Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-13
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had breaks for and against them
pretty evenly distributed. bu, in tho
matter Of injuries the Yankees have
certainly got tho worst OF il. and
attribute those very costly mSplays
IN ioday's game to the mental effect
o! a patched up bali club
Why's OuthurI. Douglas.
Mays outpitchcd Douglas who was
In troubl. "a number OF times. with
Giant pitchers warming UP through
out the game. The official scorers in
worlds scrice games are FAR moro
liberal 70 hat'crs amy ncldcrs than III
regular season games. ! never real
lzcd this so much az during ycttcr-
days and iodays gaines. sitting IN
the press box. Take that ball driven
to- Ward in the fourth inning. which
was called Il hit. wish could get
"A few hits handed TO me like tina: dur
Ing the season. Both Of the Giants
runs were the outgrowth OF booted
balls Especially in the seventh in
ming when. with two down. Rawlings
drov. one that Ward -umhlcd.
Snyder followed with a ground
drive 10 center field that should have
held Ruwling ut third II not AZ sec
ond base. By the time the ball las
mishandlcd In the outiicld. Rawlings
had torn past third and 7corcd the
run that won the game.
The Official scorer again refused 10
give anybody an error and OF course
the records viii show that the win
ming tally was an earned run. Pretty
tough on carl Mays.
am not looking around for LOT
Of a,ihis for don't think the Yanks
have reached that necessity. Today's
contest was a close, fas; played ball
game. worth a million dollars II,
morale to the winner, but II heart
breaker for either club to lose.
Yankees Are Holding Up.
The thing that encourages me is
that despite all these breaks and III
jur.cs the Yankees are holding up
Xix. high power champions. Al mo-
stage OF the series have they cracked.
rcckinpaugh has taken the meancs,
kind IF drives day after day without
q slip. wally ripp at frs, base has
Knocked down furious drives and
spcared wild throws IN n way that
recalls the marvellous Hal Chase At
his best. Ward 1T second has been
lighting like II tiger. and ny until
today has clcctr!fcd the Polo Grounds
with his consistent brilliant work
Now wc arc in hole for the first
time and look for the winning
punch to bubble over tomorrow.
With Waite IIoyt in tho box tho
Giants vii! hav. a lot to, worry
about. And II home-run Baker plays
| look Cor u great display OF slugging
in which Bob" Mcuscl is one 10 as
siSt. Baker has been out of the line
UP ever since his injury I'm August.
and when called upon 10 hit in I'll.
pinch during the past few weeks has
not delivered. But he is u fellow
who has To play every day, ana now
that he Is in shape it might be the
winning switch If he goes i'm again
tomorrow.
This is the toughest situation /
have ever had to squirm through.
since last spring have waited ana
hoped for such an opportunity and
mere l am with my ball club In q
dead heat for the worlds champion
ship and me squirting at fouls ana
strikes behind Il lot Of chicken wire.
surrounded by bunch of literary
sharks. Every time a Yankee smacks
hit want TO run.
Copyright. 1927. by the Chris,y
Walsh Syndicatc)