Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-14

the populace will be invited TO show in
a collective and comprehensive manner
their appreciation of the honors which
the players Of the team have brought to
Cleveland. RI this takes the preliminary
trend shown in rewarding The stars Of
the series to date, it is quite likely that
every member Of the club will have auto
mobiles. watches, medals and other
souvenirs Of their conquest sufficient to
fill several storehouses before the fans
permit them to retire to a wel-earned
season OF inactivity.
WEATHER is IDEAL.
The closing act OF the super-basehall
drama of the season was staged under
weather conditions which were ideal and
fully in keeping with the Importance o.
the occasion. \ sun Of mid summer
strength shore down on the fans from,
cloudlcss sky with an intensity which
made it almost imperative to remove
coats and vests even in tho shaded sec
tons Of the srandstands. Every seat and
foot OF standing room inside of the park
was crowded to utmost capacity long be-
fore the teams began their battle. while
trees, housetops. telegraph poles and
towering advertising signs overlooking
the park were black with men and hoys
who cluns to precar,ous perch through
out the entire one hour and ~ minutes
of action.
RECEIPTS sssGm
After the game it was announced by the
national commission that the paid attend.
ance had been 27525 and the gate receipts
$500 II was the largest attendance
and receipts OF any Of the seven games
That those who Witnessed the closing
contest saw game of usual standard
as shown by The box score but there
were features which thrilled the thou
sands which cannot be illuminated bv the
cold figures of either the hoN score or
summary. Despite the two errors charged
10 Shortstop Sewcll he made two plavs
which went far to eliminate the young
sters miscues
FIRST SCORE IN FOURTH
Cleveland put across the first run of
the game in the fourth inning After
r. Smith had grounded out, Gardner heat
out hit past Kilduff and went to third
on hit and run play when w Johnston
singled to right. Sewell flied on, and
Johnston followed with delayed steal
The ball was slippery and when Grimes
threw to second after taking Miller's
quick return the ball went wild and
Gardner scored.
The indians annexed their next tally
In The fifth inning Coveleskie opened
the inning by striking out. but Jameson
came through with a scratch infield hit
Wambsganss flied out and Jameson stole
second. Speaker followed with hard
drive against the newly erected stands
in right center field and ,ramieson eros sed
the plate
FINAL run IN SEVENTH
The Anal run of the series came in the
lucky seventh" O'Neill started the
inning with double to left center, but
the plucky little backstop was run down
when Coveleskie grounded to Grimes
Coveleskie. however. managed to take
second while Neil was being retired
and he romped home when Jameson
drove the hall 10 right field for two bases.
II had been planned to send Rube Mar
quad against the Indians in an attempt
to check the winning streak Of Sneakers
men but owing to the court action OF
this morning, in which the pitcher was
charged with violating the exhibition tic
ket ordinance and fned 81 and costs
MANAGER Robinson switched to Grimes in
a last forlorn hope.
Analysis of the pitching records in tia
Z
the superior control NJ Coveleskie was
responsible for his victory to-day Just
as II was in the previous two games he
won The Cleveland hurler kept putting
! the ball over the Mate and Brooklyn
batters were forced to swing at his hrst
offerings.
I COVELESKI PITCHED 90 TIMES
Coyeleskie pitched only ~ times in the
nine innings, while Grimes and Mamaux
The Brooklyn twirlers, were forced to
| throw l36 times. Only q of Coveleskie' 4
efforts were called balls, 25 were strikes
3 foul strikes and fouls. He retired |:
| men on flies and Is sent out easy groun
ders. Five hits were made by Brooklyn
Coveleskie pitched only four times in thu
fourth inning.
The two Brooklyn pitchers sent ovei
more strikes than Coveleskia but the,
| also threw many more balls. Together II
eight innings they pitched 81 balls. 81
strikes. "A foul strikes, 7 fouls. put out 1
men on flies, 10 on rollers and allowed
seven hits
Grimes record for seven innings wa!
balls. 81 strikes. IL foul strikes. 4 fouls