The Washington herald., 1920-10-11
Triple Play,
Unassisted,
Thrills Fans
Feat of Wamby in Fifth
Inning First Since Neal
Balls in 1909.
By GRANTLAND RICE
Especial TO Washington Herald }

CTONoeo over lhe preClplce To-Day IN
the most amazing ball game ever
played. Two worlds records and an
important section Of Brooklyn's
spinal cord were broken and that
isn't half the story. Cleveland won
to l. and that. too. is a mere
detail II you don't believe it. pick =
lup this historical order Of events
and figure it out for yourself.
l. In the first inning, with three
on base and none out, a lean and
lank cove by the name Of Elmer
Smith soaked BurIeigh Grimes for a
home run that scared over right
field fence netting so feet above tho
ground. This is the first time a
home run with the bases full ever
took place in a world series insofar
as the Oldest soothsayer here can
locate the dope
?. In the fifth inning. after
/ kilduff and Miller had singled with
no one out Mitchell on the hit and
run slashed a line drive to right
center, which Wamby hauled down
IN time to complete an unassisted
triple play. After making the catch.
all that Wamby had to do was to
step over, touch second and then
tag the highly astounded Miller.
who was sprinting for the bag. This
is another world series record. al
though the unassisted triple play
was duplicated by Neal Ball or
Cleveland on the afternoon OF July
10. 1909.
Fourteen Hits for Dodgers
;. The Dodgers ran up fourteen
hits for a total Of sixteen bases OF
Bsgby. and this saIvo Of saIutinE
swats yielded precisely one thin
tally.
4. The Dodgers outbatted the
Indians by II hits TO IL one o.
brooklEn's hits being uu1rfcisfIy
credited. yet the same set OF DodE-
ers were beaten s TO l. II this isn't
another record weU iuhaIe the
score card
5. The Dodgers hammered out -
hits without scoring a tally. The
fourteenth safe blow was needed 70
produce the lone run.
g. In the third inning the
Dodgers laced out three clean hits
without getting a man as far as
third base.
g HI Alt lOuTlh lnnlhE with john
.ston on base, Grimes walked O'Neil
TO get whack at Bsgby. The pro-
lfesSor promptly retaliated by lift
ing home run into the center field
StanSs. II was in this fashion thar
the merry athletes whiled away an
other Indian summer afternoon,
while another big crowd uassed
from one cheering ft into another.
Grimes Defeat Blow.
All this record business may have
been highly pleasing TO the popu-
lace. but the defeat Of BurlciEh
Grimes was a heavy blow to Brook
Ilyn hopes. After the second HON,
run the ancient Bare was vindi-
iCated. He knew something after all.
old Grimes is dead-that good Old
man.
We ne'er shall see him more.
Since Smith and Bagby hat him
runs.
That let those seven score"
With Grimes so badly battered
yielding as Ee did six singles. two
IhOme runs and a triple in four in
inings, the Dodgers must win with
Sherrod Smith on Monday afternoon
Tor they will go out into the heart of
the barren lands without guide.
For il Duster Mails stops ShrrroJ
Smith in Mondays game Stanley
lCoveleskie and his Polish splitter re-
port for duty on Tuesday, where
only a budding miracle will carry
the Dodgers over tho rOCkfrctted
falls. They must beat Mails with
lSmith or Clevelan& will make good
Iher boast OF -Four straight here at
home"
BIinIcrs AEnin Missing.
Having removed the blinkers from
their batting eyes on Saturday IN
the first home game. the Indians
reported today wFh the. said blink
ers again missing They tore into
Grimes with a rush that sewCd up
the battle before a man was out
Jameson and Wamby singled at the
start. Speaker beat out bunt, and
Elmer Smith followed with his his
toriC crash that sailed across the
right field wall.
In the meantime BaEby was either
kidding the Dodgers. or his luck
was 100 per cent pure. For they
hit him with everything but the
ibat bag, and yet couldn't score a
run. In round after round the
Dodgers raped out base hits. only
to have some mate crack into
double or a triple play. They couldn't
score with anything, and yet Bsgby
looked to be a spongy target. In
the second Honey Aipled with one
gone and couldn't get home. In
the third Miller singled and Grimes
hit into a double play. Olson and
Sheehan then followed with base
hits, but rot a man reached third.
Can you beat it, Sure. That's
what Cleveland did.
The crowning disaster came in
the fifth. KildUf and Miller both
singled. Clarence Mitchell fell
against one OF Bsgby's fast ones
for a line drive that should have
reached the fence. Il was not Bag
by's fault that it didn't
stage Set for Climax.
Knduf and Miller were both un-
der steam at the moment and when
lWamby raced over, yanked the
drive down with one hand, the
stage was all set and decorated for
ttne grand climax.
The triple play that fallowed was
as simple as lighting a cigarette
with a burning candle. Thus the