The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-06

had four strike outs. Coveleskie three
and Mamaux three. all of which came
in the seventh when he relieved Mar
guard.
Division Of the receipts for the game
follows:
Ten percent of gross to national
commission. S7,904.90, leaving a bal
ance of S7i.i44.i0. Sixty percent of
this balance for players fund. S42,-
6s6.46; forty percent TO club owners,
S28,45764.
The players fund is divided rs per-
cent to the members of the two teams
participating in the worlds series
and % percent goes into a pool to be
divided among the players of the
teams which finished second and
third In the National and American
leagues.
The Cleveland players have voted q
full share Of the portion of the re-
ceipts to be divided among them to
The widow of Ray Chapman, the short
stop who was killed by pitched ball
in a game between Cleveland and New
York in this city.
Cleveland got the Jump on Brooklyn
by scoring two runs in the second inn
ing. Burns. the first man up, hit
high fly, which came down where
Konetchy was standing. The wind
caught the ball and Konetchy logged
step forward, then backward. then
sidewise. and in the end the ball
dropped safely to the ground. 1t went
as a single. Konetchy picked UP the
ball, and threw to second to head off
hut
ceive the throw and the ball went to
left field. Burns meanwhile completing
the circuit for the first run. After
Gardner had been disposed of at first.
Wood drew a pass and went to third
on Sewells single TO right fcenter.
Wood then scored on 0'Neill's double
down the left field line
In the fourth inning with one out.
Joe Wood doubled to left center and
remained at the midway when Sewell
flied to Myers. Wood scored on
ONeill's double to right.
Brooklyn's only run came in the
seventh when Wheat led off with
double to right. He took third while
Myers was being retired at first and
scored when Konetchy was put out at
hrst. Burns to Coveleskie.
The spectators were slow in filing
into the stands and there were many
vacant seats when Evans opened the
game with an infield out. Later the
seats filled but there was an apparent
lack or enthusiasm compared with
preceding worlds series. Much of the
usual noise and roofing was missing
and there was little evidence of con-
certed effort to cheer on either team,
Spectators who offered both grand
stand and bleacher seats at several
times their face value. found few pur-
chasers and after the first inning.
We're glad to dispose of them for so
percent OF the original prices. The
high ground back of the park and the
roofs OF apartment houses in the yicin-
ity We're thronged with men and BOYS.
but these crowds dwindled as. the cold
wind and inabality Of the BROOKLYN
batters to hit Coveleskie safely. chilled
their baseball ardor.
After the game today. Manager Boh-
inson, sof the Brooklyn team. said that
ms players are not discouraged over
the loss OF the FIRST game and are stilI
confident that they will win the ser.
les.
cleveland played great ball in the
field" he added. while Coveleskie's
work on the mound was of the best.
Cleveland. too. was favored by the
wind. which carried Burns fly in the
second inning from short over to first
base
While the Cleveland players deserve
all Of the glory. and praise that goes
with winning the opening game, the
fans should not overlook the Brooklyn
players. My boys fought hard every
inch of the way and threw a big scare