Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-11

New York, Oct. lu.-A punt IN
base ball game doesn't hold candle to
4 home run as spectacular feat but
a little bunt which Babe" Ruth laid
down on the grass at the Polo Grounds
today showed how much Importance
sometimes attaches to the less sensa-
tionai performance.
The "Habe's" home run in the ninth
OF Sundays game was for the Yankees
AS = team just one more run and MOTH
ing more His bunt in the fourth in
ming of today's game. the fifth in the
1921 world series proved the turning
point OF the contest which was won
blythe American leaguers to l over
their National league opponents. Inc
victory again gave the Yankees the
edge in the series which now f,andS'
Won. Lost.
Americans .........,,----.,
Nationals .........-.......
Waite IIoyt the hoy wonder from
Brooklyn. pitched tho Yankees TO their
third victory in their series. his potent
right arm being aided Icy SOM grea,
defensive work on the paIi of his team
mates in holding the Giants scoring
prociivities to minimum. iie 1ad
been scored upon in thr first inning.
an error by McNeily paving the way
10 the Giants only tally. but the an
kos, tied the score in the tbtrI whca
McNaIiy Who was passed by Art Neht'
the Giants crack lefthandcr. went 10
third on SchanE's double, and came
ho,uc on Elmer MiIler's sacrifi'e fly.
Then to start tho fourth I'r inc
YANKEES. Ruth. who had stru TX out nia
first time up, did the une Spactnd Ard
laid down hunt. Tho Giant Iuticid
was taken completely by surprise and
Ruth landed safely on first Ine Wy
had been opened for a tally ana Rutn
cord 1t a moment later when eoo
Mcuee,'y hot double to l.fi which lbs
brother Emil on tho Giant team . scn,-
cd somewhat. slow TN handling. T1is
ultimately WAS 10 he the winning f'in
for the Yankees but another was
speedily added whom Meuscl scored on
Wards sacrifice fly. This ended IRE
scoring for the day. Hoyt who mad
-,ectncd :, bit, unsteady in tho early In
ninrs settled down behind his two
run lead and pitched hoady CANT
'ittch had the big guns in the Cant
,;ns glI,, slrf when ssfcs blows were
necessary t, TIT rLns nc',is-
Hoyt vas hit more freely than IL
his shut-out si,me cf Inst Thursday
as the ten lsic,ics for the Nauoi hl-
attest. but he would have had another
scorclcss game TO his credit with lit
tie better luck in the first iuuins,
which witnessed The Yankees only
fielding bobblc made by McNaily OF
George Burns hard boundcr, As II was
TIoyt won the honor Of being tho irst
boxman to win two games in ~ pres
ont series and OF holdiuG tn hcaNN-
hitting Giants to ono solitary tun IN
eighteen innings.
both on the offensive and defensive
sdes OF the Yankee play the work OF
bob" Meusel stood out conspicuouslN.
The lanky righttielder hit 900 for inc
day with q single and double in
FOUR times up
II was Meuscls powerful right arm
bnyycycr which proved tho most tell
.pc argument of the game, outsi lc OF
th box work of Iloyt.
Il was George Kelly who took
.hauces with Meusers arm after
-in.ling to right in the eighth with
Young on first a1d one man out ke'y
made a gallant dash for second but
Mcusel's throw was there trst. one
more Giant then had TO DC attended to.
10 r. tire the sndo and Hoyt himself
,nduc.a Emil Meusel TO send up 4
high foul which Pipp got close TO inc
boxes after long run.
The crowd OF 5000 which the. :Ire
wen ther and the great interest III siic
close series has brought out l'ssidcs
getting many thrills, Wild ~. iniNcn
emotions. the surprising feat OF 'Ba5e'
Ruth in striking out three times In
four times up, making his to-nl eight
strikeouts for the five gameA
Ruth has been playing under
handicap. He injured his elbow steal
ing last Thursday. Infection set in md
A minor operation was performed.
Every timo he swung his bat today his
face reflected the pain caused 10y tho
injury. In addition he had been
troubled with bad log, the result OF
an old pulled tendon.
The Giant folders gave good per-
formancc of the defense giving Ncht
fine support. only one error. a dropped
throw by Frsch. mrIred their record.
Nehf held the smuggling Yanks 10 s!S
hits Tho Giants inability to hit iioyt
l,ni. III A,l .t,li