Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-06

sion. that the Tribe will emulate thu
ball-the Boston Braves-by sweeps
This achievement recorded by the
men of Stallings in 1914 at the eN-
pense of the Athletics was unprece-
dented. and the odds against the In
dams paralleling IL are even more
Drohibitjye than six years ago. Wheh
a handful of the long-shot MOUNDS
cleaned up at quotations OF ~" 10 j.
The Braves won four in row TO turn
the trick, whereas under the ne"
rules put in force last year 'he lp-
dams would have to register I'VE con-
sccutive victories.
Win Mt Outset Is Important.
Statistics of the pastime show the
interesting and rather signfhcant Iact
that on only three occasions mas
team defeated in the initial combal
~ the autumn national event come
on to eventually win, while se1oack
at the outset on the other thirteen
occasions has presaged the down1all
of the vanQuished. thirteen 10 lhree
constitute a convincing criterion Tor
those prone to play lunches ana PIN
their faith on past performances.
While there is no discounting the
weighty moral effect redoundlng 70
the advantage of the Indians by
drawing first blood, it nevertheless is
a fact that defeat in the inaugural
for the Robins is not nearly so pun
ishing a blow at their chances as II
would have been to the indians had
been reversed Speaker would find
himself in the position of having used
one of his previously small stan OF
hurlers with only two hrst-hne box
men-Bagby and Mails-to carry on.
Robinson. on the other hand. is SO
plentifully supplied with twiriing
talent that the temporary elimination
Of one does not so seriously anect mis-
outlook.
story Repeats Itself.
It was Rube Marquard. the veteran
left-hander of the Dodgers VINO was
eliminated from consideration as a
pitching factor. at least TOT uie
IT, concentrated attack of the INDIANS.
nIus sterling support accorded slah,ss
Eove,eskie. In starting Marquaro ms ms
story repeated itself, for IN IS p,sea
Pfeffer was the headNner OF Ihe nou .h;.
= nosition filled by Burleigh Crimes .l.s
80 vet Pfeffer did not start until tne
f,fth and final fray, although ne niiisne"
several of the early contests ~. A.. TIA
Nv SELECTING Marquard to tilt the nu
Robinson also demonstrated tnat nc 30
not influenced by the supers,,,eionS for
eraIIy accredited to base ball men. aui
tho wrv-necked forkhander has NOT en-
loved much success as Woaiu $3.50
ritcher He opened both the 1919 sens
for the Giants against tne A ;,st
and the 1916 set for the hopins 1890 ~
the Red sSx ., and H On fae In addition.
in tho fourth game Of the series WIN a'e
Sox he was knocked out of the oo&.
All told. Marquard has attained VIC.
tories on only two occasions, atao1ss
he has participated IN loIr g, f.vor
Of the Giants at the expense OF tne neo
Sox in 1912. the year RUDE nuhg up
his nineteen straight victories.
GUARD surely is no world series mascoc
He has been identified with rev U Ss
a record that is tied only by freo NAei
kle a teammate on four Of them.
Marquard Fairly Beaten.
But while the RUDE was fairly
beaten yesterday: he was FAR from
disgraced and had he been given the
caliber of support accorded Coveleskie
the Indians would have been even
harder pressed than they were TO
emerge On top. He allowed the same
number of hits as Coveleskie. hve, but
permitted them to be punched in
more disastrous manner. and also was
handicapped by inferior control his
unsteadiness was vital factor In MS
downfall, for while he walked only
two men, the first of these free tickets
was cashed. and being constantly IN
the hole necessitated his letting up to
get the ball over at the expense OF
effectiveness. This was apparent even
in the first inning, when he retired
the Tribe in order, winding up by
slipping a third strike over on
Speaker.
1t was in the second inning that the
Indians got the jump on him. and
through absolutely no fault of his own.
Burns led of with high fly that was
carried at queer angle by the strong
wind blowing over ESbets :. Field Field, Kill XII,
have caught it. acted as bashful as
bridegrooms. the ball falling untouched
between them for a single. This evil
dence Of a crack in the Dodger defense
when Honey recovered the bali and
heaved wildly in the general direction
Of second base. Olson, who should have
been there to take the throw. was busy
ing himself doing nothing elsewhere; and
Zach Wheat. the, captain of the Robins.
also was remiss in remaining stationary
in his position in left field. AS result
the ball bounded out to the limits near
the pavilion. Burns completing the cir
cult long before 1t could be retrieved.
Pass Gives second Run.
After Olson had retired Gardner with
pitched one too many balls to Wood
The youngster Sewell sent the former
smokey" one to third with clean sim
gle to right and he scored on O'Neill's
raSping double over the 1ar corner.
Sewell reached that station on this blow
and tossed off a chance for another tally
by poor judgment when Coveleskie roll
ed to Honey. The latter retired his
brother Pole by stepping on first. In
stead Of remaining on third. where he
could have scored ahead of ONeill on
any kind of hit or error, Sewell dashed
up and down the line to draw throw
and was finally doubled up before he
could return.
The Indians third marker was
ehalked up in round four through the
medium of Joe Woods hefty belt to
left center for two bases and O'NeilFs
second double. this one carrying to
right between Griffith and the foul line
and bounding to the fence. This ended
the Tribes offensive. Marquard turn
ed them back in order in the fifth and
sixth. Mamaux did likewise in the
seventh and eighth after the Rube
had been withdrawn to let Bill Lamar
Intellectually perform at bat for him.
and Leon Galore performed similarly
in the final frame after MamauX re-
tired. following his unexpected single,
to let Neis run for him.
Robins First Hit q FIuke.
For three innings the Dodgers were
set down as fast as they came up.
The first single off Coleleskie was re-
corded by Olson at the start of the
fourth. when the little fly was Zeph-
yred out of Wamby's reach. Ivan
wassforced by Johnston. Wamby los
ing a chance for double play by
Nnnmentarily fumhlinp Griffith sent