New-York tribune., 1921-10-07

By score of to Q. 1t was as near
parallel to history repeating itself
in detail as well might be imagined.
Practically every element that goes to
make up the uncertainty of this ma
tional frolic was unravelled with such
tantalizing routine as to suggest the
occult
Waite Hoyt, burly youngster of
twenty-five summers, turned back the
horde Of McGraw with grim purpose
and unfaltering nerve through the
long nine rounds that constitutes a
game. They said that Carl Mays, in
shutting out the Giants in the open
ing clash of this years " World's Series,
had pitched the best game of his life.
That may be true. But if it was true
let it be stated here, without fear Of
contradiction, that Hoyt yesterday out
pitched even the sterling Mays.
Hard Task for Giants
We come now to the parallel of the
two New York American League tri-
umphs, which very naturally have put
the Giants up against a most difficult
task With two games already in, the
Yankees need but three more to annex
the highest honors OF baseball. In
other words, to triumph McGraw's men
must take five Of the remaining seven
contests, q feat which no team as vet
has accomplished in the history Of the
classic.
The parallel, which runs true as a
die, is first in the respective scores. The
American League club has scored two
shut-outs by identical counts of to Q.
In each case American League pitch
ing has dominated National League
pitching. In each case the Yankees
scored one run by daring steal of
home. Big Bob Meusel this time emu
lated Ty Cobb or Mike McNally. as YOU
please, the only two who ever accom-
plished this pilfer before. And the
parallel does not end there, for in the
very last inning of this second game
Hoyt was threatened as Mays had been
threatened the day previously. But with
TWO on and only one out he was saved
as Carl had been saved by LIGHTNING
double play that ended the battle.
For the second time, too, the Yankees
sole the thunder the Giants were to
possess. They maintained a stone wall
deienslve that was the acme of ner-
iectlon itself. The play OF the infeld
was thing OF rhythmic beauty. Il re-
called the halcyon days Of Frank
Ihances pristine Cubs, the glory of
me Athletics that once were, not to
mention the beloved Orioles at the
ilme McGraw was young. The Hugnen
,or the second time got the breaks
But they were entitled to the breaks
,or they forced them through sheer,
dsviltry Of daring.
Hoyt's Sizzling Speed
scientifically, the game Of the Yam
ssss gagged 100 per cent pure. The
u'sntS, under the nervous tension and
s'rain OF an attack that was relentless
cruei and defense that was inprey-
aaoie, broke slightly here and there. /
ana therein lay the margin of victory
noyt pitched SO skillfully and coolly at
al times that he would have broken
me hearts OF any foe. He was abso- +
.utely unhittabe. No team. not hit
"ng. can appear as of major class.
Joan McGraw had high hopes Of /
Neaf- Nor did this sterling southpaw /
eTe,ray the high opinion of his leader. |
Nenf pitched quite as great master
pisee as shufiin' Phil Douglass had
s'ened against Mays the day before.
gsl, brilliant as was his performance, |
""a,e Hoyt arose to even greater
aeghts. Therein lies the answer. No |
nerves could stand up against such ball |
% tne young hero OF the hill and Giant
'sfs OF the Little Napoleon.
sna one Of the finest slow balls that
usse p been put or display since Nap
aaeker was in his heyday. He mixed
ss up with cunning that completely |
Iss.laeo the best efforts Of the opposing
tl1;,sss There was L hop to his fast |
@ @gsn mat broke as sharply as Shaw
~ at boo's best. Occasionally Waite !
t,ys'ed over side-arm slow ball that |
~ away on reaching the plate with |
NE plummet drop If a fade-away. Hoyt |
.A0ipviated these various deliveries
sSllliu!ly that none could guess
uae, 70 expect, for the slow ball and |
-. curve both came drifting up from /
'as ana tne same motion.
tFt y Be whispered right here that,
ssI.ihg slight tendency TO wildness,
,,a. s young mans game WAS one OF the /
-"> III pitCeS OF an WOIlu = /
rs, r.,s, histoly. I'd Reulbach, Of the !
Itsha oid Cuba, once pitched one
~. "crid's series game. This is just
| sisa. hoyt Virtually did against the |
| ssss's yesterday afternoon. Two hits
| go .agsInst him in the vital statistics
4 Y,.all elsewhere. but only one, that Of
| II sS ~ frisch, which fell with one out
4 k.,..s,s n4atn, was really legitimate.
Eng: the only Giant outside Of
rssh ~ VINO hit safely of Carl Nays
sss,S opening game, first up In the
| ,ass t'1nd, scratched Texas league
! III. left. Ruth and Pcckinpaugh t
+. ~ t"sht after IL. It. would have been
~ stner easy catch for the fast travel
! A, .H1mDino II Peek had kept away.
ssa,,, "as baoe was forced 10 pull up
rtys. The Tune PECK realized he could
Ell tnaks the clutch, and tho bail
'eieiJ between them.
., Two Get Second
ss.,'Isga thin sornewhat fpkey hit
sss,s1 ssa an inning, only two men reached
~ - base On Hoyt, even despite the
t,i,I. mat ne handed out four bases on
as n tne last five innings One of
! xy.s nag Il compliment 10 his !
Cart, ,ni1S Nehf, and started the
.sy sxta. Nshf got 10 the mid
/ ssyt.1" IN iofeid out. Frisch. who
seaniy 10 right With one down
/ f9srss. n1htn, was forced " second when
say ."4,Ned, but Sensational double
I fssa.. SAf'sa NJ AcNalIy ended the
I ...1sae story Of the c{s,4 ....nk {.