The Washington herald., 1921-10-07

on ball than he could get over
the plate. The wiry southpaw
had everything but control. His
speed fairly flashed and his curve
BAH dipped az unhittable angles.
bot the confined limits Of the
plate were too small to coveer
that much pitching genius. He
held the aYnkees to three hits
and two of these were habby as
putty. But his brilliancy was over
shadowed by his keen desire to put
everything he had int oevery ball he
threw. In the course Of the combat
-Nehf issued six passes, and some of
these were Jumped where only spec
taeuIar support by Frank Frisch
carried him over the yawning ditch.
After Nehf had passed two men
in the first. Frisch wrecked yam
kse rally by mailing a line drive
by Meusel that came near tearing
his hands apart. Again In the Sec
ond. with Pipp rushing for third.
Friseh dug up a smoking grounder
from McNally's bat and then, half
way OF his feet and the runner
lost at first. by Q backward drive
that would have done credit to one
OF the seven bounding Gordons'
forced Pipp out Of line on the way
10 the bag. This was the star
piay of the day, one of the great
plays of world series history that
will hold its place in the future
ages of swat
Friseh Drops Puny Fly.
AA Al A.
ming. ironical fate. with its grip
mon puny human destiny. sen,
Frisch scampering under an infield
ay that cost his mates two runs ana
that closed the gate upon Giant
hopes for good and all 1t was in
this inning that Peck hoisted his
inield f1y between Nehf and Ban
croft. Frisch, always anxious to
serve, left his territory to handle
the play, when, to the establishment
Of the 10000, the ball popped out or
his waiting hands, and Peck was
safe at first. Ruth forced Peck. but
Meusers long single drove the Babe
around to third. where he scored on
an fnfeId out Itwas after this that
Meusel, 'yearning for personal con-
tact with Earl Smith. dashed In for
the plate. But smith wrecked the
impending drama by permitting the
ball to bound twenty feet away as
Meusel placed the third and maj
run in its proper niche
You can't beat a ball club tina,
won't be beaten. For eighteen IN
nings now the Giants have been
hammerinE at the Yankee defense
without leaving a dent or tearing
of a splinter. Seven of their bes'
men have to make their first hit
Burns. Bancroft. Young, Kelly, Meu-
sci, Snyder and Smith have all been
held in complete subjugation with
Frisch and Rawlings in possession
Of the seven Giant hits. In addition
to this epochal pitching of May:
and Hoyt, some idea Of the granite
wall qualities of the Yankee defense
can be gained from a brief inspec'
tion of the infield play Of Peck and
ward These two premiers have ac'
cspted no less than thirty-thret
chances without a slip of any sort
wasd alone has handled nineteef
plays without a bobble. The tip thai
Peck and Ward were to be out.
Mayed by Bancroft and Rawling:
has been hammered into a three.
cornered lump. for the two former
up to date have risen to heights
that Evers and Tinker OF Barry and
Collins could not have surpassed
Even Yankees Fail to Hit.
The Yankees. on their own hook,
have not been hammering down any
fences A close inspection of the
woodwork around the park shows
no splintered plankS. They have
only run down four clean blows in
the two afternoons The Babe ha.
yet to hit for his first extra base,
But with four passes m the two
games. Giant pitchers have grabbed
his burly style. The Yanks have
gotten the double jump without hit
ting a. all. They have closed out
two-fifths of the distance 10 90 by
a far stronger defense than the
Giants have shown and by a smaller,
more daring attack on the bases.
fhe team supposed to be composed
Of heayy-footed sIuggers, depend
ing exclusively on the big blast for
victory. has suddenly turned and
played series of inside rings
against one of the Smartest teams
in the game.
They have stolen nve bases Il
their rivals one. and two CT these
InCluuNu a ldIil : plildeS % - ~
homestead. =. tho plate. They
have been ire ones wh' took the
chance. who fc;ced the issue. They
have been taking Clan: trenches
under the cover q machine gun FIRE
rather than through the protection
Ot fle big FarrlSe. On attack they
have had little TO work with. but
they have run a brace OF offensive
gHpeerripQa intn a Dafr of sea
going yachts.
Nehf Loses own GaIae.
II fell to Nehf. in spite Of his
versatile play, TO toss away his own
game. For three innings he had
crushed the Yank attack. N thu
fourth Ward arrived on a lucky
single where a half wild pitch
bounded from his bat to right Nc
Nally followed with a sharp tap 10
the box The stage was property
ret for an easy double play. But
in his hurry to close out both men,
Oahf drew Rancroff off the baR at