The Washington times., 1920-10-09
CLEVELAND ENJOYS
ITS FIRST SERIES
Fifth City Agoo With Hope Of
Landing Home Battle From
Brooklyn.
~ SID n ERCER-

. CLEVELAND. Oct e.-The nrst
world series day In Cleveland nnds
the NTH city of the Unitede States
boiling over with excitement.
Cleveland fandom fopdly hopes to
see their fsvorite team triumph in the
fourth game this afternoon, and there
by even the series with the Dodgerl
At two-sli. but Manager Robinson and
his players smile at the mere sugges-
tion OF such an outcome. The Dodgers
| had II all figured out how they-N~ere
going to win their third straight vic
| tory this p. m.
Brooklyn. by virtue of their two
, victories TO Cieveiand's one. ruled ia
| vorite In the betting at odds of to o
on the series. though few bets were
known to be registered. Even money
was wagered on the game today
The concensus OF opinion names
jon Pfefrer as Brooklyn's pitcher to-
day. Manager Robinson Indicates he
VIII give Jeff a crack at Stanley Cove
leskie. There is no doubt that the
Cleveland spitballer who won the
first game will go into action again
today. iris Speaker has no thought
OF using anyone else. That makes
II unanimous. Cleveland needs this
game badly and is pinning 1t hopes
on "Covey."
Ticket spectators were doing a
| rushing business last night and this
morning. In hotels, cigar stores,
barber shops and pool rooms, the
! scalpers are working without moles-
tation. They are more or less under
cover but any prospective purchaser
can get in touch with them IL he is
willing to pay the price.
single seats for any or all of the
o. FpNA L.
being yended at prices ranging from
$l5 to S25. They originally cost $3.50,
The scalpers gained their expert
ence in handling tickets when the
white Sox played here just before the
regular season closed. They seem TO
have plenty OF tickets, even blocks
OF them Local club officials claim
| that each original purchaser of these
| seats has bean registered.
That does not mean a thing in the
world. They have been saying 1t for
years and yet the scalpers get the
tickets and nobody IS ever prosecuted
In accordance with Mayor Fitz-
geralds proclamation, whistles were
blown and bells rung yesterday morn
Ing as . welcome home for the
Indians. At that hour the Cleveland
players were in uniform and practic-
Ing a. icdsuc pdTh. lHcy were
greeted at the railroad station at 8
o'clock in the morning by small
| bands Of enthusiasts.
Manager Iris Speaker made a brief
talk to intervieweys and then hurried
to the hotel where he lives to en-
| brace his mother. who came all the
way from Hubbard. Tex. to see the
games here.
Mrs. Speaker has never seen her
famous son in action on big leagu'
I field. She doesn't know much about
| baseball. but is sure her boy Is going
| to win.
well win," said Speaker later,
| because we are the best ball club.
And when l say that I don't take
any credit away from the Brooklyn
| team They have played great ball.
but 1 do not believe they can always
be so machine like, or get all the
| breaks in the games to come. Some
of our friends are claiming four
straight for us.
81 am hardly that optimistic, but
surely believe we will get three
| here at least, and that will send us
back to Brooklyn in the lead and
needing only one more victory.
1--WE always play better against a
pitcher the second time, and We'll
bump Grimes and Smith the next
time they start. l don't believe Mar
guard will do any better than he did
on Tuesday IL he>starts today.
''Coveleskie has rested up for three
days and Is ready. The Sunday game?
Well. 1 am not saying who will pitch
It. The main thing is to win today"