Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-07
BURLEIGH GRIMES
WHIPS SPEAKERS
STRONG INDIANS

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O'Neill aided the play by completely
blocking the approach to the plate,
for which he was roundly booed by
the Brooklyn fans. The plan was
entirely legitimate, however, and
Umpire Connolly. who was officiating
behind the plate. paid no attention
TO the protests OF the home rooters
Brooklyn's other runs were scored
without any attendant features.
Johnston Singles.
Jimmy Johnston gave the Brooklyn
fans the first real opportunity to
cheer when he beat out n single TO
deep short IN the first inning. II
proved 10 be the opening of the first
run. Johnston added the second quar-
ter OF the run when he made a clean
steal OF second and amblcd TO third.
while Griffith was being disposed of
At hsst. Captain Jack Whea, came
20 the front with n timely hit to
center. which sent Johnston across
the plate. Wheat by fast sprin,inE
making his hit count for a double.
Griffith added To his record as a
timely hitter in the fifth when his
single 10 short sent Olson home with
the third and final run of the game.
The Brooklyn shortstop. got on by
connecting with one Of Bagby's fast
ones for single. lie advanced TO
the midway while Johnston and Bag
by were disposing OF the formers
brother, and from that point COM
pieted the circuit Oh Grifith's hit.
The attendance. despite an i'm
provemcnt in the weather. did not
quite equal the Standard set in the
opening game. The SKY was overcas;
when Grimes served up his first
pitch strike on Jameson. and there
was little wind 10 d!sconcert the
heldcrs. Although the sun cast only
occasional rays on the diamond, the
air was warm and without the min
ping chill which accompanied Clcve-
land's victory yesterday. Still there
were scattered vacant seata. singly
ana in pairs. in both the lower and
upper stands. The spectators. as n
whole, appeared to view the struggle
with apathy. only occasionally giving
vent 10 concerted roar of approval
Or encourage ent. There was an
utter lack OF team roofing while the
songs ana music, which have made
other world series conspicuous from
vocal standpoint. were as much
missing as during the opening game
Attendance Fails ON.
me Official figures announced by
the National Commission showed that
III both attendance and receipts the
hgurcs fell below those OF Tuesday.
The paid attendance was o2.559; the
receipts S16l6i This makes total
receipts for the two days of sl55.213.
The division OF this money for the
two days follows:
Ten per cen. to National Commits
sion. sl5.52l.S0.
Sixty per cent of balance to play
ers' pool, sS&,SI5.02.
remainder to clubs. s55,876GS
The players share In the receip,s
OF the first five games and their pooI
is divided 70 per cent to the PLAYERS
OF the teams participating in the
worlds series. and % per cent to the
players OF the teams finishing second
and third in the National and Amer.
lean Leagues.
The complete pitching analysis Of
the game shows that while Grimes
, threw the bail up TO the CLEVELAND
paticrs $50 times in nine innings. his
TWO opponents. BaSby and Ghlc. had
total of nIncty-fivc for eight in
hlngs. OF which Bagby threw sixtv-