South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-08
SMITHS HURLING
BEATS CLEVELAND
" ii bur Robinson's Team
Again Downs Iris
Speakers Crew.

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figured in another star play. O'NeiTs
smash fairly tore its way through
the hands Of the Robins first sacker
but the ball was DETECTED by Konet-
chy's efforts 10 stop u ana shot or
toward Kilduff who scooped IL up
and flung IL back 70 Smith who had
rushed over 10 cover the bag.
Fast Double Play.
Again in the fifth session the
Brooklyn infeld figured in a fast
double play. olson knocked down
Malls wicked drive and recovering
his balance with an effort tossed
20 Kilduff forcing O'Neil at second.
where upon Kilduff twirled and
nailed Mails at first.
Speakers players let themselves
out under the incentive in the sixth
when fsats in handling the ball
aroused the throngs TO a frenzy.
Wheat lifted a booming foul fly
along the right field line and Burns
chased the descending sphere clear
10 the grand stand where ne brought
up with a slam against the iron
railing but not until he reached In
among the spectators occupying a
front box and with his gloved hand
speared the ball almost in the lap
OF a woman fan.
Myers then singled to left but when
Konetchy hammered "A red hot one
to Wambsganss. a lightning double
play Wamby 10 Sewell 20 Burns
checked what appeared 10 be an
other run-getting rally. Other plays
Of almost equal brilliancy marked
the progress Of the battle but these
were outstanding defensive features
OF a contest which will always rank
well TO the fore in the annals Of
worlds series games.
Speaker Confident
The outcome Of the third game
in no way affected the confidence OF
Manager Speaker in the ability OF
battles which switch TO Cleveland
tonight.
we Will win the series" was the
confident comment Of Speaker as he
left Ebbert's field. He declared
Cleveland's defeat was due TO bet
ter team work in the field by Brook
Ign.
THE Brooklyn players were upon
their toes and certainly played great
baseball" he said, while our men
in the field did not do so well to-
day"
Manager Speaker praised the
work OF Shortstop Sewel, who only
recently came into the major league
and predicted that some day that
boy is going 10 be one Of the best.
Manager Robinson OF Brooklyn
declared that his opinion on the nm
al result was still the same as II
was before the first game was play
cd
Just as I thought two days ago"
said Robinson ''the series Will be
very close. The clubs are very
evenly matched. but l think we
have the edge on Cleveland in re-
spect 10 pitchers" He paid a com
pliment 10 his players for their
gameness and their ability 10 stage
a comeback.
Luck Thing.
It NAV have been a lucky thinG
for Brooklyn that Mgr. Speaker at
the last moment decided 10 start
RAJ Caldwell in the box for IL was
while Ray was on the mound thai
Manager Robinson's boys got their
two runs. Ivy Olson. the Brooklyn
shortstOp has proved the most con-
sistent player OF either team IN
reaching first. his record for the
three games being eight out OF
twelve. drew a pass in Brooklyn
! half Of the first
Jimmy Johnston promptly sacri-
/ feed him to second and he advanced
20 third when Sewell fumbled Grit
6th's grounder Olson completed
1 the circuit on Wheat's hit TO lef
/ and Griffith went 10 the midway
/ From that point the right heldeI
! scored when Myers hit 10 shor
/ right.
/ Speaker with the unintentiona
\ aid OF Jack Wheat saved his team
from a shutout. The CLEVELAND
| leader hit down the third base line
! The smash was ordinarily good 70
I two bases but Wheat let the bal
go through him and II rolled TO tn
/ far corner Of the lot, Speaker gal
/ loped home.