The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-05
HARD HITTING
LETS VISITORS
BAG OPENER
Mamaux Takes Marquard's
Place in Seventh - Cleve-
land Gets J Runs In Second,
| in Fourth. .
GAME IS PLAYED FAST
(By Associated Press)

Clevelands. champions of the Ameri
can League, toppled over the Brrok
lyns of the National League, by a
score of to 1, in the first game OF
the worlds series today.
The National League champions
were helpless before the mistifyins
slants of the big spitball pitcher, Gov
elskie. He was given sterling support
by the Clevelands. especially Speaker
who ranged far and near, robbing the
hapless Brooklyns of seeming hits
O'Neil starred at the bat with two
doubles.
The official attendance was 1884.
Thousands Of fans, the edge OF
whose enthusiasm was not one whit
dulled by the White Sox baseball
scandal, filled all stands in Ebbets
Field.
The Clevelands did not get to town
until a few hours before the game
thereby upsetting all baseball prece.
dents of not practicing in a strange
ball yard before a worlds series.
A superb day for baseball followed
fast on night of wretched promise
The weather cleared early and a
warm sun and brisk breeze dried out
the moisture in the playing field.
Brooklyn took their batting prac-
tice first, MOZART. Miljus and Pfeffer
serving up the ball for the home folks.
Marquard and Smith, two right-hand-
ers, and Grimes, Brooklyn's star spit
baller, took part in the batting prac-
tice.
Uhle went to the mound when the
Cleveland Indians took their batting
workout. Bagby and Coveleski took
part in the practice. Fleets of pho
tographers cruised everywhere about
the field swapping the players and
their playing poses.
Their was the inevitable picture of
the rival managers, Robinson and
Speaker, shaking hands while the
Johnston brothers, Doc" of the In
dians, and Jimmy" of the Dodgers,
had little family picture of their
own, the first probably since the trav-
cling photographer got them together
on tintype in Tennessee years ago,
How Speaker Felt.
81 have always played on diamonds
of the same dimensions" said Iris
Speaker, " and for of this series we
are assuming the distance is ninety
feet between all bases on Colonel Eo-
bets field. We expect to win, and
what more can I say"
Colonel Ebbets, owner of the Brook,
lyns, tipped over another precedent
by not having a brass band for the
delectation of the early comers. The
colonel said any available space in
the park should be given to the fans.
Accordingly, spectators, musically in
clined, whistled popular airs and rams
cow bells while others declared q
hand
another baseball scandal.
A superb day for baseball followed
fast on a night of wretched promise.
The weather cleared early and a
warm sun and brisk breeze dried out
the moisture in the playing field,
made sodden by the nights thunder
storm. Ground-keepers had the in
field in shape by noon.
The unreserved stands were not
opened until after II o'clock and were
quickly filled by specta tors who stood
single file in long serpentine lines
about the ball park. Those who could
not get into the park flocked into a
high clay bank known to Brooklyn
ties as Grow Hill that partly over
looks the playing field, and watched
the game from there. Scores perched
themselves on roofs of houses or ad-
ia acent streets. while bricklayers work
ing on buildings nearby struggled
manfully to lay bricks by the touch
system and watch the game.
First Inning
CLENELAND-Evan out, Olson to
konetchy. Wamby hunted but the
ball rolled foul; Wamby flew out to
Wheat Speaker got hand when he
came up. He famed, and the crowd
gave Marquard a big cheer No runs,
no hits, no errors.
BROOKLYN-Olson flied to Wood.
Johnson struck out. Sewoll threw
out Griffith at first. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Second Inning
CLEVELAND-Burn sent up a
high fly which fell behind Konetchy,
who picked up the ball and threw into
left field Burns scored. Olson threw
out Gardner at first. Wood walked,
Marquard tried to catch Wood off
first. SeweN singled into right field,
Wood going TO third. Wood scored
on ONcil's double to left. Sewell 60
ing to third MamauX was warming up
for Brooklyn. Coveleskie grounded
out to Konetchy and Sewell attempted
to run home. He was run down, the
play being Konetchy to Kruger to
Johnson Two runs, three hits, one
error.
BROOKLYN-Whe flied to Speak
er. who made a wonderful catch of
Wheat's seemingly safe hit Myers
flied to Wood konetchy out, Sewell
to Burns. No hits, no runs, no er-
rors.
Third lnninn
LEVELAND-Evans walked. Wam-
by sacrificed, Johnston to Konetchy,
Evans taking second Speaker flied
to Wheat Johnston took Burns