Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-07
WAITE: HOYT HOLDS
OPPOSING BATTERS
TO TWO SAFE HITS
Kid Pitcher Gets Re.
venge OH John McGraw
for Canning Him. !,
BRILLIANT FIELDING
PLAYS ARE FEATURE
Frank Frisch's Work Around
Third Keeps Score
al 3 to O. !
RUTH STARS IN BASE RUNNING
Iomc-tun King Steals Second anil
Third-"I'ob' AIcuscI Pnrcrs
Home.
IBy Associated press.1


NEW YORK. Oct. 6.-Thc New
fork Americans made world series
history here today. shutting out the
GlantS. to 0, in the second game OF
the struggle, leaving the New York
Nationals runless, after eighteen in
h!nEs OF play in the first two days
or the city clubs conflict. They dill
| t pS lively work on the bases and
sme possible nse of their few hits
| supported throughout by the brilliant
twirling of Waite Hoyt, their young
risht-hahdcd star. The score was
the same as In the first game yester-.
day. Hoyt allowed the Giants bar
two puny singles.
Unlike the opening encounter, to-
days game was played before "A
crowd that taxed the capacity OF the
i,"lo Grounds. and let itself loose at
frequent intervals in outbursts of en-
thusiasm. 1t had plenty to cnthuse
over, for the contest. while a pitch-
er's battle between Hoyt and Ars
Nehf who twirled stellar ball for the
GIANTS. was replctc with rafting
| plays and tense moments.
Possibly the thing that most er-
couraSed the followers OF the Yam
KEGS. looking forward To the ulti-
mate outcome of the series. was the
splendid game pitched by Hoyt. who
hcid the Giants To one hit up To the
hinth. Never before has Il world Sc
ries opened with two straight shut
outs OF the same contestant
Giants Never Have Chance 4, Scor.
SO alright was Hoyt's pitching
tnat The Giants never had more than
iour men at the plate in any one in
nlns. The nearest they came To III.
nome base. was in the ninth inning
whcn Frisch, with one down. singled
~ T. Il
Young was given base on balls.
lie was on his way home from secon!
as fast double play on Young and
Kelly ended the inning and the game.
me only other man to get to second
was Nehf, who was given base on
balls and went down on an out
Aside from Hoyt's marvellous twirl-
ing the game revealed Babe" Ruth
in a new role. thahof tho demon base
stealcr-a role that seemed lust abo,,,
as popular with the crowd as his ia.
miliar one OF home run king. The
great Bambino stole second and third
in rapid succession in the fifth inning
and his clean plfering of the far
corner was greeted with the widest
demonstration of the series to date
At the bat Ruth's record was color
less He didn't once connect safely
Nchf appeared To pitch TO him every
time, but in trying to cut the corners
succeeding in issuing three passes tn
the big fellow. much to the disgust
OF APPARENTLY the greater norton or
the crowd. Ruth scored run, how
ever getting on the bases once y
through ileldcrs' choice ana Gnaily
tallyins
Kuth's base stealing feat was per-
formed late, in the inning and d;an'.
result in Il run, not 50. however, the
surprise sprung by the next most
justly celebrated slugger of murder.
cr's row'-thc lanky Bob" Meuscl.
This 1.-the Californian did nothing
less than execute n clean steal of
home in the cighth-duplicatin Me-
Nally's feat OF Wednesday. He didn't
have to Slide for IL. either. for tho
pitch on which he tore in was wide.
and Earl Smith. the startled catcher.
let ii get away from him for passed
ball.
FrIsch stars DefcnsiyeIy,
The Giant rooters got their chance
again today to grow enthusiastic over
thd playing OF the remarkable Frank
Frisch. This stellar performer un-
doubtcdiy prcrcntcd the score taking
on decidedly more lopsided aspect.
For one thing he made n great eaten
OF sizzling linor by Mcusel, labeled
Tor two bascs, With two on III tho
Yankees first ipniug turning the
smash into a double play, then In the
thirN. he brought the crowd to SIS
feet with his brilliant per formapea .
In grabbing a difficult groundcr from
McNaliy, throwing himself at the BAH.
and then. while fiat on tho ground.
reaching up and tagging Walter Pipp.
who was tearing for third.
Much OF the excitement OF tho
iGont:nued on PaGc ., COZ