The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-12
GIANTS
Won. THE
SUNDAY GAME
World Series is Now a
Tie with Two Games
to Credit Of Each
Team

New York, Oct. 9.9-"Babe"
Ruth made home run at the Polo
grounds today, but the hit, a tre-
neadous wallop into the right
bleachers, came in the ninth in
Ming with nobody on base and fail
ed tc save the Yankees from de-
feat in the fourth game of the
world series.
The Giants, by the score OF to
q. evened the count of the series,
which now stands at two victories
each.
The game, a snappy, quickly
played contest, was witnessed by
more than $1,000 persons, a few
hundred less than the record crowd
OF last Friday. For several innings
it looked like a repetition of last
Wednesday pitchers battle be-
tween Carl Mays and Phil Douglas,
these two twirlers again being
pitted against. one another. Then
in the eighth, the Giants broke
through Mays guard and scored
three runs-enough to win, by a
pretty exhibition Of consecutive
batting.
The Giants added another run in
the ninth, but as it turned out they
already had the margin to win. The
Yankees were able to hit Douglas
consecutively only in the fifth and
they scored once, their other tally
being accounted for by Ruth with
his four base blow.
That the Babe" appeared in the
game at all was big surprise to
the fans. It had been feared his
injured arm would keep him out
of play for the remainder of the
series and even Manager Higgins
OF the Yankees did not expect up
to an hour before the game that
Ruth would be IN the Aneup today
announcing that '.Chick" Fewster
would take his place in left field.
It developed however, that Ruth,
determined to play, had his arm
wei plastered up, and shortly after
1:3e o'clock he came on the field
in uniform and to all appearance
as At as ever. %
TIE sight OF the .Bambino's
bulky figure drew forth a big shout
OF welcome from the crowd, which
was repeated many fold when he
made his circuit hit in the ninth.
He handled his two fielding chances
cleanly. There was nothing in his
work at the bat to indicate that his
injured arm was handicapping him
in the least. He did not, however,
try to steal any more bases.
U.s. ..I have realized one of my great
.ambitions-to make a home run in
the world SERIES, Ruth said after
the game, "but I'm sorry it didn't
come with men on the bases. 1t
might have meant the winning Of
the game
a The real honors Of the day, de-
spite the spectacular feat Of Ruth,
went to the lanky man, who occu-
pied the mound for the National
leaguers. Shutting" Phil Doug
las exhibition was a work Of base
ball art that was a pretty thing to
watch He held the heavy hitting
Yankees, with the exception of
Ruth and Schang. almost in COM
pIete subsection when hits meant
runs and grew better as the game
grew towards its close, only Ruth
being able to reach him to- any ef-
feet in the last three inn1lgs.
The Yankees first run in the fifth
was scored when Wally Schang cut
loose with fence breaker to left
for three bases, scoring McNally.
who had reached first on a felder's S
choice. Scang was left when Mays
grounded to Rawlings for the
third out.
The break Of the game came in
the eighth. The lively Yankee in
field had broken up an incipient
Giant rally IN the previous inning
by a double play, but in their turn
at bat Manager McGraw's men
went at it again with a determin-
alton that would not be broken
down.
Irish Meurel started by hitting
the first ball pitched to far left
center for three bases. This set the
Giant rooters cheering and they
went wild when Rawlings speedily
singled to center, scoring Meusel
with the tying tally. Mays was in a
rather bad way here, for run
came in and a man was on first
with none out. Matters became
worse for him when he missed
Snyder's bunt in a headlong dive
for it, with the result Snyder land
ed safely on first and Rawlings on
second. They both moved up on
Douglas sacrifice which Mays
threw to Ward. barely getting the
batter
Then up stepped George Burns,
who previously had found the
range with single off Mays in the
sixth. Eurns' aim was even better
this time, for he drove slashing
double to left, scoring Snyder and
Rawlings and putting the Giants
two runs to the good.
There was still only one man
out, but Mays put on more steam.
causing Bancroft to fly to Ruth and
Frisch to foul to Schang. The
Giants final run in the ninth came
when George Kelly broke the ice
for his first hit of the series. a
double to left. and scored on Emil
MeuseIs single.
Smithfeld, y. c., Oct. S.-Oficer:
are continuing their search for Lar