Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-07
Brooklyn's other runs were scored
any attendant features.
STARTED BY JOHNSTON

Jimmy Johnston gave the Brooklyn
fans the FIRST real opportunity to cheer
when he beat out n single to deep snort
in the first inning. 1t proved TO De the
opening Of the first run. Johnston added
the second quarter of the run when he
made q clean steal to seco.u and ambled
to third. while Griffith was being dis
posed OF at first. Captain Iack Wheat
came to the front with timely hit TO
center which sent Johnston across the
plate. Wheat by fast sprinting making
his hi, count for double.
Griffith added to his record as a timely
hitter in the NTH when his single to
short sent Olson home with the third
and final run Of the game. The Brook
lyn shortstop got on by connecting with
one of Bagby's fast ones for a single.
lie advanced to the midway while john
ston and Bagby were disposing Of the
formers brother and from that point
completed the circuit on Griffith's hit.
ATTENDANCE FALLS OFF
Tho attendance. despite an Improvement
IN the weather conditions. did not quite
equal the standard set in the opening
gnre Tho Sky was overcast when
Grimes served up his first pitch, strike
on Jameson. and there was little wind to
I
sun cast only occasional rays on the
diamond. tho air was warm and without
tho nipping chill which accompanied
Cleveland's victory yesterday. Still there
were scattered vacant seats, sngly and
in pairs in both the lower and upper
stands. The spectators AS a whole ap-
peared to Wow the struggle with apathy.
only occasionally giving vent to con-
ctrted ronr OF approval or encouragement
There was an utter lack of team roofing
while the songs and music which have
made other worlds series conspicuous
from a vocal standpoint. were as much
missing as during the opening game.
! RECEIPTS NOT so LARGE.
The official figures announced by
the national commission showed that
I'm both attendance and receipts the
figures fell below those of Tuesday.
The paid attendance was 22.559 and the
receipts $16163. This makes total
receipts for the two days Of S15J.2lS
The division Of this money for the two
DAYS follows: Ten per cent to national
commission, s15,5213O; sixty per cent
Of balance to players pool. sS3,S15.02
remainder to clubs. s55,S76.6S.
The players share in the receipts Of
the first five games and their pool is
divided Is per cent to the players of
the teams participating in the world $
series and % per cent to the players
OF the teams finishing second and
third in the National and American
Leagues
HOW PITCHERS COMPARED
The complete pitching analysis OF
the game shows that while Grimes, in
the victors role. threw the ball up to
tho Cleveland hatters l3o times in nino
innings. his two opponents. Baghy and
Thle had n total of ~ for eight innings
Of which Bagby threw ca in six and
Uhlc % in two.
In the eighth inning. Grimes hac
trouble in locating the plate when h,
hurled tho sphere % times, reCorC
for the present series Of these pitches
II were balls and three men walk g,
to first, but Cleveland failed to score
The three Brooklyn runs were scored
off Bagby In the fret, third an'
fifth, in which innings, he made Is, l.
and 10 pitches, respectively.
Bagby made the low record of fiv,
pitches in the fourth inning when IL
threw two balls and three other of
ferings which were turned into outs
Grimes low inning was tho sixtl
when he allowed one hit. threw on
bali. and two strikes and outs ac
counted for the other three, making
total of seven pitches.
Crimes threw IS balls, 81 strikes, /
foul strikes and five fouls after TIN
second strike. Ten of his deliveric
were turned into fly outs and IA int
ground outs. Bagby'S record was .
balls. ten strikes. seven four strikes
and three fouls after the sccon,
strike. Ten pitches resulted in fly out
and seven in ground outs. He allowc'
seven hits as did Grimes. Uhle in tn
two innings he occupied the mound
delivered eight balls, nine strikes, fiv
foul strikes and one foul Three othc
pitches resulted In fly outs