The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-02
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CLEVELAND
PRACTICALLY
UNDER WIRE
BIZ JACK SEIOCk
L. \. 9 SportinE EdIfor.l


NEW YORK. Oct. 2.-Tris Speakers
Spy Cleveland Indians are almost
as good as under the wire today with
tine American league pennanr
ODe more victory fer the Indians 1T
Z. defeat for the White Sox Will settle
the race in Cleveland's favor. There
Is remote chance OF tie. but in
such an event the patched up Chicago
team could not hope TO cope with thy
Indians IN Il play-off for the Champion
ship.
IL is practically certain. therefore.
that the Indians VIII face the Brook
lyn Dodgers in the initial game Of the
worlds series at Ebbets field next
Tuesday afternoon.
The series will mark the first time
in The history of modern baseball that
a Cleveland team has centended for
the coveted title and despite the cts
scandal now under investigation at
Chicago the struggle promises TO at
tract genuine interest throughout tae
country as usual.
The Cleveland Indians are not the
best team that ever represented the
Junior major league In the worlds
series but from this angle they look
like the next worlds champions.
ueE are one % Tie LlDfSN q = ASsSfN
troups of players ever gotten together.
They hristle with fighting spirit.
On defense the Cleveland club is a
smooth working. lashy fielding ma
cnine a team that exemphfies the val
10 Of concerted effort On offense IT Is
tcais with a powerful punch. backed
NJ l,y plenty of baseball brains
N the Dodgers Cleveland will meet
club that boasts one Of the best
pitching STATS in either major league:
g team with plenty OF morale that can
and will fight for every game Like
Speaker. Manager Wilbert Robinson. Is
the PAL Of his players.
Reams Of speculative dope" might
be written comparing individual play
crs. but the fact remains that one Of
the rival teams Is going TO win he
series because 1t has the stronger
punch. incidentally this team Will
also get the best Of the so-called
breaks because Of its superior
punching power.
The writer believes Cleveland mas
the superior punch. Speakers team
hasn't the pitching strength OF the
Dodgers but it has two wonderful
rroundsmea in Jim Bagsby and stan
C7veleski: and the team batting aver
g. &c of 800 il has amassed this season
speaks volumes.
In sggressiveneSs and all around
team work Cleveland has more sn ~
than the National league champions
r nd with careful handling of his pitch
ers Manager Speaker should be able
70 hold his own against Brook IN s
young army OF slabn1en-
Eurleigh Grimes, Sherod Smith.
Pfeffer, Mamaux, Cader and Marquard
are Brooklyn's bulwarks OF defense
against the Cleveland attack. Grimes
Is Bobby's ace. The others are Ill
r'tchers OF sterling qualities bat
crimes can be compared with Bagby
end CoveIeski. Aside from Crimes the
Dodgers outrank the Indians in but
one other particular and that is in the
i-deId. The Dodgers inner Gordon q
defense is better balanced and some -
what more consistent in all around
play. The loss of Ray Chapman was
3 severe blow to Cleveland and though
Trnoklyn has generously permitted
Swell to play, the Indians will gain
Lu+ little as he Is a weak hitter.
The Brooklyn cutheld. though L
boasts of Wheat and Myers, Is no
r1ore powerful than the Indian com
hination. built around iris Speaker,
the last word IN fielding excellence.