The Washington herald., 1921-09-26
Indians Wilt Under Heavy
Cannonading of Hugmen
Caldwell Driven from Box in Second Mails,
His Relief, Clouted for Runs in the
Fourth-Ruth Pulls Casey"
By wEsrBRooK PEGLER

NEW york, Sept. 25.-t was
terrible an dthat's pulling a punch
at both teams
The Indians just seemed to get
worse anl the Ianks to get all the
luck In the ersatz world series now
current at the Polo Grounds. So
the Yanks claimed another for their
won" column by a score that
ought to stand for the attendance
hgures-21 to z. The Gosport gas
pipes of the Horse and Buggy
League would refund the money
and issue a public apology for the
foolishness today that drew nearly
10000 people to the Polo Grounds.
The Indians fell apart like mail
order bungalow and the Yanks-
bad as they are-simply couldn't
lose the game. As the 10000 were
trudging slowly homeward the Of
nciaI bookkeeper gave the Yanks a
game and two points In the lead:
They have taken two games ana
lost one so far in this decisive
series OF the American League sea-
son, with the finale to be played to-
morrow.
Tristan Sees Red.
Iris Speaker tried to fight his
way through to another victory
knowing the Yanks' reputation ior
throwing things about once they
get away to a sizeable lead. After
that second inning in which the
Yanks slammed out flve runs on
Raw Caldwell and Duster Mails
old siIvertop came running in TO
the Indians bench, his face all
pursed with anger, roaring hoarsely
at the world champions.
Five runsi Five runs! Go out
and get 'em."
Mails was stalking up to the
plate to face Carl Mays.
'sYou get onI Speaker bawled
at his pitcher. Get on and well
get those Ave"
But Mails just stood there like
the stuffed cop in Barnum's OLD
lobby and watched three strikes
walk by him.
Jameson singled but was forced
at second by wamby and the Texan,
himself, raised a long fly to Meusel
as his supreme enort toward get
ting those Ave"
After that frightful bush league
fourth inning in which the Yanks
scored eight runs-seven OF them
with none out-bringing the score
up to 1874, Speaker shook the
tree and jostled of some Of his
ripest persimmons- A young Co
Hath named Clark relieved Mails
in the box. Shinault assumed
Steve O'NeiTs chain mail and visor
behind the bat. Stephenson relieved
Gardner at third and Johnston
spelled Burns at frst Graney went
TO left field, Speaker benching nim-
self as the strain of pursuing long
blows had overtaxed his faVorite
sore leg and Jameson moved over
into his position from left
sewen Errs Thrice.
1t was Speakers surrender. His
hall club had gone dead on him
lust at the brow OF the last ano
baarde.t hill The new lineup
couldn't be any worse than the
original personnel, though II tried
hard to be.
All told, and it's telling lot, the
Yanks smashed three lndian
pitchers for twenty hits. Speaker
tried both right and left-handed
pitchers against the Yanks and II
any talented young man had Of
fered to pitch with his feet Tris
would have let him show his stun
before the disaster was over. Eight
bases on balls and six errors, three
of the latter by Joe Sewell, the un-
seasoned Southern stripping short
stop, gave broad comedy strokes
to what otherwise might have been
light farce.
The score stood seven to nothing
when the fourth began. Here the
Indians began an earnest attempt
to drive Mays out of the box and
the little group of Cleveland root
ers in a box by the Visitors dugout
were yelling hot \or cold?"
subtle allusion to the showers.
Smith and Gardner singled and
went to third and second respec-
lively on Sewell's sacrifice. Burns
slammed a grounder at Peck which
Roger fumbled. permitting Smith
and Gardner to score. o'Neil
singled and Mails sacrificed. Jami-
sons double scored Burns and
o'NeIIl. That made the score TO
4 and gave the Indians a fine nght-
ing chance to win.
Ruth Pulls a GCasey.-
But then came the explosion.
Fourteen Yanks went up to bat in
the fourth inning and Iris Speaker.
busy with his thoughts in center
held. left Mails in the box, taking
a pounding that few pitchers ever
suffer in one inning. Peck singled
and Ruth walked.
Then Bob Meusel whipsawed
Speaker. Iris was playing well over
toward left field for Meusel and Bob
slammed the ball to the center field
wall. fifty yards from the Indian
chief. It went for a triple and scored
two runs. Pipp singled. scoring Meu-
sci. Ward hunted safely. Schang
walked and Mentally hit to Wamby
at second, who made a dificult throw
to the plate to catch Pipp. who scored
when O'Neill wrestled two falls with
the ball. Thus were four runs scored.
the bases still jammed and none out
Ward and Mentally scored on Mays
single. Six runs. two on. none out.
Miller singled, scoring Schang. Seven
runs. two on and still none out. Peck
singled, filing all corners, and up
came Babe Ruth. And with the
bases full and 40. 900 citizens of Mud
Vile screeching for one OF those home