South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-13
CLEVELAND WINS
BASEBALL TITLE
Stanley Coveleskie Response,
bic For Clubs Victory in
Final Game.


western section Of the country gen
orally has been apparent since the
day the team returned from Brook
Ign. But today the demonstration
which marked the final put out OF
Myers and clinched the champion
snip for the Indians surpassed any
similar scene in several seasons.
Thousands of women, men and
boys, poured ouu Of the bleachers
and simply engu1fed the victorious
players like "A human avalanche.
Iris Speaker. sensing the coming
3utburst of enthusiasm, made q dash
from center field toward the grand
stand where his mother and other
relatives occupied a lower box His
progress was slow, but once he
reached the rail he vaulted over the
iron front and into his mothers arms
like a small school boy. The scene
was 50 unusual that for a moment
there was a complete cessation of
the cheering which however, broke
out with treble vigor when Mrs.
Speaker Rugged. patted and kissed
her gray haired son and the latter
responded IN e. manner which indi-
Gated that he regarded his mothers
approval and petting far above any
him as a result OF the victory of his
team I'm winning the greatest honor
that can come to a professional
baseball player.
Speaker Beseiged.
When speaker finally left his
mothers side and started for the
club house, he was fairly beseiged
10y requests to shake hands and auto
graph programs and photographs.
When ne finally disappeared into
the passageway OF dressing quarters
the crowds swept back TO the Speak
or box where they cheered and de
manded q speech from the mother
Of the popular player-manage Mrs..
Speaker met the demands or the
fans by waving her hand and was
soon Joined by Owner James z.
Dunn of the club. who addressed the
thrOng for her During the height
OF the demonstration, Chas- Z. Eb-
bets OF the Brooklyn club, crossed
The field and congratulated the ex-
erutive Of the winning team Then
the throngs slowly dispersed 20 dis
Clss az their leisure the successful
climax OF Cleveland 3 forty year bat
tie for a major league pennant and
a world series banner.
The weather conditions were IDEAL
and In Keeping With the Importance
OF the occasion.
After the game n was announced
by the national commission that the
paid attendance has been S27.525
and the gate receipts $50. 800. II
was the largest attendance and re-
ceipts Of any OF the seven games
Sewen Makes Errors.
Despite the two errors charged %
y
which went far 10 eliminate the
youn ETer's uiscues
In the fifth inning he stopped
Niiler's nash back OF second base
while on the dead run and got the
batter with q fine throw 20 first. In
the anne inning CoveleslSie was al
most knocked down by a line drive
from Grimes bat but chased the
ball half way 70 third and get his
man At the initial bag In Cleve-
lands half of the ifth RiEhtfelder
Griei-h made q thrilling try Tor
Speakers triple which scored
Jameson. After Ions sprint got
his finger tips on the ball just As
be crashed into the stand but could
not hold the hard-hit sPhero3d.
Kildun also came IN for a great
round cf Applause when he came IN
from the grass on a full sprint and
scCoped up Smiths bounder which
cleared Grimes head by several feet
and while clear OF balance whipped
the bal 90 Kouetchy for the out.
Cleveland put across the first run
Of the game en- the fourth inning.
AFTER p. smith had grounded out.
Gardner beat out a hit past Klouff
and went 20 third on a hit and run
play when W. Johnston singled 20