New-York tribune., 1921-10-07

wrought UP over the gay and giddy
prospect Of seeing the Bambino lift
one over the orchard wall
The Ianks on their own hook haven't
been hamDering down any fence. A close
inspection of the wood work around
the park shows no splintered planks
Ihey have only run down four clean
blows IN the Two afternoons. The Babe
has yet to hit for his first extra base,
but with four passes in the two games
Giant pitchers have Grabbed his burlv
style; The Yanks have gotten the
double jump without hitting at all
They have closed out two.ffths Of the tn.
distance to go by a far stronger de-
tense than The Giants have shown and
by smarter, more daring attack on
the bases.
The team supposed to be composed
Of heavy-footed sluggers depending ex-
clusvely on the big blast for victory
mas suddenly turned and played
serles OF inside rings against one of
the smartest teams in the game They
nave stolen FIVE bases to their rivals
one, and two of these included a dar-
ing plllage Of the Old Homestead. i. G.
the plate. They have been taking Giant
trenches under the cover Of machine
gun fire rather than through the pro
lection CT the big barrage. On attack
they have had little to work with, but
tney nave run a brace of offensive
snoestrlngs into pair of sea-going
yachts.
1t fell to Nehf, in spite of his YER
game For three innings he had
Grusned I,, the Yank attack. In the fourth
ward arrived on lucky single. where
d half Wild pitch bounded from his bat
to right. McNally followed With a
sharp tap to the box. The stage was
properly set for an easy double play
but IN hls hurry to close out both
men Nenf drew Bancroft Off the beg at
second, and Bancroft in turn drew
Kelly from the bag at first. In place
OF simpllhed double play the Giants
were beaten gt this moment, as Nehf
handed his sixth pass to Schang, fill
ing the bases with only one ran out
Hoyts infield tap to Rawlings sent
ward over. and with that ono tally
hooked to Hoyt's magnificent pitching
,hc Ilants were on their way o the
oosEy dell Tor their second trip.
Eighteen innings without run Is TO
highway to world series triumph. A
'weak attack and a spottv defense arc
hardly calculated to get by bali club
tnat has every hoof on the ground,
"orkne It's way through every opcn
r1t. 1t has been charged that the
center field crowds have blurred the
Vlslon OF both sets of batting ewes.
but the astounding part Of the story
~ that the Yankees, with their main
asset removed, have seized their op~
poncnts' ammunition ard used it to
WIN TWO games in row
Rival Benches Begin to Bark
Unless Fred Toncy can outpitch Bob
Sha"key to-day the Giants will be too
far out in the Barren Lands to have
any hope Of rescue. 1t isn't to be ex
pectcd that every Giant pitcher can
Jam mask forever over such batting
eyes as Ruth and Meusel carry. but in
the same vein Mays and Hoyt have set
terrific pace for Bob Shawkcy to fol-
lew.
There is no home town feeling
among the athletes involved. as eve1
family fricndlincss is soon dispersed
~ "A 'O-4O srlit Of record gate. The
barking on the field and in each rival
coop Vas far louder yesterday than
the day before. az the keen pursuit Of
the winners end develops growing
warmth. at ono spot yesterday Char
ne - Leary's quiyering noBtrils de-
tected the faint odor Of resin on the
pail at diStnncc Of sixty yards, fore.
ing N"hf 70 take up new missile
after Umpire Noriafty had taken an
official sniff.
Dn The rim of the third game the
lankecs are row only three games
aHat from the Roal, wbilc the Giants
veil back ia the fog, hope to stick
thor heAd8 over the hin today