Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-07

lays of the world series strug
They did 1t by likely work on tho
bases and the best possible use Of their
few hits supported thruout by the
brilliant twirling of Waite Hoyt the
Young right handed star. Tho score
was the Same as in the hrst game
Yesterday, Hoyt allowing the Giants
but two puny singles.
Unlike the opening encounter todays
game was played before a crowd that
taxed the capacity OF the Polo grounds
and lst itself loose at frequent inter
vals In outbursts of enthusiasm IL
had plenty to enthuse over. Tor the
ranoe while a pitchers battle between
lioyt and Art Nehf who twtried stei-
lar ball for the Giants was replete with
rattiinS plays and tense moments
Possibly tho thing that most en-
encouraged tho followers OF the
Yankees. looking forward to the ulu-
mate outcome of the series;
by Hoyt, who held the
Giants to one hit up to the ninth;
Never before has a world series opened
with two straight shut outs.
80 alright was Hoyt's pitching that
the Giants never had more than four
meu at the plate in any one inning.
The nearest they came to the home
plata was in the ninth when Frisch
with one down. singled to right, ana
went to second when Young was given
a basc on balls. He was on his way
houno from second when fast double
plav on Young and Kelly ended the
inning and the game.
The only other man to get to sec
ond WAS Nehf who was given oase
on balls and went down on an OUT.
Aside from Hoyts marvellous twiri-
ing the game revealed Babe" Ruth
in \ new role that of the demon pase-
stAaler-a role that seemed just about
ia popular with the crowd as MS IA
rntliar one OF the home run king. The
great Bambino stole second and third
in rapid succession in the NTH inning
and his clean pIlfering Of the far
corner was greeted with the widest
demonstration OF the series TO date.
At tho bat Ruth's record was color.
less He did not collect safely. Neht
appeared to pitch TO him every tine
huf In trying to cut the corners, Is
sned three passes to the big fellow.
Ruth scored a run. however. getting
on the bases, once thru a helders
choice and finally tallying.
bob Meusel did nothing less than
execute a clean steal OF home in the
eighth. duplicating McNalys ts''s s,,da da
for IL either for the pitch on which
he tore in was wide and Earl smith.
The startled catcher. let 1t get away
from him.
Tho playing Of the remar kaoi
the score taking on decidedly more
lopsided aspect He made great
catch of a sizzling liner by Meusei.
with two on, turning the Smash INTO
a double play. Then. in the third ne
brought the crowd to its feet with his
brilliant performance in grabbing a
difflcuN grounder. McNally throwing
himself at the bat and then whiie nat
o0 the ground. reaching up ana Tag
yinx Walter Pipp. who was tearing ior
third ~.
sending a high ay to Bancroft. Raw
linrs squirmed and twisted to get un-
der Hoyt's Texas Lacquer but was un-
able to hold the ball Peckinpaush
walked and Babe came TO pat. Coaen
Ieary of the Yankees here ran out
from the dugout and drew Umpire
Noriarity's attention 20 the ball the
umpires examined 1t and threw II out
of the game. ..,,.,,
Pitcher Nehf took no chances with
the home run hitter and passed him to
srst. aIIing the bases This brought
,Ip Rob Meusel. another hard hitter,
but he sent up a short fly to Bancroft
leaving the three base runners
stranded a.,
The Yanks scored their first run In
the fourth inning. After Pipp had sent
A high fly to Young, Ward got hit
on a slow bounder to right McNally
hit to Nehf. who. in trying TO throw
o,t Ward at second, shot tho oau
wide and both runners were sate.
Waily Schang drew a pass, filling all
the corners.
Ward tailed the first run as Hoyt
went out on a grounder, Rawlings to
Kelly. McNally tried to score as the
play was being made at first and was
nipped at the plate by kelly's good
throw to Smith.
Nothing further happened In the
scoring linc until the eighth when the
Yankees added two. F'risch mufed
Peckinpaugh's easy fly back of second
base. Ruth smashed n grounder to
Kelly who threw out Peckinpaugh at
Ruth sprinted to third on Bob
Meusels single to center and came
homo as Pipp was going out on
grounder. Rawlings to Kelly.
Meusel took third on the play. Then
the unexpected again happened
Meusers steal home amid cheers that
shook the grandstand. Ward ended
the inning by fouling out to Kelly
In addition to establishing II new
worlds series record of two consecu-
tive shutouts by the same team in the
first two games, the gate recelpts
record established yesterday also went
by the board. The 3i,939 spectators VINO
witnesser the Yankees second Victory
psid s1i5,32o. This was more than six
times the gate receipts In the second
game of the 1905 series, which was the
first played at the Polo grounds under
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