Evening star., 1921-10-06

With the teams hardly warmed up
to a task that, it has been freely pre-
dicted, may require n.ne games ior
completion, it goes without saying
that such view is not sound. IL
the outcome of the second game To-
day is reversed-and the chances are
even that it will be-the National League
rooters will be found just as conn-
IDENTIFY asserting that the iaurels ultl-
mately will adorn the brows OF the
Giants, and they'll rave some gooo
talking points to support their con-
tention.
Mays Performs Fine Fent.
Mays performed a notable feat IN
shutting out as sturdy hitting and
resourceful bunch as the Giants, but
he was expected to win. He e'unqueS-
tionabiy is the best performer IN rug
gins stable of fingers. whereas
Douglas generally is regarded as be-
ing no more effective than Two other
pitchers on McGraw's staff-Toney
and .Nenf This pair has yet to SHOW
They will be pitted against hurlers
of admittedly less class than Mays
Hoyt Snawkey, Harper or Quinn
and until the final returns from THESE
battles are tabulated business OF ac-
cltiming the ultimate victor may well
be deferred:
There is no denying the great ad-
vantage that rests with Il contestant
that lands the first wailop, however,
il has served to give the Yankees a
super-abuhdance of pep, courage ana
confidence and cannot out nave cor
responuingiy depressing effect on the
Giants, and Weakening OF 'he morale
is the most effective thing ever d!S-
covered to iubricate the cnutes Tor
any human or set of humans. Rec
ords of the annual blue ribbon events
OF base ball show that only twice In
seventeen years has the team that
won the opening game failed to at
tain tie title. This is no mere CO.
incidence.
Yuuks Show Lot of Life.
But more significant even than that
the fact that the Yankees won the
initial skirmiSh was the manner IN
V hIch they did it. They got the
iump right at the start and played
with a dash and vigor that made the
Giants with their much touted speed
appear slow by conparisJn. No err
rors were charged against either
club. but there were several instances
where waoprng on defense was ap-
parent and only once was Yankee
involved.
That was in the ninth. when Ward
made momentary tumble with
double play in sight and got only
one man, but a dual killing followed
Immediately and ended the battie.
Rawlings. Bancroft and Snyder of the
Giants all fell far short of the high
est point of efficiency on at least one
occasion and in each instance the
Yankees SO benefited ultimately
scored.
Frisch alone Of the McGrawites
shined on defense. although heily
performed very competently at the
initial sack. AS matter of fact the
third baSeman stood out at the end
of the battle as it's most notable per-
former. with the exception OF Mays,
Notwithstanding that he toiled for
clever work afield he pounded the
ball into safe territory on every one
OF his four appearances at-bat-and
a single by Rawlings was the only
other bit of hitting recorded.
Frisch SetsEFaAt Pace.
One of Frischs blows was a triple
to left center, and of his trio of one
basgers couple landed in right field
and the other travelled directly over
second. In addition he was the only
Giant to steal base and he alone
got as far around the circuit as the
hot corner. reaching there twice.
while none of his teammates got be-
yond the initial station
In contrast with the work of their
opponents the Yankees performed
with an impressive snap and vim on
both attack and defense. The work
of Mays, Pipp, Ward and Peckin-
paugh. particularly the latter. was of
a high order. while Mike McNally, the
unsung athlete who was regarded as
merely a bench warmer until Frank
Baker was forced out of the lineup
by injuries, proved the most spec
tacular and effective of the Yankees
on attack.
This youngster, who halls from
Minooka, Pa, which produced Cleve-
lands Steve and Washington's Jimmy
O'Neill. and is regarded a weak sister
with the fail. alone of the Yankees
got more than one hit. His double
was the sole extra base blow credited
to them nd he pilfered two bases.
one cl n steal of home. next to a
clout for the circuit-probably the
most sensational of plays possible in
the national pastime.
Game Lacking In Enthusiasm.
So far as enthusiasm of the specta-
tors is concerned yesterdays battle
probably was the tamest world series