The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-09
Twenty-Seven Thousand ans Crowd Into Park
to Watch Indians and Robins Continue
World Battle.
CADORE AND COVELEsk|E PITCH
Big Red Automobile and Several Floral Pieces
Presented to Cleveland Players Before
Game Opens

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 8
The Cleveland Indians wo1
today's game, the fourth Of tn,
present worlds series, anc
brought the games to a tie
when they defeated Brooklyn
5 to 1. Coveleskie won his sec
end game in the big series
while Cleveland slaughtered
four Brooklyn hurlers.
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LEAGUE PARK, CLEVELAND,
Ohio, Oct. 9-The 1920 world series
came to its own in Cleveland today.
The Ohio metropolis which had waited
forty-two years for a championship
baseball club, greeted the diamond
gladiators when they appeared for the
fourth game of the big series with a
burst of enthusiasm that made them
forget the frosty three days in Brook
lyn
Robinson announced to newspaper
men that Leon Galore would be in the
box for the Robins this afternoon
Coveleskie was regarded as GER
tainty for Clevelann. -=
Long before noon the bleachers
around the outfe1d were packed.
The din the fans set up from the
time the first white clothed Indian ap-
peared gave evidence of real base
ball outburst to come. #
A midsummer sun beat down on the
field which was lightning fast.
The Indians were given a welcome
that must have got beneath even their
battle SCARED hides That one out
burst from the bleachers eclipsed the
entire three days roofing furnished
by the Brooklyn fans.
After two or three turns around
with the bats the Indians suddenly
terminated their early workout and
returned TO the club house for final
pow WOW with Chief Speaker.
When the Indians returned to the
field there was another outburst OF
noise.
All of the Indian regulars were
pulling the ball toward the short right
field fence and il was evident they
would try TO take full hitting advan-
tage of their knowledge of this pc
culiarity of league park.
The Robins drew roar OF friendly
applause when they filed on the field
They were clad in their stained gray
travelling uniforms.
Manager Speaker, of the Indians,
was presented with an enormous floral
piece, the gift OF the fans of Hubbard
City, Texas, his home city Speaker
said that after the game the flowers
would be placed on the grave OF Ray
Chapman. Indian short stop, who was
killed by pitched ball.
When the Robins took their places
for fielding practice, Robinson batted
TO the infeld; Smith and Pfeffer bat
ted to the outfeld.
A big red automobile was driven
on the field and up TO the home plate.
With ceremony, the big car was pre-
scented TO First Baseman Wheeler
Johnston, on behalf Of motor car
company.
Manager Robinson of the Brooklyns.
and several of his players, were also
presented with floral pieces.
The Indians hal just as much pep
as the Robins when they went through
their fielding practice Galore for
Brooklyn warmed up in front OF the
Brooklyn dugout with Otto Miller. On
the other side Stanley Coveleskie
warmed up with Steve ONeiu
Five minutes before game time the
stands were packed to the limit Il
was estimated there were close 10
$4,000 persons in the park
The umpires and the managers held
their usual conference at the plate
and posed for a few more pictures.
The last dabs of whitewash were put
on the plate and base lines AMI every
thing was ready fo~ a start at two
O'Clock.
Batteries
Brooklyn, Galore and Miller
Cleveland, Coveleskie and O'NeiIl
Former Mayor Harry Davis, of
Cleveland, went to- the hill and pitch
ed the first ball.
First Inning.
Brooklyn-Olson up. Strike one,
called. 1t was curve that cut the
plate. Foul. strike two. Olson out,
Gardner to W. Johnston. 1t was an
easy roller down third /lse line.
]. Johnston up. Ball one. Ball two
He is out, Sewell to w. Johnston on
a close play.
Griffith up. Foul, strike one Ball
one. Ball two Strike two, swung.
Foul. Foul. Ball three. Griffith
popped to Gardner.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Coveleskie uncorked his spit ball
right at the start and worked a beau
tiful inning.
bedlam of voices, horns and bells
burst from the stands when he set