Arizona republican., 1921-10-06
Doual4s Outguesses Ruth

Douol2s Outguesses Ruth
 The Yankee victory was won against determined Giant defense, the sterling feature of which was a well pitched game by Phil Douglas, the Nationals spit-balf star Doug las had the slugging Ruth at his mercy after the fourth inning, strik- ing the Babe out twice amid roars of approval from the Giant rooters
 Douglas left the game in the eighth inning, when Earl Smith, pinch hit- ter, went to bat for him and flied out to Ruth. Barnes pitched the ninth inning for the Giants and was clouted for two hits.
 In the field Ruth played we'll, get ting four of the five outfield put outs. In the third inning he gave his admirers d heart-pang when he caught Douglas high fly and let it bounce out of his hands. He man aged to recover the ball. however, before it could fall to the ground. He was cheered every time he came to the plate and every time he caught fly.
 In the Giants lineup Frank Frisch, their stellar third baseman, ran true to his spectacular form. getting four of the Nationals five hits, one of them a triple, and hand l ling brilliantly everything that came his way.
 As a whole, the Giants played c heady, consistent game, except that l the usually reliable Bancroft, at short, was a little unsteady at times, although in no instance to the detri- ment of his team. Their inability | to hit Mays, however, was fatal, to- gether with the unexpected dash shown by the Yankees on the base paths, the latter literally on this | occasion beating the Giants at what | was supposed to be their own game Undoubtedly, from the standpoint ! of the more than 3G,SO0 spectators ! in stands and bleachers, the appear 1 ance of Babe Ruth at the plate was | the big attraction of the afternoon l As has been sail, he went home run less for the day. his only hit being the first inning blow-a slashing single
 to center-that sent Miller home l with the first Yankee run Ruth or
 this occasion went out himself in 2 l fast double play. On his second triI
 to the plate he received base or
 balls. In the sixth and eighth in
 nings he struck out.
 Yankee Meusel Hits Hard
 "Bob' Meusel, the Yankees Eaavl
 hitting right fielder. another loca
 point of popular interest. did some
 thing toward living up to his repu ' tationt as a long, distance clouter b,
 finding Phil Douglas for a hit in tn
 sixth inning which would have beel
 a triple but foI a slip on the par
 of the Yankee member of the Mouse
 family-a break which, if the gam had been closer, might have done hi team an extremely i'll turn. Bob , hit scored Roger Peckinpaugh iron
 second, but unfortunately for tn batter. he failed to touch first il
 rounding that bag and was declare
 out while standing on third. Som one in the Giant dugout had caugh the omission on his part. and tn ball was called for and thrown t first. whereupon Umpire Moriart declared him out.
 The Yankees three runs came 1 the first, fifths and sixth inning: . Miller opened the game with sin
 gle to center and took second O
 Peckinpaugh sacrifice. Douglas ! Kelly. Miller scored when Ruth hi the first ball pitched to him to cen , ter field It was a hot drive an , brought great cheering from the bi , crowd.
 The Yankees got men as far a
 second base in the second and fourt
 innings In the fifth, McNally opene
 with the only double of the gam' was advanced to third on Schang t sacrifice, Douglas to Kelly, and stol a home.
 , The thfrd run came in the sixth . Peckinpaugh singled to port. r passed ball by Snyder allowed hiI f to gain second. After Ruth struc ] out trying 50 put the ball out of tn