Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-06

ting right fielder. another local point
of popular interest. did something to-
ward living up to his reputation, as a
long distance clouter by finding Phil
Douglas for a hit in the sixth inning
which would have been a triple but
for slip on the part of the Yankee
member OF the Meusel family, a break
which, if the game had been closer,
might have done his team an ex-
trenely i'll turn. "Bob's" hit scored
Roger Peckinpaugh from second, but
unfortunately for the batter he failed
to touch first in rounding that bas
and was declared out while standing
on third. Some one in the Giant dug
out had caught the omission on his
part and the ball was called for ana
thrown to first whereupon Umpire
Morinrity declared him out.
The Yankees three runs came In
the first. fifth and sixth innings.
Miller opened tho game with a single
TO center and took second on Peck
inpaughs sacrifice, Douglas to Kelly.
ball pitched to him to center rield II
was hot drive and brought great
cheering from the big crowd.
The Yankees got men as far as sec
ond base in the second and fourth IN
niugs. In the fifth McNally opened
with the only double of the game, was
advanced to third on Schang's sacri-
flee, Douglas to Kelly and stole home
The third run came in the sixth. Peck
tnpaugh singled to port A passed ball
by Snyder allowed him to gain second.
After Ruth struck out trying TO put
the ball out of the lot. Bob Meusel hit
to left center, scoring Peckinpaugh.
Meusel drew up on third for what
looked like a perfect three Dagger but
was called out for not touching first
base After this inning only one
Yankee reached third base.
THREATENED HOME TWICE
The Giants threatened the home
plate twice. The best chance to score
on third and only one out He had
reached first on single to right. stole
second and took third on Young's sac
rifice, Mays to Pip. He was left
there as Kelly struck out and Emil
Meusel grounded out Peckinpaugh to
Pipp. Tho other chance came in tho
sixth inning on Frisch's triple after
two were out Young. however was not
equal to the occasion. going out. Peck
inpaugh to Pipp. The Giants had men
left on bases in the first and second
innings
about the game was that while the
Polo grounds will accommodate near
" $1,000 persons the official attendance
figures showed but 5000 persons pro-
sent.
The upper grandstands to which ad-
mission could only be obtained by pur-
were opened showed large stretches of
empty seats at the extremes OF the
stand. This was easily accounted for.
however. when 1t became known that
the police orders to keep mon ticket
holders' from the vicinity OF the field
after 1 o'clock in the afternoon. strict
ly enforced, with the result that thou
sands of late Corners who might read
lily have been accommodated were kept
beyond the reach of the box office
Tho game seemed really tense situa-
lions. 1t was close thruout but the
Yankees, as the score shows took an
early lead and not only were they
never headed but never WIS there a
chance on the part Of tho Giant root
ers to cheer a possible tied score or
successful rally.
PLENTY OF NOISE
The Yankees rootcrs made plenty of
noise when The same was ended spec
tacularly by "a flashing double play
with Peckinpaurh and Ward as the
leading figures.
Tho Giant fans had held hope OF a
score up to this point, for Frisch got
a clear single to start tho inning and
Frisch. however. WAS forced by Young
and then Kelly's hit to Peckinpaugh
was tossed to him by Ward. forcing
Young. Ward then wheeling and
throwing to first. getting tho batter
and ending the game The only other
double play of the game was made by
the Giants in the first inning. There
was one out when Bob Meuscl forced
Ruth at second. Frisch to RAWLINGS
and was himself thrown out at first.
In base running the Yankees out
sprfnted the Giants two to one. Nc
Nally's two steals could not be match
ed by the Giants. whose only piifcred