South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-10

morrow.
NEW YORK. oct. Q. Babe
Ruth made a home run az the Polo
grounds Sunday, but the hit. ire
mendous wallop into the right field
bleachers. came in the ninth inning
with nobody on base and failed 70
save the Yankees from defeat ia the
fourth game OF the world series
The Giants won by the score Of
4 TO 2. evening the count Of the
series. which now stands at two vic
tories each.
The game. a snappy, quickly play
ed contest. was witnessed by more
than 80. 900 persons a few hundred
less than the record crowd Of last
Friday. For seven innings. it looked
like 2 repetition OF last Wednesdays
pitchers battle between Carl Mays
and Phil Douglas, these two twirlers
again being pitted against one an
other. Then, in the eighth, the
Giants broke through Mays guard
and scored three runs - enough TO
windy a pretty exhibition of con-
necutive batting.
The Giants added another. but, as
Il turned out, unnecessary run IN the
ninth. The Yanks were able to hit
Douglas consecutively only In the
nth when they scored once, their
other tally being accounted for by
Ruth with his four base blow.
Babe Defies Doctor.
That the 'sBabe" appeared in the
game at all. was a big surprise TO
the fans. It had besn feared his in
Jured arm would keep him out OF the
play for the remainder Of the series,
and even Manager Miller Higgins Of
the Yanks did not expect up to an
hour before the game that Ruth
would be In the lineup today. an
nouncing that Chick F'ewster
would take his place in left field. II
developed. however. that Ruth, de
termined 10 play, had had his arm
well plastered up, and shortly after
40 o'clock he came on the field In
uniform and to all appearances as
1T az ever.
The sight Of the "Bambino's" bulky
figure drew forth n big shout of
welcome from the crowd, which was
repeated many fold when he made
his circuit hit in the ninth. He
handled his two fielding chances
cleanly. There was nothing in his
work at the bat to indicate that his
injured arm was handicaping him
in the least. He did not, however,
try 10 steal any more bases.
Il have realized one of my great
est ambitions-to make a home run
in the worlds series" Ruth said
after the game. "but I'm sorry It
didn't come with men on the bases
II might have meant the winning of
the game"
HOnors to Shufain' Phil
The real honors of the day, de-
spite the spectacular feat 81 Ruth
in making his first world series home
run-which by the way was the first
homer OF the 1921 tilt-went TO the
lanl0y man who occupied the mound
for the National leaguers. "Shufhin"
Phil Douglas exhibition was a work
OF baseball art that was a pretty
thing to watch. He held the heavy
hitting Yanks. with the exception of
Ruth and Schang. almost in com
piete subsection when hits meant
runs. and grew better as the game
drew towards its close. only Ruth
being able 70 reach him TO any effect
IN the last three innings.
The Yanks first run, IN the fifth.
was scored when Wally Schang cut
loose with a fence breaker to left
fo- three bases. scoring McNaIly.
who had reached first on a fielder's
- r.
grounded 10 Rawlings for the third
out
The break OF the game came in
the eighth. The lively Yankee in
field had broken up an incipient
Giant rally in the previous inning
by a fast double play, but in their
next turn at bat. Manager McGraw's
men went at it again with a deter
minatiOn that would not be broken
down.
Irish Starts It.
Irish" Meusel started il by hit
ting the first ball pitched 20 far left
center for three bases. This set the
Giant rooters cheering and they
when wild when Rawlings speedily
singled 90 center. scoring MeuSel
with the tieing tally Mays was in
rather a bad way hers for "a run
was In. and a man was on first with
none out. Matters became worse
for him when ne missed snyder
hunt jim headlong dive for it. with
the result that snyder landed safe
Is on first and Rawlings on second.
They both moved up on Douglas
sacrifice which Mays threw 20 Ward
barely getting the batter
Then Up stepped George Burns
VINO previously had found the range
with a single of Mays In the sixth
Burns aim was even better this
time for he drove a slasHing double
10 left. scoring Snyder and Rawlings
and putting the Giants two runs to
the good
There was stiu only one man out
hut Mays put on more steam at this
point, causing Bancroft 90 fly q
Ruth and Frisch 20 foul 20 SchaHg
Kelly Gets \ Hit.
The Giants final run. IN the ninth
came when George Kelly broke tbs
ice for his first hit OF the series. d
smart double 20 left. and scored OF
Emil Meusers single
The officials figures gave the at
tendance as 36.312 The gate re
ceipts were $l1S.5Z7. OF which TIT
share or the advisory board baseball
Is S17.77s.05. the players shar,
Ss0,44s.77. and the two clubs share
S4O,299.fS.
Both sides went out in order u
the first inning. Burns. first MAJ