Evening star., 1921-10-09

Eurh's medical adviser the injury is
not OF a serious nature, and tile minor
operation has relieved it, but the
hurly athlete needs t" take rest
and allow the injured elbow to heal.
t;ives Pitchers Rest.
The other and no less important
reason for figuring the day Off as
beneficial to the cause Of the Yankees
IS that il places them in much
stronger position as regards pitching
than would have been the case had
they been compelled to play today
after four of their boxmen had been
unmercifully hammered in the 1875
triumph registered by the Giants yes
terday.
With the intermission necesstated
by the elements practically all specu-
lation as to the hurting program for
the next two games is removed. It is
virtually assured that the bo1men for
the Sabbath encounter Will be the
same as in the opcning encounter.
Mays against Douglas. and that the
hurlin:s rivals of the second contest,
Hoyt and Nehf, will face each other
again Monday. As the Yankee fling
ars in both instances clearly demon
Strated their superior prowess by
raruing shut-out Victories by identi-
cal scores. 80, and each will have
taree full days for recuperati"n, it IS
apparent the Sanhs possess a distinct
edge IN the dope.
solves HugEfns' Problem.
Had play today been possible Man
ager Huggins would have been con-
fronted with the problem of taking
q chance with the erratic Harry
Harper or of sending Mays back with
Insufficient: rest. IN the latter event
I Mays Were beaten the disastrous
effect on the Yankees of having their
terms with them and with their
next highest trump. Hoyt to be led.
also with too little time for recuperl-
ton. may be well imagined. Now
uussins has no figuring to do for
not only is Mays the only logical
finger, but Harper cannot be used, for
tne southpaw is one Of. very few
professional athletes who never per
FORMS on sunday.
In the matter of reserve pitching
"'.ly are the Giants apparently better
certified than the Yankees. 1t was
demonstrated yesterday, beyond a
doubt. that Shawkey, Quinn. Collins
md Rogers won't do. while Piercy Is
n unknown quantity and use OF
Harper at any time is a pure gamble.
''n the other hand. Toney, although
lie was knocked out Of the box, dis
p'ayed stuff enough to warrant the
helief he may fare much better II
started again, and Barnes gave an
81 nearly seven irIlings yesterday
which indicates he may be rated as
nearly on 4 par in effectiveness with
I'ouglas and Nehf.
Others Are Available.
In addition there Is Slim Sall.e,
"ool, wise old veteran of world
series struggles. Wilfred Ryan, a
whose Satiing arm is said to have
rounded into shape. and Pat Shea
The latter. an International League
graduate, IS a red-headed Irishman
with a pitching assortment liable to
make all kinds Of trouble for a team
OF sluggers and that most important
Of all pitching requisites lighting
heart.
But there is no getting away from
the fact that rs the situation shapes
Up now the Yankees are sitting
pretty" McGrap and his henchmer
are quoted as saying that. having
looked over Mays stuff. his unfamiliar
submarine brand Of shoots Will not
Hoyt was fading near the end Of his
contest and would not have lasted
much longer. But there is Just as
much basis for the belief that neither
Douglas nor Nehf viii prove so diff
cult for the Yankees TO solve when
stsain they face them.
Must Break Precedent.
t'urthermore. the Giants to uIti-
lnately triumph must break all prec-
dent to win the series after losing
rhe first two games. 1t can be done,
of course. but 1t never has happened.
The Giants came nearest to turning
rhe trick in 1917, when after the
White sox won the first two games in
Chicago the teams came on to New
York, where Benton and Schupp hurled
shut-outs to tie up the series. With
rhe scene shifted back to Chicago the
their favor in the seventh inning,
when their defense collapsed, the
White SoX batting out victory and
also taking the fourth game, which
earned for them the title.
dope. eaempi,ed de in ,npSaa'n6 the 1r5 e tive ,ee
games when the Yankees won by US
ing the favorite weapons Of the
Giants-speed and 'resourcefulneas-l
and in the third, when the Giants
smuggling. the forte Of the Yankees,
will hardly be continued. It Is worthy
of note that IN one game the Giants
more than equated the total number
three contests. played. the run score
now standing 1911 in favor of the
National leasuers. At bat the Nc !
':raw men also more than made up for
their failure to solve Mays and Hoyt, |
As their execution with the wood yes
ierday gave them 4 grand total. Of
twenty-seven safeties to eighteen for
their Enthusiastically third more. |
Sure to Break Loose. |
1t is safe to predict that the Yankees
will not continue to be checked on
attack as they have been to date, with !
seven hits In the first game. three in I
the second and eight IN the third |
The Hugmen are real sluggers There
IS little question this will be demon ]
strated to the satisfaction Of every
body before the title Sc. Is Terminated. !
and IN the doing of It additional rec |
"rds for u world series may be estab- |
iished., Z.
To date two doubles constitute the d!
eXtent of their extra base-hitting ef- !
forts. .disrega-iinG the clout for three |
bases by Bob Meusel in the first game
touch the initial sack, although it
scored run. Their present team bat !
ring average OF mere .212 is due for /,
radical revision upward. Babe Ruth !
will not continue to be curbed to the |
ratio of two singles IN three games. |
md the 200 average of Frank Frisch, |
20 which Is due larseiy the fact that |
t'ae Giants have a sticking mark |
,f 2S1, Is bound to shrink.
stand Up Under Fire.
Incidentally there is another fea-
ture of the trouncing absorbed by the |
yanks that is worthy Of considera- !
ton. Despite the fact that they were |
being defeated IN an overwhelming |
Ind most discouraginG manner, they |
I'D not wilt nor play slipshod ball.
every Giant run being earned. As
rhc fielding OF the Yanks remained |
Sound as 4 dollar, their season record
* sufficient basis for the belief that !
rhe terrific lalnbasting they were sub
Them. They dowred Cleveland on the