The New York herald., 1921-10-06
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servedly, because 1t was fine, smart,
courageous piece Of baseball. More
over it succeeded, which is the best
test. That steal Of home, one of the
few in world series history, broke
the heart of the Giants for the. day
and put young Mr.. McNally upon the
hero's pedestal.
Another Yankee who played like a
flame over the field was Peckinpaugh
the captain. Nothing that shot toward
him. in his general direction, any
where about, was too fast or too hard
or too difficult, and lovers of baseball
have seldom seen a finer exhibition Of
skill in the short field of the diamond.
Aaron Ward at second was hardly less
expert and reliable.
As for Babe Ruth-well, the Babes
Gay was a bit spotty. He started right
of In the first inning by driving out a
clean single that sent Miller in with
the first Yankee run. The next time
he came up he got a base on balls.
though Douglas showed no fear OF the
Babes prowess and did not walk him
Intentionally. And the next two times
he struck out-abjectly and completely
struck out-and was the sorest lad in
the metropolitan district. To-day, how
ever, is another day. and the wise
pitcher builds no false hopes upon the
strikeouts of George Herman Ruth.
For the Giants heroes were some
what scarcer. They are never so
numerous upon the losing team any
way. and yesterday was not the best
sample Of what the men of McGraw
can do They were so weak and wab-
bly, and helpless against the bewilder-
fngly mixed assortment of rising slants
and uptwisting curves shot at them by
Mr.. Mays that they looked anything
but their best.
Frisch was by far the most brilliant
of their aggregation, outhitting the
rest of the team by four to one. de-
light to the eye in his base running
and brimful of courage always. Pitcher
Douglas. though beaten, and beaten
early, deserved a better fate and has
TO reason to feel ashamed about his
work of yesterday. His comrades
couldn't help him, that's all.
Big George Kelly, the pet home run
hitter of the Giants, was no more USE
full against Mays than his fellows The
Giants lacked the punch. Advertised
h., ha
speed o. the Yankees Famous for re-
sourcefulness, they were outguessed
and outmaneuvred by their rivals.
Art and Beauty in Baseball.
Pitchers battles are not particularly
thrilling contests, because in such cases
neither side is apt to show at its best.
Neither side looks as strong as 1t
really may be. There is a succession
and series of footy little grounders and
futile little pop flies as man after man
walks to the plate turns around and
walks right back to the bench again.
It's art. but 1t isn't baseball. Nobody
gets excited about II.
hitting Is what stirs up the human
animal and persuades him to rise upon
his onetime hind legs and howl. The
crack and smack OF bat against ball
and the gay sight OF the soaring sphere
---soaring out of sight preferably-are
the attributes Of baseball game that
make spirits rise and cause delight
full commotion.
Home running was dull in the after
noon of yesterday. The Mr.. Mays
hereinbefore mentioned was seeing &c
II that no Giants had that pleasure.
and the before mentioned Mr.. Douglas
attended to Yankee aspirations just as
effectually. There was n two bagger
now and then and three bagger by
Bob Mcusel of the Yankees. which
wasn't allowed because Brother Rob-
ert overlooked the rule that states that
first base must be nudged gently by
the toe In motion. Otherwise the hit
ting was feathery light and baseball
enthusiasts had to take their pleasurs
in the coruscating fielding and In the
base running Of McNally and Frisch
So much for the game-not an un-
attractive nor really unfrterestins
game. but lacking the fireworks ana the
bombardment II might have had. Tne
curious feature OF Yesterdays public
party at the Polo Grounds was the rela.
rrveiy small size OF the world series
crowd and the marked spiritlcssness
of II.
Size of Crowd Disappointing.
Every Imaginable consideration point
ed to a record breaking drive at tho
Polo Grounds. III ere was the first in
tracity contest for a worlds title that
New York ever had succeeded in wrest-
ing from circumstances. That alone
should have brought out the biggest