Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-08
SMITH WINS FAME AND GAME

t
 worlds series in many years Old. time
 players and followers .W7-s unanimous in this opinion after the final out had been neored. Ire eRtirc contest, although
 1narred by two errors evenly divided,
 fairly scintillated with thrilling individ-
 lal and combination defensive plays wrich
 brought the thousands of spectators to
 their, feet repeatedly.
 It was the first contest to, be played in
 real baseball weather and the fans. show
 nd the effects of the more suitable setting.
 Not a cloud obscured/ the sun and only
 a lazy breeze disturbed the Indian sum-
 fner haze. The overcoats which the spec-
 tators wrapped tightly around themselves
 during the first two games, were dis
 earded, while occasional purchasers of
 peanuts and pop ginger added a true
 baseball touch to the picture There was,
 however, little change in the collective
 attitude of the fans, so far as roofing
 was concerned. Speaker was given the
 greatest applause of any individual play
 eur. Members of both teams came in for
 repeated cheers following fine plays. but the roofing which has made other series famous in the past. was still missing, notwithstanding that the home club was ,, winning and winning repeatedly.
 The outbursts of applause, which greet
 ed the rapidly succeeding feats of first sne, and then the other team, were spon- taneous and impartial. Partisansfip, ex- sept in a few individual cases, was mo- iiceably absent It may have been due 1 to the fact that these thrilling plays same so rapidly that the Brooklyn fans never had time to set themselves for | genuine outburst of concerted and home cam roofing.
 The baseball fireworks opened in the second inning when Rightfelder Griffith made a great running catch off Jo. i Woods bat that robbed the Cleveland l ,utfelder of a sure double. A moment l later Konetchy knocked down SewelRs blazing slash and retired him at first with snap throw to Smith. Both play srs were required to doff their caps re- seatedly as they came to the bench Ir the third Konetchy and KiIduff figured in another star play. 0'Neill's smash Eairly tore it's way through the hands of the Robins first sacker, but. the ball was tlefiected by Konetchy's efforts 10 stop it ,.nd shot off toward Kilduff, who scoo7ed it up and flung it back to Smith who had. 'uShed over to cover the lag.
 Again in the fifth session. the Brooklyn lnfield figured in a fast double play o. son knocked down Mails wicked drive | snd recovering his balance with an sf- fort tossed the hall to Kilduff, forcing O'Neill at second. whereupon Kilduff WhlrIed and-nal Fc Malls at first.
 Speakers players let themselves ,llt Nnder this incentive in the sixth when
 two feats in handling the ball arous- the througs to Il frenzy. Wheat iieted booming 'ul ny along the right fed line a1i Brrns chased tn, descending sphere clear to the grand stand wna-e
 he 5roug1 up -Elth a siam aga ns- the | Iron railing but not uEti,s hH raa=hrI n
 emonc; tn4 slectetors occupgils a front
 row box and with his gioved hand spear ed the ball almost ini the lap of woman fan. Myers then singled to left, but when Konetchy hammered 8. red hot hep ger to Wambsganss. a lightning double play. Wanlby to Sewell to Burns, checked what appeared to be another run-getting rally. Other plays of almost equal bril- liancy marked the progress of the bat 1 tie but these were the outstanding fea- lures of defense of a contest which will