The New York herald., 1921-10-12
BARNES AGAIN wins
CONTEST FOR GIANTS
Is Called Upon After the Yam
KEGS Have Knocked Toncy
Off Mound.
HARPER IS DRIVEN OUT
Fewster, Replacing Ruth, Hits
Homer-Circuit Clouts by
Irish Meusel and Snyder.


Inadequate pitching on the Yankee
side yesterday was the factor which
decided the sixth game of the world
series at the Polo Grounds. First it
caused three run lead OF the Yankees
to be snuffed out. then it resulted in
another loss by the Yankees OF the
lead after they had propped Them
selves into a two run advantage. The
Giants had what the Yankees did not,
an effective second choice pitcher,
none other than their redoubtable
standby, Jesse Barnes. and the Giants
went ahead while the Yankees did not.
The final score of a game excit-
ing in its first part and dull in its
second was s to in favor of the
Giants.
They are tied again in games won,
and the issue is on the knees of the
gods. 1t is Just as well to point out.
however. that not since the Boston
Braves started in by winning every
thing in 1914 has the National League
as bright a chance to win the world
series as right now. The reasons for
this are twofo,d:
The Giants are a better hitting team
than the Yankees, in this series or sny
other time. AS a batting team the
Yankees are "spotty" Weak hitters
are sandwiched with strong ones.
whereas the Giants with strong to
good batters right down the line from
first to eighth place inclusive pre-
sent more formidable front.
The second reason Is that McGraw
has more good pitchers left to do his
work than has Higgins. McGraw has
Douglas. Nehf and Barnes Higgins has
Mays and Hoyt and that's all. Consid-
erable doubt either way as to the out
come. but the outlook this morning Is
much in the Giants favor, and when
one scans the hitting layout of the
Yankees 1t looks as II Huggins did
wonders In bringing this team in a pen
nant winner.
Ruth may have been missed by the
Yankees yesterday. for his very presence
is help. but Il would have taken more
than he TO add the punch the Yankees
lacked. II has been transparently OBJ
yious in this series that he hasn't been
in shape to do himself justice. and II
was more relief than a regret to see
a hustling. high grade. never-gIve-up
player such as he out OF the game rather
than In 1t In a hobbling, crippled con-
dition. 1t was no inspiring sight. that
OF the Babe battling with pain and dis
ability. and better had he not been al
lowed to play with his infected arm.
The Giants twice fought their way
TO the front from behind yesterday. In
this game more than In any OF the
others was there q marked difference In
the grade OF playing done. The Giants
oxcelled distinctly In pitching, fielding
and batting. less in fielding than In the
two other departments. for though two
errors IN the Yankees infieid promoted
as many runs for the enemy. the Ameri-
can League champions made more fine
fielding plays than did the Giants.
The courage and spirit of the Yankees
In the face of the obvious. that their
pitchers couldn't hold the Giants. never
and always remained undimmed.
a fine running catch by Chick Fewster.
taking Ruth's place, and as gritty as he
is slight of frame and the unusually
good work OF waiy Schang and Aaron
Ward IN breaking up steals held the
Giants to smaller scoring than their
hitting might easily have accounted for
Harry Harper made his bow as a
world series pitcher. and the Giants
Knocked the southpaw out In the second
inning. Home runs by Irish Meusel and
Frank Snyder In the second wee among
the jolts which jolted Harper to the
bench Bob Shawtey was called In. He
pitched better than he did the other
time against the Giants but they en-
joyed one opulent inning at his expense.
Shawkey pitched right well the re-
OF his stay and was getting
better. Two Of the runs In the four run
ragout Of the fourth inning were due to
an error. and one run off him IN the
sixth inning resulted from a hit by
Kelly which was naught but pure luck
The ball took a whimsical bound awsv
from Pipp.
Fred Toncy had his second so ut
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