South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-08

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NEW YORK, Oct. THE Giants
awoke from their two days OF leth-
argy Friday and sprinkled the green
Polo grounds with such "a shower OF
hits that the Yanks were swamped
under a score Of 10 to s. in the third
game Of the world series.
The National leaguers had gone
runless for twenty innings up TO the
third session Of the afternoons
struggle Then the outbreak Of hit
ting started
Stealing the Yanks' thunder, as
the latter had stolen theirs in the
previous games OF the series in
speed and daring on the bases, John
McGraw men. after spotting their
American league opponents 70 a four
run lead. promptly cancelled their
advantage, driving Bob Shawkey,
who had started for Miller Higgins
team. off the mound in the third inn
ing. Then after the score had run
along in a tie for three more innings.
they broke out with an orgy Of hit
ting against second string Yankee
pitchers in the traditional lucky
seventh" inning, putting over eight
more runs in this chapter and pill
ing up a total of - runs and 20
hits in their eight innings at the bat.
Despite its 0ne-sidedness. the game
was OF the sort that tickles the fancy
of the average baseball crowd. and
Fridays throng. despite the partisan
leanings OF goodly portion OF It,
was no exception. The game was
full Of thrills. brilliant catches, dar-
ing base running and. on the Giants
side. long distance hitting.
The crowd, with perfect baseball
weather 10 bring it out, was a record
breaker fer this series. More than
$4,000 fans jammed the stands and
bleachers. They broke the series
record for noise and enthusiasm as
well. The turn OF the Yankee adher-
ents came first, but the hub5ub they
kicked up was as nothing TO that
let loose by the Giants fans when
their opportunity arrived.
Crowd Played The Game.
With the MCGraw clan riding
rough shod over their opponents,
the National league partisans I'M
Iimbered their vocal cords. their
cowbens and ratties, heretofore sub
dued. and played the game as hard
from their seats as their favorites
did on the diamond. At times whole
sections OF the stands seemed TO be
composed OF seething waves Of yell
ing humanity Rhe Yankee support
ers were dumb aft r the third inn
ing. and the close of the conflict be-
came a Giant carnival
The Yank felders stood up we'll
under the bombardment Of hits and
incidentally turned in some notable
defensive feais one OF those was
jumping catch in the second inn
ing by Aaron Ward. the Yank sec
ond aacxer. which resulted I'm a
double play.
II was George Burns. the Giants
CanterfieIder. however who turned in
the most remarkable feat OF the
game and also of the series. IN the
seventh inning he started back with
the crack OF Pitcher Quinn's bat
against the bali and while still on
the run hauled down the drive over
his shoulder. close 10 the cente~feld
fence It was marvellous piece Of
fielding and q drew a big demon
straton from the crowd.
All the Giants with the exception
II Toney and Kelly figured in tn
hitting Toney was taken from the
game before he had chance 10 bat
Burns and Snyder divided the batting
honors. each making four hits
Burns hitting included a double and
"a triple Young had a double ana
triple. while Irish" Meusel had
two singles and a double
Babe Has Infection.
Babe Ruth had another colorless
day compared with some OF his work
dur.nS the seasons campaign. In
four trips 20 the plate he struck out
twice. made a single which scored
TWO Yank runs and drew a base on
balls He left the game IN the
eighth inning. after he had received
base on balls Fewster, runnin ;
for him and scoring a run IL wa"
said the home run king was suf1er'
ing from an infected arm In the
aeiding side. he lad but one chance,
capturing Bancroft's sacrifice fly.
The game which ended so lop-
sdedly started out as II II might be
another's pitchers battle. Toney,
who started for the Giants, breezed
along comfortably for TWO innings
The Hanks got him in the third.
however. and he was taken out with
the bases fell. none out, and three
runs In. Another run was scored by
the Yanks before Jess" Barnes. who
~e1feved him cOuid retire the side
Shawkey met his fate. Ike Touey,
in this same inning His wildness
was responsible. After he had fore
ed two runs over the plate by pass
ing batters. Jack Quinn was called
20 the mound. Two OF the Giants
ghawkey left on the bases subse-