The New York herald., 1921-10-06
MAYS OUTPITCHES
DOUGLAS IN DUEL
Drives by Miller, Ruth, Peck
and McNally Score Yanks'
Three Runs.
NO HOMER FOR THE BABE
Meusel's Triple Is Not a Triple
Because He Fails to
Touch First.

Few opponents Of Carl Mays have
made more than little headway
against his pitching In world series
games, and the Giants yesterday were
no exception to the rule. The first
game Of the 1921 series--the Giant
Yankee series--was played at the
Polo Grounds. and the Yankees won,
to 0. The first success in the all
Manhattan series, cleaniy and cleverly
won. goes to the American League.
Around the pitching OF Mays. best
OF all the underhanded pitchers of the
game. the Yankees weaved a protec-
ton Of sharp and perfect fielding. and
the combination formed barrier
through which the Giants couldn't
break
The Giants speed had little chance
because speed Is OF small value II
there's no opportunity to use 1t. The
Giants were shut out, and but for the
rare batting of Frank Frisch. who
made four hits and stood out wildly
against the prevailing helplessness Of
the National Lcaguers. the Giants
would have come much further than
they did from scoring.
A pitchers battle. the first TIT of the
present series. with Phil Douglas. the
spitball boxman. opposing Mays and
doing splendid work himself. splendid
work. but eclipsed by Mays's unbeat-
able work. The stocky Yankee Of the
powerful frame did not give base on
balls and aside from hitting one man
did not commit battery error.
His control. SO finely shaded as II
passed the corners that measuring
was job for callipers. helped his
effectiveness. and he had change Of
pace. his screw ball, and made less
than the average use Of n curve ball.
The Yankees. held down tightly them
seivcs-seven hits or Douslas--in the
matter OF base hits, made tn ,ir runs
through the hits delivered by Miller.
Ruth. PcckInpaugh and McNally. added
to which was a steal home by Mike Nc
Nally. truly daring feat In a world
series. and a boring. shooting three
bagger by Bob Meusel which wasn't a
three bagger. II batted a man home.
but Meusel didn't touch first base In
transit and for that he was declared
out and his hit extirpated from the rec
ords. The greater value Of the drive.
however. emained--nameiy. .he run It
sent In.
Giants Offence MI.
These feats comprised the Yankee Of
fensive. and they were enough. The
Giant offence was a net nothing. nil In
output, and F'risch's four hits practical
~ all there was In endeavor to pro-
ducc output. The game had much OF
world series characteristics--iight bat
ting and tight pitching straightaway
baseball for the most part, nothing Wild
" exciting, gmail chance to rnannuvre
and inability. for the time being 1T least,
TO play ones real game. which wac true
OF the Giants rather than the Yankees.
"The best spitball pitching I've seen
all year." said Mays Of the work of his
rival. Douglas. Twice as good an my
thing saw Covelcskie do"
So much for that. Tho Yankees had
the better or IL IN All inc important &C.
tails OF offence and defence and APP
pearcd to be more carcfree and moro In
o mood to play their natural game.
They played ms II they felt they we're
the better club and expected TO prove
IT, Bancroft wasn't hlmself at short
and was saved BY George Kelly at first
base from AZ least two wild throws He
wrs over eager to get the ball away.
Whatever superior shrewdness there
may be In the Giant encourage. II failed
to develop In this game However. most
strategy begins at first base. and so few
and far between were Giants on first
base that the plotters had no fair op-
portunity to show how we'll they could
plot Not In speed nor hcadwork did
the Yankee game show 10 disadvantage
compaSed to the Giants revelations
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