New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-06
National League Champions
Repealed by an Amer
lean They Shall Not
Pass Type of Defense
Vietors Show Most Speed
In This Conflict the Inevi-
table Break Helps Rup-
pert, Huston ( Company
By w. ]. Macbeth

Gian,s oy score OF S TO IN the nrSt
game O. the 1921 series for the cham.
pionship Of the world.
Mays, one OF the greatest money"
players OF al time, arose to the su-
preme heights in one Of the most mas
terfu1 classics of this his most bril-
liant year, which returned him the
pitching crown Of the American League
and practically single handed halted
the terrific otFense Of McGraw's cham
pions as abruptly as Rolls Royce
pulls up for thirty-ton truck.
Thirty thousand trapped, sad-eyed
snd listless souls sat through the hour
and thirty-eight minutes il required
Hugginss team TO spike one Of the
Little Napoleon's heaviest guns, Phil
Douglas. who, in turn, delivered e mas
terpiece Of pitching, but blotted mas
terpiece at that, when all is said and
done.
One never can figure worlds series
game. IL seems always the uncer-
tainty, which gives to baseball its real
charm and appeal, crops out in this an
nual classic. More unsung heroes have
been made annually in the big show
than throughout the seasons drive. It
ever has been so; perhaps always will
be
Yankees OF to Good Start
The Yankees got off to a most ad-
van.ageous start because they did what
none, or at least q very few, expected
they would do. The Giants, on the
other hand, failed to live UP to expecta-
tons. The Yanks. supposedly, were a
numbering, cumbersome truchload of
dynamite that might explode at any
given moment and scatter the frag-
ments of every one in the vicinity TO
the four winds Of heaven; the Giants,
u stripped racing machine in skillful
hands, that could chase safely from dan
ger through sheer speed whenever
threatened.
But an analysis Of the game-the sec
ond guess which is given to critics
proves just the reverse held true. For
the nonce lightning speed, defensively
and extensively, on the part Of the
Yankees broke down the nerve and
morale Of the Giants while Mays was
handling most Of McGraw's reputed
sluggers none too tenderly
Outside OF Frank Frisch, the Ford
ham Flash, who holds down the near
corner for McGraw's inner line, NAYS
had the Giants handcuffed and shackled
throughout the entire nine innings.
frlsch, in comparison 20 his team
mates, stood out as the PUNE of Henry
o. Navarro. Four times he faced the
grim master OF the hill and four times
the cleanest OF clean hits whistle d
from his hickory mace and away 10
soma spot where no waiting glove could
possibly get in the way. Memory does
not recall, in any previous world
series, an individual exhibition of bat
ting excellence such as the Fordham
Flash portrayed against possibly the
finest worlds series pitching the elias
sic has ever known.
WITH the least moral encouragement
IN the way Of batting assistance from,
MS supporting cast Frank Frisch might
easily this morning have been one OF
the post illustrious figures OF all
worlds series play. Four times he
broke down Carl Mays's stubborn de-
Tense and the stubborn defense be
hind the singer of the subway ball.
Three o. those hits. with the least help,
would easily have been converted into
runs, knotting the count a. the very
least. His opening single, clean clip
to center, fell with two down, and Mays
ended the inning with brilliant play
on foung's slow roller.
Frisch, who scattered his hits to
every field, opened the fourth with a
clean single TO right. He stole second
on close play aided by Schang's
somewhat high throw. Young's sacri-
ice, almost perfect bunt that Mays
passed 70 Ward, VINO covered first, just
N the nick of time, placed the Giant
aero OH third with only one out Kelly
struck out in the pinch, and Peckin-
paugh killed off Irish Meusel with his
accustomed ease and grace.
In the sixth, but again with two
down. Frisch trlpled between Ruth and
Miller. Again Peek came TO the rescue
with E brilliant play on Kelly. Frisch
opened the ninth with another single
70 night. Young forced him, and Kelly
this tinae hit into double play. Out
side OF Frisch the chief bulwark Of
ne Giants and il was a defensive
o2lwark) was Shuflin' Phil Douglas,
Win unra7eled q brilliant performance
rat would have won just abou. nine
Of sny ten games ever played.
The winning Yankees, on the other
n@nd, were not 80 shy Of real cham
pions. Defensiveiy the play Of one
Aho all wa az rhythmicaily smooth as
me p1rr Of Liberty engine in an air
Plane tEat waited listicssiy hither and
Mitaer aoore. Extensively any one
u four, - the fancy suited, might be
Sx,ngied out for individual decoration.
s,an'sr opened the game with an official
az "h-en n the opinion Of the writer
nnssnt mt At all but Il rank error for
Aa%LHgs) and he scored the first run,
n~nch Vas The winning run, rs the
ggaants didn't score on Nays at all. But
Aatn drove Miller home from second
..@ a. pretty a line angle to center
- az seen all Afternoon. II made
.@ss difference that the big BYmbno
s~aee later whitfield before Shuffiin'
taNs knpckie ball and his sharp break
..x sDiter The damage had been done
sna there is no way Of measuring the
chronological effect the cio0t may have
1~a upon Giant neryez.
Nike NcNally Steals Home
And then there is Mike McNally,
1 aA< Eaker's uaderstudy, whose SEN
sa.pAal fielding and batting in the
's.og weeks Of the campaign, at much
-. ny rther factor, assured New York
%si LnSe american League pennant. Nc
eshened the argument by steal
Es l.. nome "nen he could not possibly
ro.1 ieacned the plate in any other
ss ,.'.s' and a. time when his team p
60. s,N M one eight run, AN in1ignih~
g. 90. 1saSs n the usual drift Of worlds
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man. 81 me vietorz Who for the
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a Ri'e AMI l&st ran III the day with
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