The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-12
INDIANS WIN,
TO-; NOW LEAD
4 GAMES TO 2
Day of Triumph for Mails,
Who Settles Old Score
With Dodgers.
A BROOKLYN CASTOFF
i. Burns's Powerful Two Base
Smash Off Smith Scores
Only Run.
SMILING ROBBIE STUNNED
Cleveland Must Take Only One
More Game to Cap
ture Series.
SMILING ROBBIE STUNNED
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Played. Won. Lost. &c.
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Byu staff Correspordea, Of THE HERALD
CLEVELAND, Oct. II. - Conquering
Cleveland tonight is a city stepped in
baseball glory. This Ohio metropolis
on the shores of Lake Erie is astir
with revelry in the sweet aftermath OF
its fourth victory in the worlds series,
and the sweeter anticipation of n great
and new honor which lies within its
grasp, its position, made almost i'm
pregnable and unassailable by another
triumph over Brooklyn this afternoon,
by to 0, requiring only one more
success to achieve the championship
of the baseball playing universe
Cleveland is taking ultimate victory
for granted. Facing a distinction
which it had fought in vain to attain
ever since it became q member of the
old National League In 1879, Cleveland
is throwing itself into an ecstasy
which bigger. blase cities never can
experience.
And well may Cleveland revel. only
baseball miracle can save the Brook
iNll team I1OlIl QtAtdls NfA'Ntiabtb beNo
won four out Of six games. 1t has
three more chances TO serve the neces-
sary fifth victory. IL has come out OF
the batting. slump which claimed IL
for its own in Brooklyn and has ham
plered the pitching prides of Brooklyn
with terrific effect. II is travelling the
high wave of success. backed by n ter
rife momentum which threatens to
smash BroolSlyn's little remaining
hope into smithereens even tomorrow
afternoon. when the last game OF the
string of four scheduled for this city
is to be played. The palm, the crown,
the blue ribbon and everything else
material and otherwise which goes TO
the winner OF the baseball classic
seems 10 be Cleveland's To have and 10
hold, and Brooklyn looks powerless TO
interfere.
While Cleveland tonight is singing
the praises of Walter Mails. the left
handed pitcher who this afternoon held
the Dodgers TO only three scattered
hits. and George Burns. whose two
base hit in the sixth inning sent Iris
Speaker home with the all conquering
tally. Brooklyn's ndherents are In the
depths OF the dodrums and the lowest
pit of despair. The Dodgers are
whipped.
seven Hits on smith.
Yesterday the furious attack OF the
cleveland batsmen drove Burleigh
Grimes, their erstwhile conqueror. from
Tho mound. To-day II was another
brooklyn pitcher who had won over the
indians in Flatbush--Sherrod Smith, the
F11N ffe4e~ ne IA
feat Smith was not as effective az he
rad been on his own field, and allowed
seven hits. But only In the fatal sixth
did he permit two hits to come into
juxtaposition. Only I'm the sixth did he
stumble. and Cleveland pounced on the
opportunity as II had pounced on nearly
ell of It's other chances since the scene
ar battle shifted 10 this city.
The run which broke the backs OF the
Dodgers came after two Indians had
been retired. Joe Evans. who had got
two singles in his previous efforts with
the bat. popped 10 Konetcby and
Wambsganss was retired by Olson But
the big trouble maker was on dock.
Speaker. who had gone without tho sem
hlance of safety I'm two previous tries,
hammered the ball 10 left field for o
cingle.
Now Il was strictly up TO George
1jurnsN Smith shot a strike over the
Dttlts lle r'tOIlu pIt Whh a jail nFIt
the Brooklyn southpaw hurled fast
one over. about waist high. II was n
ball on the order of the ono which Elmer
Smith had put over the right field fence
Yesterday for his famous home run.
Burns took healthy shot at the bal
and drove 70 far out in left centre.
While Myers and Wheat were scurrying
Cor the ball Speaker scored the run
which beat the Dodgers.
As Speaker neared second base several
fans out I'm tho left centre bleachers
reached out for the ball as Il bounded
off the base OF the stand. One OF the
Jans even went 40 far as to try 90 hold
MYERS. The outfielder shook himself
away. grabbed the ball ms Il caromed
away and made a splendid throw 20 the
infield. The hit was terrific one---a
more powerful smash than the grea;
home run which Smith made yesterday
n was followed by fly TO right b.
Gardner and tho storm Hubsided. Tho (
crowd seemed to sense that that one run
would be sufficient 10 win.
A. for Brooklyn, IL was kept az bay
ali the way by the mastery pitching of
+hIs left handler. Mails. II will be re-
membered that Mails pitched remarkable
hall I'm Brooklyn last Thursday. after /
caldwell had thrown away the game In I
the first inning II will he remembered
that on that occasion too, his opponent
was smith
To-day Mails was even more effective I
than he had been IN his previous effort /
against tho Dodgers. The first Brooklyn .
hit was q single 10y Konetchy IN the .
second inning Tho second hit was a
single by Myers. in the fourth. And the .
rnai safety cleaned Off The delivery Of
Mails was a responding double which .
olson sent to left in the eighth inning. /
IN, that was the sum total Of Brooklyn's .
hifting-three widely scattered blows, .
which spurred Mails ON 60 greater effort. /
The "duster" allowed only one base on
walls. And he was not accorded what !
might be called support. Sewell and 4
Gardner slipped mp on more or less easy .
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