The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
INJURY TO RUTH
REDUCES BETTING
ODDS ON HUCMEN
American Leaguers Now
3-to-2 Favorites to Win
Worlds Series.
MAYS TO BEAR LOAD
Carl Has Chance to Rival
Mathewson as Series
Pitching Hero.
MAYS TO BEAR LOAD

BY n Former Member of the Giants.
NEW YORK Oct. 8. - The one
sided lambasting which the Giants
handed to the clan of Huggins in
the third clash of the world series
on Friday, coupled with the possi-
kbility that Babe Ruth may be out
of some. II not all, Of the remain
ing games because of his injured
arm, caused a decided shakeup in
the betting today. Where on Friday
from 2a to to 1 could be obtained
easily on the Yankees to win the
series, today there was so much
Giant money in sight that the aver
age wagers that the ball tossers
employed by Messrs. Huston and
Rupert would take five games
were at to g. At these figures
numerous bets were reported dur
ing the day, but none for more
than $1,000.
Most of those in and about Wall
Street and around the hotel district
appeared to be more anxious to put
their money on the outcome ef the
| fourth battle, and while some bets,
particularly those of the sharp
shooters" were placed at 80 to 10,
take your choice" most of the
wagers were for even money.
1t is estimated that around $4,000
was placed in the financial district
today on the outcome of the fourth
game.
| IL he
| pitches tomorrow's game against
the Giants, very likely it will be
Mays who will be put to the stest
of the final game-if there is
final game in which he can be tested
and If he should also win that
| last one he will have done as well
| as Coveleskie did last year against
Brooklyn, and as well as Mathew
son did in the first world series
ever played under modern rules.
Players Of the Giants are in
clined to believe Schang made a mis-
step when he tried for two bases
in the fourth inning of Fridays
game. Ball players never criticize
each other, except during world
series.
The Giants invite attention to the
|
first base a desperate situation
would have faced Barnes. He would
have had two runners looking at
him, one from one corner and one
from the other. with no one out
| Wherever he started he would have
seen a Yankee in war paint, and II
| Jack Quinn had happened in about
then with a real sacrifice. the Yapks
might have taken the lead for the
second time. Had they got into the
lead the second time the Giant
players emphatically deny that the
Yankees could have retained It, yet
they do call attention to the fact
that the Yanks slipped a cog in not
| going after it.
There Is some guessing as to whether
| Toney will be tried again. Barnes did
so well when he was called to an
emergency that he may have eclipsed
Toney's star. All along it had been
thought that Toney was to be the
anchor. Douglas failed and so did
| Nehf. That brought !Toney in as
anchor all right. But he couldn't stay
anchored. Barnes did so well that II
Douglas and Nehf are successful or
nonsuccessful, as the case may be,
/
for some one to anchor, Barnes may
be called upon to start the sixth game.
There Is not a great deal OF betting
of real money.
| There seems to be more betting in
Brooklyn on the series than there is
| in New York. which Is most as
| tonishing thing, and leads one to be-
| lieve that all the money for the last
year or two has been saved on the
other side of the East River. Brooklyn
had to have some amusement and that
may be it.
No players, except Ruth, were re
ported to be out of whach. -,
| Carl Mays was said tonight to be
disgustingly healthy, and when he
| looked out and saw the gray day at
12 O'Clock he smiled because his un-
| derslung curves, which rotate like the
turbine of an ocean liner, are most
deceptive on day of dull color. When
it rained he looked sad.
Bring forward the man who said
that Ward could not play second base.
First game, four putouts, five assists
second game, four putouts, seven as
sists; third game, one putout, five
assists. To top it all, the best infield
play of the three games was when
he leaped into the air and engulfed
Rawlings liner with one hand. Asl
compared with Ward it Is odd that
Rawlings has had little or nothing
to do. -
II the Meusels did not get a chance
to bat now and then they'd neveg
know they had been playing. Between
them they have only four putouts.
Folks in California won't believe they
have been working il they don't get
something soon.