Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-14
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experts may differ but there seems
little cause to doubt that the almost
universal opinion will be that it was
because of preponderance of high
class pitching ability. The series
showed but two of Manager Miller
Higgins twirlers capable of pitching
winning ball-Mays and Hoyt-while
the Giants put forward a trio OF
master workmen in Douglas, Barnes
and Nehf.
Outhit by the Giants in nearly
every game and by many points in
the series as a whole, the Yankees
none the less made a hard fight OF
it by their ability to make runs of
! scant material and the superb work
done by Mays and Hoyt in six of the
| eight battles. Their championship
| craft went down with flag flying.
Star Work Of Nehf
AS for the final and decisive game,
| the winning of it was due to the able
pitching of Nehf against q. mounds
man to whom he had twice lost ear
| lier in the series Allowing the
American League bastmen but four
| hits, none of them better than sin
giles and three of the coming with
| two men out, the crafty Southpaw
again and again turned the Yankees
back in order or baffled their deter
| mined efforts to put across the soli
| tary run they SO badly needed.
Hardly a whit less creditable was
the performance of Hoyt, the Yam
TO- hof IN
this series had taken Nehf's measure
in close battles. Hoyt was in trouble
in several innings, but except in the
fatal first when the Giants scored
their only tally on two bases on balls
and an error, he worked himself out
brilliantly, once with a fine running
catch by FewSter to help along.
Toward the end he was going strong
er than ever, retiring the Giants in
order in the eighth and ninth.
Rawlings DazzIer
The game. won by the Giants in
the first inning, was probably saved
for tmeh in the ninth by as brilliant
fielding performance as had been
seen on the diamond in many a day.
One Yankee had been retired in the
final frame. This was Babe" Ruth,
again in uniform. but until then con-
timing his activities today to the
coaching lines. The Yankee fans,
who had been for eight innings
watching that lonely tally of the
Giants loom more and more formid-
able. picked up hope and cheered
wildly as the "Bambino" stepped to
the plate to bat for Wally Pipp. The
home run king made a game try, but
his injured arm had taken the power
, from his swing and the best he could
do with Nehf's puzzling delivery was
to ground weakly to Kelly
Aaron Ward was more fortunate.
He waited out Nehf, who had been
somewhat wild for several innings,
and finally walked
Frank Baker. again in the Lineup
in place of the injured McNally came
next. With the count three and two
he met on Nehf's offerings souarelv.
1t shot towards right field, Swimming
the ground far to the left of John
rawlings. The rap looked like a sure
mt, and with Ward logging it for
third it promised to put the Yankees
IN favorable scoring position if it
got by.
But it did not pass. Throwing him
self at the Swimming sphere, Raw
llngs. amid an amazed gasp from the
crowd. reached out and clunp to II
with his left hand. Rolling over and
transferring the ball to his right hand
rawlings made the throw to Kelly at
Erst while still on the ground. get
ting Baker by several feet.
Kelly Completes Play
u 1t was then Kellys turn. and with
a bullet-like and dealy accurate throw
he shot the ball across the diamond
into the hands Of Frank Frisch. A
cloud of dust flew up over third as
Ward slid into the bag. From the
midst of it Umpire Quigleys form
emerged. his right arm flung forth,
motioning the runner out The double
play had been completed and the
Giants had won the worlds cham
pionship.
The Giants winning run in the first
was scored without a hit with Burns
disposed of at first as Baker fielded
his grounder to Pipp. Bancroft walk
ed. He held first while Frisch was
fouling out to Pipp and went to sec
ond as Hoyt. with the count two and
three, Walked Young There was a
sharp protest by Hoyt on the fourth
ball, with which the woune twirler in
sisted he had cut the plate,
Hoyt's Kick in Vain
Whatever difference of opinion
there might have been on this point.
Umpire Chill's decision stood With
Bancroft on second. Kelly sent what
looked like an easy grounder to Peck
inpaugh. With the third out in
sight, however. Peck let the ball get
through him. and Bancroft starting
from second as the ball was hit,
scored easily before it could be re-
trieved
Rawlings, besides making the most
spectacular fielding play of the day.
led the Giants at bat. with two smash
ling doubles and a single. None Of
these, however, affected the result
Smallest Crowd of Series
The game was played before the
smallest crowd of the series. The
morning was cloudy and raw. all
though the skies cleared early in the
afternoon and the atmosphere warm
ed up somewhat. There was tumult
and shouting aplenty all throuca1 the
contest and a last eyultant veil from,