The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-12
BROOKLYN STILL
RETAINS ANGORA

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Brooklyn for any more games be-
cause 1t won't be necessary. When
the last out is made this afternoon,
the series will be finished"
The managers statement convinced
Cleveland that Coveleskie would be
the choice. despite the fact that he
has pitched two hard games and
has had only two days rest. But
the home-folks We're ready to give
their townsman, Uhle, all the sup
port baseball crazy mob of more
than $4,000 can give. The history
making game of Sunday and the won-
derful pitching battle yesterday with
Cleveland victorious in EACH today
found Cleevland ready to believe
anything except that Brooklyn would
win.
In the Brooklyn camp there was a
different tale. Manager Robinson,
and Captain Zack Wheat doing every
thing possible to straighten out the
frayed plumage. the players We're
ready to meet the Indian on his own
ground and were absolutely certain
that tonight both clubs would be
journeying eastward for final set-to
on the Dodgers home soil The ter
rible hitting when slugging was
needed, the impregnable fielding when
pitchers wobbled, and the decided
array Of curves thrown by the hurl-
ers. when fielding was poor, which
have brought three straight contests
10 the local crew, apparently meant
nothing to the Dodgers.
We've got to have this game, and
when we have to have something we
usually get it," said Manager Robin
son today. and this remark echoed the
spirit of the entire team.
Facing the prospect of not seeing
another game for at least year
Cleveland fans were again out hours
before the game, forming a long line
at the bleacher gates.
With a youngster who had hurled
only six complete contests in his
American club career facing former
team mates who had discarded him
with the label IN. G." fastened promi
nently on his baggage, Cleveland
came through triumphant in one OF
the greatest pitching Of world:
championship classics. Walter Mails
slow-balled and fast-baled the Robins
into a shout victory, and retired then
with only three hits scattered through
three innings. Only once was he II
danger-when single and two errors
filled the bases--but slow curve
III II rt,,f
bat into Speakers hands, and after
that Mails was never in real trouble
The pitching of the big southpaw-
who had n tryout with the team h,
defeated, was of the kind which nigh
be expected from one of the old mast
ers-men who had played through
season after season and knew theil
opposing batters thoroughly. DESPITE
support which at times was erratic
he pitched confidently and withou
hesitation. His work was fittingl.
characterized by Umpire Connolly, whC
worked behind the plate. After the
game, Connolly declared that he haC
seen many men pitch great ball, bu
Mails knew how to use the ball.
1ue TdClllC COhst ybulsStti usc'
curve which sometimes broke Sc
wide that he could not control it. and
mingled jumping fast balls so cleverly
that Brooklyn could not touch thu
ball. Zack Wheat, one of the bes
hitters in the National League, trieC
to bunt on sacrifice play anC
missed the ball about ten inches. Mails
had them all missing the same way
But for Mails great work SherroC
Smith might have come out Of th'
worlds series as one Of the Creates
hurlers in the annual classic. Brook
lyn's southpaw. who won one gam'
from Cleveland, two TO one, pitched
q game that ordinarily would have
gone into the winning column. 80 on
OF hundred times. But with TIVE
down In the sixth. Speaker singled