. to his credit when In the first inn!ht
Inc threw his body fun length batcr
!, Of the plate and blocked a vii,
D pitch By Bagby, which, had II passed
. fwould have permitted Olsen TO scor,
. 10 1oft killed Brooklyn's chance Il
. score in that inning, thanks u
2 O'Nens quick thinkNg. Again IL
= the second inning. O'Nein tool
= Jameison's perfect throw from deel
r left field and checked Konetchy'
rush to score from third, where hi