The Washington herald., 1921-10-07
Youth Cast Off by NC
Graw Allows Former
Mates But 2 Hits.
ART. NEHF IS WILD
The Much Maligned Higgins
Stock Takes Decided Rise
In Gotham.
BY C A. LovETT.

ing the polish and the edge In this
world series by virtue Of superior
Anything the National
League champions lacked in the
first particular they have received
rent world title quest. Carl Mays
polished them off brilliantly in the
opening game, and Waite Hoyt,
Giant cast-off, and but a few years
ago a Brooklyn high school pitch
era finishd them of with a fine
glass today. The score was fden-
ticai with that of the previous day,
8 to o, and the vaunted Giants. they
of the profound science and the
strategists, have yet to
1891 big series
And as for the edge on superior
pitching, the Giants have not
edge, too, in these two remarkable
on the old Polo Grounds.
A capacity crowd of upwards off
day as completely as any club,
lie esteem, has been humbled since
NOElo LlIIC games Ahe Nc va osNNs
Yanks Outgame Rivals.
Taking chances unprecedented in
contests of such Importance, doing
the unexpected and forcing the
breaks at every turn, the Yanks
have thoroughly outgamed the once
naughty menials of Muggsy Nc
Graw, and tonight Miller Huggins,
the modest but all-seeing genral
of the victorious Yankees. is held
in highest esteem by all those who
have witnessed the rare perform
ance of his charges. including the
score of New York baseball writer's
who have fayed him unrelentingly
almost from the time he took up
the managerial reins OF the New
York American eague club.
In reducing the Giants to utter
detection today, there we're two
prime factors, the superb pitching
Of Hoyt and the reckless abandon
Of the Yankee baserunnins. even
more apparent in the second game
than in the opener. in which Nc
NaIly accomplished his astounding
clean theft of home. Today the
oonderous Bob Meusel duplicated
feat - and crossed the
plate standing up. He took the
Giant catcher. Earl Smith. so COM
oletely by surprise that Smith per-
Titted a waist-high fast ball. just
/ few inches outside the plate, 10
pound out of his mitt for a short
passed ball.
Meusers theft of home came in a
lectic eighth inning, as the Giants
we're plainly ratified. and the vast
,rowd roared Its approval of
daring but a few minutes
previously Babe Ruth, who three
lines was passed by Artie Nehf,
he Giant moundsman. delighted the
ans by cleanly stealing both sec
md and third base. Hence the sec
md pilfering of home by the
Yankees in the two games of the
classic made the Giants appear al
most ridiculous in their shortcom-
ngs.
Two Hits, One a Scratch.
A paucity Of safe hits marked
he days battle of skill and of wits.
doyt restricted the Giants safeties
% two. and one was a puny pop fly
~ Rawlings that descended out or
each behind third base. The only
Iolid slam the Giants were able 10
'roduce off the young right-hanier
vas a single by Frisch in the ninth.
)nly two other hsrt-hit balls did
he Yankee defenders have IN
landle, a punch by Young, which
dcNally gobbled up in the fourth,
md Rawlings long fly to Bob Meu-
el In the following inning. Includ-
ng the two hits, but four balls were
lit out of the infield off Hoyt
Miller walked after Smith
iropped his high foul in the first,
md advanced on Peckinpaugh in
1eld out before Ruth was passed.
Erisch leaped on high, nabbed
deusers liner, and doubled Miller
III second with his throw to Raw
ings. Pipp walked to start the
econd, and moved up while Frisch
was throwing out Ward. Frisch
got In the way of McNally's hot
Srounder and was taken off his bal
'nce by the force of the drive, hut
Is he fell reached behind him and.
With the ball in his gloved hand.
jagged Pipp as he passed. Hoyt's
hit over second and, after two were
tut. passes to Peck and Ruth filled
he bases in the third. but Meusel
popped to Bancroft Nehf's own
ielding fault cost the FIRST Yankee
'un which Hoyt hit in. It came
n the fourth, after Pipp flied ont
70 Young. Ward singled to right
Ind was safe at second when NehS
brew wide to Bancroft for a force
'ut on McNally's tap to the hog.
schang walked, and again the bases
we're filled. Hoyt turned a grasser
% Rawlings, who threw him out at
1rst. Ward scoring. Mentally was
doubled at the plate seeking to
'core from second on the play.
In the eighth Frisch dropped Peck's
'op fly, but Ruth forced Peck at Sec
md. On Meusefs single to center
Ruth reached third by a fine sprint
nd perfect slide, Meusel going down
o second on the play at the far cor
Ter. Pipp rolled out via Rawlings,
suth counting. With Ward up, Few
ter, coaching at third, ran in and
whispered in Wards ear. Although
nat. Is a rare way of conveying
ignal. the Giants seemed to expect
squeeze play attempt. But Ward.
made no effort to go after the first
itched ball, on which Meusel tore in
rorn third. Meusel withheld n,a
lide when he saw the ball bound out
4 Smiths big glove and crossed
be plate at a mere trot, heapine
'ssa on Pelion.
Tho Giants only real opportunity
score. came In the ninth when. I
fter Bancroft rollad a,,t r-..-L \