Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-05
MARQUARD AGAINST
C0VELESKIE IN THE
BIG SERIES OPENER
Both Managers Confident ss Clubs
Take Field for Initial
Game
ALL TICKETS SOLD.
MANY TURNED AWAY
ny As.aeia,ea pre.. ~ Every Fv-alng

by Associsted Press - Every Ev-ning
Ebbots Field. Brooklyn. Oct Th,
unpires Tor today we're assigned a. FOLLOW
Klcrn behind The plate Conolly AZ hrf
base; O'Day AZ second baa and DinefH a'
third base
COveleskie warmed 10 f0f Clsvrla1d
while Marqiard got be arm rn condition
for Brooklyn
BArrrafga avvouNCEn
Batteries Covclsske and O'Nein '.t
Cleveland Marquard ard krieg'r 90
Brooklyn
Evans vill play Isfi 6sid instead
Jameson. Burns Nill play frst beg arf
bat fourth WOOD vii play nghf helf and
bat sixth
In Brooklyn Krrgsr riil aat>h instsad
Of Miller
rrngT nugtuo
Cleveland Evaug up Esif ono afrIfr
one Foul. strike two Evans 0Hf nirnr
% Konetehy Wamhrgsnn up F1ni
strike one Wamby bunted hui mo ball
rolled foul strike two Warrhv nfrF Uuf
70 Wheat Win had u corr IN fssf toraafr
The catch Speaker up -peaker Faf
hand when he came up strike mo hsi
oneA Foul strike ton SpeakeT isnrrf
ana fNf TFfNfl NV 'FINffNII.tTEI n ||.
cheer No runs. h0 hits no orror
Brooklyn Olaon NJ Ohcn hied ~
Wood hitting tho FIRST bal p.trhef
Johnston 40 STRIKE 0n~ Foul HiFikr
two Foul Bah nne ldinsf0n strini
cut Covrlsekie's spittisIl heing 40 mrrl
for him Griffith ~ 2ssen threw 0f
Griffith ~ frst No runs ~ hf's ~ rr
rors
Fsbtets Field, Brooklyn Oct a0nle
25 OD0 fans, tho edvr - ph0ae enfhu.lssn
was no whit dulled ~ me White Sor hsFn.
ball scandal filed al stands n f.hneir
Yield todav and vaw the Clrveiand Amer.
cans pennant winners and fhe iirookltu
champions ~ tho National learse a.n
battle IN ne first n thls yrars NoFid
series Al seats we're add when the PLAYERS
came on the held and hundr~sis. nanv "a
whom had stnod IN hne sincs Eunrae
were turned away
II have a fne team. eagr~ ~ an and
believe thev wili said Manages hnhna
son % Brooklyn IN uhe club house nrlnTn
the game '1 am not underrafing Glove
land and vii auYer that we 1rc IN flF
hard right"
The Cleveland team d,d not gct tl
i town until 4 few hours he.ore the Tsrnr
Y thereby uueet;inE al he-ehall rrcr--sieuri
Y ~ not practicInz IN a strange BAH yard
7 before q worlds series.
II have airsvs used diamonds "a tIn
came dimensions saId Iris SPEAKER Iun
2 for purposes 81 tins series we are asstulinu
the distance b ninety feet hetw~en go
bases on Colonel klbbets Fieid We exuort
70 win. and what more can ! saw"
Colonel Ebh.ts owner ~ the hrooklyne
tipped over another precesieut ly noe
7 having a brass band for Tn ieiectauon nf
( the early comers The Colonel said aIl
I available space N tho park should 1e uyrn
I 20 the fans.
4 superb day for basehall followed ias
/ on a night q Wretched prumi-s. Ihr
weather cisAsed early and a warm san anH
brisk breeze drled out the moisture n tNr
playing field. made sodden By The nislt 2
thunderstorm. Gr0undkeep-rs had thc in-
field IN ine shap. by noon aud tho PLAYERS
1 reported that grounders came trus
The unreserved stands Wcre NOT opsnrii
until after II 3 clock and we're qlickiT
filed by spectators who stood single iie il
long serpentlne lines about IN. bail pafk
These whO could not Eet into the para
fiocked into Il high clay hank, known rl
BROOKLYN folks a. Crow Hnl-that partly
overlooked the playing bead, and watchn'i
the game from there. scorus percllszi thsiu-
selves on roofs Of HOUSES on al iaocnt strueia
while brick layers working "a huildiuG.
near by struggled manfiIlly CD lay hriCk.
BY the touch system and watch the rllnr
New York. Oct. 5.-All thai rsmainmI
70 complete the perfect sitting iof Chi
first game % the 1920 world sonos ho.
tween BROOKLYN. ~ the Natlor al tsslaur
and ClevelaI q. Of the american League, al
Ebbets Field to-day VAS the iaif ecathc
promised after an unherslded ramst0rl
last night. Manager rns Spoakcr inl
the Cleveland team, due % arrive hcil
early today, planned 10 90 10 their quar-
tiers az Ebbets Field a. soon A. noSabil
IN order 20 get acquainted with the las
out Of the diamond
Fhe Indians felt thai thsy would b, 81
some disadyantagc bccause ol their an
familiarity with the playing hcld. bu
hoped % overcome this to somc oKtrn.
between their arrival and game time ~,
American League champions viii have n,
opportunity for actual practic, on th'
field until they begin their warming lI
practice for the game as the diamond D..
been put in first class shape and h un
planned TO keep il 50 until play actually
starts.
The unrsserved SEATS IN thc Geld stand
and bleachers were put on sale ycsierla'
and when the box office opcncd thcnr VN
a large crowd on hand that kept thc sc.lC
busy all day. There were a fcW ticket
left, which were placed On s,,lo ai : q clncl
this morning, together with The ieu r,
served seats that had not bccn called ga
Conunued on pago 20
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