The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-11
HEWITT FIELD THE PAST WEEK REACHED ITS HIGHEST
PRODUCTION POINT $4,000 BARRELS DAILY
INDIANS SWEAR TO
SCALP THE DODGERS
Every Clevelander Stand
ing by Home Team as the
Hour of Final Eruption
Draws Nearer


Cleveland, Oct. 11.--With the count
of games 3 to 2 in their favor, the
Cleveland Indians today were prepared
to face the Brooklyn Dodgers in the
sixth contest of the series. confident
Of continuing their mad onrush Of
the past two days and that then the
worlds championship pennant would
be within one game Of their grasp.
The Dodgers, somewhat downcast
over the two successive drubbings,
were far from beaten in spirit, how
ever. With Sherrod Smith, the bril-
liant southpaw who sent Cleveland
back from Brooklyn on the short
end Of the series game, scheduled to
hurl. they felt the turning point had
been reached and that by evening
they again would be on even terms
with the American champions.
Manager iris Speaker planned to
send his youthful southpaw, Walter
Mails to the mound. While Mails
has had only a brief major league
career, his work has been on par
with that Of the veterans. Coming
into the league in midsummer from
the Pacific coast and after failure
as big league pitcher in Brooklyn, the
youngster won six straight games
when Cleveland was on the verge
of being showed out Of the pennant
race. In Brooklyn in the third game
Of the worlds series, after Ray Cald-
we'll had been knocked out of the
box in the first inning, he went In
and kept the Dodgers away from the
plate until late in the game when
he was taken out for q pinch hitter.
Mails. however, had never started
a super-series contest, while Smith
Is veteran.
Back Of the. Cleveland team today
was a city which had lost interest in
everything but baseball. and which
no longer even gave Brooklyn a
chance to win the series. On the
street corners, in the hotels, the
restaurants, the theatres and every
where the only subject discussed was
baseball, and to Cleveland, baseball"
means Jim Dunn's Indians.
The Cleveland rooters have been
on the edge Of the championship
crater for years and now that the
big explosion has come they have
lost all sense OF equilibrium and are
pulling, tuggihg, yearning, and yelling
for the world victory that is within
their sight. There was however
somewhat Of cessation Of ne tense
ness which characterized the city
during the early days Of the big fra
cas-. for the fans seemingly felt that
they had scaled Mount Olympus. and
now had only to sit back and enjoy
the fruits of their conquests. The
bombastic enthusiasm Of Cleveland's
desire to tell the world the greatness
of its ball team had given place to
an II told you So attitude, for the
home reservation had at least con-
vinced Cleveland that there is no
doubt Speakers tribe could step out
and capture two more contests with
ease, regardless Of what the rest Of
the world might think about IT,
The attitude Of the clubs hackers
was indicated In the shortness Of the
line at the bleacher gates last night
and early this morning. OF the twenty
on guard last night, only four were
present, the IS being speculators--
holding their place in line for a sale.
Harry McHugh, Of Cleveland. the
first in the limo, voiced the senti-
ments Of many he explained that 1T
really wasn't worth while waiting in
line all night for, because Cleveland
had practically won the series" BY
midnight, however, the line had APP
preached the proportions OF previous
days. Experience apparently had
taught the walters several lessons. q
few standing us they did Friday and
Saturday. Those waiting for the
bleacher gates to open had brought
chairs, boxes and tables and other
comforts and played cards, matched
coins and found other ways TO pass
tho time. Before daylight candles
were used to illuminate the impromptu
card tables.
Yesterdays game still was tho main
topic under discussion today, for few
persons had ever seen contest which
produced SO many thrilling situations.
and, what pleased the Clevelanders
most, situations which were favorable
throughout the home team.