The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-05
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years world series. All seats were
sold when the players came on the
field and hundreds. many of whom
had stood in line since sunrise to buy
seats of the unreserved sections, were
turned away.
II have fine team, eager to win,
and believe they will said Manager
WILDER Robinson of the Brooklyns in
am not undertaking the Clevelands
and will agree that we are in for a
hard fight"
The Indians did not get to town
until a few hours before the game,
thereby upsetting all baseball pre-
cedents of not practicing in a strange
ball yard before worlds series. I'd d
Il have always played on diamonds
OF the same dimensions said Pris
Speaker. land for purposes of this
series we are assuming the distance u.
ninety feet between all bases on Col
onel Ebbets field. We expect to win
and what more can say"
No Brass Band.
Colonel Ebbets owner of the
BrookIyns. tipped over another prece-
dent by not having a brass band for
the delegations of the early corners.
The colonel said any available space
in the park should be given to the
fans. Accordingly spectators must
cally inclined, whistled popular airs
and rang coWbells while others de-
clared a world series without a brass
band was another baseball scandal A
superb day for baseball followed fast
on night of wretched pronisei 4
The first real cheer of the game
came when Jack Graney hit the ball
over the wall in batting practice. Then
some one presented iris Speaker with
floral piece. BAH players insist
there is enough i'll luck in a floral
piece when given to a player to sink
whole ball club in six inches of water.
Shortly before 1880 a police band
trailed by a platoon of Brooklyn's fin
est and a contingent of fire fighters
tramped on to the field in a grand
march across the diamond.
This slender column served as an Of
fetal escort for Mayor Hylan to whom
had been given the honor of tossing out
the first ball
New York, Oct. 5.-Wilbert Robin
sons family of Robins, and Iris
Speakers tribe of Indians both had
their hands out to the fates today for
the first game of the 1920 baseball
classic.
Just a little after slow working
fall dawn had given way to a hazy
tinted sky, Ohio's candidate for the
baseball crown hustled into their New
York quarters under the wing of Boss
Speaker.
Contrary to the usual custom of
spending the night before between
hotel sheets, the American league
champions slept on a Pullman and
arrived this morning a little after 8
O'clock.
TheRobins were about early after
quiet evening spent at kelly pool and
digestion of the lessons handed out
yesterday by Uncle Robby and his
faculty of baseball professors who
have been Analysing the Cleveland
club.
Brothers on Opposing Teams.
Jimmy Johnston. the popular third
| baseman of 1.-THE Robins, was at the
hotel to greet his brother, Doc" the
veterans Indian first baseman, whom
lJohnstons furnish the feature of two
brothers playing on opposing teams in
! the world series for the first time.
Long lines OF anxious fans held out
in front of the yard last night in Flat
1 bush, waiting for a few thousand
sized crowd was gathered there this
morning holding out againt hope.
as they could be handed out. =
Indians at Disadvantage.
The indians felt that they would be
at some disadvantage because of their
unfamKiarity with the playing field,
extent between their arrival and game
time. The American league cham
pions will have no OPPORTUNITY for ac-
tual practice on the field until they
begin their warming up practice for
the game as the diamond has been put
! in first class shape and 1t was planned
to keep it so until play actually starts
Cleveland Is FavorIte.
While Cleveland ruled a slight ia
vorite in what little betting is an
ncunced that fact did not shake the
confidence of Manager Robinson and
the RrOoklvu plaverS They xxare r1re-
! pared to go thru the series fighting
from start to finish and felt that the
lapparent batting advantage possessed
by Cleveland, according to unofficial
records of the seasons work. would be
offset by the superior pitching of the
Brooklyn twirfers- Manager Robin
son and his players, as wen as their
supporters. argued that the Indians