New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-06
Higgins Shows
How Ruth Gave
anks a Start
Victorious Manager Not at
ALI Inclined to Cloat as
He Stresses the Field
manship of the Bambiuo
RUPERT Smiles Widely
He Finds a Sedate Flock of
Athletes i'm the Dressing
Room After Their Game
By Jack Lawrence

Babe Ruth was the obscured hero Of
yesterdays world series tussle. The
Bambusting Babe was disappoint-
ment to the many thousands who went
to the Polo Grounds with the con-
ildent expectation Of seeing him lace
the bail to some distant quarter for
flock OF spectacular home runs.
Home run hitters and humorists arc
subject to the experience which the
Babe suffered yesterday. Mark Twain
was always expected to say something
eNcruciatingly funny and Babe Ruth
is always expected to make home
run There is lot Of intolerance
shown when humorists and home-run
httera drop back to what in them is
considered mediocrity
Ruth's role yesterday was over
Swallowed by the sparkling briliance Of
Roger Peckinpaueh, Aaron Ward, Mike
McNslly and Walter Pipp. An old
day that this inhed could be the best
and the worst in the world, Yesterday
it was the best. The inner defense Of
the fanks made the inlicd of the
Giants look dull and drab and
tarnished. The Same veteran fan said
That when the Yanks arc "coino right
snd working behind real pitching they
represent an aim ost unbeatable bali
clAb. That was the case yesterday.
What Huggins Thinks
After the game. when tho Nanks
were disrobing joyously in their stufy
little quarters behind the cheapest
bleacher seats, the writer sought out
Miller Higgins, the smallest pig league
manager in the world, and asked him
what he thought about the proceedings
Higgins was in his underwear, prepar-
ing to take a shower bath. His lined
and drawn face reflected unspeakable
weariness. He said he was too tired
to talk. He looked like a man who
had Just finished triple trick in the
tirst-linc trenches. In answer to the
question he raised a haggard and care
worn face.
WELL he said slowly, "the low down
on the situation is that Carl Mays
pitched a hell of ball game and the
boys played like hell behind him. You
can't beat that stuff the Yankees
showed you to-day. The way they were
rolling they would have beaten any
ball club in the world, and guess John
McGraw would be the tirsr 70 admit IT,
The lanks won on their merits. There
can be no question about that. Mays
started with a lot of stuff and got bet
ter as the game went along. think
he was stronger in the ninth than he
was in the first.
what impressed NE most abouj tho
game? That's easy. II was the NanEs
spirit There has been an impression
about town that the Yanks win only
when their long distance hitters are
clouting the ball. In other words
chat we win ball games because we
can't help it. think to-day's game
disprovcd that dope. We won because
the Yanks played about as sterling
a brand of baseball as ever WAS seen
in worlds series. | think we beat
the Giants at their own game.
Ruth Delivered, Says "Hue"
Ruth Was he disappointment?
l should say not. If you will lool, over
ti.c score card YOU Will sec that it was
thc Rabies hit. chat clean-cut single
in the frs inning. that scored the run
that beat the Giants rs things turned
out, that single was as hig as 4 home
run to us, although it may have seemed
disappointing TO the crowd.
Then you must remember that the
hhDc Pihyeu great game IN CHo flpiG.
The catches he made out there in left
looked easy. but at that particular time
in the afternoon, with the sun glaring
into players eyes, that field is the
toughest in either league The Babe
didn't slam out any home runs, but he
played his game, and played it well. as
did all the rest of the team
II hope that McNallys steal in the
fifth inning won't be regarded as AN
unfair decision on the part Of Umpire
Rigler Snyder misjudged the speed at
which Mike was heading for the plate,
and didn't put the ball on him until
he had shot half way across"
Huggins would say nothing about his
plans for to-day.
No use asking me that now" he
said. eve got to have a little time to
think the situation over. You know
how it is. But you can say this for
ne: The Yanks will be out there to-
morrow with the same fine spirit they
showed this afternoon. We arc going
out to WIN tomorrow, and If we do
we'll have Il stranglc hold on the world.
champ nship that ought to worry our
opponents little
llugRins was asked what he thought
Of Frank Frisch, the magnificent third
bAscman. who wna the mainstay of the
GIANTS ofonse and defense.
Great ball player. that boy said
the Yank manager. "Iie ought to ba