The New York herald., 1921-09-30
81 Awkey Surprises Them All.

81 Awkey Surprises Them All.
I've in a row had Shawkey been
kE- ocl<ed out of the box. The under
STANDING was that he suffered from I
Sore arm and sore foot. Pitching CAL
f'culations about the Yankees took no
account of Bob. He was relegatcd TO
the bench for the rest of the season aud
perhaps for the worlds series, too. To-
day 1t was Mays who was to have gone
out against Slim Harris, the ace of the
Mackian hurling corps.
But Shawkey 1t was who started and
Shawkey 1t was who spun along to glory.
Shawkey 1t was who was on the mound
at the finish. still powerful, crafty. alto
gether effective. 1t was a Shawkey pos
sessed of new born skill who turned the
Athletics back with only four scattered
singles. And just one of these hits was
a real honest to goodness safe drive.
The others were infied scratches.
Not until the third session did the
locals get TO Bob for a hit. and II was
not much of a swat. Perkins "arromed
one off Shawkey's glove. In the sixth
Witt scratched a single to Ward. In
the seventh BRAZIL banged out that lone
true hit-a single to left. In the eighth
Dykes beat out a hit to Mentally. Only
eight balls were driven where the out
felders had to handle them and two Of
these were dropped by Fewster and
Mcusel. Shawkey passed four Athletics.
but to discount that bit of wildness he
struck out five men. On attack the
pitcher helped with a couple of hlts.
Except for those two lapses IN the
field Bob got spectacular support. P,ek-
irpaugh was steadiness personifiel and
Al ffashing shortstop at times when fash
mess was imperative. McNallY. too.
nj. hu Ward not
inclined toward scintillating play. but
toward sureness, and he was sure.
On the way from New York some OF
the players were inclined to be bit put
out by the illness OF Ruth. Bill Piercy
came with the news to the Pennsylvania
Station and announced that the Babe
had been forced to take to his bed with
an attack of grippe, which might de-
velop into influenza. This tended 20
create a panicky feeling for a while.
There was some consolation when later
reports had II that Ruth probably would
he able TO rejoin the clab here to-mor-
row.
Huggins ThrostIes Despondency.
When the Yankees came out for prac-
lice all dependency was throttled. MIL
Ter Huggins made IL plain to the men
that If they could not beat the eighth
placers here without Rpth they could
rot be deserving of the pennant. And
the Yankees carried that thought out
with them. 1t was up to them to win.
and they went out and did their winning
impressively against a pitcher who had
been groomcd for the day, a pitcher
who had made trouble a-pienty for them
In previous meetings this summer.
The Yankees felt that Macks heart
the hearts OF his playefs---were with
Cleveland. and they went at their task
with a vengeance. Fewster. who took
the place OF Ruth, walked. famed twice
and got TO first on a force out al sec
cad. In the ninth. Baker went to bat
for Chick and popped to Dykes SO II
was not a very strong combination
which represented the siling Ruth.
Still. the Yankees had enough power in
other places TO make up for this reduc-
tion OF punch out In left. They developed
this power. too. withou. any great as.
sistance from Meuscl Ruth's dynamic
partner. Bob got hit. but in three
Uther tries famed.
All through that game first was first
and last was last. Harris started out
RS II he were going to do things to the
New Yorks, but once the New Yorks
had got 10 hNn--and they did that little
thing In the second scssion--Harris was
not a very great puzzle.
The Athletics gave him typical Phila :
delphia support. They made errors Of
commission and omission In the field
and they lacked alcrtness and incentive
on the offensive. However. the kind OF
pitching which Shawkcy was shooting
up for their hurried inspection would
have driven the Incentive out Of any
other ball club. too.
Fcwster Walks at start.
TO start the game Fcwster walked.
bus Peck famed. Miller was easy for
Harris and Alcusel struck out. There
upon assembled villagers and visiting
fircmen gave tho Yankees what Is
known as tho razz berry. But this ripo
little berry was thrown right back at
the fans--a little overripc. IL Is truo---
In the very next inning.
Things began to happen In the second
right off the bat Pip was safe when
his groundcr got between Dykcs's feet
and eluded his grasp and vision. Ward
sacrificed so neatly that some of tho
fairminded fans gave him a hand. Me-
Nally lined hit into left centre Just
as Wclch set himself for the bound the
contrary pill hoppcd over his head and
kept hopping. 50 that Miller got to
third. OF course. Pipp had scored.
Schang rot pass and then Shawkey
asrt a boundcr at BRAZIL. Again the
contrary ball did a !ittie hopping and
vent over the .l.st bascman's head for
hit while Mc.ally scored. Fcwster
famed anL Teak grounded 10 Galloway.
Thsre WAS another triple. another sim
ri- sod another run for the Yankees in