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Clsvs,aAd, 0Ato. OF s.-Dassball
pride, snaesassias a IL hsarts Of
Cleveland's fans through q years
Of championship asDiratioas, blased
into fury Of excitement today Ter
the fourth game Of the worlds sef-
les between Brooklyn 4 and Clsvs-
land.
Since 1879. when Cleveland f,rst
went into organized baseball, It he'd
to b content with standing b. and
watching its major league rivals
carry OF the champioaship n the
national game. Othef citiss Aavs
become accustomed to world's SER
lee, perhaps. Bat this is Clevsiaad's
hrst and everything has been for
gotten save one thing-basehAll.
Two Orleans fighting for the presi-
dency has no interest to ClevelaaA
today. The paramount question is
baseball wherever crowds conere-
gate.
Sold OF Month AgA
Early indications were that . ca
pacity crowd of $1,000 persons
would witness todsy's game and
that many Of the Clevelanders
would be turned away. Every re-
served seat has been sold . month
ago.
Although Brooklyn has the edge
of one game, the Indians will bat
tie on their own reservations today
for the first time during the series
and Azure they will play in Inn
proved form. Stanley Covelsskis,
who pitched Cleveland to victory in
the first game, was expected to be
Manager Speakers selection, while
big Jef'' Pfeffer Is regarded a.
Manager Robinson's choice. Both
Ccveleskie and Pfeffer are right
handlers.
First Faa In Line.
The sun arose on League Park
today with Edwaed Fox Of Proctor,
VT, who came from Seattle to see
the game, holding first place in q
line of several hundred persons
awaiting the sale of the 5000 gen.
eral admission tickets. Fox took
up his station in front Of the ticket
window at 2:15 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, carrying . large box,
which he said contained his sup
per, his midnight lunch, his break
fast and his lunch for today.
Others began lining up soon after
Fox planted himself on . box In
front of the ticket window. A Cleve-
land fan dropped into second place
and Edward Brown Of Youngstown
Ohio, took up third. Behind Brown
came the first woman in line. She
was Miss Julia Kelly Of Bridgeport,
Conn, who, with her escort, said
they were friends Of Steve O'Neill,
the catching ACE" of the Cleveland
club.
"Scalps" BreAk Throagh.
Downtown Cleveland was honey
combed with ticket scalpers despite
every effort made to halt them. Al
though no arrests were made yes
terday, scalpers were selling tickets
in the hotels, cigar stores and other
places at prices ranging from $3.50
to $3.50 for sets Of four tickets.
Members Of the Cleveland club,
after a refreshing sleep, showed no
evidence Of being disheartened at
losing two out of three games at
Brooklyn. Manager iris Speaker
was the most enthusiastic Of all.
I'VE have just begun to fight
Speaker declared. "As far a. we
are concerned, the series is just
starting. have every confidence
that the series will be even after
today's game. From then we will
keep out in front.
Players of the Brooklyn Dodgers
shared the view Of Manager Robin
son that Cleveland is already beat
en- and will not prove dangerous.
II confidently believe that we
! have got the series as good as
won," Manager Robinson said. I'VE
have the edge Of on game to our
credit and we intend to retain il"