The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-06
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EBBETS FIELD. BROOK
LYN, Oct. 6.--Clevelan6's II,
dams succsimbed today 70 ~
sasne poison that laid cut ~
Robins yesterday. SpItban p1oe1s.
ing par excellence, which Cose-
Ieskie got Into she potion of tlhe
National hague champions n ~
opening game was served boek
10 thcm today and Hrooo1yn
evencd up the count by w.
ming the second game of IL ~
series, 3 TO Q.
Burleigh Grimes scored I shutcuk
for Brooklyn. holding the Amuscnn
leaguers to seven hitA In only GO
inning were the C1evelanders ah1ol
70 drive out more than one afe4y.
Just a. CcvelcsiSis mad t1,o
Brooklyn bats almost useless yegGor.
day, Grimes used the samo spithnll
siants TO haff1e the Indians today.
He was invincible and broezs1 thru
the entire game without facing 49,
ger except IN tho eighth iaifne,
when a streak OF wildnem oeIs51
him He walked three batsulen, ~
pitched himsslf eut q - -
ccuraecously with the dnn0nrunn
Doc johnson at hat. He va hacke1
brilliantly by the entire Robin t0am
BIG JIM BAGBY
WAS Off FORM
While Cleveland was MATING =
vain effort to solve Grimes, II
Robins were having no trouble wtth
Big Jim Bagby. The big Clevelan1
righthnnder was decidedly or u
form that won him 81 games til
year. He was not only ineffec<ivo
In the box but made the oo1Y
error OF the gnme. q wild throw q
second base that made possible IL
second run Of the game. Baghy
was relieved In the seventh II
favor Of . pinch hitter, Jack Or
ney. who famed
George Uhie then took m ths
burden and performed most accaue-
ably. striking out three Of the -
men who faced him.
Brookiyn's first run came II tkoS
opening frame. After Olson ~
flied out, Jimmy Johnston alnelo1
and went to second on 0rtfethf
infield out He romped home vlkon
Zach Wheat raped viciouaiy .
center and by good base rs1unInx
stretched his single into = d6ubla.
Grimes himself started tho m.
chinery that turned in Brooklynssl
second run in the third innine. -
singled and took second on BaGh0en
wild throw. Tommy 0riffith on1uo
thru with a timely dounoe -
scored him. Bagby was in = toEl&
place. He purposely walked Whoof
and filled the bases. Further scoe-
ing was prevented. however. when
John:'tor forced Olson and Oriff1th
was cut down at the plate. Crit
fifth jumped into the limelieht aRnin
in the fifth inning when he sineied
and scored Olson. who had PREVIOUS
ly rapped to center.
EIGHTH PANICKY
FOR BROOKLYN
Cleveland only had two real
chances to score. In the secopd In
ming. Gardner led off with q dou-
BILE bn. Grimes. by quick thinking.
caugh. him off second when he
fielded doc Johnston's roller.
TIE eighth was a panicl<y inning
for the Brooklyn fans. but Grimes
after walking three batsmen. ~
covered his control and the dangse
was ever.
With the exception Of the eighth
inning. not Cleveland player
reached third base.
I.bbe,s field was filled to capacity
again today. tho the fans. were slow
In finding their places. The a.
tendance was announced officially
as 2s.s94.
With the game count cven- both
managers probably will do lot Of
pondering tonight over their pitch
ing selections for tomorrow. Indi~
cations were that the third game
will be a southpaw battle with Sher
rod Smith on the hill for the Robins
and Walter Mails officiating for The
Indians.