Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-14
$4,000 DEL|R|OUS
CLEVELAND FANS
ACCLAIM INDIANS
Police Powerless Before
Crowd Which Surrounds
Winning Ball Team.
BABIES PASSED TO PLAYERS
BY MOTHERS TO BE KISSED
Mails and Sewell Voted Full
Shares - Club Employees
Given $1,000 Each.
LBy Associated Press. !

CLEVELAND. OHIO, Oct. i3---
Cleveland tonight paid tribute to it's
world champion baseball team in a
public demonstration in Wade Park.
attended by approximately $4,000 per-
sons. So great was the enthusiasm of
tho bascball-crazy mob that II finally
became uncomfortable and broke
through ropes marking OF the stage
where city officials and the Cleveland
American League baseball players
sat- smashed chairs, pushed several
persons into small lake and vocally
and physically expressed it's JOY over
tho winners OF the worlds series.
Special details OF police were pow
eriess and not until long after the
players left did the celebration end.
Thousands were unable to get near
the scene OF demonstration. Streets
for blocks around we're Jammcd with
thousands OF automobiles and
great mass OF people anxious for at
least one look at the score OF athletes
who brought this city it's first base
ball championship
Celebrate In Park.
Down in little hollow In the
pafk-a natural amphitheater-was
the stage. where seats were reserved
for Mayor w. S. Fitzgerald. the play
crs and others who took part In the
program. Long before sundown hun
dreds OF fans began assembling 'on
tho hillsdes. trekkinS their way In
from every direction. When the
Mayor arrived at o'clock the hill
sides were packed. Great search
lights played down upon the stage,
keeping the ballnp.ayers In the spot
light; fire works were set on, bands
Mayed and automobiles for blocks
around kept up continual horn
honkins.-h
Each player, as he: was introduced,
got a wild tho roar OF
enthusiasm being almost continuous.
Finally. when the last speech had
been made, the Mayor signalled that
the program was over, but the crowd
refused to leave. Instead, It rushed
forward through the ropes and hun
dreds climbed 10 the stage to shake
hands with the athletes. Babies
were passed over shoulders to be
kissed, hats were smashed and chairs
showed aside. but while many persons
were >mewhat bruised and battered
in the rush. there were no reports OF
serious injuries.
Fans Hcfusc TO Leave.
Squads OF police ranged through
the mass OF people trying TO get it to
break up. but without avail. Out for
L good time. the fans refused TO
leave. Finally the ball players were
slipped out the back Of the stage, the
lunged men with megaphones begged
every one 10 go home. Not for more
than an hour. however. could the
Clevcla ndcrs be convinced that every
thing actually was finished. Then
tho crowd slowly but noisily started
for home. but /, was midnight before
the park had been cleared, for the
crowded roads. and blocked traffic
made Il difficult to move rapidly.
Mnfis and Sewell Get shares.
The Cleveland players this after
noon voted TO give Walter Mails and
Joe Sewcll. recruits who joined the
club late in the season. full shares in
the split of the world series receipts.
One thousand dollars eacn also was
given TO Secretary Walter McNichols.
OF the club; Scout Jack McAllstcr,
Trainer Percy Smallwood. Ground
keeper Frank Van Dellen and Miss
Edna Jameson, chief clerk OF the
club. Mrs. Ray Chapman. widow OF
the player killed by a bail thrown by
Pitcher Carl Mays, OF the Yankees,
already had been voted a full share
Today's action OF the players reduced
the share OF each TO S3,9S6.33.
4 banOuet for the team and of har
demonstrations are being arranged.