The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-11
O'NEILL'S TWO PLAYS

Catcher O'Nefll had two such feats to his credit when, in the first inning he threw his body full length back of the plate and blocked a wild pitch by Bagby, which, had it passed would have permitted Olson to score with two out Wheat's following fly to left killed Brooklyn's chance to score in that in- ming, thanks to ONeill quick thinking. Again in the second inning O'Neill took Jamieson's perfect throw from deep Jeff 1 field and checked Konetchy's rush to
 score from third. where his triple had placed hlua @ fne1aent s
 The contest was pe7Y in other re- specta. for white Brooklyn made 13 hits l of sagte Co sha I2 aeeugadlated by the Indians, fhe Robins were unable to score itneir soutars rua adtif tae final inning, and chen only aae 10 tas antics of bah ibit hg konetchy Wheat oaened the final
 sssio1i with , singie asong the first tase isHe 5Wet 6i5t oI reash of Johnston. ! A4s CTS slapped another into center and Ltiien Nanatchp raDeAed the ball with l what appeared to be an unusual amount 1 of cut The sphere hopped and zig- gagged toward Johnston in such a manner that the latter could not get fully in front of it, no matter how he shifted. Finally the ball made an effort to pass the Indian first baseman, wnicn would have done credit to an insane squirrel. Johnston threw up his hands, whether to catch or to avoid the ball striking him in the face, the fans will never know. The ball struck his wrist, and running up his arm, leaped from his shoulder into right field, and Wheat came home with the run which saved BrooK,yn rom a shutout It was weird ending to what was undoubtedly the strangest and most sensational game ever staged dur ing a worlds series.
 TREMENDOUS CROWDS
 It may have been that the baseball en- thusiasts of the middle west by some strange freak of collective mental te- lepathy, were warned in advance that a whole sheaf of diamond history was to be made in the fifth contest between the Cleveland elan and the F'latbush Robins. Certain it is that the attendance exceeded
 any previous gathering of fans dur ing the present series, for the game was witnessed by a capacity crowd, the or- ficial attendance being announced as 26,- S4 and the gate receipts sS2059. It ap- peared as though all Cleveland and the section for miles about had descended upon the ball park en masse. The streets for miles about the home of the Indians were packed solid on both sides with automobiles of every make and descrip- tion. Hundreds of parties from neigh boring cities and towns had motored in to see the contest. and such tickets as could be secured from spectators brought fabulous prices.
 Long before the first Brooklyn batter took his place at the plate every seat in tbe reserved stands and bleachers was occupied. giving perfect worlds series background to the play. Human festoons of men and boys clung to girders and fences inside the park, while every point of vantage overlooking the park from the outside was decorated with black dots and patches. representing venturesome youths determined to watch the game without the formality of passing through the turn stile Roofs, trees and telegraph poles to- dav bore burdens never intended for them by nature or architects.
 The throngs of fans were even noisier than yesterday, notwithstanding the heat, which made coats and vests super fluous and gave the cold drink vendors an opportunity to do business on a summer scale.