Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-08
SEVENTH INNING
WEIRD CHAPTER
Twelve Giants Batted, Scored
Eight Runs, Broke Three
Records and Won
CHANGES SERIES ASPECT
By GRANTLAND RICE

Bv GRANTLAND RICE
New York, Oct. S.-The last half OF
the seventh inning had come, with the
score knottcd at 4 to ..
A boding hush had fallen upon the
multitude and the autumn air was
rife with the tensencSs of impending
drama. The Giant cloud. no larger
than a mans hand few minutes pc
fore, had suddenly dcvc ciopcd the deadly
spiral shape that herelds an approach
ing tornado.
Suddenly. from the Giant bench. TINS
warning cry rang out across tho hcld'
piercing the silence like a sword:
"Get the women and children to Il
place Of safety ~
Cataclysm Engulfs Yanks
The startling echo had hardy died
away before the combination earthquake
and tidal wave hit the Yanks in the back
of the neck and washed them out to
sea.
What happened? With apologies to
the illustrious Tad, "You tell en-, let
tuce. ! haven't got the heart.
There was rendering and slashing
of horsehidc. drumfire Of muskctry,
volcanic thunder of the big guns, the
sound Of rushing. hurryiGs rect ana
above all, the wild. four -cbrnered Dat
| tie howl of the Giant rootcr. who at
| last. with his shackles knocked on, had
the chance to arise upon his hind legs
and LET the welkin know that two ball
clubs represented the city of New York
In this one great inning twelve
Giants came TO bat. scored eight runs
nummelpd out eight hits. broke three
! World Series records, drove two lan-
kce pitchers off the reservation. won
| their first ball game, got back their
morale and promptly became important
! factors where before they had been
only supcrs ovcrshadowcd by u cluster
| Of stars.
Frisch Opens Record Rally
In this weird, fantastic chapter.
opened by the immortal Frank trisch
with his batting averag" OF ''oo' the
aroused Giants got back in twenty
minutes enough revenge to cover their
first two disastrous, runlcss days. They
annihilated both Jack Quinn and hlp
! Collins with a feroCity Of attack that
was not to be denied And once they
were under way the clear, untram :
clpd. strident voice Of the Giant rooter
was something we'll worth hearing, for
he too had been waiting overtime FOR
! this great chance. No wonder he put
hop to his bark For among records
broken he saw Frisch score twice III
this single Spasm, Young make dou .
bic and triple in the same frame; ana
| eight men cross the plate LOT three-
ply record harvest in so Tar as any
post season stands involved.
The Giants, by soaking Shawkey,
| -
| hits beat the Yankees Is to o, using
their bats almost exclusively for this
purpose. 1t was oil matter of Giant
| strength at the bat and Yankee weak =
ness in the box, for, in spite of the
collnpse of their pitching caravan the
Yankee defense afield held up its stone
wall balance of the first two days, un- :
wnvcring, undauntcd, unbrokcn and
still Oh top Of gallant job
When the pitching goes to Gchenna
he remainder of the team generally
heads in the same direction, but on
! this occasion the steadfast lanks re-
! fused to be stampeded, closing out Ia
accepted chances for the series with
out u mSpIay to date.
Ruth's Crown in Peril
In addition to coming back with a
rohid vengeance the Giants tossed an
other bombshcll into hostile ranks by
Offering up batting star who now
threatens the glory and the grandeur
that we're Ruth's. Upon the clammy
brow of frankie Frisch the mul titudc
tied the" chaplet of olive boughS as
Giant supporters with howls Of delight
hailed him as the new Mandarin of
Maui. For, while Ruth was tanning
twice, after his opening hit. Frisch
l.. ri tn
nther perfect day at bat, and the Ford
ham Flash is now bulging with the
nroud batting average of 100 for his
| three first games. This lofty mark
wns never held before over as many
nassing DAYS in Il World Series, and
nnless Frisch skids from far heights
mr. thc Babe takes a running jump out
| of the home run rut, he may find the
! stars dressing room awarded to an
| other cove.
IA As the third game got under way
with Bob Shawkry facing Fred Toney,
! Tho massive TcnncsScan. there were
cnrlv indications that both were soon
| Lcaicd for serious complications.
Faintly cchoinS, they both must have
| hoard the faint splash Of the cooling
hover waiting for them at the jour
news end that was not to be so far
oway For two innings both got by
through the kecnnrss of the double
Intense. As the third reel was un-
rovclcd, $4,000 fans, roofing with IA
vim that had been absent in the two
preceding games, sensed the expected
and Shawkcy singled to right.
With this start, Yankee rOot"rs were
ugain in the saddle, with the Giant
"6Iony dumb with growing anguish.
For as Miller singled, driving Srhang
across with the first run, they saw
another Yankee triumph ON its way,
with McGraw and his men hopclcsSly
| 0utdistanccd. When Peck walked and
Ruth's timely single drove in two
| more runs the series seemed as good
\ as over. This last blow sent Toncy