The New York herald., 1921-10-06
Winners Too Speedy for Ma
tiOnals, Noted as Marvels
of Swiftness.
RUTH DRIVES IN A RUN
He Fans Twice Also Before
Crowd of Only 10000,
Who Show Little Pep.
McNAILY STEALS HOME
Feat Seems to Rob Losers Of
Their Nerve-Frisch Gets
a of Giants 5 Hits.

Speed and resourcefulness, always
attractive in any sport, backed by
the wonderful pitching of Carl Mays,
won a 3 to 0 victory for the Yankees
of the American League over the
Giants Of the National League yes
terday afternoon in the first game
Of the first intracity world series
that ever came to New York. A few
more than 10000 people-and this
was the big surprise-saw the game.
II big, blond Mays had been a
creature from Mars, all metal ma
chinery and mysterious power, he
could have been no more baffling to
the impotent National Leaguers. In
ling after inning, man by man, he
turned them backward after his
dashing mates had jumped into
lead that held.
One run was all he needed. The
Yankees gave 1t to him in the very
first inning, extended 1t to two in
the fifth and made 1t three in the
s;xth. Grim and desperate after a
few innings had passed, the Giants
could not touch Mays to save their
lives-all but Frank Frisch, the
speed streak that plays third base
for the McGraw team. Where his
companions swung wildly or poked
little, footless grounders at the agile
end alert Yankee fielders, Frisch
smashed out four clean hits. The
whole team made FIVE only and
Frisch got four Of the FIVE, a re-
markabIe personal record standing
against the bedazzlement of the rest
Mays Gets First Crown.
World series games must have
their heroes, and since this is so
Mays gets the laurel crown for the
Yankee team. Cool, intelligent, ex-
traordinarily alert. this big fellow
with the peculiar underhand sidearm
motion OF throwing, a motion that
hypnotized the Giants. deserved the
major share OF the credit, for with
cut such a superlative defence the
Giants probably would have broken
through. But Mays was unbeatable.
ard the baseball experts probably
will agree that not a nine In the
game could have won from him yes
terday.
Mays, though, did not stand alone.
and 1t Is interesting to chronicle that
part OF the shining honors OF the con-
flict must go to young Mike McNally,
obscure compared to the great stars
Of the team, such as Babe Ruth and
Frank Baker and Mays himself. That
is the way with these annual inter
league conflicts. The mighty fall
from their high estate and the
humble are exalted beyond the
dreams Of the wise.
So 1t was with Mike McNally.
Coming to bat In the fifth inning he
drove two base hit to the left field
fence, advanced to third on a sacri-
lice and waited events. 1t happened
that the Yankee coach at third was
none other than Babe Ruth himself.
and there are few more alert OF wide
awake players in the game.
McNnIIy's Steal Applauded.
Ruth, studying the deliberate and
rather ponderous technique Of Shuf-
film Phil Douglas, pitching for the
Giants, waited for the exact moment.
seized It and sent McNally down the
base line sprinting like a frightened
deer for the plate. He was on his
way and in flashing momentum be-
fore big Douglas had let go OF the
ball, and he arrived at the plate at
about the moment the ball sank with
p chug into Catcher Snyder's glove.
He came so fast and slid SO expertly
that Snyder missed him with free
swing Of the ball and Umpire Rigler
waved him SAFE
What yell went up then, and de-
Ccnfirued o,t Th<vfervfh pooe