New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-02

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Hinth inning OF the first game Of a
Athletics. There We're TWO out at tn
Welsh selected one OF Mays's subway
siants and shot low arching liner 10.
deep left center The ball. as it
streaked away. had the wicked whir of
L three-base hit Elmer Miller, feet
ccn;erielder of the YanAs, turned and
sped back toward the fence. At pre-
cisely the right momen- he pivoted
about and the ball flashed over his left
shoulder and pumped safely into his
cGpped hands for the third out
The Ianks won by a score OF to 3.
ard IN so doing captured their first flag
ard first championship since joining
che American League in 1908 When
Mil!er's catch ended the game and the
long, long pennant chase $4,000 fans
rose up and cheered soulfully. That
the wings OF a mighty sigh OF relief.
The suspense OF the last six weeks was
ended
Win Nightcap in Eleventh
The second game, also gathered in by
the RuppertHuston flag winners. was
very much in the nature Of a picnic
Higgins shifted his team about in this
game until the scorers were dizzy, but
rhe Yankees finally prevailed in the
eleventh inning by runs to 6. after
Babe Ruth, going in TO pitch in the
eighth, allowed the Mackmen TO over
come six-run lead and tie the score.
The frayed and battered Athletics
ne
when the Babe went to the gun pit and
began to slam mis- mild offerings to all
corners Of the stadium. The crowd
enjoyed the farce immensely and
howled, Take him OUT Back to the
minors" as the Philadelphians reeled
of hit after nit and run after run off
the Bambno
Six hits and two bases on balls were
all the Athletics got off Ruth in that
eighth frame, unless one wants to men,
ton the small matter OF a careless
shoot that caught Witt somewhere in
the vicinity of the ribs. One OF the
smashes was a home run by Welsh,
while another was three base drive
of the bat OF Walker.
The Athletics made an earnest effort
in the first game to stand between the
Yankees and their first flag, but with
the crisis past and the championship
struggle finally settled, both teams
played like the visiting firemen in the
uightcap-
Fans in Great Demonstration
When Elmer Miller ended the first
game by hauling Welsh's wallop out of
the base hit column there was demon
Esration betting the glorious realiza-
ton OF a dream that has haunted
American League fans across span
OF nearly twenty years.
LOYAL rooters, who have watched the
Yankees skid into the slough of blasted
hopes season after season, found the
iong-looked-for turning in their lane
al the Polo Grounds yesterday and they
gave vent TO all the feelings that had
been smothered in failure in other
wears. Some were in the stands yes
-erday who had been dreaming OF this
particular event since the dim days
when the Yanks were known as the
Highlanders, or Invaders, and did their
Ruthless flag hunting on the old hill
top grounds. Every rooter IS supposed
ro have his day sooner or later, and
yesterday was the day for the Yankee
rooter.
Miller had hardly pulled Up after
mis- long run for Welsh's vicious drive,
when SCOPES OF fans were showering
congratulations on Colonel T. L. Hus-
son. half owner of the club, who wit
messed the seasons climax IRON the
press box. Colonel Jacob Rupert.
owner OF the other half. saw the win
rlng Of the first flag from the Yankees
dugout. where he sat beside Miller
higgins. manager Of the team, through
the entire nine innings.
The reception that broke around
Colonel Huston il the press box grew
- such proportions that il seemed 70
tewilder the World War veteran, and
. finally retreated to quieter spot
n he rear OF the stands.
Indians Lost in Chicago
While tne Yankees were heapine q
double defeat on TIE melancholy Mack
champions were losing 10 the White
~ox in Chicago. The Yanks' victory in
ne opening encounter Yesterday. how
ever. eliminated the Indians as pen
r art contenders. and their defeat oy
KID Gleasor's men merely y.dens the
trca~h between winner and ruDner-up.
Miller Higgins selected Carl Mays TO
o.sch the decisive game, and the showing
81 the pig right handler was nothing TO
build roseate worlds series hopes upon.
He is looked upon as the most likely
TIC Giants on Wednesday. II he has
uo.nirg more OF the ball than he had
yesterday McGraw's men may hand him
. decidedly uncomfortable afternoon.
Several of the Yanks' prospective
-oernen watched the game from the
press boz. among them being Fred
Toney, Arthur Nehf and Earl Smith
They didn't appear 10 De unduly I'M
pressed with what they saw.
Connie Mack sent in & strange youth
rsned Jimmy Sullivan TO oppose Mays
and ne might have won II ne had been
soie 10 beat his own club IN addition
. the Yanks. The Athletics tossed the
game away and their behavior seemed
- discourage Jimmy considerably. Sui
svsns past seems 20 be shrouded in
dDaht ana mystery, and nobody knew
anything about him ,han the fact that
&C originated in New Orleans. where
ne szzes used 70 come from
Score First in Third
Tie Yanks collected their first r,,n in
tae third snning. when Mays joggled
Sullivan for single and completed the
circuit on Elmer Hillcrs double to
ls1t
Tfe Haekmen opened xiasning at
'ack OF Mays in the Fourth, and al ba Z
hunted nim % the sno0crs They RANG