Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-06
MAYS HURLS GREAT
BALL FOR vICTORS,
ALLOWING. 5 BLOWS
Holds National Lcaguers
Scorclcss, While Mates
Give Him 3 Runs.
FLASHY FRANK FRISCH
AND McNALLY STAR
Third Bascman Makes Four.
Hits; Sccond-Sacker
Steals Home.
RUTH DRIVES FIRST RUN ACROSS
Single II, Hume Hun I<inr Score.
Muller From Second lIusc In
opcniu,s Innlpr
FLASHY FRANK FRISCH
AND McNALLT STAR
RUTH. DRIVES FIRST RUN ACROSS
single ny Home Kun I<ing Scores
Miller From Second tasc In
Opening Inning.
tny Associated press.l


NEW YORK. oct. 5.-CarI Nav.
with one of his masterfui exhibitions
OF oo% work. pitched the Yankees 10
Wcli-carncd victory over the
,'''ntS IN the first game OF the 1921
word series at the Polo Grounds
.ouay. The blond American I,enru,
",'er OF the undcr-hand delivery.
.tu ,s INC NATIONAL Learners runlcss.
me maj score being, New Yorls
Americans, - New York Nationuis a
II Was not without some uuc a.ld
ing behind Mays, some. pretty wor,
win the stick ana clever running on
.he bases that the Yankees were abia
70 get the jump In the first au-New
ofk series ever played for world
"aseoaii honors. Babe Ruth, kirr OF
.he ions-uisiancc clCuters, although
I' u.u not make any home runs. wa.,
"a taerc with timely hit and SOM.
! inspiring and hcady coaching on the
INES. Mike" McNaliy. the Yankees,
thlTd bascman. rated as one OF their
weakest hitters. contributed A double.
Which bloSsomed Into u run, ana
jumped into niche in tho world Sc
,, res nasi OF fame by tearing off a
s'e.l nome ~ The NTH inning
TOT the second run OF the game.
The raqkce victory was wo,
against determined Giant defense.
me sterling feature of which was !,
W'i-pitchcd game by Phil Douglas
.he Nntioaals' snit-ba,l star. Douglas.
h:sd tho slugSing Ruth az his mercy
"iter the fouith inning. striking the
Zane out twice. amid roars of nm
. prpVai from the Giant rootcrs.
douglas left the game in the eighth
inning. when Earl Smith, pinch nit
TER went 20 bat for him anu llied out
!" i"th. Barnes pitched the ninth
INNING .oc The Giants, and wns
clouted FOR two hits.
RUTH Plays Wen in Fir,d.
IN INC hcld. Ruth played well, get
ing four of the five outiield pu1-outs
IN the third inning, he gave his nd
,i'reFS heart pang, when no caught
''o"Sias nigh ay and let it bounc.,
OUT or his hands. lie managed 70
recover Tho ball. however. before IL
could ran to the ground lie was
chcered every time he came 10 the
r'a'e' and every timo he caught {,
fly. -
In the Giants lineup, Frank
frisch. their stellar third basemar.
'ah true TO mis- spectacular form,
getting four OF the Nationals. Gv.
hits. one OF them n triple. ana hona-
ling brilliantly everything thar cn,ne
his way.
AS whole, the Giants pIovsd
heady, consistent game. cxcept tint
'hc uS"a!ly reliable Bancroft at short.
was little unsteady at timca. AZ
/ 'h"ush III No Instance to the dctri-
inent OF has team. Their ;nabiltv 70
hit Mays. however. was fatal to-
sether with The unexpected dash
shown by the Yankees on tho hoee
paths, the latter literally on this no.
cas'oh beating the Giants at what
was supposed to he their own game.
,,, "touo'eIiy ir0m the standpoint OF
stands and bleachers. the aunearonca
HI i'aoc ituth At the plate was the
siS attraction OF the afternoon. Az
naH naH hrch shld: ne went homerunlcss
.rst ihainE, hiow---a slasliing single
70 centcr--thLt sent Miller home ;yIth
u" FIRST Yankee run. Ruth on this
4cGnSion Went out himself in Il fast
Inc ime plat" hc received base on balls.
me sixth and eighth innings he
Bob" Acuscl. the Yankees hc,vv-
hitting r.ihtdclder. another Local
r"lnt "r poruar interest. ala some
thihS toward living up 10 his rcDut1-
,!on Il" q l?ns-d stance clouter by
findins Phil Douglas for a hit in the
sixth inning. which would have hest,
a triple hut for Il slip on the part OF
the fankc" member OF the Meus,l
;amli "a break which II the game
had he"n closer might have done his
team an extremely III turn Bob's
hit scored Roger Peckinpaugh from
second but unfortunately for the bat
ter u" failed to touch tirst in round
Ing that bag and was declared ont
while standing on third. some ono
IN the Giant dugout had caught the
"msSs Ion ON his part and the bali
whcreupon Umpire Morurity dcciated
him out
The Yankees three runs came In
the iirst. NTH and sixth innings. Mn
Ter opened the game with q single
I" center and took second on r'cck-
lnp3uTh's sacrifice, Douglas 10 Kelly.
Miller scored when Ruth hi. the nrst
bali pitched to him 10 centerneId
u was hot drive and brought great
cheering from the Blk crowd.
McNnily steals Home CleanIy.
The Yankees got men an fas as
second base In the second and fourth
Innings. In the nth McNaIly opened
with the only double OF tho game, wAs
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