Evening journal., 1921-10-17
NetU Stars ShOne In
World Series Battles;
Many Surprises Uncorked

hit had a curve on IL.
1t isn't too much TO say that next
TO Waite Hoyt. the 22-year-oid star
n the Yankees, Barnes was the /
pitching sensation OF the series Nehf.
Douglas, Mays-ali did nne work
but Hoyt and Barnes came through |
when their teams were desperately |
situated. II McGraw had lost either
OF the games pitched by Barnes he'd
probably have lost the series. and Il
was Hos good work last Monday
that kept the Yankees in the run
ming. It was through no fault OF
his either, that they lost on Thurs
day In the finai game OF the series.
HugginE blames the loss Of the Sc
ries entirely on his teams slump in
hitting. He doesn't believe the loss
OF Ruth handicapped him any, and
doesn't fail TO give full credit 10 the
Giant boxmon. Douglas, Nehf and
Barnes. for fine. crafty work. But
he does say this:
"The Yankees had hit far more
difficult spitbail pitching than that OF
Douglas consistently through the
season. They had hit consistently
ieft-handers as good as Nehf, and
they had hit curve ball pitchers as
good as Barnes. Taking no credit
from these men. who were at their
best when they needed 10 be, still my
team wasn't hitting the kind OF
pitching they were facing as they
should have.
"In the eight games before the
s<ason closed. facing Coveleskie
twice, Uhle, Caldwell. Mails, shockor,
Morton and Harris, the Yankees
made 70 hits and SO runs. A lot OF
the hits were for extra bases; but
let that go. An average OF ten hits
and six runs a game would have won
the worlds title for them. and they
couldn't keep up the pace. They
slumped Just at the wrong time.
'"The Yankees made 20 runs from
so hits in the Worlds Series. Their
batting average was .207. quite a
difference from the sol that they
made in their regular season.
'They showed one thing that
should be encouraging TO their
friends. They are game even when
they are not batting. They made
FIVE close battles OF the two deciding
games and the men who made the
errors behind two wonderful pitch
ers then shouldn't be blamed too
much. They were out there trying
their hardest and we have the satis-
faction Of knowing that It took plays
never before seen In a Worlds Sc
ries to beat US and that the series
was in doubt till the last man was
out"
The dope" on the last eight
games OF the regular season, cited b,
Huggins, all played under high ten
sion akin to Worlds Series pressure
Is interesting: 30 the Giants per.
formances at the bat IN THEIR las
; eight games before the pennant wa
clinched-after that there was a let
. 6own-were looked Up. They shoV
: that against Hamilton, Carlson
b Adams, Alexander. Haines, Martin
Pertica and Doak the Giants mad
80 hits and 81 runs. In the World
Series they make II hits and 20 runs
THEY had a slump. too. according
. TO these figures. but still retained
snap enough TO out-hit the Yankee
by a good margin.
J. But ne over. Game AZ the Yan
y KEGS undoubtedly we're. there's M
a denying that the Giants were tn
. more pressing. the more persistent
b. when behind. They had 10 Tight al
% uphill battle all the way, not only Il
All OF the games except two, bu
!. they had TO come from the rear q
y win the series. The seasoning tn
! toughening they received in the lonl
: struggle through August and Sep
] tember with the Pirates stood then
E In good stead. They have a big ad
n vantage In that they are on an aver
/ age a step faster getting to first bas
| than the Yankees. Miller. Pipp an,
! Meusel tossed away hits that may o
= may not have affected the genera
I result. by slow starting away from
the plate on hRrd-hit balls that In
fclders juggled but recovered. Tn
g Giants played with ierceness and de
termination all the time. The Yank
o played in an easy-going manner a
n though there was always time for
e n-getting spurt-snd that spur
never cama