The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-10

/ keSS by winning sunday : game 10
in the presence of a crowd of $4,000
frantic fans. The sensation of the
day was Babe Ruth home run made
in the ninth inning, too late to save
the American league champions from
defeat. The weather was perfec.
though 4 bit cool.
That the Bale" appeared in the
game at all was big surprise to the
fans 1t had Leen feared his injured
arm would keep him out of play for
| the remainder Of the series and even
| Manager Higgins of the Yankees did
TCt expect up to an hour before the
game time that Ruth would be in the
line up yesterday, announcing that
| Chick FeWster would take his place
/ in LETT field. 1t developed, however,
! that Ruth, determined to play. had
/ had his arm well plastered up, and
! shortly before 1:30 o'clock he came
on the field in uniform to all apper-
ance as fit as ever
The sight OF the "B&mbino s. bulky
figure drew forth a big shout of well
come from the crowd, which was re-
peated many Told when he made his
circuit hit in the NINTH He handled
| his two fielding chances Clearly.
| There was nothing in his work at the
bat to indicate that his injured arm
was handicapping him in the least.
He did not, however. try to steal any
more Ldses.
IL have realized one of my great
ambitions-to make il home IAN in the
world series Ruth said after the
game, but I'm sorry it didn't come
with men On the bases. 1t might have
meant the winning OF the game
The real honors of tine day. despite
the spectacular feat of Ruth, went to
the lanlly man who occupied the
mound for the National Leaguers.
''Shufflin' Phil Douglass exhibition
was work OF baseball art that was
Z pretty thing to watch. He held th>
heavy hitting Yankees, with the cx-
ceptiCn Of Ruth and Schang. almost
in complete subsection when hits
meant runs and grew better as the
game drew towards its close, only
Ruth being able to reach him to any
effect in the last three innings.
FIRST INNING
NatiOnals-Burns strikes out. Ban
croft grounds out second to first.
Frisch flies out to center field. Nc
runs, no hits. no errors.
Americans-Miller strikes out. Peck
inpaugh grounds out short to first.
Ruth grounds out to first unassisted.
No runs. no hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING
Nationals-Y oung flies out to left
field. Kelly grounds out third to
first E. McuSel grounds out second
to first No runs, no hits, no errors.
Americans-R. Meusel grounds out
third to first. Pipp out. line fly to
short Ward rounds out pitcher to
first-great play by Douglas. No
runs, no hits. no errors
THIRD INNING
misunderstanding out short to
| frst-great one-handed catch by
Pipp. Snyder grounds to short who
fumbles. Snyder on first. Douglas
grounds out second to first. Snyder
on second. Burns grounds out short
to first. No runs. no hits, error.
Americans McNally singles to
short right. McNaliy caught stealing
second, catcher to short. Schang
strikes out Mays pops out to short.
No runs. l hit, no errors.
FOURTH INNING
Bancroft out short to
first. Frisch out short to first Young
flies out to right. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Americans-Miller grounds out
third to first-great stop by Frisch,
who knocked the ball down and then
recovered it in time for the out. Peck
inpaugh grounds out to first unas-
sisted. Ruth singles to right center. !
r. Meusel strikes out No runs. l hit. I
no errors.
FIFTH INNING
automatically grounds out to /
first unassisted. E. Meusel lines out
TO pitcher Rawlings grounds out |
short to first. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Amcricans-Pipps singles to left |
fed. Ward sacrifices pitcher to
first. Pipp on second. McNally
grounds to third and Pipp is caught
between second and third. and out
third to second to third. McNelly !
safe on first. Schang triples to left !
scoring McNally. Mays grounds out
tC first. One run, hits, no errors.
SIXTH INNING
Naticnals-Snyder line flies out to
third, who makes great leaping one
banded catch. Douglas cut second to
first. Burns singles TO center. Ban.
croft cut second to first. No runs, l /
hit no errors.
Americans-Miller fouls out to
catcher. Peckinraugh grounds TO
deep short and beats the throw to
first. Ruth struck out. Peckinpaugh /
out stealing second, catcher to sec
ond. No runs l hit. no errors.
SEVENTH INNING
Nationals-Frisch grounds out sec
ond to first. Young singles to center. /,
Kelly grounds to second forcing
Young second to short, and Kelly is
doubled at first. No runs, / hit, no
errors.
Americans-R. Meusel flies out to
right. Pip strikes out Ward strikes
cut No runs, no hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING
Nationas-E. Meusel triples to
center Rawlings singles IN right |