Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-13


In the fourth, with Frisch retired.
NHung raped one sharply at Ward
! At first tilance II looked much the
same as IL some one had opened fire on
concrete dug out with rifle. Ward
al been the one spot that meant Giant
/ death since the series started. But
! TO the astonishment Of the multitude
the ball struck the top of his glove,
! bounded Il foot or so away and while he
was making brace of futile, hurried
grabs, Young scamprrcd safely over tho
bag. This bobble was officially scored
hit, but as Ward was directly In
| front of the ball even with the tumble
he might still have nailed his man at
first. He had missed too few TO know
what to do with the turn of the tide.
With Kelly up Mays then struck out
the tall and willowy Giant for the Sec
| ond time as Young stole second with a
rush. Kelly's out should have retired
the side, but as it was Young was on
| second, waiting for his chance, and
when MeusPl singled the score was !
and I.
Douglas Enigma for Yankees
Douglas and Mays both settled down
after this TO spectacular pitching. Muir:
dcrers' Row. minus Ruth. was about
as murderous as u Sunday school.
Douglas, the Tenncsseean, waved them
out of the way as il he we're brushing
cobwebs from a garden bush. Starting
in the third. he retired thirteen Yanks
in order until Frank Baker, who had
supplanted the injured McNally, peeled
of hit and broke the spell.
But the delegate from Tracy City,
Tenn, was never in danger after that
carly furry in the second inning. He
had too much for the baff'ed fanks to
handle as the two teams swung into
tho stretch.
All this while Carl Mays was riding
the crest Of high endeaYor and golden
hope. He was stopping the Giants at
every turn, pausing here and there to
Gnipe one or two with his strike out
bali. He had gone through the series
without yielding pass and his control
was as perfect as ever. In place Of
weakening, as he did last Sunday, Mays
looked to be getting better and better as
the game rolled along.
Crash In the Seventh
He had two men out in the seventh
inning when the big crash came. Raw
lings, who has been one of the stars
Of the series, poked simple grOunder
ut Ward again. In the previous inning
Ward had retired the side on three sue
ressively brilliant stops. He had made
the big crowd forget his first excusable
bobble that had cost the tying run. Fate
had taken him by the hand again to lead
him back up the hill. Rawlings
groundcr rolled gently along to certain
death as Ward stopped to make the
pay.
Once more fate. with the lead pipe
hoisted high, struck him over the back
of the neck. Ward .fumbled amid a
divided chorus of groans and cheers.
The side should have been retired, but
the side wasn't. For before Mays could
collect his scattered bearings Snyder
hammered long double to left center.
Both Miller and Fewster started for the
ball, with Miller arriving first. The
best he could do in full fight was to
Enock the winning ball down with one
hand 70 shut off home run. He did
this as Rawlings crossed the plate and
destiny pinned the fatal crepe upon the
Yankee door.
Tough Break for Mays
1t was tough break for Mays, but
an even tougher one for the hard work
ing Ward, who in these two innings
tad seen all the wonderful defensive
work Of the week washed completely
away. He had merely happened to
make his slips at the moment when
they counted most, one of those un-
lucky turns that now and then crowd
into existence when the day is bright
est and the world Is going we'll It was
tough break on the Yankee side, b.
cause, outside of Ward. the defense
back OF Mays had been wonderful
thing to SEQ. Peck aud Pipp especially
had given Il display that was worthy
of a far journey. On one occasion. in
the second inning, Pipp had startled
the stands by reaching back banded
with his glove into Meusel's flying feet
for an out at first, play that hasn't
been surpassed to date. His play all
through vas q leading feature, with
Peck only stride behind.
After this It was 10 soft blow to see
the game tossed overheard b. two un-
lucky errors from one Of the main lights
Of the show.
Back of Douglas tire Giant defense
vas never broken. II had no fap.
10th inticd and outield we're on the
Job, and, as Douglas was again at his
best. the Iank attack vas halted att&
a single run. Douglas was
excellent. but with equal support Mays
would have led him By a run.
Higgins Men Fail at Bat
BY working three full games without
giving q pass, the Ozark entry hes set
one of the high marks for control.
Nlathcwson, as we recall il, failed 10
issue q pass in his three World Series
starts in 1903. ard Carl las matched
lin in the present show.
The lanks, picked first 20 carry a
winning chance through the blasting ,
I, over OF their bats, have been forced to
Gall back uDon defense. For with Ruth
out Of harness II is evident now that
the others failed 10 carry the expected
I unch, Murdcrcrs' Row is Ruth alone.
for no one else outside of Schang, has
hit n lick. Miller. Peck. Pipp. Meusel
and Ward all have been keen dis
to those roofing for Il
Yankee triump'h. They have been out.
bit steadily by the Giants, who after a
slow start have bounded back as tho
stronger team, with greater speed AMI
greater power. The Giants have won
four out Of the last five games and the
odds now are better than . 70 that
they break ct last the melancholy
World Series spell that las haunted |
them since 1905.
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