Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-10

the game in the sixth. Snyder lined
out to McNally and Ward threw out
Douglas. Burns shot single to CEN
ter and was left on the bags a. Ban
croft was thrown out by Ward on an
| easy chance.
| In the Yankees half, Miller fouled
out to Snyder. Peck scratched an in
| field hit and Ruth struck out, to the
great delight Of the Giants rooters.
He went out on three pitched balls,
two of them being foul strikes. With
| Bob Meusel at bat, Peck tried to
steal but was thrown out. Snyder to
Rawlings.
The Giants were cut off short by
a double play in their half of the
seventh. Frisch went out, Ward to
Pipp. Young singled to center and
was forced at second by Kelly, who
was doubled at first, the play being
Ward to Peck to Pipp. Douglas in
the Yankees h2lf of the inning, gave
one of the best exhibitions of pitch
ing so far seen in the series. Bob
Meusel sent up fly that Young
gathered in and Pipp and Ward went
out by the strike out route.
| Then came the Giants big inning.
| Irish" Meusel drove Mays second
pitch to the left field fence for three
| bases. The hit aroused the specta
tors and there was tremendous cheer
ing as Rawlings came to bat. He
made sood by shooting a single to
right, sending home Meusel with the
| ioir %
He laid down fine bunt that rolled
toward first and Mays. in trying to
| field the ball, sprawled on the grass
and the attempted sacrifice blossom-
ed into a hit, both Rawlings and
Snyder being safe. This was the
turning point of the game. With two
on. the score tied and none out,
Pitcher Douglas advanced the run
ners by sacrificing, Mays to Ward.
Burns then scored both runners by
a hafty two base drive to left, and
the cheering lasted for some time
! The Giants on the coaching lines and
those in the dugout showed their
! boundless joy by throwing up their
caps and patting one another on the
| back. Bancroft tried hard to bring
| Burns home, but the best he could do
| was to raise a fly to Ruth. Frisck
| ended the inning by fouling out to
! Schang.
| The Yankees went to bat determin-
| ed TO wipe out the Giants lead. Nc
| Naliy started badly by the stHke-out
| route. Schang, however. scratched
, out an infeld hit but was forced at
second by Mays on a play by Raw
! lings to Bancroft. The latter tried a
double play at first, but his throw was
| low and the ball rolled to the grand
stand, Mays taking second. Miller
ended the inning by striking out and
the Yankees chances of victory faded.
1t was Douglas eighth strike-out of
the game.
McGraw's men added a run to their
score in the final inning. After
| Young was thrown out by Mays, Kelly
ripped a two-ba gger to left and scored
on Irish" Meusel's single to the
same field. Meusel tried to steal and
went out, Schang to Pcckinpaungh.
Rawlings raised a Texas Lacquer -
right field anu was at first when Sny-
der popped to Ward.
In the Yankees last turn at ha,
/ Peckinpaugh grounded out. Rawlings
to Kelly. Babe Ruth here inserted his
home run in the box score and the
game Quickly came to an end as r.
Meuscl fouled o1t to Snyder ard Pipp
rolled an easy one to Douglas, VIII"
ran over and made the put-out at frs.
base.
In winning his game Douglas pitch
Cd FIVE more halls than MAYS. He
hurled 103 balls at the batters, of
which 80 were called balls. 81 result
cd in strikes, II foul strikes, fouls,
16 infeld outs, 1 outfield out and :
hits.
Mays pitched IS times for 81 balls.
30 strikes. IL foul strikes. 90 infie III
out. outfield outs. hits and base
on error.
Neither pitcher gave base on balls.