The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-06
Frisch Makes Four of Giants Five Hits-McNalIy Steals Home in Fifth Inning for Tanks Second Run-Babe Sends Tally in
By Associated Press

CCNORNN with one of his masterful exhibitions of oox work. pitched the Yankees to well earned victory over the Giants in the first game of the 1921 worlds series at the Polo Grounds today. The blond American league twirler of the underhand delivery held the National leaguers runless, the final score being New York Americans 3, New York Nations o.
 It was not without some fine field ing behind Mays, some pretty work with the stick and clever running on the bases that the Yankees were able to get the jump in the first all- New York series ever played for world baseball honors.
 Babe Is There
 Babe Ruth, king of the long dis tance clouters, although he did not make any home runs, was in there with timely hit and some inspiring and heady coaching on the lines. Mike McNally, the Yankees third baseman, rated as one of their weak est hitters, contributed double, which blossomed into run, and jumped In the world series hall ot fame by a daring steal of home in the fifth for the second run of the game.
 The Yankee victory was won against determined Giant defense, the sterling feat of which was 8 we'll pitched game by Phil Douglas, the Nationals spitball star. Douglas had the slugging Ruth at his mercy after the fourth inning, striking the Babe out twice, amid roars of applause from the Giant rooters.
 Douglas left the game in the ;crht ir,n ir1o Whan Earl Smith. pinch hitter, went to bat for him and flied out to Ruth. Barnes pitNhed the ninth inning for the Giants and was clouted for two hits.
 In the field. Ruth played well, getting four of the five outfield put outs. In the third inning, he gave his admirers a heart pang when he caught Douglas high fly and let it bounce out of his hands. He man aged to recover the ball, however, before 1t could fall to the ground. He the plate and every time he caught a fly.
 Frisch Stars
 In the Giants lineup, Frank Frisch their stellar third baseman ran true to his spectacular form, getting four of the Nationals five hits, one of them triple and handling brilliant Iy everything that came his way.
 As Q whole, the Giants played a steady, consistent game, except that tho usually reliable Bancroft at short was little unsteady at times although in go instance to the det- rinent of his team. Their inability to hit Mays, however, was fatal, to- gether with the unexpected dash shown by the Yankees on the base. the latter literally on this occasion beating the Giants at what was sup posed to- be their own game.
 Undoubtedly from the standpoint of the more than 30,000 spectators in the stands and bleachers, the ap- pearance of Babe Ruth at the plate was the big attraction of the after noon. As has been said, he went home runless for the day, his only bit being the first inning blow-a slashing single to center-that sent Miller home with the first Yankee run. Ruth. on this occasion, went out himself in g. fast double play. On his second trip to the plate, he re- ceived a base on balls. In the sixth and eighth innings he struck out.
 Meusel Robs Self
 Bob" Meusel, the Yankees heavy hitting right fielder. another local point of popular interest, did some thing toward living up to his repu- tation as long distance clouter by finding Phil Douglas for a hit in the sixth inning which would have been triple but for a slip on the part of the Yankee member of the Meusal family--a break that if the game had been closer, might have done his team an extremely i'll turn. Bob's hit scored Peckinpaugh from second, but, unfortunately for the batter, he failed to touch first in rounding that bag and was declared out while standing on third. Someone in the Giant dugout had caught the omis sion on his part, and the ball wat called tor and thrown to first, where- upon Umpire Moriarty declared him out,
 Yankees Runs
 The Yankees three runs came in the first fifth and sixth innings. Mill Ter opened the game with single to center and took second on Peckin- paugh's sacrifice, Douglas to Kelly. Miller scored when Ruth hit the first ball pitched to him to center field. It was a holdover and brought great cheering from the big crowd,
 The Yankees got men as far as second base in the second and fourth innings In the fifth McNally opened with the only double of the game, was advanced to third on Schang' 5 sacrifice. Douglas to Kelly, and stole home.
 The third run came in the sixth. Peckinpaugh singled to short passed ball by Snyder allowed him to gain second. After Ruth struck out trying to put the ball out of the nat. Bob Meusel hit to left center, scoring Peckinpaugh. Meusel drew up
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