The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
BY DAMON RUNYON.

iOared Tad, the cartoonist, as Al
Munroe Elias, the baseball satisti-
eian' momentarily obscuredg
view of the ball field today one
more man between the Yanks and
the pennant, and you hiding the
sight I've been waiting eighteen
years for"
Galloway, the little shortheIder
OF the Philadelphia Athletics, put all
his weight behind a swing at the
first ball pitched to him by Carl
Mays in the ninth inning.
It's a hit" groaned Tad" sink
ing back in his chair. as the ball
flew on a line toward deep left CEN
ter.
Then. out of nowhere. apparently.
came the shadowy form OF Elmer
Miller, the center fielder of the
Yankees. moving with the ball. a
half stride behind.
Suddenly Miller stuck out his
cupped hands, softly enfolding the
white object that carried the hopes
and fears of all Manhattan Island,
and without stopping the outfielder
turned and ran for the Yankee club
house. taking the ball with him.
Last Out-And the Flag.
II was the third "out" of the
inning, the last "out" of the game.
Tad" rose to his feet with $4,000
other fans and barred his head as a
band in the grandstand struck up
triumphal beat.
Nearly a score of years OF waiting
and expectancy, and of hope long
deferred. were ended. The Yankees
had taken their first pennant since
they landed on Manhattan with the
American League in 1903.
The game, WHICH was the final
chapter of the league story of vicis-
situde and struggling against
weird baseball fate, the first game
Of a double-header with Connie
Mack's Athletics. The final score
was to 3.
Mike McNaIly, from Minooka. Pa.
whose sensational third-base play has
been one Of the features Of the Yam
KEGS thrilling drive across the past
few weeks, drew the honor Of carrying
in the run that won the pennant-
Recruit Passes McNally.
In the seventh inning, with the score
tied. to 8, McNally was passed by
Jim Sullivan. a young right-hander'
who was doing the pitching for the
Athletics. BY starting recruit
pitcher II cannot be said that Mack
gave the Yankees any the worst of 1t.
He held RommeI, his great slow-ball
hurler, who has often whipped the
Yanks, in reserve for the second game.
Walter Schang singled. and Welsh
returning the ball to the infeld from
center. made a bad throw, which scored
NIcNaIly.
ScbanC took second on the play.
MAYS sacrificed him to third. Miller
singled to left, scoring Schang. Peck
inyaugh walked. but Ruth struck out
and Meusel hit to Witt,
That ended it.
Mays held the Athletics to the finish.
MAYS Is one Of Higgins strong hopes
in the world series that opens Wed
nezdav, but Mays VIII have to pitch
better ball against the Giants than
he did against the weakling Athletics
in the fourth.
In that inning a triple by Witt, a
double by Dykes, a single by Clarence
Gle by Galloway gave the Athletics
three runs Mays has seemed to have
one bad inning in his games of late.
Arthur Nehf. the crack left-hander
If the Giants. who will probably start
the series against the Yankees. sat in
the press stand alongside Arthur Dew
lin the old third baseman Of the
Giants and one Of McGraw's scouts,
md they discussed the various batters
carefully.
Regulars Get n Rest.
TTuggins started school boy Wait
TJovt in the second game against the
,tL1etfcs. but soon withdrew him and
ir--aIIed Quinn. He was giving his
r.r,1ars a rest. Foster played sec
orT Mitchell at short. Baker at third,
,rI Ruth at first. Devormer was be-
t,ir5 the bat, and Roth and Hawks in
tho oUtfield.
Putn tried his hand at pitching
q, +be eighth today. but the hero OF
ertv-eicht hOmers was not quite UP
g. The DAYS when he made his repu-
..,ion as a side winder. The Ath-
T.,fcs gave him a fine plastering
--rira the Babe got red in the face
-1 rastless trying to get them out
FIRST GAME.