The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-07
Burleigh Grimes, With Flu
sive Spitball, Outpitches
jim Bagby.
rs TWIRLING MASTER
Dodgers Stage Great Come
back Before $4,000 at
Ebbets Field.
ARE NOW THE FAVORITES
Griffith Bats In Two Runs
and Wheat the Third Scored
by victOrs.
IRE NOW THE FAvORITES
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Played. Won. Lost. Pct.
Brooklyn IN. ID $40
Cleveland CA. IL 800

A Brooklyn baseball team undaunted
went into the field yesterday after
noon with heads held high and BAN
ners flying. A fighting. game and
gritty Brooklyn club, it's back to the
wall--confronted with the indelible and
inscrutable fact of baseball history
that no team which has lost the first
two games of the worlds series has
been able to overcome that fatal
handicap and win the title-marched
into battle against the Cleveland host
at Ebbets Field with an invincible de-
termination to triumph.
And that aggressive Brooklyn CLUB
came out undaunted STILL its position
solidihed. it's prestige refurbished so
to it even previous to the dismal fail
ure of the day before. 1t came out
with a most brilliant victory over
Cleveland by score Of to o. 1t
emerged with a scintillating shutout
which gave Brooklyn tie in the series
nnd lifted It from the unenviable posi-
tioa OF the underdog to that of the
f.pttte.
Garely has team come back after
.eat in the opening game of the
baaeb;lll classic as the Dodgers came
hack yesterday. Not since 1911. when
Tie New York Nationals evened mat
ters by taking the second contest with
the Philadelphia Americans, had the
second struggle brought about a tie
In the series.
Grimes Pitching Master.
Rarely had it been the pleasure
and privilege too of any worlds series
gathering to witness the unfolding of
a pitching masterpiece such as Bur-
leigh Grimes the star right handler OF
the Brooklyn team. brought to light
splendid effort from the start threw
CONSERVATION into the ranks OF the
Cleveland supporters and made the far
famed and much heralded savagery of
the Cleveland attack dwinde to the
impotency of South American revo-
luton. Worlds series pitchers Of the
past have earned inches in the games
Hall of Fame with more remarkable
feats than that which went to the
credit of Grimes. But none could, and
none did, accomplish more than did
Grimes The enemy was held without
score. and that Is the last word in
pitching effectiveness.
1t Is true that Cleveland with seven
hits matched the batting harvest of
Brooklyn. 1t Is true that In the eighth
lining Grimes faltered seriously issued
three passes, and filed the bases But
when crucial moments came, when the
enemy made its most inenacing gesture
and threatened 10 become inslstent up
on scoring. Grimes showed the stun of
which real pitching Tltans are made.
Against Grimes was arrayed the great
Jim Bagby who was regarded as Cleve-
'and's most formidable pitcher--a right
ander. who. during the American
League campaign, stood out as the
apotheosis OF pitching strength, cunning
and strategy man who had won
more games in one season than some
major league nurlers are able to win In
three years.
Uhle Finishes strongly.
Bagby allowed seven hits in six In
nings. for he did not finish the game
He was removed in the seventh inning
to let Jack Graney bat for him. Uhle,
once a sand lotter in Cleveland. unex-
rectedly realized his ambition to pitch
in world series and did very we'll
indeed, for In his two inning stay on the
mound Brooklyn got neither hit nor run.
Three Of the six Dodgers who faced
Uhle were struck out.
While Grimes allowed as many safeties
ss did Bagby the Brooklyn sptball
master kept tho hits scattered in all
innings except the seventh In that ses-
sion he allowed two safeties and when
Graney came TO bat with two out, he
round men on first and second The
scene was set for test OF Grimes's
" ettle. and the test found II unaloyed
For Graney went cut on strikes
There vas uncommon satisfaction for
Grimes In his success against the fam
Gus batsmen Of the Cleveland club His
achievement was the crowning effort of
remarkable season, in which he had
sprung from position among the lowiy
tc the highest among the pitchers of
the National League. Every ball pitched
against the Indians carried the hopes OF
a man who. having come back stood
On the threshold OF still greater ac-
oompIshment and would not be denied
IL.
Grimess exhibition preached a sermon
which should find an echo In the heart
of every man who doubts--particularly
who doubts In himself. Sitting In box
whore Grimes could see him was Barney
Dreyfuss. president Of the Plttsburg
,luo. who In 1918 sent Grimes TO Brook
.yn. Dreyfuss sent him away with the
Continued on Twclfth Pooe.