Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-14

? This year. with National league en-
trant that had shown its high class BY
coming from behind late in the pennant
race and beating the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates to the flag. the worlds series
told different story. Off to 4 poor
start, through their loss Of the first
two games Of the series, the Giants
game]y came back, speedily evensd up
the series and then, with but slight
iet-up while getting their second wind.
rounded into the stretch with 4 rush
and pushed through with three straight
victories to their final triumph. In
every victory, except Thursday, they
came from behind to win. Thus. one
OF the best and most hotly contested
series in the history of the sport was
won cleanly. and in the final ANALYSIS.
decisively, by a club whose xameness
and all around ability of the highest
grade will be generally conceded.
Best Pitching Ability
As for the underlying reason for the
success of the McGraw men the ex-
perts may differ, but there seems little
cause to doubt that the most wide
spread opinion will be that it was be-
cause of .preponderance of high class
pitching ability. The series showed
but two of Manager Miller higgins
tWlrters capable of pitching winning
oalt-MaFs and Hoyt-while the Giants
put forward trio of master workmen
IN Douglas. Barnes and Nehf.
outhit by the Giants in nearly every
game, and by many points in the series
as a whole. the Yankees none the less
made. a hard fight of it by their smart
ness In manufacturing runs out Of scant
material and the superb work done by
Msxs and Hoyt in six Of the eight
battles. Their championship craft went
down with flag flying and their loyal
are tempering their condel-
ences over the loss of the series with
upon the showing the
Yankee players had made in the first
worlds title series in which a New
loI0 American league team has ever
'araed the right to compete.
Nehfs Pitching Superb
As for the final and decisive game
of the series. the winning Of it was due
% the superb pitching Of Nehf against
I moundsman to whom he had twice
ost the decision earlier in the series.
the American league batsmen
'nt four hits. none of them better than
singles and three of them coming with
.wo men out, the crafty southpaw
again and again turned the Yankeee
.ack and baffled their determined ef-
orts to put across the SOLITARY run for
which they were struggling al through
he contest.
Hardly a whit less creditable was
he performance Of Hoyt, the YANKEE
'oungster who twice before In fhis
eries had taken Nehf's measure IN
lose battles. Hoyt was in trobule in
everal innings but except in the fatal
lrst. when the Giants scored their
'nly tally on two bases on balls and
N error. he worked himself out bril-
'antiy. once with great running catch
y Fewster to help along. Toward the
nd he was going stronger than ever.
etlring the Giants in order in the
ighth and ninth.
Game Saved Ia Ninth
The game, won by the Giants in the
irst inning. was probably saved for
hem IN the ninth by as brilliant q field
ng performance as has been seen on
ne diamond in many years.
One Yankee had retired in the final
rame. This one was Babe Ruth.
gain in uniform, but confininr his
ctlvities in the game to the coaching
ines. The Yankee fans, who had been
~ AAAARS WulCutHg Iu6C one
inc tally of the Giants loom larger and
arger, picked mp hope and cheered
wildly as the "Bambino' stepped to
he plate to bat for Wally Pipp. The
ome rum king made a valiant try.
ut his injured arm had taken the
over from his swing and the best he
ouid do with Nehf's puzzling delivery
'as to ground weakly to Kelly.
Aaron Ward was more fortunate. He
faited out Nehf, who had been some
hat wild for several innings, and
nally walked.
Frank Baker, again in the lineup
J, place of the injured McNally, came
ext. With the count and ?. he
let one of Nehf's offerings squarely.
/ shot toward right field. skimming
le ground far to the left Of John
awnings. 1t looked like 1 sure HE n.
ID Ward vac legginx i for third. e
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