The Washington herald., 1921-10-06
Mays, the Mystic, from Old
Missouri, Chains McGraws
With His Peculiar Slants
Blond Pitcher, With Iron Nerve and Arm,
Given Brilliant Support by Peclinpaush,
Ward and Pipp- Giants Hit Only -Four
Balls Out of Infield.
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POLO GROUNDS. NEW YORK.
Oct B.-Msys. the mystic, the hu-
man enigma from old Missouri
chained the Giants with his sinKu-
lar pitching delivery in the nr,t
game OF the worlds series al IN.
Polo Grounds this afternoon Iron
Of nerve and stout Of frame, the
hurley blonde mound star Of th.
Yankees held the heavy hitters Of
the National League championship
club ss helpless as IL the green
curtain that hangs in center held
were dropped between him and the
home plate.
He shut them out. with Eve hits
of which four were secured by
Frankie Frisch. well named .th.
Fordham Flash" fresh from COLLEGE.
and playing in his FIRST worlds Sc
ries as Frank Merriwell, the hero
OF baseball romance might have
played
Meantime. the Yanks. sla.hinr
along behind the bulwark OF Msys'
pitching scored three runs on
''Shufflin' Phil" Douglas, the lone
lean mountsineer from Tennessee.
who pitched for the Giants, the fnsi
score being to o.
Babe Drives I'm First Run.
Babe Ruth, the king Of swat was
FIRST of the American Lezguers 20
push through Douglas defense.
driving in the FIRST run in the first
inning. Thereafter the crafty Ten
nessean swished his spitbaIl past
the mighty lunges OF Ruth, but
the damage had been done. The
hole had been made.
A governor and q mayor and
many other political and social no.
tables, and some 10000 everyday
citizens went out to see this first
meeting between Manhattan Is
lands baseball own and cheered
impartially.
Throughout the game, however,
there yawned with startling va
cancy rows Of seats in the upper
grandsts2d. No one came TO sit in
them. forNreasons not entirely clear
Every worlds series game is ex-
pected TO produce its hero. The
proper background, Of course. -
the bases loaded, and the proper
punch" TO the drama is the home
run hit
Today the center Of the stage was
held by a pitcher and he turned IN
a pitching performance perfect in
all its details, hut lacking perhaps
the climaxes and the whoop EN- up
finals that 60 with the pop Of the
bat
The limelisht was turned on Carl
Mays from start 10 finish, switching
OF now and then momentarfly 20
bring the other characters out in
relief.
Mays BefuddIes Giants.
Mays has the strangest pitching
style in all baseball. and the Giants
were looking at IL for the first tiu,e.
They batted against Il as IL they
were startled, befuddled Only
Frisch declined TO be mystided
Mays has been called the sub
marine" pitcher. the "'undertow
Singer" and a dozen other names
intended to describe his singular
underhanded style. but none Of them
adequately describe IT. He bends
over until IL seems as IL his fore
head must touch the earth before
he lets the ball go from his RICH,
hand. and II approaches the batter
gradually rising.
Sometimes IL seems TO cling 70
the ground as IL travels. so low il
IL moving. Sometimes Il wings
along a short distance. low down
like duck skipping the surface
OF the water, only TO suddenly rise
and cross the home plate level with
the letters on the bstsman's chest.
One of the greatest pitchers in
the American League in point ~
number OF games won this season.
Mays. when right" as they say in
baseball, is almost unbeatable. He
was right" today.
He was pitching from the shadow
of big league tragedy. too. Lsst
summer a ball pitched by the man
from the Ozarks killed poor Raw
Chapman. OF the Cleveland club. u
was an accident, of course, but base
ball men said that Mays nerve
would ever after be shaken by the
memory OF the thing always upon
him when he pitched a ball.
Great Fielding HeIp..
A lion pitching heart was behind
the arm of Mays today, however.
Backed by great fielding by Peckir-
paugh. by Aaron Ward. the youu:
second baseman. and Walter Pirr.
the long-legged first baseman, MAYS
carried his club through with su-
perb finish.
Beyond the first inning. when El-
mer Miller singled. PeckinpauCn
sacrificed and the great Ruth came
through with a single. no incident,
or series OF incidents. decided the
result as much as the pitching OF
Mays
The Giants hit the ball out Of the
inheld just four times Nays did not
give q base on balls. He struck out
only one man, but that was the dan
gerous Kelly. and in what baseball
calls a pinch"