Evening star., 1921-10-11

start Barnes and happen to lose with
him the Yankees would be but one
game removed from their goal. and
the bad moral effect on the Giants of
having only Toney, already Knocked
out of the box once. with the proper
amount of rest to fall back on can be
we'll imagined.
Nanks Not TOpheavy FavOrites.
Should the National I.esgu use
Toney and win with him against the
erratic Harper. however. their chances
for ultimate victory with the games
merely tied at three apiece would be
regarded as almost as good as those
of the Yankees are now. before the
sixth game has been played. for the
American LeaguerS are anything but
topheavy favorites despite the fact
that they have one more victory to
their credit than the Giants.
The morning line. therefore. is that
ToAey will be pitted against Harper.
hut the adage, "You never can tell
probably is more applicable to base
ball than any other sport and the aft
ernoon may develop some startling
surprises. Among them is the pos
tSibility that Harper Will furnish the
greatest upset to the dope yet record
ed by subjugating the Giants. Hack
ensack Harry's fightiness is SO well
known that his chances for producing
winning effort have been thorough
ly discounted in advance. but the for
mer Washington southpaw is nothing
if not game.
Harper Ha. the Ability.
He possesses prowess sufficient to
literally stand the Giants on their
heads and has all the characteristics
of money player. When in pos
session of control. which is the case
All too infrequently. however. thefe
is no 1eft-hander i'll the game more
effective. If Handsome Harry can
curb his tendency to too great liber-
atty in the matter of passes and side
: step disastrous wild pitches at criti-
cal junctures the Giants may be
iSnnminiously whitewashed for
third time. but it is probable in any
event that supporters of the Yankees
will have several attacks of heart
failure while he tolls.
Walter Hoyt took n long stride to-
ward the niche occupied by those i'm
mohtals who have won three games
in world series when he scored his
second triumph in the rubber contest
yesterday and again against Nehf.
who was his opponent on the first
occasion. He yielded more hits than
the Giants southpaw-ten as COM
pared with siX-and issued two passes
10 one for Nehf. but displayed more
stuff IN The pinches and got better
backing on both attack and defense.
Husmen Show Class.
As in the first two games the
Yankees outplayed the Giants. ran
the bases with more daring. dis
played more cunning in the execution
of their offense and fielded with more
spirit and dash. Without the re
at bat and afield Hoyt would have
had a mighty tough time of it gain
ing the verdict despite his courageous
and capable box work.
Babe Ruth, who should have been
confined to a bed instead of exert
ing himself through nine innings OF
grue1ing base ball, clearly showed
the effects of the painful injury to
his left arm and case of Charley
Horse in his right leg. He furnished
achieved and was badly fooled on
each occasion, yet was prominent
factor in the rally that gave the
Yanks their winning margin when
he caught the enemy fatfooted with
a perfect bunt.
Next to Hoyt. the brightest lumi-
nary of the afternoon was Bob
Meusel The Yankee gardener came
through with a productive double,
following the Ruthian bunt previous
~ referred to. in addition to a single
and was the principal factor in
smothering two Giant uprisings with
featS afield that We're smart. as Well
as perfect in execution.
Error Gives Giants Run.
A tumble by McNally on a mean
bounding rap from the bat of Burns
paved the way for an unearned run
right at the outset, the only time the
GIANTS had been able to score hrst IN
any of the games, and their sole tally
in this contest. The next four Nc
tfraw men got on the bases. That
Hoyt got off as lightly as he did is
significant of his courage and capa-
bilities.
Burns was forced when Bancroft
hit a slow roller to Peck. Bancroft
took second on Frisch's single.
drive off Hoyt's glove, and the bases
were filled when Hoyt failed to make
Young bite, at bad ones. Kelly then
scored Bancroft, the other Giants
hugginG their bases for fear the ball
might be caught. Hoyt then slipped
a third strike over on Irish Meusei
and escaped from a ticklish situation
when Rawlings forced Kelly on a
rap to Peck.
Nehf starts or Well.
Nehf retired the Yanks in order
in the opener. whiting Ruth with
sharp breaking hook. and he
famed Ward to end the second
round after narrow escape from
being scored on. Bob Meusel start
ell the frame by looping safety to
L.
sacrifice. MeuseI set sail for third
as Ward swung futilely at third
strike. and reached there In safety
when Frisch dropped Smiths peg,
. due to force of the, impact with
ueusel The latter regained his
feet and numbered on to the plate
hut the ball had rolled only a few
feet. and Frisch recovered 1t in
time to .dag Meuse1 at the pan.
With two gone in the second. the
Giants again threatened when Burns
heat out bunt that neither Hoyt
nor Pipp could handle. and streaked
to third on the hit-andrun as Ban.
croft singled TO right. Bob Meusel
here displayed good headwork by
lining the ball to Pipp. trapping Ban
crrft. who h4d overrun first. In the
iockeying- on the line which ensued
peel. turned just in time to flag
Hurns at the plate with an accurate
peg to Schang.
Yanks Tie the Count.
The Yanks tied it up in the third
In . highly spectacular. manner due
chiefi5! to the dashing play that
characterized their first two victories.
lIcNaily walked at the outset and
reached third when Schang crashed
:, hnt one tbroueh FrfSch, Wally