The Washington herald., 1921-10-11
Though Giants Hit Often,
Youthful Twirler Wins
By 3-to-1 Score.
MEUSEL NIPS RALLY
WITH LONG THROW.
Makes Double That Sends
Ruth in, and Later
Scores Himself.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

NE" YORK, Oct. 10.-Young
April is the Lifel Young April
when at two and twenty the arm
Is made Of finely tempered steel
and ball game is only a bal game
with the crowd forgotten in the
thrill of combat.
At two and twenty when no fore
ooding Imagination skaters the
nerve with its mockIng whrsp.r II
failure or defeat.
So 1t was with young Waite Hoyt.
the Brooklynite, stepped from the
rim of morning to roll back
the rushing Giants and bess Art
Nehf. the lefthander, in a game II at
brought him even greater glory
than his 2-hit victory Of last week.
Hoyt Hard Pressed.
For In that first game Hoyt sure
~ stepped into hostile dru"lhre.
winning at long range with the
road wide open. Today he fonnd
himself In a swirl of har mering
bats, where II was all han1-to-
hand at close quarters, an skill
had to call upon iron n,Tve to
survive the test. In his frst test
the kid showed surprising skill.
But today, fighting from trench TO
trench. where IL was all hand gren-
ade or the bayonet. he had to prove
again the enduring worth of raw
courage from the first man Up 10
the last man down-and that last
man was the redoubtable George
Burns. whom the youngster famed
in a pinch.
Hoyt won by the score of to /,
where, II he had faltered OF wa
vered at any time. the hard-hittinE
Giants would have smotderef him
beneath an avalanche of rams In
six Of the nine innings, RE Giants
had Hoyt surrounded and cut on.
charging desperately to oreak
down his guard, as on each occa-
sion he turned them back in rout.
Bob MeuseI stars.
This game should go down in the
records as the Story of Two Right
Arms. For Hoyt was not the only
yiaeman in the platoon While the
entry from Erasmus Hall va snip
ing the Giants from his place in
tbe box. another sniper from right
6eId must not be overlooked by
two of the greatest throws that
aver cut down a runner under full
.+oan Bob Meusel came TO ms
Ditcher's aid and shattered Two
threatening rallies in the nick OF
time , .,.. ust
~. its place among the star plays
~ al times. The Giants had already
.rorsd in the first. In the second,
with two out, Burns had whipped
. single to right. and Bancroft, on
the hit and run. had pumped line
drivs 70 the same field. As Meusei
5,1 nm the ball Burns was on MS
So TO third, with Bancroft turn
ing first to watch to throw. But In
pIacs of swapping the ball to sec
ond the big Californian faxed a
tbrov TO Ward and then by sheer
daring. with Bancroft well on
c-uard he whirled and fired the ball
q, Pipp. This sensational play
1orcsd the Giant star into a chase
tstween first and second, and when
purns attempted TO score from
,bird he was nailed at the plate
ss the budding rally went to seed.
n finer piece of strategy ever
NIsusePs acting as he faxed the first
throw was as perfect as his peg to
Pipp.
later on in the eighth he stopped
r.orre Kelly at second with an
.thar highly spectacular peg, and
his long double scored Babe Ruth
erd paved the victorious highway
,-itb two runs. he must be lifted TO
,icbe in basebalPs halls of fame
=, a line with Hoyt. All this spice
.-,i1e Babe was in the throes of an
.fternoon he will never forget
Nebf famed him three times before
~. sun went down. but, after all
=, wss the Babes speed that gave
~. Yanks their winning lead.
The dramatic episode referred tc
.,,rred in the fourth round. A:
pntb came up the Giants defense
,aI1 hack as far as IL could fall with
out leaving the park. Expecting an'
otber Iusty swing each man was
rsadv to fall back when the crafty
pabe crossed the enemy by dump
Ing a Iowly bunt along the line.
Play Close mt First.
The play at first was close. and
tine Of burning oratory burst from
Giant lungs as George MoriartJ
r,IIed Babe safe. At this point Meu'
ii hammered a double to left CEN
,ar as the Babe began LAUNDERING
around the bases. With his right
Iay injured few expected to~see the
pau,bino ever reach third. But II
aIace Of weakening he put on a new