Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-04
DODGERS AND INDIANS
READY FOR FIRST GAME
Managers Robinson and Speaker
Arc Baseball Men of Different
Schools and Ideas.
TEAMS ARE PHYSICALLY FIT
Two Brothers, Jimmy Johnston, OF
Brooklyn, and Doc Johnston, OF
Cleveland, to Face Each Other i'm
the Worlds Series.

NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-Thc worlds
series OF 1920. the blue ribbon event
OF baseball to decide the champion
ship OF Americas national game. will
be ushcrcd in at Ebbets Field. Brook
Ign. Tuesday
The contes,ing teams. Brooklyn and
Cleveland. champions respectively Of
tho National and American Leagues.
are perhaps more evenly matched than
are worlds series contenders gcner-
ally,
in Chicago OF the crooked deal in
connection with the worlds series last
year apparently has had no effect on
the coming games other than TO make
the players OF both teams more de-
termined than ever to make the con-
tests true test Of both clubs.
Reports from both clubs are that
the applications for reserved seats far
outnumber the seats to be disposed Of,
and win the unreservcd seats TO Dc
sold on the, days thc games are
first served. Few fans. resident out.
side OF Brooklyn and Cleveland. VIII
ind IL an easy task to secure tickets.
and the formation of limo In front
OF the box office many hours before
each game IL expected
Lenders From Different Schools.
The meeting OF Brooklyn and Clevc-
land viii bring together In the big
games two teams developed and man.
aged by leaders Of entirely different
schools Of baseball! WiibsT. lsnn ni,
IL a graduate OF the Baltimore Orioles.
OF the carly nincties. team that In
It's day was In class By itself Man
ngcr Robinson, however. who has neen
constantly connected with bascba!
since the days Of the Orioles. has
kept pace with the progress OF Ihe
game and thus has been able to de-
velop his team In accordance with
what ne deemed the best methods OF
old school OF baseball, as well as 70
what appeared TO him rhc best points
OF the modern system.
iris Speaker. manager of the CleVe-
land Indians, rs gcncFaliy Lesarueu IN
one, OF the Ereat"st ou,nei,ders n base
en-; the only playing manager In either
major league. and whatever his sys-
tenn of leadership has been. I Is SUI
leader to have developed In less than
Two years an aggregation OF players
that was able to win for Cleveland its
nrst championship in major League
circuit.
Tuesday for the frs; game OF me Sc
RES they will be In as EGSh c2nd'i, %n
teams OF athletes to be after the
strenuous campaigns they have been
through. The races In both Leagues
were not decided as early as usual,
Brooklyn winning its claim 20 the
National League pcnnant less than a
week before tho close OF me season,
and Cleveland capturing the Amcri-
can League title only one day before
the close Of the season.
Jim DaEby May Start.
II Is almost certain that Manager
Speaker Will call upon his pitching
ace, Jim Bngby.' in the opening game.
unless stanley Coveleskic exhibits the
better form. Manager Robinson vii!
start either MarGuard OF smith in the
box, with the chances favorinS the
former. because of his good pitching
IN his recent games.
An interesting feature of the series
viii be that. for the first time in i
worlds ecries. two brotherR Will ap.
near as opponents. They arc Jimmy
Johnston. Br6oklyn third baseman. and
Doc Johnston. Cleveland hrsi base
The cleveland team is not expected
10 arrive in New York until Tuesday
morning, and II il likely that the
Brookiyn club will extend the courtesy
OF permitting its opponents the use
or Ebbets Field for brief work out.
Manager Speakers plans were TO take
Ma n1avers hack to Cleveland after
;oday's game in DETROIT and nd,, permit rI,x
them 20 rest up IN tncir nome CITY
until Monday night.