The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-05
Burns Scores First Run When
Honey Throws His Texas
Lacquer Away.
SEWELL PLAYS FINE BALL
Steve o'Neill's Hitting Big
Feature of Cleveland's At
tack in Opener.

to l in the first game of tn,
worlds series today. The Ma
tional league champions wer,
helpless before the mystifying
slants of the big Spitball pitcher
Coveleskie. He was given ster
ling support by the Clevelands
especially Speaker, who ranged
far and near, robbing the help
less Brooklyns of seeming hits.
O'Neill starred at the bat with
two doubles. The official attend
ance was 23,894.
The American league champions
u played their same sensational fighting
- r2nd of baseball that carried them to
the pennant in the Junior League this
season. and Stanley Coveleslte pitch
ing superb ball throughout the game,
turned back the Brooklyn batsmen in
all but one inning.
Rube Outpltched.
| Tho cleveland spithall artist out
| pitched Rube Maruuard, veteran south
| paw OF the Dodgor clan. and Brook
| lfn.s h.opes Of getting the jump on
II 4 Il
1 asainst them went glinimerng, for the
L Sneakeritcs proved that they can win
AGAINST portside pitching regardless of
thc fact that their batting array is top
heavy with left-handed hitters.
steve O'Neill, veteran catcher of the
trihesmen from the Forest City; Man
a@cr Iris Speaker. Joe Wood and Joe
Sawell, the kid shortstop of the newly
crowned Cleveland champions starred
along with Coveleskie in the defeat of
the Dodgers
O'Neil drove in two of CleveIand's
runs with timely hits down the base
fne. Speaker saved Coveleskie from
what might have proven serious trou-
bic by making two catches in deep left
center that astounded BROOKLYN fans.
One of these was made off ZaCk
Wheat as early as the second inning,
the other came in the eighth inning
at the expense of Kruger.
A double by Joe Wood in the fourth
inning contributed to Cleveland's vic
tory and Shortstop Sewell's wonderful
fielding and accurate throwing proved
sensation.
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First Inning.
Indians-Evans up. Evans out, Olson
to Honey. Wamby bunted, but the ball
rolled foul Wamby flew out to Wheat
who had to- come in fast to make the
catch. Speaker got hand when >he
came up. Speaker famed and the |
Sowd gave Marquard a big cheer. No
runs, no hits no errors.
Dodgers-Olson flied to Wood, hitting
the first ball pitched, Johnston struck
cut. Coveleskie's spit ball being too
fifth at first. No runs, no hits no
errors.
Second Inning.
lndians--Burns sent up a high fly,
which fell behind Honey. who picked up
the ball and threw into left field, Burns
scoring; Olson threw out Gardner at
first. Wood walked, Marquard tempo
rarily lost control Seweil up. The man
who took Chapman's place got a cheer,
Marquard tried to catch Wood off first.
sewell single,i into right field. Wood
on ONetlls double to left field. SeweH
going to third. Mamaux now warming
up for Brooklyn. Coveleskie up. Cove
leskie. grounded out to Honey. and
Sewell attempting to run home, was run
down, the play being Honey to Kruger
to Johnston. Two runs. three hits, one
error.
Dodgers-Wheat up. Wheat flied to
81 Wheat's seemingly safe hit. Myers ,
Xlted to Wood, who picked the ball off !
the wall. Honey out. Sewell to Burns.
No runs, no hits. no errors
Third Inning. '
Indians-Etans walked on four s
pitched balls, Wamby sacrificed JOHN /
ston to Honey, Evans taking second G
Speaker flied to Wheat Johnston took q
Burns gronnder and Evans was run /
down between second and third, John O
ston to kilduff. No runs, no kits, no {
errors n
Dodgers -Knduff up. sewen threw h
out KilduT at first. 1t was close q
play at the bag. Kruger was out, +
Gardner to Burns. Gardner threw out n
Marquard at first. No runs, no hits, {
no errors. {
Fourth Inning. =
lndians-Gardner up. Kilduff tossed il
out Gardner Mt first Wood hit a long r.
lrlve into left center for two bases
The ball hit the hleacher fence on the
higher it would have been a home run. O
Sewell up. Sewel flied to Myers Wood II
leld second. Wood scored on O'Neill's h
wo- base hit 1t was ONeiU's second k
wo-base hit of the game. Kilduff n
hrew out Coveleskie at first. one run, n
wo hits. no errors.
Dodgers-Olson got a single over sec +,
md, the first hit for Brooklyn in the q
yame, Johnston forced Olson, Wamby o.
o Sewell. Grflith singled into center, n
Johnston going TO second Wheat flied +,
o Evans, who kebcked Speaker down =,
n raklng ,the catch. Myers flied out "
O Wood No runs. two hits, no errors. ~
Fifth Inning. ~
Indians-EVans flied out to wheat,
ne HiRn Wlnu DOtntItO the OulnPlOelf.
NambY struck out. Speaker flied out II
O Griffith, who leaped up against the X
vail and speared the ball with his NJ
gloved hand. The catch cut off a short h
wo- base nit no runs no hits. no cr- j
Ors. si
Dodgers-Koney up Honey flied to
speaker. EildlIf sent up a high o." a,
Nood. Gardner tossed out Kruger AZ &
irst base No runs, no hits no errors. fl
Sixth Inning. Il
Indians-Burns was a strikeout vic M
i'm Gardner flied to Wheat. Wood ~
truck out. No runs, no hts. no er-
urS. ID
podgers-Lamar hatted for Mar n
luard. Lamar lined out to Scwell. who -
made pretty leaping catch. OlsoT
Hugled into center field. his seCoNd hit
Johnston up, Johnston hunted, but
'oveleskie threw him out at first Cove
esl,ie threw out Griffith at first. No -,
uns one hit. no errors w
Seventh inning, vi
Indians MammauN went into the Oh
.oy FOR Brookly n SeVcll struck out, in
iammauxs speed being too much for =.
.iw O'Nelll also struck out ~
Coveleskl famed and the crowd IN
heered NammauN who retired the g
i1e on strikes. No runs. no hits. no
rrors.
Dodrers- wheat up. Wheat crashed o.,
hit into right field Tor two h2scs a.
iycrs mp Sewell threw out Ny cts al
rst Wheat going 60 third n
The Cleveland infsld PLAYED back. st
Wheat scored while Burns WAS throw nj
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