South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-07
GRIMES HURLS
BROOKLYN TO
INITIAL WIN
Dodger Twirler Bests Bagby
in Second Game of the
World Series.
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into center for a single. Olson fol-
lowed with a bunt. Which Bagby
threw low to second. wambsganss.
in his efforts TO hold the ball.
low over the bag. and
Grimes. dashing into the sack,
turned a complete somersault over
the PROSTATE fielder.
Griffith's double to right scored
Grimes and put Olson on third.
Bagby purposely as d Zach
Wheat and relied on a play on Ny
erS 10 shut off the rally. The en-
tire Cleveland team was on its toes
and when Myers slashed a sizzling
grounder to Gardner, the Indians
third baseman shot it back to
O'Neill, forcing out Olson O'Neill
endeavored TO turn the play into a
second out at first, but his throw
hit Myers in the back as the latter
raced for the initial sack. John
ston was on the job. however. and
rushed up the base line. where he
picked up the ball and hurled IL
back TO O'Neill in time TO catch
Griffith trying to score.
Blocks Runner.
O'Neill aided the play by COM
pletely blocking the approach 10
the plate, for which he was round
IN booed by the Brooklyn fans. The
play was entirely legitimate, how
ever. and Umpire Connolly. who
was officiating behind the plate,
paid no attention 10 the protests Of
the home rooters.
Brooklyn's other runs were
scored without any attendant tea-
lures.
Jimmy Johnston gave the Brook
Ivn fans the first real opportunity
10 cheer when he beat out single
10 deep short in the first inning. II
proved to be the opening of the
first run. Johnston added the sec
ond quarter OF the run when he
made a clean steal Of second and
ambled 10 third while Griffith was
being disposed of at first. Capt.
Jack Wheat came TO the front with
q timely hit TO center, which sent
Johnston across the plate, Wheat.
by fast sprinting, making his hit
count for double.
Griffith Singles.
Griffith ADDED to his record as a
timely hitter in the fifth when he
singled 10 short and sent Olson
home with the third and final run
OF the game. Olson got on by con-
Meeting one Of Bagby's fast ones
for a single. He advanced 10 the
middle station when JOHNSTON and
Bagby were disposing of the for
mer's brother and from that point
completed the circuit on Giifhth' S
hit
The attendance, despite an i'm
provement in the weather Condi-
tions. did not quite equal the
standard set in the opening game.
The sky was overcast when Grimes
served up his first pitch. q strike
on Jameson. and there was little
wind TO disconCert the fielders. Al
though the sun cast only occasion
al rays on the diamond, the air was
warm and without the nippinS chill
which accompanied Cleveland's VIC
tory Tuesday.
Still there werc scattered vacant
seats. singly and in pairs in both
the lower and upper stands. The
SPECTATORS as a whole appeared 10
view the struggle with apathy. only
occasionally giving vent 10 a con-
certed roar of approval or encour-
agement There was an utter lack
OF team roofing. while the songs
and music. which have made the
other worlds series conspicuous
from a vocal standpoint. were as
much missing as during the open
ing game.
Paid Attendance.
The official figures announced by
the National commission Shove q
that in both attendance and re-
ceipts the figures fell below those
of Tuesday. The paid attendance
was 22,559; the receipts S76.164.
This makes total receipts for tho
two DAYS Of s155.213. The division
OF this money for the two days fol-
lows:
Ten percent 10 the National com
mission. S15,521.3O; 50 percent ri
balance 10 players pool, SS3,S15.O2:
remainder TO clubs. s55.s76.68.
The players share in the receipts
II the first five games and their
pool is divided IS percent 10 the
( players of the teams participating
i'm the series and 25 percent to the
/ players OF teams finishing second
and third in the National and
American leagues.