Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11
YOUNG April is the Life

VOUNG April IS the Life!
Young April when at two and
twenty the morning sun rides down the
world-and unfettered youth moves to
its silver dream upon path that is
cloth Of gold. At two and twenty when
the arm Is made Of finely tempered steel
and a ball game is only ball game
with the crowd forgotten in the thrill
of combat and the keen zest of compe-
tition.
At two and twenty when no forebod-
ing imagination skaters the nerve with
its mocking whisper of failure or de-
feat.
SO 1t was that young Waite Hoyt,
the Brooklyn kid" again stepped from
the rim OF morning to roll back the
rushing Giants and beat Art Nehf, the
left handler, in game that brought
him even grenter glory than his two
hit victory of last week. For in that
FIST game Hoyt rarely stepped into hos
tile drumfre, winning at long range
with the road wide open. Yesterday he
found himself in swirl of hammering
bats, where it was all hand-to- hand
at close quarters, and skill had to call
upon iron nerve to survive the test.
In his first test the "kid" showed
surprising skill. But yesterday, fight
ing from trench to trench where 1t was
hand grenade or the bayonet. he had to
prove again the enduring worth of raw
courage from the first man up to the
last man down--nnd that last man was
the redoubtable George Burns, whom
the youngster famed in a pinch.
Hoyt won by the score of 3 to /,
where, II he had faltercd or wavered at
any step Of his journey through the
heavy shades. the hard fighting Giants
would have smothered him beneath an
ava anche Of runs. In six of the nino
innings the Giants had IIoyt surround
ed and cut off from supplies, charging
desperately down his guard, but on each
occasion he turned them back In rout
Meussl Skaters Two Rallies
This game should 60 down in the
records as the Story of Two Right
Arms. For Hoyt was not the only rifle
man In the platoon. While the entry
from Erasmus Hall was sniping the
Giants from his place in the box an
other sniper from right field must not
be overlooked. BY two of the greatest
throws that ever cut down a runner
under full steam Bob Meusel came to
his pitchers aid and shattered two
threatening rallies In the nick Of time.
The first was classic that must take
its place among the star plays of all
time. The Giants had already scored in
the first. In the second, with two out.
Burns had whipped single to right and
Bancroft, on the hit and run, had
pumped line drive on the same field.
AS Meusel dug up the ball Burns was
on his way to third, with Bancroft
turning first to watch the throw. But
in place OF swapping the ball to second,
the big Ca 'ifornian faxed throw to
Ward and then by sheer daring, with
Bancroft well off guard, he whirled and
fired the ball at Pipp. This sensational
play forced the Giant star into a chase
between first and second, and when
Burns attempted to score from third he
was nailed ut the plate and the budding
rally went to seed. No finer piece of
strategy ever worked its way into a
series, for Meusel's acting as he faxed
the first throw was as perfect as his
peg to Pipp.
Double Starts Two Runs
Later on, in the eighth. he nipped
george Nelly at second with another
Lighly spectacular peg, and as his long
double scored Babe Ruth and paved the
victorious highway with two runs, he
must be lifted to a niche in baseball's
hall Of fame on line with Hoyt All
this spicy while the almost dismembnred
Babe was in the throes of an afternoon
he will never forget. His arms and legs
were only hanging by thread as he
worked his way through the contest. At
any moment it looked as If he might
break into ght or ten pieces and clut-
ter up the bal field with his scattered
remains. Neh. famed him three times
before the sun wrnt down. but after
all it was the Babes speed that gave
the NankS their winning lead.
The dramatic episode referred to oc-
CURED in the fourth round. As Ruth
came up the Giant defense fell back AZ
far as it could fall without leaving the
park. Expecting another lusty swing
each man was ready to fall back, when
the crafty Babe crossed the enemy bv
dumping lowly bunt along the line.
The play at first was close and Il line of
burning oratory burst from Giant lungs
as Georg" MOriarty ruled Babe safe.
At this point Meusel hammered a double
to left center as the Babe began thun-
dering around the bases. With his
right leg readI to fall off at any mo-
mont few exp ted to see the Bomblno