Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-06
| Babe Fails to Hit For
| An Extra Base And
| Fans Twice
mays WAS |Nv|NC|BLE
Submarine Twirler Has
Nationals Eating Out
Of His Hand
eBy Associates Pressl

my fSNOSEutC- HEtBst
New York, Oct. 5.-Carl Mays
with one of his masterful exhibi.
EtOnS of box work, pitched the Yam
/ KEGS to a well earned victory over
|the Giants in the first game of the
|1921 World Series at the Polo grounds
To-day. The blond American league
EtWirler'S underhand delivery held the
National leaguers runless, the final
sWre being 8 to 0 in favor of the
fHankees.
1t was not without some fine field
fng behind Mays, some pretty work
Fith the stick and clever running on
the bases that the Yankees were able
get the jump in the first all-New
fak series, ever played for world
aseball honors. Babe Ruth, king of
long distance clouters, although
Did not make any home runs, was
lsere with a timely hit and some
zpflng and heady coaching on the
s' Mike McNally, the Yankees
and OaSeman, rated as one of their
takeSt hitters, contributed a double
heh bloSsomed into a run and.
nped into a niche in the warld's
fes hall of fame by tearing off a
a' steal Of home in the fifth in
ng for the second run of the game.
Giants Fought Hard
The Yankee victory was won
gSlnst a determined Giant defense, |
aefllng feature of which was a
" pitched game by Phil Douglas. |
nationals spit ball star. Douglas |
The slugging Ruth at his mercv |
8 the fourth, striking him out |
Ft amid roars of approval from
Giant rooters. |
D0uslas left the game in the eighth |
upg When Earl Smith, pinch hit
went to bat for him and flied out
Aat0' Barnes pitched the ninth in
for the Giants and was clouted
two hits.
@e held Ruth played we'll. get
= iour of the five outfeld put outs.
We 'nlrd inning he gave his ad-
'ts a heart pang when he caught
S,aS nigh fly and let it bounce
i. VI I, MS hands. He managed to re-
En- the tne ball, however, before it
~ ,al to the ground. He was
,eu every time he came to the
""u every time he caught a fly.
u [rlsch Ran to Form
I' .4.N ulants line up Frank Frisch. {
h, ''elIar third baseman, ran true {
Etbo ST''acuIar form, getting four t
nationals va five hits, one of ,
.ros,,., triple and handling brilliant '
sa''hng that came his way. /
IN ~noIe the Giants played a
! |psDs,,l - [UnSlStent game, except that
!
y NY, reliable Bancroft at short t
% little u. unsteady at times-al- |,
=. III no instance to the detri- c
! N., HIS team. Their inability to p
81, w.; n,;., however, was fatal, to- \
be Yam YsnRoao ,ne nnexpected-shOwn b
latta. a'nheeS M, on the base paths,
ns 'er s literally on this occasion o
IS me Giants at what was sup V
aora4 ~a4'olna the Attraction
apaStedly olt from the standpoint p
u'e .o5 imam 10000 spectators in d
Of .Ba Babe olfaehers, p.sS the appear g
Ip aaoe at. Ruth at the plate was Il
Is boo, aetlon of the afternoon. B
\, en ss said he went home run il
st i,,Oi. @ oay' his only hit being IL
Ate, 'ns tha blow, slashing single IL
rst WAT WAT sent Miller home with n,
oD ,,an. nankee run, Ruth, on this OF
plav ~ out himself in a fast
he rooo;. ~ VI MS second trip to the
xth sns eu a base ON balls. In pl
out Du eighth innings he ca
riSht ei' : the Yankees heavy re
sn' Selder, another local